General Guidelines for Preparing ISTQB Exam pattern and syllabus

1. 40 Questions
2. 65% pass mark
3. 75 minutes
4. Multiple choice questions
5. Only one correct answer
6. No negative marking
7. Paper/Pen based exam. Darken the appropriate circle
8. Not online
9. All questions from syllabus
10. Read the syllabus very carefully
11. Question breakup
1. 50% K1 (remember, recall type)
2. 30% K2 (Compare, contrast type)
3. 20% K3 (Analyze, apply type. Numerical type as well)
4. See syllabus for details on K levels

» Syllabus Breakup for ISTQB Preparation Material

The principles of testing

Terminology; why testing is necessary; fundamental test process; psychology of testing;re-testing and regression testing; expected results; prioritization.
Testing throughout the life-cycle

Models for testing; economics of testing; high level test planning; acceptance testing; integration testing in the large; functional and non-functional system testing; integration testing in the small; component testing; maintenance testing.
Static testing

Reviews and the test process; types of review; static analysis.

Test design techniques
Dynamic testing techniques, Black and white-box testing techniques; error guessing, BVA etc.

Test management

Organization; configuration management; test estimation, monitoring and control; incident management; standards for testing.
Tool support for testing

Types of CAST tool (Computer-Aided Software Testing); tool selection and implementation.

Chapter	Number of Questions Expected from each chapter
The principles of testing	7
Testing throughout the life-cycle	6
Static testing	3
Test design techniques	12
Test management	8
Tool support for testing	4