What are the rules and guidelines to take the Estate Agents Examination conducted by BOVAEA or LPPEH? Below is an extract from the Rules & Guidelines to Estate Agents Examination handbook issued by BOVAEA.
Examination Eligibility
- PART 1
- Candidates must show proof to the satisfaction of BOVAEA that he/she possess not less than a Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or its equivalent with not less than five (5) subject passes of which at least three (3) shall be credit level passes and at least one (1) of the credit level passes shall be in Mathematics/Science/Accounts/Commerce
- PART 2
- Candidates must show proof that they have passed PART 1 of the examination
Examination
- The examinations will be held twice a year, in May and October
- The Application Forms for the Estate Agent Examination can be procured from BOVAEA or LPPEH
- The date of the examinations shall be published in at least two local newspapers
- Completed application forms must be submitted to BOVAEA on dates as specified by BOVAEA
- There are six (6) subjects each for PART 1 and PART 2
- A candidate may take all or at least two (2) of the six (6) subjects in the respective part at one sitting and be given credits for the subjects passed which shall lapse at the end of the third year
- A pass in all the six (6) subjects in PART 1 makes the candidate eligible for PART 2. Candidates must take the PART 2 examination not later than five (5) years after passing all the subjects in PART 1 examination
- Candidates will be conferred the Diploma In Estate Agency by BOVAEA once he/she passes all the subjects in PART 2 and he/she will be eligible for the Test of Professional Competence
- Each subject consists of seven (7) or eight (8) questions and candidates will be required to answer 4 questions from the former and five (5) questions from the latter. The format of all the questions will be of a subjective nature and the same comprises of theoretical and problematic questions
- The candidate may answer the Estate Agent Examination questions in Bahasa Malaysia or English Language
- The PASSING MARK for each subject of the Estate Agent Examination shall be 50%
Results
- The Registrar of BOVAEA will notify each and every candidate immediately after the results of the Estate Agent Examination has been decided by BOVAEA
- Any candidate dissatisfied with the marking of his/her answer papers may appeal to BOVAEA within 1 month of notification of the results. The appeal should be submitted together with the fee of RM100.00 per subject, which is non-refundable
Withdrawing From The Examination
- Candidates can withdraw from the Estate Agent Examination at any time but not within four (4) weeks before the said Estate Agent Examination and 50% of their fees will be forfeited
- Candidates withdrawing within four (4) weeks of the Estate Agent Examination will have 100% of their examination fees forfeited
- Candidates absenting themselves from the whole examination will have 100% of their examination fees forfeited unless they can produce Medical Certificate certifying their illness, which renders themselves incapable of sitting for the examination. In these cases, the refund of the fees is at the discretion of BOVAEA
- The examination fees paid cannot be carried forward to a subsequent examination
Fees
- The fees per subject is RM50.00 and the processing fee is RM50.00
General Instructions
- Candidates are to conduct themselves properly at all times since the Examination Centre is made available through the courtesy of the authorities concerned
- Candidates must bring along their identity cards or other forms of identification at all times
- Candidates will be supplied with BOVAEA’s Examination pad for their Answer Script
- Candidates will need to equip themselves with:
- Pens, pencils, erasers, drawing instruments and calculators (non-programmable)
- Each candidate will be assigned an index number which will be used throughout the examination
- Candidates are, at the end of each paper, permitted to remove the question papers, plans or drawings from the examination room provided answers are NOT required to be written on them
- Smoking is NOT permitted in the Examination Hall
- Candidates should be dressed properly. Candidates wearing Shorts, T-shirts or Slippers will NOT be permitted to enter into the Examination Hall
- Candidates are NOT permitted to bring into Examination Hall their handphones
*Disclaimer: Candidates are recommended to procure a copy of the Rules & Guidelines To Estate Agent Examination from BOVAEA for the latest ruling and guidelines.
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