Steps For Filling The Online Application Form For

PMP® Certification Exam

“PMI”, “PMBOK”, “CAPM” and “PMP” are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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 Points to Note

• Project Management Institute, PMI®, encourages you to apply for all its
credential exams online.

• Kindly refer to the PMP handbook before you start filling the online
application form.

• Please click the following link to access the PMP Handbook:

http://www.pmi.org/PDF/pdc_pmphandbook.pdf

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 Step 1

Log on to the PMI website:

http://www.pmi.org/Pages/default.aspx

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 Step 2
Please note that to apply online for the PMP examination, you have to have
an account with PMI, i.e. you need to have a username and password.
1.1: If you do not have an account with PMI: Please create an account by
clicking the link - “Register Now ”

• Follow the steps 1 through 3 to register your username and password.

After providing all the relevant details, click ‘Finish’.
Or
• 1.2: If you have an account with PMI: Please log in using your username
and password.

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 Step 3

Once you register and log in: You will be directed to the PMI home page,
which will look as follows:

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 Step 4
Now, click ‘Get Certified’, which is shown below.

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 Step 5
You will be directed to the following page:

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 Step 6
To start applying online for the PMP credential, please click the link,
“Apply for PMP Credential”, which is shown below:

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 Step 6.a
Check your contact address: The address here would be the same you
have entered for registering your username and password.

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 Step 6.a (Continued)
When you are done, click "Next.”

Please note: You should provide at least one address, which will always
be used by PMI for correspondence. You can return here at any point of
time to update your address.

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 Step 6.a.1
If you want to change your address, please click “Edit”, which is shown
below for your reference:

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 Step 6.a.2
You will be directed to the page shown below. Update your address and click
“Save”.

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 Step 6.b
Check your email and phone information: Please check your e-mail and
phone information for accuracy and completeness. When you are done,
click "Next.”

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 Step 6.b.1

If you want to update your phone number or email address, click “Add E-
mail” or “Add Phone Number” as shown below:

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 Step 6.b.2
If you have given more than one email address or phone number, click “Set
as Preferred” to set the email address or phone number you prefer for
communication. Once you are done, click “Next.”

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 Step 6.c

Education Details: Here, please indicate your highest level of qualification.

When you are done, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.d
Eligibility requirements: Please read through the eligibility requirements
under Project Management Experience and Project Management
Education. When you are done, click "Next.”

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Step 6.d (Continued)

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 Step 6.e

Eligibility Worksheet: The following screenshot assists you to find out if

you have the required number of months and hours of experience and the
education hours:

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 Step 6.e (Continued)
Click Project Management Work Experience or Project Management
Education, as the case may be, if you want to update. When you are
done, click “Next.”

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 Step 6.f
Experience Details: You are required to document experience you've
accrued when you had lead and directed projects within the constraints
of schedule, budget and scope. The project management experience
should indicate that you can apply the methodology which are well-
defined project requirements and deliverables. You should document
projects individually, regardless of the number of projects you document.

Please note that the project management experience is required in each

of the following process areas – Initiating, Planning, Executing,
Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing.

Note: Each month in which you worked on multiple, overlapping projects

counts as one month toward the total requirement.

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 Step 6.f (Continued)

I. In this page, please provide project and project specific information.

When you are done, click "Next".

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 Step 6.f (Continued)

II. In this page, provide details of your organization. When you are done,
click "Next.”

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III. In this page, provide the details of your contact at your organization who
should be able to confirm your role and experience in the project. When
you are done, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.f (Continued)

IV. Please enter the number of hours spent in the following process areas:
a. Initiating process: Please fill out the relevant information and when
you are done, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.f (Continued)

b. Planning process: Please fill out the relevant information and when
you are done, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.f (Continued)
c. Executing process: Please fill out the relevant information and when
you are done, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.f (Continued)

d. Monitoring and Controlling: Please fill out the relevant information

and when you are done, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.f (Continued)

e. Closing: Please fill out the relevant information and when you are
done, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.f (Continued)

v. Summarize the project management tasks that you managed for the
project. Limit your description to 500 characters or less.

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 Step 6.f (Continued)
When you are done, click "Next".
If you want to add more to project management work experience, please click
the link given, as shown below. Else, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.g

Education Details: Click “Add Education” to begin entering your Project

Management Education.

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 Step 6.g (Continued)

Click “Add Education”, provide your Project Management Education

details, and then click “Save & Add”, as shown below:

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 Step 6.h

Optional Information: This page contains optional questions that you may
choose not to answer. If you want to skip this section, please click “Next”.

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 Step 6.i
Name on Certificate: Please enter your name exactly as it should appear on
your certificate. This does not have to match the name on your government-
sponsored Id that is necessary for admission to the testing center. When you
are done, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.j

Agreement: Please review the agreement and check "I Agree“, as shown
below. When you are done, click "Next.”

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 Step 6.k

Review and Submit: Here, you will submit your application to PMI for
review and approval.

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