Overview
As part of the new exam development process, we must gather data on the exam to determine how well it is performing. We accomplish this by first releasing a beta version of the exam.
Part of the beta process is collecting feedback on the beta exam. A comment box is available for each question on the beta exam. Please use it to provide feedback on errors, inconsistencies, or other issues you notice on the beta exam.
You will not receive a score report or test results email immediately after taking your beta exam. This is because beta exams do not yet have a passing score set and because some exam questions are discarded based on the analysis of the beta exam results. A passing score is set after the results of all beta exams are analyzed, after 6-8 weeks. You are then notified of your score results. If you do not pass the beta exam, you are able to attempt the production version of the exam.
Professional and expert level exams
Number of questions
- Beta exam: ~100 questions
- Production exam: ~70 questions
Time allowed
- Beta exam: 120 minutes
- Production exam: 90 minutes
Attempts
- Beta exams: Single attempt
- Production exams: Multiple attempts
Associate level exams
Number of questions
- Beta exam: ~50 questions
- Production exam: ~40 questions
Time allowed
- Beta exam: 60 minutes
- Production exam: 50 minutes
Attempts
- Beta exams: Single attempt
- Production exams: Multiple attempts