Know you are ready for each CIA part.
Certified Internal Auditor. For internal auditors, sat as three separate exams. Part 1 is also the Internal Audit Practitioner exam. Sit a realistic CIA practice exam, get your readiness score and a clear plan for the points still to win.
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Each part is its own exam, with its own readiness report.
The CIA is sat as three separate exams. Every practice exam follows the length, time limit and section weights of its part.
Part 1: Internal Audit Fundamentals
125 questions, 2 hours 30 minutes
The rules and concepts: the Global Internal Audit Standards, independence and objectivity, ethics, governance, risk management, internal control and fraud.
Scale 0 to 40%.
A 125 question mock exam in 2 hours 30 minutes, a 15 question free taster, and your readiness report by section.
Try a Part 1 questionPart 2: Internal Audit Engagement
100 questions, 2 hours
Performing an audit: planning, risk assessment, objectives and scope, testing and sampling, evidence, data analysis, workpapers and findings. IT, cyber security and basic finance appear here as planning knowledge.
Scale 0 to 50%.
A 100 question mock exam in 2 hours, a 15 question free taster, and your readiness report by section.
Try a Part 2 questionPart 3: Internal Audit Function
100 questions, 2 hours
Running the internal audit function: the risk-based audit plan, resources, quality assurance, reporting results and following up on management actions.
Scale 0 to 50%.
A 100 question mock exam in 2 hours, a 15 question free taster, and your readiness report by section.
Try a Part 3 questionOfficial exam outline as published by The IIA. Weights are shares of scored questions.
What to know before you book the CIA.
Take the parts in any order
The IIA does not set an order. Each part is booked, sat and scored on its own, so each has its own mock exam and its own report.
Part 3 is now about running the function
Since the 2025 syllabus, Part 3 covers managing internal audit: the audit plan, resources, quality and follow-up. IT, cyber security and basic finance moved to Part 2, where you need to recognize them when planning an engagement.
Aim to pass each part the first time
Results take up to three weeks, with no score at the test centre. A resit means paying the exam fee again and waiting at least 30 days, so it pays to walk in ready.
Original questions only
Every question is written for the 2025 syllabus and the 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards. We never use recalled exam content, which The IIA treats as misconduct.
Source: The IIA: CIA 2025 syllabus, Candidate Handbook (March 2026), exam fees for members and non-members, checked September 2026.
After every CIA exam, you see exactly how to be ready.
- Readiness score
- One number for how close you are to a pass, weighted like the real exam.
- Performance by domain
- Every domain against the level you need, so you see where you are already there.
- Concepts to strengthen
- The topics that will add the most points to your score.
- Answer habits
- The question types and traps to watch, so easy points stay yours.
- Pacing
- Where you can save time, so you finish with minutes to spare.
- Strongest areas
- The domains you already master, so your time goes elsewhere.
- Your study plan
- What to practise next, in order of impact.
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