The ISTQB CTAL-TM v3.0 exam has 50 questions, 120 minutes, and 58 of 88 points (66%) to pass. ExamCaliber has 150 free ISTQB CTAL-TM v3.0 practice questions in 3 full-length mock exams of 50 questions, 120 minutes and 65% to pass — every answer, right and wrong, carries a written rationale. No sign-up, no paywall.
50 questions, worth 88 points in total. They are not worth one point each: the weight comes from the K-level, so a K2 question scores 1 point, a K3 question 2 points and a K4 question 3 points.
58 of the 88 points, which is 65.9%. Exactly 65% would be 57.20 points, and the published threshold rounds that up to 58.
120 minutes. If you sit the exam in a language that is not your native language you get 25% more time, so 150 minutes.
Yes. A valid ISTQB Foundation Level certificate is required. The syllabus also recommends at least six months of experience as a tester or a software developer, but that is a recommendation; the entry criteria that bind you are set by your national Member Board.
26 questions from chapter 1, Managing the Test Activities, worth 46 points; 15 from chapter 2, Managing the Product, worth 27 points; and 9 from chapter 3, Managing the Team, worth 15 points.
Version 3.0, released on 3 May 2024. It runs to 87 pages and carries 22.75 hours of recommended study time.
14 of the 50, the highest share of any certification we cover. At 3 points each they carry 42 of the 88 points on the paper.
No. The 26 K2 questions are worth 26 points in total and the pass mark is 58, so at least 32 points have to come from the 24 applied K3 and K4 questions.
No. Every question on ExamCaliber is written by our team against the public syllabus and its learning objectives. Real ISTQB exam questions are confidential and are never published.
Yes. All three mocks, the whole 150-question pool and the written rationale on every answer option are free, and none of it needs registration.
At least two full timed papers, with a third kept for the week before the exam. Because our mocks hold the official 26 / 15 / 9 chapter split and the official 26 K2, 10 K3 and 14 K4 budget, a score here reads on the same scale as the real one.
No. ISTQB Advanced Level certificates are valid for life, so there is no renewal exam and no recertification fee.
Both the delivery method, online with a proctor or at a test centre, and the fee are set by your national Member Board rather than by ISTQB, so check your board's own site for the current options.
A score out of the real 88 points, a breakdown by chapter and by K-level, a written rationale for every option including the ones you did not pick, and a PDF export of the attempt.