ISACA is a professional membership association composed of individuals interested in AI risk management, assurance, control, security, governance, and data privacy. The AAIR Certification Working Group is responsible for establishing policies for the AAIR certification program and developing the exam.
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Because information regarding the AAIR examination may change, please refer to www.isaca.org/aair for the most current information.
The AAIR designation is awarded to individuals who have met the following requirements: (1) achieve a passing score on the AAIR exam, (2) agree to adhere to ISACA’s Code of Professional Ethics, (3) agree to adhere to the AAIR Certification continuing education policy, and (4) hold a qualifying risk certification (see www.isaca.org/aair for more information).
The AAIR Certification Working Group oversees the development of the exam and ensures the currency of its content. Questions for the AAIR exam are developed through a multitiered process designed to enhance the ultimate quality of the exam.
The purpose of the exam is to evaluate a candidate’s knowledge of the use of AI tools for risk management and practices used to manage AI risk in an organization. The exam consists of 90 multiple-choice questions, administered during a 2.5-hour session.
The AAIR exam is administered on a continuous basis at qualifying test sites and via online remote proctoring. Please refer to the appropriate ISACA Exam Candidate Information Guide at https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/exam-candidate-guides for specific exam information, including registration, scheduling and languages, and important key information for exam day. Exam registrations can be made online at www.isaca.org/aair.
The AAIR exam can be scheduled directly from your My ISACA profile. Please see the Exam Candidate Information Guide at https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/exam-candidate-guides for complete instructions. Exams can be scheduled for any available time slot. Exams may be rescheduled a minimum of 48 hours prior to the originally scheduled appointment. If you are within 48 hours of your original appointment, you must take your exam or forfeit the exam registration fee.
Prior to the day of the exam:
You must present an acceptable form of identification (ID) in order to enter the testing center. Please see the Exam Candidate Information Guide for acceptable forms of ID.
You are prohibited from bringing the following into the test center:
If exam candidates are viewed with any such communication, surveillance, or recording devices during the exam administration, their exam will be voided, and they will be asked to immediately leave the exam site.
Personal items brought to the testing center must be stored in a locker or other designated area until the exam is completed and submitted.
Avoid activities that would invalidate your test score, such as:
The exam is administered over a 3.5-hour period. This allows for a little more than 1.5 minutes per question. Therefore, it is advisable that candidates pace themselves to complete the entire exam.
Candidate scores are reported as a scaled score. A scaled score is a conversion of a candidate’s raw score on an exam to a common scale. ISACA uses and reports scores on a common scale from 200 to 800. A candidate must receive a score of 450 or higher to pass the exam. A score of 450 represents a minimum consistent standard of knowledge as established by ISACA’s AAIR Certification Working Group. A candidate receiving a passing score may then apply for certification if all other requirements are met.
Passing the exam does not grant the AAIR designation. To become AAIR-certified, each candidate must complete all requirements, including submitting an application and receiving approval for certification.
The AAIR examination contains some questions that are included for research and analysis purposes only. Those questions are not separately identified, and the candidate’s final score will be based only on the common scored questions. There are various versions of each exam, but only the common questions are scored for your results.
A candidate receiving a score of less than 450 is not successful and can retake the exam by registering and paying the appropriate exam fee. To assist with future study, the result letter each candidate receives will include a score analysis broken down by content area.
You will receive a preliminary score on screen immediately following the completion of your exam. Your official score will be emailed to you and available online within 10 working days.
Question-level results cannot be provided.
In order to become officially AAIR-certified, candidates must pass the AAIR exam and complete and submit an application for certification (and must receive confirmation from ISACA that the application is approved). The application is available on the ISACA website at https://www.isaca.org/aair. Once the application is approved, the applicant will be sent confirmation of the approval. The candidate is not AAIR-certified and cannot use the AAIR designation until the candidate’s application is approved. A processing fee must accompany AAIR applications for certification.
Candidates receiving a failing score on the exam may request a rescoring of their exam within 30 days following the release of the exam results. All requests must include a candidate’s name, exam ID number, and mailing address. A fee of US$75 must accompany this request.