Pre-Exam 2018: the results are out!!

The results are out! They can be found here.

The results for the pre-examination of the European qualifying Examination 2018 are listed according to the EQE Registration Number (EQEReg).

Dispatch of the result letters is foreseen for 3 April 2018, according to the document with the results.

935 candidates enrolled, 893 candidates actually sat the pre-exam.

Of the 893 candidates that sat the pre-exam, 655 (73%) passed and 238 (27%) failed. This is a approx. 5%-point lower pass rate than in the previous years (e.g., 2017: 78% and 22%)

When measured relative to the number of candidates enrolled (as the results are usually presented in the official statistics), 655 of 935 (70%) passed and 280 (30%) did not pass (including the 42 no-shows). This is a 6%-point lower pass rate than in 2017 (2017: 76% and 24%).

Mark distribution Pre-Exam 2018 (courtesy Jessica Kroeze)

Examiner's Report and answers

The Examiner's Report is not yet available (status: 21 March 2018; 17:35).

The Examiner's Report is now also available (22 March 2018, 13:30): here.

For 2 statements, marks were awarded for both T and F: statements 12.2 and 12.4. See the Examiner's Report for details.

Our legal answers got full marks, as did our claims analysis answers.

Deadline for compulsory registration prior to enrolment to Pre-examination 2019: 2 April 2018

The Exam Secretariat posted a new notice, dated 6 March 2018, about the compulsory registration under Rule 28 IPREE prio to enrolment for the pre-exam.

If you want to enrol for the Pre-Exam 2019, you must have registered by 2 April 2018 at the latest.

(Also see the earlier notice in OJ EPO 2017, A78 (29.09.2017), indicating that the request for registration must have bene made at the latest by 1 January of the year in which candidates intend to enrol for the pre-examination, i.e. by 1 january 2018 for Pre-Exam 2019).

The new notice reads:

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6 March 2018

Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European Qualifying Examination (EQE) 

Deadline for compulsory registration prior to enrolment to Pre-examination 2019

Candidates must register once they have commenced their professional training (Article 11(2) REE). Enrolment to the pre-examination 2019 will only be open for candidates who have registered before the start of the enrolment period (enrolment from 3 April 2018 until 4 June 2018), thus by 2 April 2018 at the latest. Therefore, only duly registered candidates will be granted access to the enrolment portal for the pre-examination. 

In addition, all supporting documents must be provided within 10 days after filing the request for registration. These documents must be complete and fully sufficient to substantiate the request.

Enrolment for the pre-examination 2019 will not be possible for candidates whose request for registration are still incomplete or where further consultation is required. 

It is solely the responsibility of candidates to ensure the early and timely submission of such requests and all necessary documents. For this reason candidates are strongly advised to register immediately upon commencement of training activities.

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Further information can be found on the EQE website and in our earlier blog post.