Level | Certifications | Requirements | For whom | Exam Structure |
Foundation | Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST) Application Fee: US$200 |
0 - 2 Years of Experience 4 year degree Awareness of Software Life Cycle Awareness of Quality Principles Knowledge of Quality Function Aligned with QAI CBOK |
Fresh engineering graduates Testers Software Developers System Analyst |
1.5 Hour Examination Two Parts of 45 minutes each Multiple Choice Questions Require 75% on each part to pass |
Practitioner | Certified Software Tester (CSTE) Application Fee:US$350 |
2 - 4 Years of Experience 4 year degree and 2 years in IT 3 year degree and 3 years in IT 2 year degree and 4 years in IT 6 years experience in the IT Application of Quality Principles Knowledge of Quality Function Aligned with QAI CBOK |
Experienced Software Testers Test Leads Test Engineers Test Architects Design Analysts |
4.0 Hour Examination Two Parts of 75 minutes each Two part of 60 minutes each MCQ + Subjective Questions Require 75% on each part to pass |
Managerial | Certified Manager Software Testing (CMST) Application Fee:US$600 |
4 - 8 Years of Experience 4 year degree and 2 years in IT 3 year degree and 3 years in IT 2 year degree and 4 years in IT 8 years experience in the IT Active CSQA Certification Application of Quality Principles Knowledge of Quality Function Aligned with QAI CBOK |
Software Test Managers Software Project Managers |
4.0 Hour Examination Two Parts of 75 minutes each Two part of 60 minutes each MCQ + Subjective Questions Require 75% on each part to pass |