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Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) Exam
The ECBA exam is IIBA's entry-level, foundational business analysis certificate examination: a 50-question (situation-based and standard multiple-choice) online remote-proctored exam lasting 75 minutes and delivered through IIBA's exam delivery partner PSI, covering nine domains drawn from The Business Analysis Standard (domains 1-3) and the BABOK Guide's Business Analysis Core Concept Model (domains 4-9); the revised application-based exam has been in effect since July 21, 2025.
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Questions50 questions, of both situation-based and standard multiple-choice types
Testing time75 minutes
ScoringPass/fail result — a pass or fail is reported on screen when the exam is completed and IIBA emails confirmation within 48 hours; IIBA publishes no numeric passing score or cut score for the ECBA (none appears in the handbook, blueprint, fees, or exam-update pages)
Exam feeUSD 395 exam fee (no application fee; first year of IIBA membership is included with the exam purchase and student rates are available; only USD 145 of the exam fee is refundable within 30 days of payment); exam rewrite fee USD 95, USD 250 for non-members
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- Who runs it
- IIBA
- Category
- Business Analysis
- Current version
- ECBA Exam Blueprint V1.1 — the revised application-based exam in effect since July 21, 2025 (nine domains replacing the previous five-knowledge-area format)
- Where it applies
- Global
- Exam languages
- English
- Testing provider
- PSI (IIBA's exam delivery partner; scheduling, check-in, live proctoring, system requirements, and the tutorial test all run through PSI, launched via single sign-on from the IIBA profile)
- Format
- Online remote proctored exam (all IIBA certification exams are offered in Online Remote Proctored format; only CCBA and CBAP are also offered at PSI test centers — the ECBA is remote-only), with situation-based and standard multiple-choice questions
- Availability
- Year-round by appointment — candidates have six months from IIBA's receipt of exam payment to schedule and take the exam, and PSI requires 48 hours' notice to schedule, reschedule, or cancel
- Results
- Pass or fail result on screen when the exam is completed; IIBA emails confirmation of the result within 48 hours
- Remote testing
- Available
Exam structure
One 50-question exam whose blueprint assigns question percentages across nine domains: Understanding Business Analysis 20%; Mindset for Effective Business Analysis 14%; Implementing Business Analysis 6%; and 10% each for Change, Need, Solution, Stakeholder, Value, and Context (domains 1-3 from The Business Analysis Standard; domains 4-9 from the BABOK Guide's Business Analysis Core Concept Model)
Where rules vary
A single worldwide certification exam offered by an international professional association with no country-specific variants; IIBA describes the ECBA as a globally recognized certification and delivers it online worldwide via remote proctoring.
Eligibility
None beyond agreeing to IIBA's certification policies, terms, and Code of Ethical Conduct and Professional Standards during the exam purchase process — no work-experience, education, or professional-development-hour requirement is published for the current ECBA (IIBA's roadmap 'Before You Start' page lists only the policy-agreement eligibility)
Retake policy
Failed attempts may be rewritten by purchasing an exam rewrite (USD 95; USD 250 for non-members per the certification fees page — the rewrite fee is not included in the initial exam fee); no waiting period or attempt limit is published