13th August, 2025 Amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Continuing Professional Education for Insolvency Professionals) Guidelines, 2019 (220.55 KB)

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

13th August, 2025

Amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Continuing Professional Education for Insolvency Professionals) Guidelines, 2019

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 196 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India hereby makes the following amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Continuing Professional Education for Insolvency Professionals) Guidelines, 2019, namely: -

1. These amendments shall be called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Continuing Professional Education for Insolvency Professionals) Guidelines (Amendment), 2025.

2. In the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Continuing Professional Education for Insolvency Professionals) Guidelines, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the principal guidelines), in Clause 5:

(i) sub-clause (a) shall be substituted with the following, namely: -

“(a) An IP shall undertake a minimum of 30 credit hours of CPE each calendar year.
Provided that an IP is not required to undertake any CPE in the calendar year in which he is registered. Illustration An IP registered as on 30th June, 2025 shall undertake CPE for at least 30 credit hours in a calendar year, namely, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and so on.

year in which he is registered. Illustration An IP registered as on 30th June, 2025 shall undertake CPE for at least 30 credit hours in a calendar year, namely, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and so on.

Clarification
An IP shall undertake CPE even when his registration is suspended, or he has ceased to have an authorisation for assignment.” (ii) after sub-clause (a), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely: - “(aa) An IP shall undertake mandatory minimum percentage of total CPE credits through in-person learning programs. The minimum percentage of total CPE credits to be undertaken through in-person learning programs is as given below: Calendar Year Minimum Percentage of Total CPE Credits to be obtained through In-Person Programs 2026 40% 2027 50% 2028 and onwards 60%

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3. In the principal guidelines, clause 6 shall be substituted with the following, namely: -

“6. Learning activities. (a) An IP may earn credit hours from the learning activities in two ways: i. By participation in learning activities offered by the Board, an IPA, a Registered Valuer Organisation, a statutory professional institute, a university or any other entity, as may be approved by the Board from time to time; or ii. By publishing articles / delivering lectures, in the areas relevant for IPs, an indicative list of which is at Schedule to these Guidelines. (b) The following is an indicative format of learning activities in areas relevant for IPs and credit hours thereof: Table No. 1

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ative list of which is at Schedule to these Guidelines. (b) The following is an indicative format of learning activities in areas relevant for IPs and credit hours thereof: Table No. 1

Sl. No. Learning Activity in the areas relevant for IPs Credit hours 1 Workshops, Conferences, Seminars, Training Programmes, Refresher Programmes, Certificate Courses, Conventions and Symposia and the like As per Table No. 2 2 Acting as faculty in any of the activities in Sl. No. 1 Equivalent to the duration of the activity 3 Publication of article in any national newspaper Four hours 4 Publication of article in a journal of the Board, an IPA, a RVO, a Professional Institute, or a referred national or international journal Eight hours 5 Publication of a Book Thirty hours in the year of publication 6 Completing a two-year Post-Graduation Course Twenty hours in the year of completion 7 Completing Ph. D. Forty hours in the year of conferment of Ph.D. 8 Pass in Limited Insolvency Examination Forty hours in the year of passing 9 Pass in Valuation Examination of an asset Class Twenty hours in the year of passing 10 IPs acting as NCLT / NCLAT members CPE requirement deemed fulfilled during the period of service as a Member

Table No. 2

ion of an asset Class Twenty hours in the year of passing 10 IPs acting as NCLT / NCLAT members CPE requirement deemed fulfilled during the period of service as a Member

Table No. 2

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Learning Activity in the areas relevant for IPs Organizer Mode Half Day Credit Hours Full Day Credit Hours Workshops, Conferences, Seminars, Training Programmes, Refresher Programmes, Certificate Courses, Conventions and Symposia IBBI/IPAs In-Person 3 hours 6 hours Virtual 2 hours 4 hours Other Entities (including programs where IBBI/IPA is being associated) In-Person 2 hours 4 hours Virtual 1 hour 2 hours

(c) IPs to obtain prior approval from their respective IPA before enrolling in any CPE program organised by entities other than the IBBI or the IPAs.

(d) IPAs to ensure processing of approval requests from IPs, as per point (c) above in a diligent, objective and time-bound manner to facilitate professional development in a seamless manner.”

4. In the Schedule of the principal guidelines, in Sl. No. 2 of the Table titled Areas relevant for Insolvency Professionals for the purpose of Continuing Professional Education, after the entry titled ‘Avoidance Transactions for Insolvency Professionals’, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

Prevention of Money Laundering Act and fraud detection

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