
Exam cost
Certified Information Privacy Technologist Exam Cost
The published price for the Certified Information Privacy Technologist certification exam, what it covers, and what the real total budget looks like once retakes and study time are counted.
- USD 550.00 (identical member and non-member price) exam fee
- 150 min
- 90 questions
What the exam costs
Published by the certification body. No estimates, no ranges.
What the fee covers
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| Item | Included in the exam fee |
|---|---|
| The exam session | Yes, including the 150-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 (90 questions for this exam) |
| Training course | No, sold separately by providers and training companies |
The exam fee buys you one attempt at the Certified Information Privacy Technologist. 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: Credential: Certified Information Privacy Technologist (IAPP). Sources: official store page store.iapp.org/cipt-exam (price, 90 questions, 2.5 hours + 15-minute break, must be completed within one year of purchase), IAPP Certification FAQs (passing score of 300 on the 100-500 scale) and the official IAPP Certification Candidate Handbook (scoring 100-500, pass at 300+). No prerequisite listed on the official store/product pages. Maintenance: 20 CPE credits per two-year certification term plus a USD 250 Certification Maintenance Fee (waived if covered by IAPP membership), per the official IAPP CPE policy. Exam is delivered by Pearson VUE (test center or OnVUE remote).
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