Pass rate for the GARP SCR exam 2026

Pass rates have historically ranged between 50–57%, making it a genuinely competitive exam that roughly half of all candidates fail on their first attempt. In 2024, this range widened significantly — dropping to a record low of 47% in April before rebounding to a record high of 66% in October, a near 20-percentage-point swing in a single year that reflects how meaningfully exam difficulty can shift between sessions.

GARP recommends 100–150 hours of study to prepare adequately, and discourages last-minute preparation given the breadth of the curriculum.

The exam has undergone two notable curriculum overhauls since its launch in 2020.

1. The first major update came with October 2024, when GARP expanded the format from 80 questions and one case study over three hours, to 90 questions and two case studies over four hours — and introduced new chapters on Climate and Nature Risk Assessment, Transition Planning, and Carbon Reporting.
2. The second update took effect for the 2026 curriculum (December 2025), which revised chapter weightings and added explicit calculation expectations, particularly around carbon metrics.
   
   

GARP reviews the curriculum annually, so candidates should always verify they are studying the current year's materials via the GARP Learning platform.