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CAIIB 2026 · Paper II · Saturday 12 December 2026

CAIIB Bank Financial Management: Syllabus, Units and Free MCQs (2026)

By Swarnakshi Jha (ex-banker) · Updated 29 October 2026

Bank Financial Management (BFM) is the most numerical CAIIB paper — exchange rates and forex business, international banking, risk management, treasury and balance-sheet management. Below is the complete unit map of the IIBF syllabus, and for every unit a free page with the key facts, five solved questions and the traps; the CAIIB Mock Centre holds 7,600+ questions on this paper.

Paper II · 12 December100 questions · 100 marks · 2 hoursNo negative marking31 units · 7,600+ solved MCQs
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Unit-wise syllabus with free MCQs

Module A — International Banking

UnitTitleMCQs in the bankFree
1Exchange Rates and Forex Business4615 free MCQs
2Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) and Other Remittance Facilities for Residents2665 free MCQs
3Correspondent Banking and NRI Accounts3255 free MCQs
4Documentary Letters of Credit3495 free MCQs
5Facilities for Exporters and Importers3215 free MCQs
6External Commercial Borrowings and Foreign Investments in India2845 free MCQs
7Risks in Foreign Trade – Role of ECGC2505 free MCQs
8Role of EXIM Bank, RBI, Exchange Control in India – FEMA, and FEDAI and Others2565 free MCQs
9International Financial Service Centre (IFSC), GIFT City1865 free MCQs
10Technology in International Banking1805 free MCQs

Module B — Risk Management

UnitTitleMCQs in the bankFree
11Risk and Basic Risk Management Framework1885 free MCQs
12Risks in Banking Business1865 free MCQs
13Risk Regulations in Banking Industry1875 free MCQs
14Market Risk1835 free MCQs
15Credit Risk1835 free MCQs
16Operational Risk and Integrated Risk Management1835 free MCQs
17Liquidity Risk Management1845 free MCQs
18Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards1845 free MCQs

Module C — Treasury Management

UnitTitleMCQs in the bankFree
19Introduction to Treasury Management1845 free MCQs
20Treasury Products1845 free MCQs
21International Equity and Debt Products1845 free MCQs
22Funding and Regulatory Aspects1845 free MCQs
23Treasury Risk Management1845 free MCQs
24Derivative Products1835 free MCQs
25Treasury and Asset-Liability Management2685 free MCQs

Module D — Balance Sheet Management

UnitTitleMCQs in the bankFree
26Components of Assets and Liabilities in Bank's Balance Sheet and their Management2975 free MCQs
27Capital Adequacy – Basel Norms3485 free MCQs
28Asset Classification and Provisioning Norms3485 free MCQs
29Liquidity Management3375 free MCQs
30Interest Rate Risk Management3115 free MCQs
31RAROC and Profit Planning3095 free MCQs

How to prepare BFM as a working banker

Read the unit, then test it the same day. Each unit page above ends in five questions; the free demo and the Mock Centre continue with the rest. A unit counts as "done" only when your accuracy on it holds up a week later — that is what Smart Revision checks.
Mock early. One BFM full-length paper a week in exam conditions — caselets and key-in numericals included — then review every wrong answer against the unit it came from. Time pressure is the thing books cannot teach.
Know what moved after the textbook. 31 units in this paper carry a rule or figure that changed since the textbook was printed; each unit page shows the change, its date and the official source. CAIIB examines developments up to the 30 June 2026 cut-off.
Use the calendar. BFM falls on Saturday 12 December, six days after ABM and the day before ABFM. Forex arithmetic, bond pricing and duration need to be fast by then — there is no gap after it.

Units where something changed since the textbook

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Frequently asked questions

How many units does the CAIIB BFM paper have?
The IIBF syllabus for Bank Financial Management runs to 31 units across 4 modules (Module A — International Banking; Module B — Risk Management; Module C — Treasury Management; Module D — Balance Sheet Management). Our CAIIB Mock Centre carries 7,600+ solved questions across those 31 units, and this page links to a free set of five for each.
When is the CAIIB BFM paper in the December 2026 cycle?
Bank Financial Management is Paper II of the December 2026 cycle, on Saturday 12 December 2026 (IIBF's published schedule). Like every CAIIB paper it is online, 100 objective questions for 100 marks in 2 hours — including case studies and caselets, and some numericals where the answer is keyed in — with no negative marking. The pass mark is 50 in the subject, or 45 in each subject with a 50% aggregate in a single attempt.
Which BFM units have changed since the textbook?
In 31 of the 31 units a rule or figure has moved since the textbook was printed; each of those unit pages has a "Changed since the textbook" box with the change, its date and the official source (e.g. Unit 1 — Exchange Rates and Forex Business; Unit 2 — Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) and Other Remittance Facilities for Residents; Unit 3 — Correspondent Banking and NRI Accounts). CAIIB examines developments up to IIBF's cut-off of 30 June 2026 for the December papers.

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