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FAQs








What is the eligibility criteria?

The eligibility criteria for appearing for PMP is as :


  • Diploma or equivalent + 5 years of project management experience + 35 hours of project management training

OR

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent + 3 years of project management experience + 35 hours of project management training



What is examination fee?

Examination fee is:

  • If you are a PMI member -
    • fee for CBT (computer based online) exam is US $405,
    fee for PBT (paper bsased) exam is US $250

  • If you are not a PMI member -
    fee for CBT (computer based online) exam is US $555,
    fee for PBT (paper bsased) exam is US $400




How much time does it take to process the application?

Once the application is submitted on-line, PMI takes around 5 business days to process and review the application. Once the application is reviewed and approved you can immediately apply for the exam through Prometric center. You have one year after the application is approved to apply for the PMP certification exam.


Application process for PBT is much longer.





Will my application get audited? What is the audit process?

Applications are selected at random for verification and audit purpose. Hence, it is not known in advance if the application will be audited. If your application is selected for audit, verification process is initiated. You have to clear the verification process and then apply for the exam. Verification process involves providing evidence for your academic qualification, your professional experience (you provide reference names while filling up the appliction form, they need to verify your professional experience in case of audit)


In case, for any reason, if application is rejected after verification, processing fee of US $100 is deducted and remaining amount is refunded.




What is the format of exam?

There are 200 questions. Format of the exam is multiple choice. 4 choices are given for each question. One of the choice is the correct or the best answer for that question. Time limit for the exam is 4 hrs. There are no specifed breaks, but you are free to take as many as you want, but YOUR TIMER DOES NOT STOP. There is no negative marking. No marks are deducted for wrong answers. Out of 200 questions, only 175 are used for calculating the score. Remaining 25 questions are pre-test unscored questions and one does not know which are those 25. Hence, for all practical purposes one has to concentrate on all 200 questions.




Can I reappear for the exam, if I fail to clear in first attempt?

Yes, you can. Within one year, you are eligible to take the exam three times. For each reappear, you have to pay re-examination fee (US $275 for PMI members and US $375 for non-PMI members).




What is the passing score for the exam?

No one knows. PMI provides the scorecard which only mentions Pass or Fail along with your proficiency level (Proficient, Moderately Proficient or Below Proficient) in each Process Group. But, as the word goes by, one should get minimum 106 questions right out of 175. This is one of the old data which is available as of today but can not be taken as a criteria for pass or fail.




Why should I do PMP certification?

Please visit my post Top 5 reasons for PMP certification for the details.




What are the benefits of becoming PMI member?

Please visit my post Top 5 benefits for PMI membership for details.



How long do I need to wait to get my PMP results?


For computer based test (CBT), you will know your results immediately after completing the test at Prometric center. Prometric center will print out your result and give it to you. Besides mentioning Overall Pass or Fail, this will also indicate your proficiency level in each of the domain. In addition to getting this result by Prometric, you will be able to see your result on the online certification system within 7-10 days. PMI sends you your certificate within 4-6 weeks.

For Paper based test (PBT), you will be able to access your result online within 6-8 weeks of examniation date.
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