POSP Exam Dates and Registration Timeline
No cycle, no notification to watch. The clock starts when you register with a sponsor.
There is no POSP exam date to wait for. Unlike exams run on an annual or half-yearly cycle, POSP onboarding, training, the exam and certification all run year-round, and you set the pace yourself.
That is a consequence of how the certification works. The qualifying exam is administered by the IRDAI-registered insurer, broker or web-aggregator sponsoring you, not by a central body on a published calendar, so the only date that matters is the one you and your sponsor agree on.
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The POSP Timeline
Each stage runs on demand rather than on a fixed date. This is the sequence and the pace, not a calendar.
| Stage | When it happens |
|---|---|
| Onboarding and KYC | Year-round / on-demand |
| 15-hour training | Self-paced, completed anytime online |
| POSP online exam | On-demand, immediately after training |
| Certification | Within a few days, after verification |
How Fast Can You Actually Finish?
The floor is set by the training. IRDAI mandates 15 hours, it is delivered online, and you work through it at your own pace, so someone treating it as a full-time task finishes in a few days and someone doing an hour an evening takes a fortnight.
The exam follows immediately after training rather than being scheduled for a later sitting. Certification comes a few days later, once your sponsor completes background verification. Nothing in the sequence waits for a cycle to open.
Your Sponsor Publishes the Only Binding Dates
Because each IRDAI-registered insurer or intermediary runs its own onboarding and its own qualifying exam, the authoritative answer to "when is my exam" comes from the sponsor you register with, inside their portal or from their onboarding team. No third-party page, this one included, can carry a confirmed POSP exam date, because there is no central POSP exam calendar to carry.
The exam is on demand, so readiness sets your date. Check yours.
Setting Your Own Date
Working backwards from the day you want to start selling, the sequence is short and entirely under your control:
- 1
Pick a sponsor and register
Onboarding runs year-round with an IRDAI-registered insurer, broker or web-aggregator. Registering is what starts your clock; nothing before that step has a date.
- 2
Clear KYC early
Aadhaar or PAN, address proof, your Class 10th certificate, a photograph and bank details. Documents pending verification are the most common reason a straightforward timeline stretches.
- 3
Block time for the 15 hours
The training is self-paced, which means it expands to fill whatever time you give it. Decide upfront whether you are doing it in three days or three weeks.
- 4
Sit the exam right after training
The online qualifying test is on-demand and follows the training directly, so there is no gap to schedule around unless you want one for revision.
- 5
Wait out verification
The certificate arrives within a few days of passing, after your sponsor completes background verification. This is the one stretch of the timeline you do not control.
What to Check Before You Commit to a Date
Question count, time limit and the qualifying score can vary between sponsors, since each administers its own test under IRDAI's framework. Confirm those with your sponsor rather than assuming the common shape, which is 50 questions in 60 minutes.
Re-attempt rules also sit with the sponsor. Since the exam is on-demand, a second attempt is usually a matter of revising and rebooking, but the specific policy is theirs to state.
Before You Book
- checkYou are 18 or older and Class 10th pass, the two hard eligibility conditions.
- checkKYC documents are uploaded and accepted, not just submitted.
- checkAll 15 hours of training are complete, including the compliance module.
- checkYou have confirmed the question count, duration and qualifying score with your sponsor.
- checkYou have sat at least one timed practice run in the 50-question, 60-minute shape.
FAQs
When is the next POSP exam?expand_more
There is no scheduled sitting to wait for. The POSP qualifying exam is on-demand and is taken immediately after the 15-hour training, through the IRDAI-registered insurer or intermediary sponsoring you.
When does POSP registration open?expand_more
Onboarding and KYC run year-round. IRDAI-registered insurers, brokers and web-aggregators accept POSP registrations continuously rather than in a fixed window.
How long does the whole POSP process take?expand_more
It depends on how fast you complete the 15 hours of self-paced online training. The exam follows immediately after training, and certification arrives within a few days once your sponsor completes background verification.
Who announces POSP exam dates?expand_more
Your sponsor. IRDAI sets the framework through its Master Circular on Point of Sales Products and Persons, but the qualifying exam is administered by the sponsoring insurer or intermediary, which is why no central POSP exam calendar exists.
Can I choose when to take the POSP exam?expand_more
Yes, within your sponsor's process. The training is self-paced and the exam is on-demand, so you decide when you are ready rather than fitting into a published exam cycle.
Next steps
- Registration Processarrow_forward
- Exam Patternarrow_forward
- Eligibilityarrow_forward
- IRDAI POSP Guidearrow_forward
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