How To Apply For Pmi Certification?

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If you wish to be a project management professional, ensure you take up a PMI certification.
The PMI certification process is as follows:

1. Meet Eligibility Criteria

To apply for a project management certification, it is necessary to meet the domain experience levels, educational levels, or both. The candidate needs to provide the details of his/her work experience and/or education.

Each and every certification has been distinctively designed; hence make sure you refer the handbook (available on the PMI website) for the desired certification, to probe its unique eligibility criteria.

2. Online Application

Once you fit the eligibility norms, you can apply for the project management certification of your interest/relevance. Gather the following—personal, educational, and professional—information along with the 35 hours of Project management education / training or CAPM certification and use PMI’s online certification system to complete the application process.

3. Evaluation Process

Once the application is received, PMI will authenticate if you fit the eligibility norms. ...
... PMI will validate your domain experience and educational information as per the guidelines.

Depending on the certification type - the application review process takes about 5 - 10 days. Once done, PMI will send you an email to guide you to the next step. Any queries or issues regarding your application will be addressed via email.

PMI audits the applications on random basis. To enhance the credibility of the certification program and the certification holders, a thorough audit is conducted wherein, the claimed experience and education documents are verified. For Program Management Professional (PgMP)® and Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)® applicants, the applications will go through an additional step of panel review. A panel of project management certification holders will assess your domain experience to reassure your qualifications.

4. Remittance for Test

Once your application gets approved, PMI will notify you about the payment process. You can use the online payment gateway to speed up your payment process.

Once the payment is done, you will receive an eligibility number via email. This eligibility number will help you schedule your test appointment as a part of the next stage.

5. Appointment for Test

You need to register and schedule an appointment for your test on https://home.pearsonvue.com/pmi using your eligibility number.

Along with CAPM and PMI-ACP, PMI is now allowing even PMP candidates to schedule their exam from home/office (Online Proctor Exam). Check this link for additional details. https://www.pmi.org/certifications/types/project-management-pmp/exam-prep/online
For detailed information on the project management professional certification process, you can visit the website https://www.pmi.org.in/content.aspx?id=Certification-Process