Generally speaking, there are 7 exams arranged for the Fund Practitioner Qualification Examination every year, 4 of which are appointment-based exams and 3 are national unified exams. And the time for each examination is fixed. Appointment examinations are held in January, April, May, and August respectively; while the national unified examinations are held in February, July, and September respectively.

The Fund Practitioner Qualification Examination Subject 1*** has 3 subjects, namely Subject 1 "Fund Laws and Regulations, Professional Ethics and Business Standards", Subject 2 "Basic Knowledge of Securities Investment Funds", and Subject 3 "Private Equity Basic knowledge of equity investment funds”. According to regulations, subject one is a compulsory subject, and the remaining two subjects are optional subjects. Candidates only need to pass subject one and subject two, or subject one and subject three.