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CIA 2025

CIA exams

To assist our Certified Internal Auditor® (CIA®) candidates, this page was created to provide answers to common questions candidates may have related to the syllabi and exam updates starting in 2025.

Information is subject to change.

CIA syllabi

The language release schedule below indicates when each version of the exam will transition to the 2025 syllabus. 

To access both the 2019 and the 2025 versions of the CIA syllabi, please visit our dedicated syllabus webpage.

What is changing?

The topic areas on each CIA exam syllabus will be updated to:

  • Bring the exams up to date with the current global practice of internal auditing.
  • Create greater alignment between the CIA syllabi and The IIA’s new Global Internal Audit Standards.
  • Minimize duplication and overlap among the three exam parts.
  • Clarify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that exam candidates must possess in order to pass the exam.

CIA language release schedule

  • English: 28 May 2025
  • Japanese: 28 July 2025
  • Thai: 28 August 2025
  • Korean: 28 August 2025
  • Portuguese: 28 September 2025
  • Spanish: 28 October 2025
  • French: 28 October 2025
  • Polish: 28 November 2025
  • German: 28 November 2025
  • Turkish: 28 December 2025
  • Russian: 28 December 2025
  • Chinese Traditional: 28 January 2026
  • Chinese Simplified: 28 September 2026
  • Arabic: 28 September 2026
  • Challenge Exams: 2026 - month to be determined