I want to do CFA along with LLM in securities law in the US? How difficult is it to do both & what's the min. duration to get CFA?

I've completed my B.Com LLB from Nirma University and LLM in business and corporate law from GNLU and going to United States for my second LLM in securities law.

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Asked by Khyati Bhati
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vaishnavi shukla
7 years ago
Hi Khyati, Doing a second LL. M. along with CFA is indeed a brave choice. The degree awarded by the CFA institute US is one of the most the toughest attainable degrees with only 38% o f the students who appear managing to clear level 1, 39% managing to clear level 2 and 46% managing to clear level

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That's really good to know. But do you have any work experience? Because that's really important for you to be awarded CFA.

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CFA programme is a rigorous one. Students should have a good preparation plan to clear CFA Level 2 exam. Students should devote at least 300 hours on an average for each level of the CFA exam

  • Open CFA website
  • Login to CFA account
  • Select CFA program
  • Proceed past initial scheduling tools
  • Search by preferred city. 
  • Select a date range. Students should choose a wide date range

Following test locations for CFA exam were opened from November 2025 session:

  • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Rabat, Morocco
  • Maputo, Mozambique
  • Mbabane, Swaziland
  • Gurgaon/Gurugram, Haryana, India
  • Nashik, Maharashtra, India
  • Manipal, Karnataka, India

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