Exam cost
ISC2 CGRC Exam Cost
The published price for the ISC2 CGRC certification exam, what it covers, and what the real total budget looks like once retakes and study time are counted.
- U.S. $599 standard registration (Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa); EUR 575.04 (EMEA); GBP 485.19 (United Kingdom) exam fee
- 180 min
- 150 questions
What the exam costs
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What the fee covers
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| Item | Included in the exam fee |
|---|---|
| The exam session | Yes, including the 180-minute session |
| Exam retake | Depends on the vendor policy, check before booking |
| Discount voucher | Not listed in the published price |
| Practice questions | No, those are a separate Certilum product (150 questions for this exam) |
| Training course | No, sold separately by providers and training companies |
The exam fee buys you one attempt at the ISC2 CGRC. Everything else on your path to certification, revision material included, sits outside this price, and that is where most of the budget of a certification actually goes.
Note from the vendor record: CGRC (Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance) was renamed from Certified Authorization Professional (CAP) effective February 15, 2023 per ISC2's official announcement; the rename affects only the name, not exam or course content. The current CGRC Certification Exam Outline has an effective date of June 15, 2024. Candidates need 2 years of required work experience (otherwise ISC2 offers an Associate path), and the credential is ANAB-accredited to ISO/IEC 17024 and U.S. DoDM 8140.03 approved. Maintenance details (CPE credits and annual maintenance fee) are published separately in ISC2's continuing education policy and were not re-verified in this pass.
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