What is the passing score for the PMP exam?
As of November 30, 2005, the passing score for the PMP exam is 61 percent. It is not required to pass all six Performance Domains of the exam. The exam consists of 200 total questions, and candidates must answer 106 questions correctly from a total of 175 scorable questions. The other 25 questions are pretest items, which are not scored. PMI uses pretest questions to determine their performance prior to counting them towards a candidate’s score.
As of November 30, 2005, the passing score for the PMP exam is 61 percent. It is not required to pass all six Performance Domains of the exam. The exam consists of 200 total questions, and candidates must answer 106 questions correctly from a total of 175 scorable questions. The other 25 questions are pretest items, which are not scored. PMI uses pretest questions to determine their performance prior to counting them towards a candidate’s score. NOTE: The 61% has been announce following complaints about the 82 % that was set before in November 2005.
PMP Handbook says: The passing score for all PMI credential examinations is determined by sound psychometric analysis. PMI uses subject matter experts from across the globe to help establish a point at which each candidate should pass the examination(s) and the examination point of difficulty. Data that shows how candidates actually performed is cross referenced with the subject matter experts to ensure that the point of difficulty on each examination is healthy. PMI has not mentioned the exact passing score in the PMP Handbook. However, in 2005, PMI published a document “Frequently Asked Questions regarding the new PMP Examination”, in which they clearly mentioned the passing score as 106 out of 175. The FAQ document is not distributed by PMI anymore. Therefore, candidates take 106 as a rough guideline for the passing score. Buy at AllPosters.
