The Joint Insolvency Examinations Board (JIEB)

Find out about the JIEB exam, which all licensed insolvency practitioners must pass.

The JIEB exams are held once a year, usually in November. There are three papers:

  • Liquidations
  • Administrations, Company Voluntary Arrangements and Receiverships
  • Personal Insolvency

To pass the JIEB you have to pass all three papers, though you don’t have to sit them all at once. More information is available in the notes to candidates.

The JIEB is a practical exam and tests the knowledge and skills that insolvency practitioners will use in their working lives. You can see what was tested in recent years by looking at the past papers. The examiner’s report gives you an idea of the sort of things they expect to see in the answers.

To take the exams, you must first register with one of the recognised professional bodies. You don’t have to be an ICAEW member to register to take the JIEB exams; you can register with us as an independent student instead.

Downloads

Past papers

Examiners’ reports and marking plans

Notes to candidates, regulations and syllabus