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Advanced Level exam structure

Advanced Level exam structure

To get an ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Certificate you must successfully pass the Advanced Exam administered by yourMember
Board or Examination Provider.
Upon successful completion of the exam, you will be issued with an ISTQB Advanced Level Certificate, which is internationally recognized.
The exam aims to verify that the candidate has acquired the professional knowledge contained in the syllabus.
Each Advanced Level exam module (i.e. Test Manager, Test Analyst and Technical Test Analyst) has an independent exam, consisting of multiplechoice questions split 'roughly' in line with the Learning Objectives of each chapter.
Each question answered correctly scores between one and three points, reflecting the difficulty, and the candidate must reach a score of 65% to
pass the exam.
The number of questions and exam timing for each module is indicated in the following table. If the candidate's native language is not the exam
language, the exam duration is increased by 25%.

Module

Number of Exam
questions Length
(in
minutes)

Advanced Test Manager

Advanced Test Analyst
Advanced Technical Test Analyst

65
60
45

180
180
120

Exam
Length +
25%
(in
minutes)
225
225
150

Exams may be taken as part of a course or taken independently (e.g. at an examination center or in a public exam.Completion of an accredited
training course is not a prerequisite for the exam.

Certificate Validity
The Advanced Level certificate has a lifelong validity.

Accredited training course

Accredited training courses information can be obtained via the ISTQB Member Boards and ISTQB Accredited Training Providers.
Completion of an accredited training course is not a prerequisite for sitting the exam as stated bellow.