Everything you need to know about how the PRINCE2 7 Found. exam is structured — questions, time, scoring, and exactly how the marks are distributed.
60 multiple-choice questions (standard, missing-word, list and negative styles), 1 mark each, no negative marking, closed book, in 60 minutes (75 minutes for candidates sitting the exam in a non-native language). Bloom's levels 1–2 — recall and understanding, not application. Delivered via PeopleCert online proctoring or authorized test centres.
PeopleCert publishes how the 60 questions are distributed (Official PRINCE2 7 Foundation Syllabus (PeopleCert) — top-level weights: practices 60%, processes 15%, people 14%, principles 8%, key concepts 3%; the per-practice split shown is a proportional estimate (PeopleCert publishes only the top-level weighting)). Weight your preparation to match — this is the single most useful planning fact:
| Area | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| The PRINCE2 processes | 15% | |
| People in successful projects | 14% | |
| Business Case practice | 9% | |
| Organizing practice | 9% | |
| Issues practice | 9% | |
| Progress practice | 9% | |
| Plans practice | 8% | |
| Quality practice | 8% | |
| Risk practice | 8% | |
| The PRINCE2 principles | 8% | |
| Key concepts of projects and PRINCE2 | 3% |
The PRINCE2 processes is the heaviest at 15% — most candidates under-weight it.
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Start free →Foundation tests only recall and understanding (Bloom's 1–2), but the 7th edition raised the pass mark to 60% (36/60) and shifted weight — practices plus the new people element carry 74% of marks — so candidates studying from 6th-edition materials get caught out.
PRINCE2 is a structured, process-based method dominant in the UK, Europe and government projects; PMI's PMP/CAPM is a broader framework dominant in the US. CAPM is the closest entry-level peer, and the two schemes are complementary — many practitioners hold both.
Foundation (60 closed-book questions, 60 minutes, 36/60 to pass) checks you can recall and understand the method. Practitioner (70 questions, 2h30m, open-book) checks you can apply and tailor it to a scenario — and requires Foundation first.
60 multiple-choice questions (standard, missing-word, list and negative styles), 1 mark each, no negative marking, closed book, in 60 minutes (75 minutes for candidates sitting the exam in a non-native language).
The passing score is 60% — 36 out of 60 marks (raised from 55% under the 6th edition). Aim for a consistent 80–85% on realistic practice exams before booking.
PeopleCert 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 formal prerequisites — open to anyone. Typical candidates: project managers, aspiring PMs, project board members, team managers and project support staff.
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For most candidates, commonly reported 30–45 hours depending on prior project-management experience. What matters most is practising questions and analysing why each option is right or wrong — not just reading.
PeopleCert renewal every 3 years — 60 CPD points or another exam from the PRINCE2 suite (verify current rules).
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 PeopleCert's policies.