Procedures and Information Pertaining to Acquiring an Estate Agent’s Authority to Practice

/ June 4, 2019/

Part I – Written Examination

Must be a Malaysian citizen or a permanent resident of the country.

The minimum entry requirement stipulated by the Rules is that candidates who desire to sit for the estate agents examination must possess a MCE/SPM certificate with not less than 5 subject passess of which at least 3 shall be credits. One of the credits shall be in either Mathematic or Science or Commerce or Accounting. Applications from candidates who do not possess an SPM/MCE however have obtained a higher qualification recognised by Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (03-8885 3365/60/61) and Malaysian Qualifications Agency (03-7968 7002/57/33) may be considered.

The Estate Agent’s Examination for the Part I & Part II will be held sometime around June or July of the particular year. Registration is open from 2nd January until 2nd May of the particular year.

The Part I and Part II exams are written exams (subjective). Each part consists of 6 subjects. The fee is RM50.00 per subject and processing fee is RM50.00.

Persons who have majored in property related courses and have obtained degrees of same are exempted from the estate agents written examination in varying degree. You may visit our website at: and surf under “Qualifications” for further information on recognised degrees

Any person desirous of sitting for the Estate Agent’s Examination is advised to purchase a copy of the Rules & Guidelines to the Estate Agents Examination Part I & Part II so as to have a better understanding of the procedures. You may obtain same by enclosing an M.O./Cheque in favour of the Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Malaysia for RM14.00 which amount is inclusive of postage charges.

For the information of candidates, the following Institutes conduct courses in estate agency: –

a)	G. Institute of Real Estate	03 – 7805 2862 / 7806 2862
b)	Real Centre Academy Malaysia	03 – 8023 0816
c)	Good Institute	03 – 5880 5052 (Kuala Lumpur)
		07 – 562 2657 (Johor)
		012 – 558 2400 (Johor)
d)	Imperia Institute of Technology	03 – 8081 6626
e)	Excel Academy	03 – 5622 2003
f)	United Vision Academy	07-557 8816 / 557 6066 (Johor) / 03-9202 8686 07 (KL) / +60 12-772 5077 (Bintulu)
g)	Aman Academy	07 – 434 7000
g)	Philemon Training Centre	03 – 1 700 819 173

however they are not conducting the courses on behalf of the Board as they are independent institutions.

PART II – Practical Training and Oral Examination

1.	After passing Part I & Part II of the Estate Agent’s Written Examination, you will be required to register as a Probationary Estate Agent and simultaneously register for your Test of Professional Competence (TPC).

2.	Thereafter if the candidate has satisfied all the requirements of the Board then it will register the candidate as a probationary estate agent and advise on the commencement date of his practical training.

3. The candidate must possess 2 years post-qualifying practical training and experience in Malaysia under the supervision of a registered estate agent.
4. Upon completion of the 2 years post-qualifying practical training, the candidate will be required to sit for the oral examination (Test of Professional Competence).
5. Only upon passing the Test of Professional Competence, will the candidate be eligible for registration as a registered estate agent.

Any person desirous of getting himself registered as a registered estate agent is requested to procure a copy of the Rules & Guidelines to the Test of Professional Competence for the Estate Agency Practice by enclosing an M.O./Cheque in favour of the Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Malaysia for RM14.00 which amount is inclusive of postage charges.