IBSL

Two Subject Rule

Language Media CBF & DBF Examinations

Transitional Provisions for CBF/ACBF/DBF (OLD) Examinations

Attendance

Banking Institutions

Exemptions

Examination Procedures

Examination Results

Re-scrutiny of Answer Scripts

Issue of Certificates

Guidelines to Student Members Regarding the Preparation of Syllabus Objectives and Examination Question Papers

	TWO SUBJECT RULE
		Candidates sitting for the CBF Examinations for the first time are required to attempt at least two subjects at the first sitting. However, they will receive credit (s) for the subject(s) in which they secure pass/es.

	LANGUAGE MEDIA CBF & DBF EXAMINATIONS
		Exams are conducted in
	• Sinhala • Tamil • English
		Candidates aspiring to proceed to the UK based degree programs are required to sit for the DBF examination in the English medium only.

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CBF / ACBF / DBF (OLD) EXAMINATIONS

Transitional arrangements form CBF (Old Syllabus) to CBF (New Syllabus)

Old CBF Subjects	New CBF Subjects (Core Subjects)
	1. Financial Services Environment	New Subject
1. Principles of Management & Organization	2. Managing People in Organisation	Transfer Credit
2. Marketing	3. Marketing, Sales and Customer Services	Transfer Credit
3. Accounts	4. Structure of Accounts	Transfer Credit
	*Optional Subjects* *(2 subjects to be passed)*
4. Business Communication
5. General Principles of Law	1. General Principles of Law	Transfer Credit
6. Economics & the Bank’s Role in the Economy	2. Economics	Transfer Credit
	3. Lending & Securities	New Subject
	4. Risk Awareness & Corporate Governance	New Subject
	5. Insurance	New Subject
	6. Managing Information	New Subject
	7. Customer Relationship Management	New Subject

Transitional arrangements from ACBF & DBF (Old Syllabus) to DBF (New Syllabus)

Old ACBF / DBF Subjects		New DBF Subjects Core Subjects (4 only)
Management & Organization	ACBF	1. Advanced Management & Organization	Transfer Credit
Financial Reporting & Analysis	ACBF	2. Accounting, Analysing & Planning	Transfer Credit
Monetary Theory Practice & Financial System	ACBF	3. The Monetary & Financial System	Transfer Credit
Advanced Marketing	DBF	4. Marketing Management	Transfer Credit
		Optional Subjects (4 Subjects to be passed)
Bank Lending	DBF	1. Business Lending	Transfer Credit
International Trade Finance	DBF	2. International Trade Finance	Transfer Credit
Management of IT	DBF	3. Managing Information in Financial Services	Transfer Credit
Law & Practice of Banking	DBF	4. Law Relating to Financial Services	Transfer Credit
Financial Management	DBF	5. Risk Financing & Management	No Transfer Credit
Bank Marketing	ACBF		No Transfer Credit Notional Pass
Information Technology	ACBF		No Transfer Credit Notional Pass
Offshore Practice & Administration	DBF		No Transfer Credit Notional Pass
Regulation & Compliance	DBF		No Transfer Credit Notional Pass
Corporate Banking & Practice & Law	DBF		No Transfer Credit Notional Pass
Insurance	DBF		No Transfer Credit Notional Pass

	ATTENDANCE AT LECTURES
		Attending a course of lectures/tuition is optional for all candidates sitting the CBF/DBF Examinations