AIGP study guide PDF
A free two-page PDF: the AIGP exam's format, scoring, costs and domain weights on one page, and the Domain I distinctions the exam tests most on the other.
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Page 1: the exam
| Format | 100 questions in 3 hours: 85 scored, 15 unscored pilots. Multiple-choice and multi-select, mostly scenario-based. Pearson VUE, at a test centre or online. |
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| Scoring | Scaled from 100 to 500; 300 to pass. No penalty for a wrong answer. Pass or fail and your score show on screen at the end, with a per-domain breakdown by email. |
| Cost | US$799, or US$649 for IAPP members. A retake is around US$625 (US$475 for members) and cannot be booked sooner than seven days after the failed attempt. |
| Keeping it | Two-year term: 20 CPE credits plus a US$250 maintenance fee, waived while an IAPP membership is active. |
| Syllabus | The IAPP's AIGP Body of Knowledge, version 2.1, a free download from iapp.org. |
Scored questions per domain, from the exam blueprint:
| Domain | Covers | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Domain I | the foundations of AI governance | 16–20 |
| Domain II | laws, standards and frameworks | 19–23 |
| Domain III | governing AI development | 21–25 |
| Domain IV | governing AI deployment and use | 21–25 |
A six-week plan, one domain a week and then practice:
| Week | Focus | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domain I: the foundations of AI governance | What an AI system is, the harms taxonomy, the AI life cycle. |
| 2 | Domain II: laws, standards and frameworks | EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO standards: who each binds and what it requires. |
| 3 | Domain III: governing AI development | Risk assessment, data governance, testing and evaluation. |
| 4 | Domain IV: governing AI deployment and use | Monitoring, incident response, transparency obligations. |
| 5 | Mixed practice | Question sets across domains; drill the weakest domain. |
| 6 | Timed mocks and vocabulary | Full timed mocks for pacing; sweep the look-alike terms. |
Page 2: Domain I distinctions
12 pairs of terms that scenario questions set against each other, such as provider and deployer, or policy and procedure, each with the one-line difference. Below them, three common wrong assumptions and what is true instead. All of it is from Domain I; the rest of that domain is in the study guide, and every term is in the glossary.
What this PDF is not
It is not the IAPP's Body of Knowledge, which is the official syllabus and a free download from iapp.org. It is an independent summary, not affiliated with or endorsed by the IAPP. The scoring details are explained in full at AIGP passing score, and costs and booking in the exam guide.
After the PDF
The PDF lists the distinctions; practice questions test whether you can apply them in a scenario. All 100 Domain I questions are free in the app, with an explanation for every answer.
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