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To take the ISTQB Advanced Level exam, you require a Foundation Level Certificate. ISTQB also recommends practical experience before taking the exam.
Study of the advance level and its certification is to enhance knowledge and awareness and most importantly implement the learning to improve the quality of day to day work, which will eventually return good career growth.
In this tutorial, you will learn-
There are three different exam and certification modules under the generic name CTAL (Certified Tester Advanced Level)
The enrollment is same as that for the foundation level while enrolling you have to upload the following three documents
Once you have uploaded your documents and enrolled yourself, you need to send the DD and documents hard copies. documents. The payment process may vary slightly by country.
The details about the DD are mentioned in the site as well as you will be getting mail with the details after you enroll. You will get the confirmation on your mail once the DD is received.
Public (Individual) Exam – 4000/- + 580/- service tax = 4580/-
Corporate Exam – 3500/- + 507.50/- service tax = 4007.50/-
Module | Number of questions | Exam Length (in minutes) |
---|---|---|
Advanced Test Manager | 65 | 180 |
Advanced Test Analyst | 60 | 180 |
Advanced Technical Test Analyst | 45 | 120 |
At least 65% score is a must to pass Advanced Level exam. For each question, you can score 1, 2 or 3 points, depending on the level of difficulty.
Each question is classified according to the cognitive level, the K-level (also known as level of knowledge).
The Advanced exams cover 3 different K-levels: Understand (K2), Apply (K3) and Analyze (K4). During the exam, only plain paper and simple non-programmable calculators are allowed.
ISTQB Advance Level exam is intended to check your knowledge of the entire discipline of software testing in Foundation and Advance level syllabus. When you start preparing for ISTQB Test Manager, your mindset should be as Manager, think and learn from the perspective of a manager, in short, put yourself in the shoe of the manager. Same applies for test analyst and technical test analyst.
Brush up foundation level learning from ISTQB Exam Study Material
K (Knowledge) – Levels & Associated levels of difficulty
Advanced level covers 4 different k-levels (K1 to K4), it identifies the level of understanding being tested, not the difficulty of questions.
In Test Analyst/ Technical Test Analyst/Test Manager exams all parts of the ISTQB Advanced Level syllabus are examinable at a K1 level as well.
You can go through our Test Management Tutorial which will aid you in your CTAL (Advanced Level) studies.
Following are the useful tips to prepare and clear the ISTQB CTAL certification exam:
Most of the questions for Advanced Level Test Analyst & Test Manager are from Testing Process, Test Management & Defect Management so give maximum time to these chapters.
Below is the time recommended study time for ISTQB Test Manager, ISTQB Test Analyst & Technical Test Analyst
Test Manager | Test Analyst | Technical Test Analyst | |||
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Chapters | Study Time | Chapters | Study time | Chapters | Study time |
Basic Aspects of software testing | 30 mins | Basic Aspects of software testing | 30 m | Risk Based Testing | 90 mins |
Testing Processes | 180 mins | Testing Processes | 180 m | Structured Based Testing | 120 mins |
Test Management | 120 mins | Test Management | 120 m | Analytical Techniques | 180 mins |
Test Techniques | Max time | Test Techniques | Max time | Quality Characteristics For Technical Testing | 180 mins |
Testing of Software Characteristics | 210 mins | Testing of Software Characteristics | 210 mins | Reviews | 180 mins |
Reviews | 180 mins | Reviews | 180 mins | Test Tools And Automation | 90 mins |
Incident Management | 120 mins | Defect Management | 120 mins | ||
Test Tool Automation | 90 mins | Test Tools | 60mins | ||
People Skills Team Composition | 30 mins |
Good luck!
This article is contributed by Sundip Nag.
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