Everything you need to know about how the ECBA® exam is structured — questions, time, scoring, and exactly how the marks are distributed.
50 questions — a mix of situation-based and standard multiple-choice — in 75 minutes. It is an entry-level competency exam taken online with remote proctoring (PSI), with an on-screen pass/fail result.
IIBA publishes how the 50 questions are distributed (ECBA Handbook, May 2026). Weight your preparation to match — this is the single most useful planning fact:
| Domain | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| Understanding Business Analysis | 20% | |
| Mindset for Effective Business Analysis | 14% | |
| Change | 10% | |
| Need | 10% | |
| Solution | 10% | |
| Stakeholder | 10% | |
| Value | 10% | |
| Context | 10% | |
| Implementing Business Analysis | 6% |
Understanding Business Analysis is the heaviest at 20% — most candidates under-weight it.
6 free questions · explanation for every option · per-area readiness · no dumps.
Start free →50 questions — a mix of situation-based and standard multiple-choice — in 75 minutes.
IIBA does not publish a numeric cut score — results are pass/fail with per-area performance indicators. Aim for a consistent 80–85% on realistic mocks before booking.
IIBA does not publish official pass rates, so any exact percentage quoted online is unverified. The readiness signal that actually predicts passing: consistently holding 80–85% on realistic, full-length practice exams before you book.
No work experience, professional-development hours, or references required — ECBA is entry-level and open to anyone with an IIBA account.
A single $395 fee that includes your first year of IIBA membership — there is no separate application fee. Retakes cost $95 for members ($250 non-members).
For most candidates, around 30–60 hours (IIBA publishes no official figure). What matters most is practising questions and analysing why each option is right or wrong — not just reading.
None — the ECBA does not expire and requires no recertification or CDUs.
No — every question is original, written to test the concepts and reviewed before it ships, with an explanation linked to the source for every option. Dumps are stale, often wrong, and against IIBA's policies.