CGAP™ Exam Content & Format

The one-part Certified Government Auditing Professional™ (CGAP™) exam includes 125 multiple-choice questions, covers four domains, and requires a completion time of three and one-half hours. The exam includes questions on INTOSAI government auditing standards.
 
The exam is NOT open book. 

Exam Nondisclosure

The CGAP™ exam is a nondisclosed examination, which means that current exam questions and answers will not be published or divulged. Candidates' question booklets must be turned in with their answer sheets at the conclusion of the examination. 

CGAP™ Exam Topic Outline

The exam content comprises:

• Domain 1: Standards, Governance and Risk Control Frameworks (10-20 percent)
• Domain II: Government Auditing Practice (35-45 percent)
• Domain III: Government Auditing Skills and Techniques (20-25 percent)
• Domain IV: Government Auditing Environment (20-25 percent)

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