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Advanced LevelExam Information Sheet

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Copyright NoticeThis document may be copied in its entirety, or extracts made, if the source is acknowledged.Any ISTQB-recognized Member Board may translate this document.

Table of Contents

1. General ............................................................................................................................... 31.1. Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 31.2. Scope .......................................................................................................................... 31.3. References .................................................................................................................. 31.4. Revision History ........................................................................................................ 31.5. Definitions.................................................................................................................. 3

2. Advanced Level Exam Rules ............................................................................................. 42.1. Exam Structure ........................................................................................................... 42.2. Passing Score ............................................................................................................. 4

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1. General1.1. PurposeThis document contains rules and procedures for exams related to the ISTQB AdvancedLevel syllabus.

1.2. ScopeThis document covers

a) the number of questions per examb) the length of the examc) the distribution of questions per topic (chapter)d) the passing score

1.3. References[CTAL_2012] ISTQB Advanced Syllabus 2012

1.4. Revision HistoryDate Version Remarks01-Nov-2012 0.9 Exam Working Group10- Nov-2012 1.0 Minor updates from EWG feedback.

1.5. DefinitionsCTAL: Acronym for Certified Tester Advanced Level

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2.Advanced Level Exam Rules Advanced Level exams will be based on the syllabus [CTAL_2012]. Answers to exam questions may require the use of material based on more than one

section of this syllabus. All learning objectives of the syllabus are examinable. Exam questions may require knowledge from Foundation Level learning objectives.

2.1. Exam Structure There are 3 separate modules in the Advanced syllabus: Test Manager, Test Analyst,

Technical Test Analyst, each of which has an independent exam.

Each question answered correctly scores between one and three points. The exam questions will be distributed roughly in line with the Learning Objectives

of each chapter. The number of questions and exam timing for each module is indicated in the

following table. If the candidates native language is not the exam language, the

exam duration is increased by 25%.

Module Number ofquestions

Exam Length

(in minutes)

Exam Length +25%

(in minutes)Advanced Test Manager 65 180 225

Advanced Test Analyst 60 180 225

Advanced Technical TestAnalyst

45 120 150

2.2. Passing Score A score of at least 65% is required in order to pass an exam.