What is the PMP® Pass Rate?
There is no official statement about the pass rate and passing score of PMP.
The PMP exam report does not declare any score. PMI mentions – ‘Pass or Fail’.
What is PMP?
PMP certification is globally recognized and important certifications for the success of the Project Management career path. PMP is one of the toughest exams to clear.
According to the Project Management Institute (PMI®), PMP is a gold standard of Project Management Certification. It validates your competence to perform in the role of a project manager, leading and directing projects and teams.
The eligibility criteria to apply for PMP certification:
What is the PMP pass rate?
PMP pass rate is the number of candidates qualifying the PMP exam in the first attempt. PMI does not disclose any information on the PMP exam pass rate.
According to the survey conducted for Project Management Trainers And Experts In Linkedin,
“40% of project management experts responded that the passing rate for the PMP exam is less than 50%”.
PMI does not mention passing score now but when PMBOK Guide 3rd edition was released in 2004, PMI has stated the passing percentage would be 81%. The PMP Handbook of the year 2005 clearly mentioned a 61% passing score.
Also, in 2006 frequently asked questions section PMI had mentioned 106 marks out of 175 which approximately comes to 61%. But now PMI does not disclose any passing score or passing rate.
What is the passing score for PMP?
In the Project Management Institute’s PMP Handbook PMI clearly states that the passing score for all PMI exams is determined by the static model -Sound Psychometric Analysis.
PMI uses subject matter experts from around the world to determine how many questions you must answer correctly to pass the exam but it is not disclosed.
Each scored question on the exam is worth one point and your final score is calculated by totalling the points you have earned on the exam. There is no negative marking for the wrong answer.
No two candidates can get the same questions. Hence, it is clear that by using Sound Psychometric Model, PMI determines the difficulty level of question papers is similar for all the candidates.
Hence the passing score for every candidate is different.
There is no official statement about the passing score of PMP.
What is the structure of the PMP exam?
Total Questions: 200
Pretest question: 25 (Not added to PMP score)
Type of questions: Multiple-choice questions
Duration: 4 hours (No scheduled breaks mentioned)
Note: We do not know which 25 questions are pre-test questions so all the questions are to be attempted with equal importance. Pretest questions are generally experimental in nature and given to check the validity for further examinations.
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If you solve the sample PMP questions and score over 80%, there are chances of you clearing the PMP exam in the first attempt.
The examination format for PMP is based on A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)- 6th Edition. It includes all project domains, knowledge areas and processes. PMI has divided the percentage of questions in all the domain as follows:
What does the PMP result report include?
The PMP exam report does not declare any score. PMI mentions – ‘Pass or Fail’
The report also provides information about performance in each domain in terms of,
- Above target- Exceeds the minimum requirements
- Target- Your performance meets the minimum requirements
- Below target- Your performance fails to meet the minimum requirements
- Needs improvement- Your performance is far below target and recommends additional preparation.
PMI’s Sample Result Report showcases the performance information in terms of the above target, target, below target, and needs improvement.
Result report also shares a performance report in each domain:
Is it necessary to get Target and Above target in all the domains to clear the PMP exam?
The performance information in the result report is mentioned to convey the candidate about the strong and weak portion of the project domains. It does not conclude the pass or fail rate. PMP exam is judged based on overall performance in all the domains.
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Loren Hartelt
Even though PMI doesn't track pass/fail stats, some of the individual testing stations do. Took my PMP exam at a test station. Was at a test station that only allowed 10 people to test at the same time. I was there for PMP, the other 9 people were there to take LSAT test. Test administrator said the pass rate for PMP was 35% and LSAT was 45% at their station.
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