CBAP Practice Test

The CBAP Practice Test is a free advanced-level, 25-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) exam across the six BABOK Guide v3 knowledge areas — business analysis planning and monitoring, elicitation and collaboration, requirements life cycle management, strategy analysis and solution evaluation, and requirements analysis and design definition — using scenario questions in the style of the exam, written to the BABOK Guide v3 and the CBAP exam blueprint for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 25 questions to earn a verifiable CBAP Readiness certificate (SOA-CBAP). Every question is based on published standards and research — including BABOK Guide (International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free CBAP Practice Test built on the current IIBA exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers business analysis planning and monitoring, elicitation and collaboration, requirements life cycle management, strategy analysis and solution evaluation and requirements analysis and design definition, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the five skill areas on this page, then take the 25-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a CBAP Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: BABOK Guide (International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Five skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (BA approach, Stakeholder engagement and Governance and performance); Elicitation and Collaboration (Preparing for elicitation, Conducting elicitation and Confirming and communicating); Requirements Life Cycle Management (Tracing, Prioritising and Change and approval); Strategy Analysis and Solution Evaluation (Current and future state, Change strategy and Measuring solution value); Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (Specifying and modelling, Verifying and validating and Design options). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Senior business analyst, Product owner, Business systems analyst, Requirements engineer and Business architecture or process improvement lead. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show CBAP knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The CBAP exam has 120 scenario and case-study multiple-choice questions to answer in 3.5 hours. It is based on the BABOK Guide v3, with requirements analysis and design definition carrying the most weight.

IIBA asks for at least 7,500 hours of business analysis work experience in the last 10 years, including experience across the BABOK knowledge areas, plus 35 hours of professional development in the last four years. Check IIBA for current details.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available CBAP content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

25 questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — with a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 25 scenario questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — and a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.