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The CAPM is PMI's entry-level project management certification, and it needs no project experience. Here is who it suits, what the four-domain exam covers, how you keep it, and how an active CAPM fits a later PMP application.
Read the guideThe CAPM needs a secondary degree, an age of 18 and 23 hours of project management education, with no experience. Here is what counts toward the 23 hours, what an audit asks for, and each step from application to a booked exam.
Read the guideThe CAPM has 150 questions in 3 hours, 15 of them unscored, with a 10-minute break after question 75 that locks the first half. Here is the pacing math, what each question style asks you to do, and how test-center and online delivery differ.
Read the guidePMI requires 23 hours of project management education but sets no study time for the CAPM. Here are Passy's estimates by background, hours split by the 36/17/20/27 domain weights, an 8-week plan, and a booking rule that avoids the late-change fee.
Read the guideBusiness analysis is 27% of the CAPM, roughly 36 of 135 scored questions. Here are PMI's six tasks in plain terms, the roles and techniques the questions compare, traceability vs backlog, acceptance criteria vs definition of done, and a two-week study block.
Read the guidePMI's CAPM page showed US$225 for members and US$300 full price on October 27, 2026. Here is when you pay, when membership pays for itself, and the late-change, no-show, retake and renewal costs that catch people out.
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