In 2022, the provinces and cities where first-class cost engineers stopped taking exams were:
Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Henan, Fujian, Chongqing, Gansu, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Hebei, Zaozhuang, Tai 'an, Qingdao, Linyi, Jining, Dongying, Huaihua, Shaoyang, Yongzhou, Zhuzhou, Yueyang, Changsha, Guangzhou, Maoming and Qingyuan.
Due to the epidemic situation, the first-class cost engineer examination will be suspended in the above areas, and the make-up examination will be held on April 22 and 23, 2023.