CIPM® Program Calculator Policy

The Calculator Policy states that only two models of business calculator are authorized for use during the CFA and CIPM exams. Read the policy to find out more about which calculators are authorized.

Only two calculator models are authorized for use during CIPM® Program exams:

Texas Instruments BA II Plus (including BA II Plus Professional)
Hewlett Packard 12C (including the HP 12C Platinum, 12C Platinum 25th anniversary edition, 12C 30th anniversary edition, and HP 12C Prestige)

Bring the approved calculator with you on exam day. You may not borrow a calculator from the test center. You may not borrow from or share a calculator with another candidate during the exam.

Find a Texas Instruments calculator distributor or purchase online.

Find a Hewlett Packard calculator distributor or purchase online.

CFA Institute does not profit from the sales of these calculators and does not endorse, warrant, or guarantee the calculators or any other products or services provided by these distributors.

Your calculator will be inspected prior to the start of the exam. After inspection, you will be asked to clear the memory from your calculator. Your calculator must remain on your desk in full view during your exam. Failure by the proctors to detect an unauthorized calculator prior to the start of the exam, or your possession and/or use of an unauthorized calculator at any time during the exam, does not imply that you are in compliance with the calculator policy.

Calculator covers, keystroke cards, and loose batteries are permitted in the testing room; instruction manuals are not.