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CAPM® — Certified Associate in Project Management
PMI · The entry-level PMI certification for aspiring project managers.
CURRENT2023 ECOEffective Jul 2023 – present
- Questions
- 150
- Duration
- 180 minutes
- Question types
- Multiple choice · Multiple response
- Delivery
- Test centre · Online proctored
- Languages
- English + others
- Scoring
- Domain-level proficiency reporting; no fixed percentage pass mark.
- Eligibility
- Secondary degree + 23 hours of project management education (no experience required).
- Exam fee
- Member USD 225 · Non-member USD 300
- Retake fee
- USD 150
- Validity
- 3 years
- Renewal
- 15 PDUs every 3 years · fee USD 60
- How to apply
- Apply online at pmi.org; complete the 23 contact-hours requirement.
- Retake policy
- Up to 3 attempts within a one-year eligibility period.
Syllabus & domain weighting
- 36%Project Management Fundamentals
- 17%Predictive & Plan-based
- 20%Agile Frameworks
- 27%Business Analysis
Official references
CAPM Exam Content Outline (2023) CAPM Handbook (pmi.org)
Variants · PMI core ladder
PMI's main project-management ladder — associate to professional.
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