Beijing will launch the 2026 professional title evaluation and application process on July 7. Professional technical personnel employed by Beijing-based state-owned enterprises, public institutions, non-public economic entities, and social organizations are eligible to apply for professional title evaluation in Beijing. This eligibility also extends to professionals from Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and the Taiwan region, as well as foreign nationals holding Foreigner's Work Permit in China.
Professional technical qualification evaluation in fields (specialties) such as engineering, economics, accounting, sports, journalism, translation and interpretation, archives management, and public legal services will be conducted according to a unified citywide schedule, which is divided into five stages.
01 Individual Online Application
From July 7 to July 30, applicants should visit the official website of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security (http://rsj.beijing.gov.cn), click on the "Individual Services" (个人办事) section, register or log in, select the "Professional Title Evaluation" (职称评审) module, and access the "Beijing Municipal Professional Title Evaluation Service Platform" (北京市职称评审服务平台).
02 Employer Review, Disclosure, and Recommendation
From July 7 to August 6, the applicants' employers responsible for their social insurance shall log in to the official website of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, click the "Legal Person Affairs" (法人办事) section, select the "Employer Review and Recommendation for Professional Title Evaluations" (职称评审单位审核推荐) module, and access the "Beijing Municipal Professional Technical Title Administration System" (北京市专业技术人员职称管理系统) to verify the personal information submitted by applicants. The review results must be made available for public review for no fewer than five working days.
03 Evaluation Service Agency Review
From July 7 to September 17, the evaluation service agency will complete the initial review. If an application is incomplete or does not meet the required standards, the evaluation service agency will notify the applicant in a single notice of all required revisions and return the application materials for correction.
04 Individual Payment
Once the review has passed, the applicant shall complete the payment online through the system within the timeframe specified by the evaluation service agency. Failure to complete payment within the specified timeframe will be deemed a voluntary withdrawal of the application. The evaluation service agency will submit the applications of applicants who have passed the review and completed payment to the evaluation committee for assessment.
05 Defense and Evaluation
This stage will run from early September to early December. Applicants for senior or intermediate professional titles shall attend an on-site oral defense, while those applying for junior professional titles will undergo an expert panel review without an oral defense. The evaluation committee will conduct a comprehensive assessment of applicants in accordance with the relevant evaluation criteria and vote by a secret ballot. Applicants who receive affirmative votes from at least two-thirds of the committee members present will be granted the corresponding professional technical qualification.
In addition, the workflow and schedule for professional technical position evaluations of healthcare professionals, primary and secondary school teachers, secondary vocational school teachers, and technical college teachers will be subject to notices issued by the relevant competent authorities. Higher education institutions, Party schools, certain research institutions, new-type R&D institutions, and private enterprises that have been approved to conduct independent evaluations and appointments shall carry out their evaluations independently in accordance with their approved work plans.
Beijing continues to expand the scope of correspondence between international professional qualifications and professional titles. The CFA has been newly added to the list of qualifications corresponding to senior professional titles, bringing the total number of high-demand international professional qualifications corresponding to senior titles to nine. The Certified Data Management Professional (Senior) has been newly added to the directory of qualifications corresponding to intermediate professional titles, bringing the total number of international professional qualifications corresponding to intermediate titles to 25. Holders of either type of qualification who meet the relevant academic and work experience requirements may apply for a higher-level professional title, The complete list of 34 recognized international professional qualifications can be found in the Notice on the 2026 Beijing Professional Title Evaluation Work (关于开展2026年度北京市职称评价工作的通知) published on the official website of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security.
Meanwhile, under the professional qualification-to-professional title correspondence frameworks established at both the national and municipal levels, professional and technical personnel who have obtained any of the 54 recognized professional qualifications, including Certified Fire Protection Engineer, and meet the academic qualification and work experience requirements specified in Beijing's implementation measures for the professional title system reform may have their professional qualifications recognized as corresponding to professional titles of the relevant series and level. These qualifications may also serve as a basis for applying for a higher-level professional title, further strengthening the linkage between the professional qualification system and the professional title system. The complete list of the 54 corresponding professional qualifications can be found in the Notice on the 2026 Beijing Professional Title Evaluation Work published on the official website of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security.
This year, Beijing will introduce professional title evaluations for two major emerging specialties, namely robotics and low-altitude technologies, for the first time. The robotics specialty is divided into four major evaluation categories: core components, algorithms and software, whole-machine design and manufacturing, and system integration and application, covering practitioners across the entire spectrum of R&D, hardware, software development, and project integration. The low-altitude technologies specialty encompasses four major categories: low-altitude aircraft R&D, low-altitude aircraft manufacturing, low-altitude operation system development, and low-altitude safety assurance, fully covering the core segments of the low-altitude economy industrial chain.
The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security specifically reminds applicants that those who submit false materials, plagiarize the work or academic achievements of others, or resort to other improper means will, in accordance with relevant regulations, be disqualified from the evaluation, have the violation recorded in the professional title evaluation integrity records database, and, if a professional title has already been granted, have it revoked.
Currently, Beijing's professional title evaluation system comprises 25 professional title series, covering 1,238 specialties, including artificial intelligence and big data. Applications for professional title evaluation are conducted entirely online. The entire process is open and transparent, with information on professional titles, academic qualifications, and social security records automatically retrieved and cross-checked, eliminating the need for applicants to submit paper documents.
(Source: Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security)
