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Part 1 and Part 2 Are Two Different Exams

Part 1 is a knowledge check: 40 simple multiple-choice questions on the ArchiMate 3 modelling language's Level 1 learning outcomes, one point per correct answer, closed book, no prerequisites. Pass it and you hold ArchiMate 3 Foundation, with partial credit toward Practitioner.

Part 2 is a judgment check: 8 complex scenario questions where answers are graded — the correct answer scores 5 points, the second best 3, the third best 1, and the distracter zero. It is open book, with an electronic copy of the ArchiMate 3 Specification built into the exam (hardcopies are not allowed), and it requires ArchiMate 3 Foundation or a same-day Part 1 pass at the same test center. Pass it and you hold ArchiMate 3 Practitioner.

Both exams are supervised. The Open Group notes that additional time may be provided for candidates taking the English exam for whom English is not their first language, and that the listed times cover the exam itself — registration, tutorial, and survey add roughly 15 minutes around it.

The structural facts are fixed by The Open Group and worth restating as one canonical block: ArchiMate 3 Part 1 (OGA-031, English) runs 40 simple multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, closed book, with a 60% pass mark (24 of 40) and no prerequisites; ArchiMate 3 Part 2 (OGA-032, English) runs 8 complex scenario questions with gradient scoring (5/3/1/0 points) in 90 minutes, open book with the electronic ArchiMate 3 Specification built in, with a 65% pass mark (26 of 40 points) and an ArchiMate 3 Foundation or same-day Part 1 pass prerequisite. Each exam sits in the USD 375 exam-booking-fee group (USD 400 retail voucher) on the fee schedule applicable from February 1, 2026.

Test Center or OnVUE at Home — Your Choice

The Open Group's exam summary states the delivery choice plainly: both ArchiMate 3 parts are delivered at Authorized Examination Provider Test Centers and remotely by Pearson VUE OnVUE delivery. The Open Group also publishes an at-home advice sheet for candidates taking a Pearson VUE exam, and its certification page links both documents directly.

One logistics detail matters for the two-part path: Pearson VUE's test-center bookings can run Part 1 and Part 2 as consecutive exams in the same session — which triggers an automatic discount — while OnVUE does not allow two consecutive sessions. The Open Group's fee schedule states that OnVUE bookers may instead purchase two separate vouchers at a reduced fee, so the at-home path does not cost more when planned correctly.

The supervision model is worth one plain restatement: both parts are delivered at Authorized Examination Provider Test Centers and remotely by Pearson VUE OnVUE delivery, and both are supervised. The at-home route makes your room part of the exam - webcam, ID verification, workspace photos - while the test-center route is the only one that can run Part 1 and Part 2 as consecutive exams in a single session, which is where the automatic pair discount lives.

The Full Cost: $375 per Part

The Open Group's retail fee schedule, applicable from February 1, 2026, lists the ArchiMate 3 Part 1 and Part 2 exams in the USD 375 exam-booking group — the fee charged when booking directly with Pearson VUE by credit card. Retail vouchers purchased through The Open Group Shop run USD 400 per part. Exams are priced in USD, and local taxes may apply by country.

The same schedule notes the pair discount: booked together at a test center as consecutive same-session exams, Part 1 plus Part 2 is automatically discounted, and OnVUE candidates can buy two reduced-fee vouchers instead. Budget the pair at roughly $750 before the discount, and remember The Open Group reserves the right to change fees without notice.

Where ArchiMate Attempts Go Wrong

Pattern one is misreading which exam you are sitting: Part 1 is a 40-question knowledge check at a 60% bar, Part 2 is an 8-scenario judgment check at a 65% bar with gradient scoring - and the two punish opposite preparation habits.

Pattern two is open-book overconfidence: Part 2's built-in electronic specification only helps candidates who practiced navigating it - everyone else burns the 90 minutes searching instead of answering.

Pattern three is the booking rule: Part 2 requires Foundation or a same-day Part 1 pass at the same test center, and OnVUE cannot run two consecutive sessions - the reduced-fee two-voucher route has to be planned before payment, not after.

• •Scenario surprise: Part 2's gradient scoring means a defensible-but-second-best answer still earns 3 of 5 points, and candidates trained on right-or-wrong question banks misjudge how the 65% bar is actually reached.
• •Open-book overconfidence: Part 2 allows the built-in electronic specification, and candidates who never practiced navigating it burn the 90 minutes searching instead of answering.
• •Wrong exam on the wrong day: Part 2 requires Foundation or a same-day Part 1 pass at the same test center — candidates who book Part 2 alone without that prerequisite forfeit the slot.
• •Session logistics: OnVUE cannot run two consecutive exams, so the at-home two-part path needs the reduced-fee two-voucher route planned before payment, not after.

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One boundary stated plainly: we do not promise a specific percentage beyond the published pass marks — 60% for Part 1, 65% for Part 2. We promise the fee follows the result, never precedes it.

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