When did the PMP exam change?

July 9, 2026. PMI replaced the Exam Content Outline that had been in force since 2021 with a new one covering 26 tasks across three reweighted domains.

What are the new PMP domain weights?

People 33%, Process 41%, Business Environment 26%. Business Environment grew from a minor domain into a major one.

Did PMP eligibility rules change in 2026?

Yes. The qualifying experience window grew from 8 to 10 years, and a new associate-degree tier needs 48 months of experience. The four tiers are 24, 36, 48, and 60 months depending on education, each with 35 training hours or an active CAPM.

Did the PMP exam fee change in 2026?

US fees are $405 for PMI members and $595 for non-members until August 6, 2026, then $445 and $675. Retakes are $275 and $375. Verify at pmi.org before paying.

What changed on the July 9, 2026 PMP exam.

The PMP moved to a new Exam Content Outline on July 9, 2026. This page is the short, factual version of what is different: the exam itself, the application rules, and the fees, checked against PMI's published documents in July 2026.

The exam itself

New domain weights. People 33% · Process 41% · Business Environment 26%. Business Environment is the big story: it grew from a minor domain under the old outline into a quarter of the exam, and risk now lives there.

26 tasks. The new outline defines 26 tasks (8 People, 10 Process, 8 Business Environment). Every question on the exam maps to one of them, which is also how you should judge any question bank: ask for its per-task mapping. Ours is public at /coverage/.

180 questions, 240 minutes. The 2026 sitting runs 180 questions in 240 minutes with two scheduled breaks, about 80 seconds per question.

New question styles. Multi-part case-study sets (several questions against one scenario), matching and drag-and-drop, graphic interpretation, and pull-down items, alongside multiple choice and multiple response.

New emphasis. AI in projects, sustainability and ESG, and value delivery are woven through the scenarios rather than parked in one section.

The application rules (these changed too)

Two changes took effect the same day, and both help you. The qualifying experience window grew from 8 to 10 years, so project work from 2016 onward can count again on a 2026 application. And a new associate-degree tier was added at 48 months. The four ways to qualify, each also needing 35 hours of PM education (waived with an active CAPM):

High school diploma: 60 months leading projects, within the last 10 years.
Associate degree (new tier): 48 months, within the last 10 years.
Bachelor's degree, any field: 36 months, within the last 10 years.
Degree from a PMI GAC-accredited program: 24 months, within the last 10 years.

The fees

US exam fees are $405 for PMI members and $595 for non-members until August 6, 2026, when they rise to $445 and $675. Retakes run $275 and $375. Membership is about $164 a year plus a $10 application fee and usually pays for itself against the non-member price. Fees change; verify the exact amount at pmi.org checkout before you pay.

What this means for your prep

The old exam no longer exists. A question bank written for the 2021 outline is practice for a test nobody sits anymore, whatever its question count says. Before you buy anything, ask two questions: was this bank written for the July 2026 outline, and can the seller show a per-task coverage map? sprintBANK's answer to both is public: 963 original questions across all 26 tasks, counts published at /coverage/, with 240-minute mocks at the new weights.

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Sources: PMI, PMP Examination Content Outline (2026) and PMI's published certification requirements and fee schedule, reviewed July 2026. Figures restated here in good faith; PMI's site is authoritative.