Registration required
The examination is taken through a personal link issued when you register and complete payment. Register below, and your examination link will be emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
The accreditation examination
One examination of 24 questions across eight disciplines, taken in a single 45-minute sitting. A score of 70 percent confirms your accreditation and your internship. If you do not pass, your £997 fee is refunded in full.
Read before you begin,
Enter your employer code
Your employer gave you a code when they confirmed your placement. Enter it so we can confirm which firm your accreditation is for.
Keyboard: A–D to answer, ← → to move between questions.
Submit your examination?
In your own words, what makes you a standout candidate?
Record a single take of up to 2 minutes. Speak to camera as you would in an interview. This response is sent to the firm alongside your result.
Submit your examination?
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Congratulations, . Your internship is confirmed.
You have passed the Capital Wake Investment Banking Accreditation Examination. Your accreditation certificate has been issued below. Present it to the firm that extended your conditional offer to be onboarded to your internship.
What happens now
- Download your certificate and keep the credential ID safe.
- Send it to your firm. They verify it at capitalwake.com/verify and onboard you to the internship.
- Your £997 fee is retained as the accreditation fee, exactly as agreed at registration. There is nothing further to pay.
, you did not pass this sitting.
Your sitting ended when the examination time expired.
Your £997 is refunded in full.
As stated at registration, candidates who do not pass are refunded the entire fee. Your refund has been issued automatically to your original payment method, and a confirmation email is on its way. Your internship place is not confirmed for this window.
Sitting again
- Review your weakest sections above against the official curriculum.
- Register for the next window. A new £997 fee applies, refunded again in full if you do not pass.
- Most candidates pass on a re-sit. The examination assesses preparation, not trick questions.
This certificate of accreditation is conferred upon
who has passed the Capital Wake Investment Banking Accreditation Examination, assessing competency across accounting, valuation, financial modeling, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, capital markets, corporate finance and professional ethics, to the standard expected of a first-year analyst.
Choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. The certificate is sized to A4 landscape.