PDD Practice Exam - Is 67% Fail?

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hlwin

June 20, 2025 19:06

Hi All, 

I am taking my practice exam for my PDD exam in 2 days and I see that I got 67 questions right but its showing as a fail. I thought we only needed 58% to pass PDD? Please correct me if I am wrong Thanks!

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  ramyapv22 June 22, 2025 23:18

  Hi,
  My understanding is that you will need to score a minimum in each section to achieve an overall pass. According to the snippet you shared, it appears that you scored lower in Construction Cost Estimate and Project Manual & Specification. Refer for more details

  https://www.ncarb.org/blog/how-are-5-is-scored#:~:text=Your%20total%20score%20is%20determined,ll%20receive%20a%20failing%20score

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  nrespecki June 23, 2025 13:49

  Hi hlwin,

  The cut score for the PDD practice exam is set at 68%, which is slightly higher than the 58–66% range required to pass the actual PDD exam.

  In response to ramyapv22’s comment: the ARE is not scored by individual sections. Instead, your overall score is based on the total number of correct answers across all sections. This means that strong performance in one section can compensate for weaker performance in another.

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