ISTQB Exam Guidelines

International Software Testing Qualification Board

ISTQB Foundation Exam format and question writing guidelines

All ISTQB Foundation exams will use the same format, which will consist of the following components:
• 40 multiple choice questions (4 answers per question)
• 1 hour exam (set and managed by authorised examination boards)
• Score more than 60% (25 or more) to pass
• Each exam, if produced manually, will be live for a maximum of 6 months, otherwise each new exam to be created automatically each time
• Exam questions, whilst still ‘live’ in the question bank, can be reused as required by Exam setters
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For a 40 question paper, the breakdown should be:
Chapter 1 7 questions
Chapter 2 6 questions
Chapter 3 3 questions
Chapter 4 12 questions
Chapter 5 8 questions
Chapter 6 4 questions