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The exam itself

Format, length, passing score — the facts, not the prep.

How long is the AIGP exam, and how many questions?

100 multiple-choice questions in 165 minutes (2h 45m), with an optional 15-minute break at the midpoint. 85 are scored; 15 are unscored pilot items you can't identify during the exam.

What's the passing score?

300 out of a scaled 100–500 range, which works out to roughly 70% raw performance.

Is it mostly memorization?

No — about 30% of the exam is scenario-based: a vendor claim, a biased model, a deployment decision, asking what a governance professional should actually do, not just a term definition.

How long will it take me to be ready?

There's no single honest number here — it depends on your starting knowledge and pace, which is exactly why IAAA Vantage tracks a personal readiness percentage instead of quoting a generic timeline. Check Journey for where you actually stand, domain by domain.

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