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All Candidates
After logging into the exam, verifying your name and clicking the "...begin exam" button, you will be taken to the first question. Questions will appear one per page.
The navigation bar shows all questions in the exam in red if there is no answer, in green if there is an answer. You may click on these to take you to any question on the exam. For CAIBs 1-3, these will be divided into 3 sections:
- Definition Questions
- A technical term or phrase will be provided. Marks will be awarded based on your ability to define it. These require a brief answer — a sentence or two long.
- Multiple Choice Questions
- A short question with a list of multiple options for the correct answer. Select the best answer from the list.
- Short Answer
- Consist of either a single clause or multipart question. Students are asked to write a short answer of between 1 and 3 sentences. Marks are awarded for correctness and completeness of your answer, not the length of the answer.
Fundamentals of Insurance, Equivalency, Auto and Bylaws exam only has Multiple Choice Questions. CAIB 4 only has one Short Answer Section.
| Association |
Exam Name |
Question Type |
Time Allowed |
Passing Grade |
| IBAA |
CAIB |
Definition, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions
(CAIB 4 only has Short Answer Questions) |
3½ hours |
60% |
| IBABC |
CAIB |
Definition, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions
(CAIB 4 only has Short Answer Questions) |
3½ hours |
60% |
| IBABC |
Fundamentals of Insurance |
100 Multiple Choice |
2½ hours |
70% |
| IBABC |
Equivalency |
100 Multiple Choice |
2½ hours |
70% |
| IBAM |
CAIB |
Definition, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions
(CAIB 4 only has Short Answer Questions) |
3½ hours |
60% |
| IBAM |
Fundamentals of Insurance |
100 Multiple Choice |
3 hours |
70% |
| IBAM |
Auto Broker |
30 Multiple Choice |
1½ hours |
60% |
| IBAN |
CAIB |
Definition, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions
(CAIB 4 only has Short Answer Questions) |
3½ hours |
60% |
| IBAN |
Fundamentals of Insurance |
100 Multiple Choice |
2 hours |
75% |
| IBANB |
CAIB |
Definition, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions
(CAIB 4 only has Short Answer Questions) |
3½ hours |
60% |
| IBANB |
Fundamentals of Insurance |
100 Multiple Choice |
2½ hours |
75% |
| IBANS |
CAIB |
Definition, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions
(CAIB 4 only has Short Answer Questions) |
3½ hours |
60% |
| IBANS |
Fundamentals of Insurance |
100 Multiple Choice |
2 hours |
75% |
| IBAS |
CAIB |
Definition, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions
(CAIB 4 only has Short Answer Questions) |
3½ hours |
60% |
| IBAS |
Auto Part 1 Basics |
40 Multiple Choice |
2 hours |
70% |
| IBAS |
Auto Part 2 Extension |
50 Multiple Choice |
2 hours |
70% |
| IBAS |
Automotive Bylaws |
30 Multiple Choice |
1 hour |
75% |
| IBAS |
General Bylaws |
40 Multiple Choice |
1 hour |
75% |
| IBAS |
Fundamentals of Insurance |
100 Multiple Choice |
2½ hours |
75% |
| IBAS |
CAIB |
Definition, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions
(CAIB 4 only has Short Answer Questions) |
3½ hours |
60% |
Submission of a single question
Questions are submitted to the database when you:
- Click the '<< Previous' or 'Next >>' buttons at the bottom of the question. These will also take you to the corresponding question.
- Click the 'Save' button at the bottom of the question (CAIB exams only). This is not necessary, but you may wish to save during a longer answer.
- Click the "Review' button at the bottom of the last question. This will take you to the review page where you can check your answers and submit the exam.
- Navigate to another question by clicking the question number on the left side navigation bar
- Click the Review and Submit link on the left side navigation bar. This will also take you to the review page.
- Remain on a single question for more than 15 minutes. (Autosave) the navigation bar link will not change colour until you change questions.)
Text Based Question Entry
For short answer and essay questions, the exam offers formatting control
options attached to each text entry area if the student wishes to make an answer’s
format neater. Their use is not required and will not impact the exam grade. As
stated, above use of text formatting is not required, and IBABC strongly advises
against spending any significant time formatting exam answers. Content, clarity
and ensuring that the marker will understand your comprehension should be students’
highest priority. In addition, the text area will grow as you type in order to accommodate
any length of answer, so student do not need to limit the length of answers.
Final Submission and Review of the Exam
- Navigate to the Review page using the navigation bar link, or the 'Review' button on the last question.
- Verify that all questions are answered - A visual scan of the navigation bar will show any empty answers, but a thorough look through of the exam is recommended as you may have submitted an empty or incomplete answer.
- You may navigate back to any question by clicking the "Edit Question #" link or by clicking the question number on the navigation bar.
- When you are satisfied, you may submit the exam by checking the check box and clicking the button at the bottom of the Review page.
- Once submitted, the exam will enter a marking queue, managed by IBABC.
The editor window is shown below. The icons are (in order):
Bold, Italic, Underline (All Text Questions).
Left Align, Center Align, Justify,
Numbered List,
Bulleted List,
Indent, De-Indent (Short answer/Essay questions only).
You may select text with your mouse, and apply formatting by clicking the appropriate
icon.
Error Recovery
In the event circumstances beyond reasonable control such as:
- Network failure,
- Power failure, or
- Emergency at the location of the exam
Prevent the exam from proceeding as
planned; the proctor must notify the
association immediately. Time allocations
will be altered base on the sole discretion and assessment of the
association.
The event the exam has been lost or
closed out of in error, simply return to the login page, and login again as if
you were starting fresh. You will be presented with the same exam
question set, and any questions which were answered that were submitted prior to
the interruption will be available for revision. In the worst case scenario, you will only lose the single question you were working on when the outage occured.
You can verify the current state of the exam by looking at the Question
Navigator grid on the left menu.