Free AIGP study resources
Everything you can use to prepare for the AIGP without paying: the IAPP's own documents, the laws and frameworks the exam is written from, and free practice questions. What each one is for, and where free material runs out.
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The IAPP publishes three documents every candidate should have. All are free from the AIGP page on iapp.org:
- Body of Knowledge and exam blueprint. The syllabus, currently version 2.1, effective 2 February 2026, and the number of questions each domain carries. Every exam question maps to it.
- Candidate Handbook. Booking, identification, retakes and scoring policy: the rules of the exam rather than its content.
- AIGP study guide. A short guide with the exam format and sample questions, sent after you fill in a request form.
Two more free IAPP pages help during study. Key Terms for AI Governance defines about 100 terms, and the Global AI Law and Policy Tracker summarises AI legislation and policy by jurisdiction. The IAPP's practice exam is not free: 100 questions in a PDF, US$60, or US$50 for members.
The laws and frameworks themselves
Domain II is written from a small set of primary texts, and the main ones are free at the source:
- The EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, on EUR-Lex. The Future of Life Institute's AI Act Explorer makes it easier to navigate, with cross-references and a link for every article. It is independent, not an EU publication.
- The NIST AI Risk Management Framework and its Playbook, which lists suggested actions for each function.
- The OECD AI Principles, the international baseline that many frameworks cite.
- The GDPR, for the places where AI governance and data protection overlap.
ISO/IEC 42001 is the exception. ISO sells the full standard; its overview page on iso.org is free. Every other law and framework the course covers is linked at the source on our official sources page.
Reading these texts in full is not the best use of study time. Read the parts the Body of Knowledge names, and for each one ask who it binds and what they have to do. That is the form most scenario questions take.
Free practice questions
Practice is the hardest part to find free, and it matters most, because the exam tests applying the material to scenarios. Free options:
- The sample questions in the IAPP's free study guide.
- 50 Domain I questions with full explanations on our practice questions page, with no account needed.
- A new question of the day every few days, and a term of the day for vocabulary.
- In the app, all 100 Domain I questions are free, with progress tracking and no card details. The diagnostic exam is free too.
Other sites offer free question sets of mixed quality. Check two things before relying on one: that it tracks Body of Knowledge 2.1, since material from before 2025 still teaches the old seven-domain structure, and that every answer has an explanation. Avoid "dumps" sites that claim to sell real exam questions. Using leaked exam content breaks the IAPP's exam rules, and nothing guarantees their answers are right.
Free study material on this site
- The Domain I study guide: all 15 topics in full.
- The glossary: 195 terms, including the look-alike pairs that scenario questions set against each other.
- The two-page PDF: exam facts and domain weights on one page, Domain I distinctions on the other.
- Guides to the exam format and cost, the passing score and how to study, including a six-week plan.
Free courses and news
There is no complete free AIGP course. For background on what AI is and what it cannot do, Elements of AI, from the University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn, is free and needs no programming. It overlaps with Domain I's foundations but is not exam preparation. To stay current as laws change, the IAPP's AI Governance Dashboard newsletter is free to subscribe to.
When paying is worth it
Free material covers the syllabus completely. It is thinner on practice across Domains II to IV and on timed mock exams, and that is where paid options add the most. Official training, independent courses, books and question banks are compared, with prices, at best AIGP exam prep.
Free AIGP resources at a glance
| Resource | From | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| IAPP AIGP Body of Knowledge and exam blueprint | IAPP | The syllabus and question counts per domain |
| IAPP Candidate Handbook | IAPP | Booking, exam-day rules, retakes, scoring policy |
| IAPP AIGP study guide | IAPP (request form) | Exam format and sample questions |
| Key Terms for AI Governance | IAPP | About 100 defined terms |
| Global AI Law and Policy Tracker | IAPP | Where AI laws stand, by jurisdiction |
| EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) | EUR-Lex | The primary text for Domain II |
| AI Act Explorer | Future of Life Institute | Navigating the AI Act by article |
| NIST AI RMF 1.0 and Playbook | NIST | The US risk framework and its suggested actions |
| OECD AI Principles | OECD | The international baseline many frameworks cite |
| Domain I study guide, glossary and 50 practice questions | This site | Reading and first practice, no account |
| App free tier | This site | All 100 Domain I questions, plus a diagnostic exam |
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free AIGP study guide?
Yes. The IAPP offers a free AIGP study guide with the exam format and sample questions, requested through a form on iapp.org, and its Body of Knowledge and exam blueprint are free downloads. On this site, the Domain I study guide is free to read in full and there is a two-page exam summary PDF.
Is there a free AIGP practice exam?
Not an official one. The IAPP's practice exam is 100 questions in a PDF for US$60, or US$50 for members. Free practice comes from the sample questions in the IAPP study guide, the 50 Domain I questions on our practice questions page, and the app's free tier, which includes all 100 Domain I questions and a free diagnostic exam.
Is there free AIGP training?
There is no free official course: the IAPP's AIGP training is paid, from around $995 self-paced. Free material covers the syllabus rather than teaching it as a course. For general AI background, Elements of AI from the University of Helsinki is a free introductory course, though it is not exam preparation.
Can I pass the AIGP using only free resources?
The syllabus and the primary texts are all free, so the content is within reach without paying. The harder part to get free is practice volume: enough scenario questions across all four domains, with explanations, to find and fix weak areas. That is the part paid options mostly add; they are compared at best AIGP exam prep.
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