The CAPM Certification Exam takes the following format:
- 150 multiple choice questions
- Duration – 3 hours with no scheduled breaks
- No negative marking
Passing Score – Passing scores for CAPM have not been divulged by PMI to anybody. It depends on your expertise to answer questions of varying difficulties. We strongly recommend that you aim for obtaining 70% or higher, i.e., try getting more than 105 questions correct in the exam.
The exam covers 13 key areas in Project Management. The percentages detail what percentage of the questions are covered in each area:
- Introduction to Project Management (6%)
- Project Environment (6%)
- Role of the Project Manager (7%)
- Project Integration Management (9%)
- Project Scope Management (9%)
- Project Schedule Management (9%)
- Project Cost Management (8%)
- Project Quality Management (7%)
- Project Resource Management (8%)
- Project Communication Management (10%)
- Project Risk Management (8%)
- Project Procurement Management (4%)
- Project Stakeholder Management (9%)
Total – 100%
