Accounting Technician Examination (ATE)

Entry Requirements and Procedures

Entry Requirement

Applicants may register as students of the Institute for taking the ATE provided that they are at least 16 years old. We offer multiple entries and multiple exits for our examination scheme. Exemptions are offered to those who possess a comparable level of competency.

Registration Procedures

To register as student of the Institute, applicants have to fill in the Student Registration Form and provide documentary evidence satisfying the above entry requirement. Their examination registration fee should be paid upon the submission of the application. This fee includes the student fee for the current year. Applicants have to observe the closing date for registration, as this affects their eligibility to enter the examinations. Each registered student should be in possession of a student registration card or HKIAAT Visa Card bearing his/her registration number. The student registration card should be returned to HKIAAT after cessation of studentship.

Removal from Register

A registered student whose student fee is overdue for 3 months or more will be removed from the Register. Re-instatement of studentship and examination status will be considered in accordance with the rules prevailing at the time of application and payment of the relevant fees. Students will also be removed from the Register on disciplinary grounds.

Examination Entry Regulations

• Students are allowed to take any number of papers in any sequence for each examination session. However, students are recommended to attempt not more than four papers in each session and to attempt them in sequence.
• Examination results will be retained in our record with no time limit.
• No specific period is set for completion of the examination.
• Students re-sitting papers that they have previously passed should note that the most current examination results prevail.

Fee Structure

Nature of fees	Amount
Initial registration fee	HK$600
Student fee #1	HK$600 annually(due on 1st January)
Examination fee	HK$400 per subject except Paper 4 HK$800 (Effective from June 2009 session onwards)
Exemption fee	HK$400 per subject except Paper 1 at HK$800

All fees may be subject to revision.

A surcharge of HK$110 will be levied for every dishonoured cheque.

#1. Student Fee demand notes are sent out in early December for payment due by 1 January.