Hello and welcome in today's video we are going to talk about very important frequently
asked questions about the PMP exam we are going to talk stuff like
what is the cost of appearing for the PMP exam what is the
passing score of the PMP exam how much time does it take to
prepare for the PMP exam you do not want to miss out on
any of these critical pieces of information watch this video till the end
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so FAQ number one how much is the cost of PMP certification
the cost of PMP certification as of february twenty twenty is four hundred
five US dollars if you are a PMI member and if you're not a
PMI member the cost is five hundred and fifty five U S dollars now i
will always suggest that you become a member of PMI guys because you will get
a lot of benefits like the free PM UK sixth edition and the agile practice
guide
there will be a lot of freeways which you can earn PD use after you
complete your PMP certification PMI runs very nice webinars which you can attend
to master the skills of project management and you can also join the local chapters
and events now if you want to access all these benefits the cost of PMI
membership is one hundred thirty nine U S dollars considering that there is an application
fee of ten US dollars but still you will be at advantageous position if
you become a PMI member and then go ahead and take the PMP
exam
because the total cost which will be incurring is five hundred forty four US dollars
which is still less by eleven US dollars than the cost of five
hundred and fifty five US dollars which you have to pay if you book
the PMP exam as a non PMI member so question number two what
is the passing score of the PMP exam so we will answer this
question with the disclaimer first that PMI never discloses the pass rate of PMP
exam so you will see no document which actually talks about the pass rate
of the PMP exam
now having said that experts have analyzed that the past rate of PMP
exam lies somewhere between sixty to seventy percent again it is a guesstimate there is
no valid proof of these things but according to the experts whatever they have analyzed
over the past PMP exams the pass rate stands somewhere between sixty to
seventy percent now you need to remember a couple of things here guys firstly the
PMP exam is psychometric in nature now what that means is not
all the questions carry equal weightage so there may be a difficult question with higher
weightage of marks versus easier question with a lower weightage of marks and that's how
the marks is calculated and that is how the PMP exam also continually
evaluates your aptitude as a project manager and the PMP exam being psychometric
is one of the primary reasons why the exam is so difficult moving on the
PMP exam has two hundred questions
in total and out of that one seventy five questions are scored questions and twenty five
questions are non scored questions or test questions which considers some new areas or
new topics which PMI is exploring with that the passing score is calculated basis your
response on this one seventy five questions now as I said not all the questions
carry equal weightage so do not think that if you have around one six or
one ten questions out of this one seventy five
questions correct you will pass the exam it is not that because the reason why
I said is not all the questions carry equal weightage of marks now the final
thing PMI only reveals proficiency level as per the domain areas so there are four
proficiency levels which you will see in your PMP mark sheet which starts
from above target target below target and needs improvement now above target and target is
considered pass below target and needs improvement is considered as failure now
if you fail the PMP exam your overall proficiency level in the PMP
mark sheet will be below target or needs improvement now the good thing
is the PMP exam does not have any sectional cut offs so even
if you score below target or needs improvement in any one of the areas for
example the closing area or the execution area or the planning area and you flare
pretty well in the other domains such as initiation monitoring and controlling you can still
pass the
exam because your overall proficiency level will somewhere lie between target and above target now
the final recommendation from my side will be guys do not bog yourself down with
the passing rate of PMP exam but focus more on your preparation on
your theory on your practical questions try to write as many mocks as possible and
try to analyze those mocks thoroughly so focus on your preparation rather than bogging yourself down
on the passing score because as we have discussed there is no definitive
answer of what the passing score of PMP exam is because at the
end of the day PMI does not disclose that question number three how much time
does it take for the PMP exam preparation assuming that you are studying
around two to three hours per day on weekdays and five to six hours per
day on weekends the average time which will be required for your PMP
preparation will lie somewhere between eight to twelve weeks that is two months to three
months now the assumption here is very critical guys these two to three hours per
day
or five to six hours per day should be dedicated to your preparation without any
distractions like facebook or whatsapp OK so you need to dedicate your full time in
the preparation you have to be a hundred percent committed for achieving your PMP certification
and that is when you will be able to complete the preparation between eight to
twelve weeks now the PMP exam is tough so a sound theoretical and
practical knowledge is a must what i mean by that is the PMP
exam will test you with a lot of tricky questions
which will require a very strong understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of the
PMP OK to answer those questions correctly so if you don't have it even
if you prepare a lot for the PMP exam you will struggle with
those kind of questions moreover the preparation depends on five key building blocks to maximize
your impact now you will see a card right on the screen which will direct
you to my video in the same channel where I discuss about these five key
building blocks which are absolutely
essential to maximize your impact in your paint preparation so make sure you watch that
video of mine right after this video so take away from this question it lies
somewhere between eight to twelve weeks but your preparation should be very smart and you
should be a hundred percent committed during your preparation time to complete your preparation in
the mentioned time frame