KiCad Practice Test

The KiCad Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests KiCad EDA skills — the project structure and tools, schematic capture with symbols and nets, the PCB editor with footprints, layers and routing, and libraries, ERC/DRC and manufacturing outputs — written to the official KiCad documentation for 2026. KiCad is free and open-source. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable KiCad Proficiency certificate (SOA-K5). Every question is based on published standards and research — including KiCad EDA documentation (KiCad) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free KiCad Practice Test, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures project and tools, schematic capture, PCB layout and rules, libraries and output and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-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 KiCad Proficiency 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: KiCad EDA documentation (KiCad). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Project and Tools (Project, Editors and Workflow); Schematic Capture (Symbols, Nets and Annotation); PCB Layout (Footprints, Layers and Routing); Rules, Libraries and Output (ERC/DRC, Libraries and Manufacturing). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Electronics hobbyist or maker, PCB designer using KiCad, Hardware engineer, Electronics student and Open-source EDA user. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show KiCad knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

KiCad is a free, open-source electronics design automation (EDA) suite. It includes a schematic editor (Eeschema), a PCB layout editor (Pcbnew), symbol and footprint libraries, and tools to produce manufacturing outputs like Gerbers.

Draw the schematic in Eeschema, assign footprints to components, run the electrical rules check, transfer the netlist to the PCB editor, place and route the board, run the design rules check, then generate Gerber and drill files for fabrication.

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/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) 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.