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Key Facts: CEBS Exam
5
Required U.S. Courses
IFEBP CEBS curriculum
75-85
Questions per Exam
IFEBP virtual exam page
90 min
Time per Exam
IFEBP virtual exam page
70%
Passing Score
2026 CEBS catalog
$580
Exam Fee per Course
2026 CEBS catalog
2 attempts
Included per Exam Purchase
2026 CEBS catalog
As of March 12, 2026, IFEBP's official CEBS materials show a five-course U.S. curriculum: GBA 1, GBA 2, GBA/RPA 3, RPA 1, and RPA 2. Each course exam is virtual, timed for 90 minutes, contains 75-85 multiple-choice questions, requires a 70% passing score, and costs $580 with two attempts included. IFEBP does not publish a single unified CEBS domain-weight table, so this practice bank weights the five required courses evenly across 200 questions.
About the CEBS Exam
The CEBS designation is a five-course employee-benefits program administered by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans in partnership with The Wharton School. The U.S. curriculum combines two group-benefits courses, two retirement-plan courses, and one bridge course in strategic benefits management so candidates can analyze health, retirement, compliance, funding, governance, and vendor issues from a total-benefits perspective.
Assessment
Five separate virtual course exams; each exam contains 75-85 multiple-choice questions, and there is no single comprehensive final exam.
Time Limit
90 minutes per course exam
Passing Score
70% per course exam
Exam Fee
$580 per course exam ($2,900 in exam fees across five courses) (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans with The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania)
CEBS Exam Content Outline
GBA 1: Directing Benefits Programs Part 1
Benefits environment, risk management, group health plan structures, consumer-directed health plans, Section 125 plans, supplemental benefits, prescription drugs, and health care regulation.
GBA 2: Directing Benefits Programs Part 2
U.S. health care system dynamics, provider networks, rating and premium setting, cost control, disability income, long-term care, life insurance, and self-funding or small-employer market issues.
GBA/RPA 3: Strategic Benefits Management
ERISA framework, plan documentation, cybersecurity and privacy, audits, analytics, vendor management, social insurance, retiree health, global benefits, and innovation affecting retirement products.
RPA 1: Directing Retirement Plans Part 1
Retirement-plan background, defined contribution and defined benefit structures, executive arrangements, 401(k) foundations, profit-sharing, money purchase plans, 403(b), 457, ESOPs, IRAs, and small-employer alternatives.
RPA 2: Directing Retirement Plans Part 2
Retirement investing, risk and return, portfolio theory, asset allocation, investment managers, active versus passive strategies, behavioral finance, hybrid plans, participant services, and fiduciary governance.
How to Pass the CEBS Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: 70% per course exam
- Assessment: Five separate virtual course exams; each exam contains 75-85 multiple-choice questions, and there is no single comprehensive final exam.
- Time limit: 90 minutes per course exam
- Exam fee: $580 per course exam ($2,900 in exam fees across five courses)
Keys to Passing
- Complete 500+ practice questions
- Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
- Focus on highest-weighted sections
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is CEBS one exam or several exams?
CEBS is a five-course designation, not a single standalone exam. To earn the U.S. CEBS designation, you must pass the national exam for each of the five required courses: GBA 1, GBA 2, GBA/RPA 3, RPA 1, and RPA 2.
How many questions are on a CEBS exam?
IFEBP states that each CEBS virtual course exam contains 75-85 multiple-choice questions. Because the designation is earned course by course, the question count applies to each individual exam rather than to one combined CEBS final.
What is the CEBS time limit and passing score?
Each CEBS exam is timed for 90 minutes, and a score of at least 70% is required to pass. IFEBP reports the result immediately as pass or non-pass and does not release a numeric score.
How much does the CEBS exam cost in 2026?
The official 2026 U.S. CEBS catalog lists the required exam price at $580 per course exam, and each purchase includes two test attempts. Across the five required CEBS exams, that is $2,900 in exam fees before study materials or optional instructor-led study groups.
Does IFEBP publish official CEBS content weightings?
IFEBP publishes the five required U.S. courses and their module lists, but it does not publish one unified CEBS weight table for the full designation. This practice bank therefore allocates the 200 questions evenly across the five required courses while following the official 2026 course outlines.
What 2026 regulatory updates matter most for CEBS prep?
Current 2026 items that fit the CEBS curriculum include the IRS increase of the 401(k)/403(b)/governmental 457(b) elective-deferral limit to $24,500, the general catch-up limit to $8,000, the age-60-to-63 catch-up limit of $11,250, the HSA limits of $4,400 self-only and $8,750 family, the health FSA limit of $3,400 with a $680 carryover, and the ACA affordability percentage of 9.96%. CEBS candidates should also know the 2026 HSA guidance expanding eligibility for certain bronze and catastrophic individual-market coverage.