The 2026 schedule for the Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination has been released!
The 2026 schedule has been released
The IPA has released the schedule for the 2026 Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination.
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For the first term,
・Application period is from October 6 to November 7, 2026
・Subject A exam is from October 28 to November 10, and Subject B exam is from November 24 to December 6
For the second term,
・Application period is from January 27 to February 16, 2027.
・Subject A exam is from February 6 to February 19, and Subject B exam is from March 3 to March 15
Similar to the early days of the Fundamental Information Technology Engineer CBT
Looking at this schedule, it reminded me of the old CBT for the Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination.
The current Fundamental Information Technology exam is a year-round CBT, but it wasn't in this format from the beginning.
Until fiscal year 2022, it was a CBT divided into first and second terms.
The exam questions were also not disclosed.
This Applied Information Technology exam will not suddenly become a year-round exam either.
It is divided into a first and second term, and Subject A and Subject B are held during separate periods.
This format is closer to the Fundamental Information Technology exam when it was first converted to CBT than the current one.
Planning your exam strategy separately
However, the specific way of taking the exam may not be exactly the same.
For this Applied Information Technology exam, you will book both Subject A and Subject B at the same time.
The flow will be to take Subject A, then have a short break before taking Subject B.
The study content itself does not seem to need major changes.
The IPA states thatthe scope, format, number of questions, scoring method, point allocation, and passing criteria will not change.
You can continue to use past exam questions as before.
On the other hand, since the exam questions will not be disclosed, the strategy of reviewing the most recent actual exam questions will be less effective.
Solidify your foundation by the time of Subject A.
Then, focus on preparing for the descriptive questions during the period leading up to Subject B.
I think it is realistic to prepare for the 2026 Applied Information Technology exam using this approach.