OJ EPO 2025, A9 - Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2026

Dates of the examination and deadlines for enrolment

1. Date of the foundation paper F and enrolment deadline

The foundation paper F will be held on
2 March 2026.

Candidates who wish to enrol to paper F must register by 28 May 2025 at the latest.

Registered candidates may enrol for paper F from 8 July until 22 September 2025.

2. Dates of the papers M1 and M2 and enrolment deadline

Paper M1 will be held on 9 March 2026.

Paper M2 will be held on 3 March 2026.

Candidates may enrol for papers M1 and M2 from 8 July until 22 September 2025.

3. Dates of the main examination* and enrolment deadline

The main examination will be held on the following dates:

3 March 2026 – Paper D

5 March 2026 – Paper A

10 March 2026 – Paper B

12 March 2026 – Paper C.

Candidates may enrol for the main examination from 8 July until 22 September 2025.

All further relevant information is published on the European qualifying examination website (eqe.org).

* Papers A, B, C and D as laid down in the Regulation on the European qualifying examination as published in Supplementary publication 2, OJ EPO 2019

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