Register for an exam

Aged 16 or over.

Please note: any candidate who registers for an exam and is under the age of 16 at the time of sitting for their exam, be advised that BCS will withhold their results.

You can book using our online registration portal.

All exams are paper based, taking place in regional venues.

You can choose from this list of standard venues through our online registration portal:

• Nigeria: Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Ibadan and Port Harcourt
• Sri Lanka: Jaffna, Colombo and Kandy
• BCS UK ( Location to be confirmed per session)
• Ghana, Accra
• Mauritius
• Zimbabwe, Mutare and Harare 

If a standard venue is not available in your region, you may still be able to apply to sit in a non-standard venue. Please see our non-standard venues policy for further instructions.

View our price list

No, you must first re-join as a member to book an HEQ exam.

Go to MyBCS and login, then select to re-join or apply for membership.

You will receive your admission email/letter automatically once you have completed your registration.

If you already hold a qualification that covers the HEQ syllabus, you may qualify for exemption from a particular module.

Check exemption criteria

Please note the last opportunity to submit an exemption application form will be April 2026.

With our new online booking service, you will receive your exam admission letter when you register for the exam. This letter is required to gain access to the exam hall. Please contact us at exams@bcs.uk if you do not receive your letter.

If there is a system error when submitting an exam booking, you may receive the following message:

“Your payment has processed successfully. However something may have gone wrong processing your registration(s). Please contact Customer Service using order reference [********-****-****-****-************]"

The error message will contain your order reference. Please contact the Customer Service team and provide this reference. We will then contact you with further information.

If your payment was successful, you will receive a receipt via email.

We can only transfer your examinations to the next available session, all requests MUST be made within 14 days from the date you registered for your exams.

Please note: If your transfer is due to medical reasons, you are required to send us a medical certificate covering the dates in which you were due to sit your exams. This must be sent to exams@bcs.uk within two weeks of the date of your examinations. 50% of your exam fee will be transferred, and candidates are required to pay the remaining 50% of their exam fee to enable the transfer to be completed.

Log in to our candidate portal and select ‘My Journey’ to view your available results and download your transcript.

Your results will usually appear in the candidate portal on the result release date advertised in the table above. If your results are still not showing after this time, please contact www.bcs.org/livechat