It is important to understand exam format and what to expect during PMP Exam.
- PMP Exam is 200 questions multiple exam. Out of these 25 questions are experimental questions. These questions are not counted. These are the questions PMI attempts to validate before including in future exams. These questions will be placed randomly in the exam. You will be scored on remaining 175 real exam questions. You need 61% i.e. 106 correct answers to pass the test. (Note – This information was disclosed by PMI some time back. However, the passing percentage is not officially disclosed anymore)
- Every question will have only one correct answer.
- There is no negative marking in the exam. So, there is no penalty for guessing.
- Here is the breakdown of questions. These may be presented in random order in the exam.
Initiation – 11%
- Planning – 23%
- Executing – 27%
- Monitoring & Controlling – 21%
- Closing – 9%
- Professional and Social Responsibility – 9%
- The duration of exam is 4 hours.
