QGIS Practice Test

The QGIS Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests practical QGIS skills for GIS work — data, formats and coordinate reference systems, vector analysis and attributes, raster analysis and terrain, and cartography, automation and services — written to the QGIS User Manual, QGIS Training Manual, PyQGIS Developer Cookbook, EPSG registry and OGC standards for 2026. It is an independent practice test; QGIS has no official exam. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable QGIS Readiness certificate (SOA-QGIS). Every question is based on published standards and research — including QGIS User Manual (QGIS Project), QGIS Training Manual (QGIS Project), EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset (IOGP) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free QGIS Practice Test built on the current exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers data, formats and coordinate reference systems, vector analysis and attributes, raster analysis and terrain and cartography, automation and services, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable 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 QGIS 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: QGIS User Manual (QGIS Project); QGIS Training Manual (QGIS Project); EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset (IOGP); OGC standards (WMS, WFS, GeoPackage and more) (Open Geospatial Consortium); PyQGIS Developer Cookbook (QGIS Project). 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: Data, Formats and Coordinate Reference Systems (Formats, CRS and Projections); Vector Analysis and Attributes (Geoprocessing, Joins and Expressions); Raster Analysis and Terrain (DEMs, Raster calculator and Interpolation); Cartography, Automation and Services (Layouts, Styling, PyQGIS and OGC). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

GIS analyst or technician, Urban or environmental planner, Geospatial data scientist, Surveyor or cartographer and Researcher using spatial data. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show QGIS knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

QGIS is a free, open-source geographic information system for viewing, editing, analysing and mapping spatial data. It reads many vector and raster formats, connects to databases such as PostGIS and web services such as WMS and WFS, and can be automated with Python (PyQGIS).

Since QGIS has no vendor exam, people show skill with portfolios of maps and analyses, training course certificates and practical tests like this one, which cover the tasks employers expect.

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.