As of April 2024; all candidates appearing for API exam shall receive instant confirmed scoring and maximum within 24 hours after exam from prometric.
That is not all.
Candidates shall also receive their downloadable certificate in their API account within 3 days.
This is a huge difference of previously waiting for final score for upto 8 weeks and another 8 weeks to receive your certificate. To read more, click on link:
If you fail, you need to apply for rescheduling and pay USD 200 $. You shall receive the exam authorization approval email normally within 2-3 working days. You shall then book your seat with the Prometric as soon as possible.
There is a frequently asked question (FAQ) in the Prometric web site.
There is an API Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). If you have any question, ask us via WhatsApp line or click on below link:
The exam would automatically start after the 10 minutes allocated time for tutorial or if you end it earlier. The icons are simple and user friendly.
Remember that you can flag off those questions you are not sure of so you can return to them during the remaining time.
You can also right click on selected answers to eliminate wrong answers. This will narrow down the possible right answers and therefore increases you chance of getting the right answer.
You can either review all the questions once again or review the flagged off questions only during any remaining time left.
Keep a tab on the remaining time (upper right-hand corner of the screen). There are a few good tutorials in the API ICP (Individual Certification Program) website.
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Thickness Calculations: Round to the third decimal place, and don’t round-up/down. The right answer will always be far from the wrong answers so as not to pose a problem.
Since both metric and British units are used; sometimes, the data are given in inches or foot but the multi choice answer is in mm or meter. So, be careful on unit conversion.
API Exam NEVER uses the following type of answers:
All of the above
Both A & B
None of the above
Use common sense. Reason it out!
It is likely a correct answer to a very easy question.
A lot of questions are derived from basics: definitions, meaning, scope, exclusions.
Try using the PDF copy of reference documents as much as possible when solving open book questions; it helps navigate through documents more easily during the exam.
Sitting for an exam can be stressful specially for such day long gruesome exam, so, try to sleep early the night before and stop reading on the exam day.
Just peruse the important parts of the reference documents or look at the figures and charts for around half an hour maximum. Let your brain rest. You need to be alert and full of energy to endure the day long core exam.
During the exam, you can increase your chances of choosing the correct answer by eliminating the obvious wrong answers.
To eliminate the wrong answers, hold the mouse on the answer you think is wrong and right click, it will cross it helping you to concentrate on the remaining possible answers.
You can challenge any question you may wish by writing on its comment sheet but please note that the clock keeps running so you shall be spending from your allocated time.
During practice sessions and the mock exams, try actually solving the calculation type of mock questions on the paper (not in your mind) even if it is a simple mathematical equation and looks easy.
Until you don’t practice solving the questions, you would not get the feel of it.
Practice also helps you solving the calculations a lot faster while avoid making silly mistakes during the exam.
Significant number of questions is aimed at verifying your comprehension of principles and theory, so try to understand the basics rather than simply memorizing the numbers as it would be of little help.
Remember, API does not normally want you to memorize the numbers or formulas during the closed book examinations unless extensively used in the industry, is of everyday use or specifically mentioned in the body of knowledge.
During the remaining modules, we shall show you which figures you may need to remember and shall highlight the potential practical type of questions (see sets of flash cards in module 11).
Some questions include irrelevant information that might look confusing. API wants to verify that you can differentiate between the relevant and non relevant information.
The trick is to understand the question (what is wanted) and then look at the relevant formula to find out what information is required to calculate the answer.
Make a quick list of known and unknown parameters dismissing the irrelevant information; then, simply use the formula to solve the equation.
Pay particular attention to charts, tables, figures, and also the footnotes within the reference books and try to understand the rationale.
We shall explain major tables, chart and figures and shall point out those important footnotes during our e-learning course and classroom training.
During open book examination, if you can’t find a topic within a code, look at the table of content, the list of figures or the list of tables, if you still can’t find it within 1-2 minutes; flag it off, make a note of question number on the paper and go to next question; there is high chance of encountering the topic when looking for other topics on subsequent questions; in which case you can go back to the flagged off question and solve it within seconds.
More exam tips are discussed during other modules and also the classroom trainings if you have opted for our blended package.
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