Examinations
MSTB runs ISTQB exams in Malaysia as the country’s ISTQB member board. Apply by email with the exam application form at least 2 weeks before your exam date, pay at least 7 days before, and receive your confirmed result within 10 working days.
- Apply at least 2 weeks before
- Pay at least 7 days before
- Results within 10 working days
How to apply
Three steps from your application to your certificate. You apply by email with the MSTB exam application form; there is no online registration.
Apply and pay
Return the exam application form at least 2 weeks before your preferred exam date.
Apply at least 2 weeks before your exam date.
Pay at least 7 days before.
You send
- The completed exam application form with your preferred date from the exam schedule, by email to examination@mstb.org. Write to the same address if you need the form.
You receive
- A tax invoice
Then you send
- Proof of payment, at least 7 days before the exam. The payment options are in the application form.
Confirm and sit
Receive your receipt and confirmation letter, then sit the exam on the day.
You receive
- A payment receipt
- A confirmation letter with the details of your exam
On the day
- Sit the exam at the confirmed date and time
Results and certificate
Receive your confirmed result within 10 working days of the exam, then your certificate if you pass.
You receive
- Your confirmed result, within 10 working days of the exam
- Your certificate, if you pass
Advanced Level exams have prerequisites. Check them under Exams, or with examination@mstb.org, before you apply.
Exams MSTB offers
MSTB offers these ISTQB exams in English. Each links to ISTQB’s own page, which carries the syllabus, the learning objectives and sample exams where ISTQB publishes them. Every Advanced Level and Specialist exam listed here needs the Foundation Level certificate (CTFL) first.
Core Foundation
- CTFLVersion 4.0
Certified Tester Foundation Level
40 questions, 60 minutes (75 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (26 of 40 points)
- Prerequisite
- None
- Language
- English
Core Advanced
- CTAL-TAVersion 4.0
Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Analyst
45 questions, 120 minutes (150 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (51 of 78 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL (v4.0 preferred, or an earlier version) and sufficient practical experience
- Language
- English
- CTAL-TAEVersion 2.0
Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Automation Engineering
40 questions, 90 minutes (113 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (43 of 66 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL (v4.0 or an earlier version) and sufficient practical experience
- Language
- English
- CTAL-TMVersion 3.0
Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Management
50 questions, 120 minutes (150 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (58 of 88 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL (v4.0 or an earlier version) and sufficient practical experience
- Language
- English
- CTAL-TTAVersion 4.0
Certified Tester Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst
45 questions, 120 minutes (150 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (51 of 78 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL and sufficient practical experience
- Language
- English
Specialist
- CT-MATVersion 1.0
Certified Tester Mobile Application Testing
40 questions, 60 minutes (75 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (26 of 40 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL
- Language
- English
- CT-AcTVersion 1.0
Certified Tester Acceptance Testing
40 questions, 60 minutes (75 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (26 of 40 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL
- Language
- English
- CT-PTVersion 1.0
Certified Tester Performance Testing
40 questions, 90 minutes (113 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (26 of 40 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL
- Language
- English
- CT-SECVersion 1.0Retiring
Certified Tester Security Tester
45 questions, 120 minutes (150 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (52 of 80 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL and at least three years of relevant academic, practical or consulting experience
- Language
- English
ISTQB’s last English exam 10 November 2027.
- CT-GenAIVersion 1.0
Certified Tester Testing with Generative AI
40 questions, 60 minutes (75 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (30 of 46 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL
- Language
- English
- CT-FTVersion 1.0
Certified Tester Finance Testing
40 questions, 60 minutes (75 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (30 of 45 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL (v4.0 or an earlier version)
- Language
- English
- CT-QDOVersion 1.0
Certified Tester Quality in DevOps
40 questions, 60 minutes (75 if English is not your first language)
- Pass mark
- 65% (30 of 45 points)
- Prerequisite
- CTFL (v4.0 or an earlier version)
- Language
- English
Also offered: ask which version
ISTQB has released a newer version of each exam below. Email examination@mstb.org to confirm which version your session examines before you apply.
- CTAL-ATAsk which version
Certified Tester Advanced Level Agile Tester
- Prerequisite
- CTFL
- CT-AIAsk which version
Certified Tester AI Testing
- CT-MBTAsk which version
Certified Tester Model-Based Tester
- CT-UTAsk which version
Certified Tester Usability Testing
- CT-AuTAsk which version
Certified Tester Automotive Software Tester
- Prerequisite
- CTFL
- CT-GaMeAsk which version
Certified Tester Game Testing
- Prerequisite
- CTFL and sufficient practical experience
ISTQB’s last English exam for version 1.0: 10 November 2027.
Retiring examsISTQB is retiring this exam. You can sit it here until ISTQB’s last exam date shown; after that, its successor replaces it.
Practical experienceSome Advanced Level exams also ask for practical experience. Each exam’s Prerequisite says which.
Exam dates
Sessions from now to 31 July 2027. Seats are limited and dates are subject to availability. Pick your date when you apply.
November 2026
4 sessions- Tue17CTAL-TTAAdvanced Level Technical Test AnalystOnline
- Thu19CTFLFoundation LevelIn person
- Wed25CT-PTPerformance TestingOnline
- Thu26CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
December 2026
9 sessions- Wed2CT-AIAI TestingOnline
- Thu3IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
- Wed9CT-UTUsability TestingOnline
- Thu10CTAL-TAEAdvanced Level Test Automation EngineeringOnline
- Wed16CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Thu17CTAL-TMAdvanced Level Test ManagementOnline
- Thu17CTFLFoundation LevelIn person
- Tue22IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
- Wed23CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
January 2027
6 sessions- Wed20CT-AIAI TestingOnline
- Wed20CTFLFoundation LevelIn person
- Thu21CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Tue26TMMi TMMI-PProfessionalOnline
- Wed27CT-PTPerformance TestingOnline
- Thu28IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
February 2027
9 sessions- Wed3CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Thu4IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
- Thu4CTAL-TAAdvanced Level Test AnalystOnline
- Thu4IREB REA-PCPRE RE@Agile PrimerOnline
- Thu11CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Tue16CTAL-TAEAdvanced Level Test Automation EngineeringOnline
- Thu18CTFLFoundation LevelIn person
- Tue23IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
- Thu25CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
March 2027
8 sessions- Tue2CTAL-TTAAdvanced Level Technical Test AnalystOnline
- Wed3CT-GenAITesting with Generative AIOnline
- Thu4CT-FTFinance TestingOnline
- Wed17CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Thu25CTFLFoundation LevelIn person
- Tue30IREB REA-PCPRE RE@Agile PrimerOnline
- Wed31CT-AIAI TestingOnline
- Wed31IREB REA-PRCPRE RE@Agile PractitionerOnline
April 2027
11 sessions- Thu1CTAL-TMAdvanced Level Test ManagementOnline
- Thu1CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Tue6TMMi TMMI-PProfessionalOnline
- Wed7IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
- Thu8CT-PTPerformance TestingOnline
- Thu15CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Wed21CTFLFoundation LevelIn person
- Thu22CTAL-TAAdvanced Level Test AnalystOnline
- Wed28IREB CPRE-ALCPRE Advanced Level Requirements Elicitation – PractitionerOnline
- Thu29CT-GenAITesting with Generative AIOnline
- Thu29IREB REA-PCPRE RE@Agile PrimerOnline
May 2027
10 sessions- Wed5IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
- Wed5CT-FTFinance TestingOnline
- Thu6CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Tue11TMMi TMMI-PProfessionalOnline
- Thu13CT-AIAI TestingOnline
- Thu13CTFLFoundation LevelIn person
- Thu13CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Wed26IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
- Wed26IREB REA-PCPRE RE@Agile PrimerOnline
- Thu27CTAL-TAEAdvanced Level Test Automation EngineeringOnline
June 2027
10 sessions- Wed2IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
- Wed2CT-PTPerformance TestingOnline
- Thu3CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Thu10CT-GenAITesting with Generative AIOnline
- Thu17CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Wed23CTFLFoundation LevelIn person
- Thu24CTAL-TMAdvanced Level Test ManagementOnline
- Thu24CTAL-TTAAdvanced Level Technical Test AnalystOnline
- Wed30IREB CPRE-FLCertified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation LevelOnline
- Wed30IREB REA-PCPRE RE@Agile PrimerOnline
July 2027
3 sessions- Thu1CTFLFoundation LevelOnline
- Wed7CT-FTFinance TestingOnline
- Wed7IREB REA-PRCPRE RE@Agile PractitionerOnline
IREB and TMMi exams share MSTB’s schedule. Email examination@mstb.org for their details.
Results and certificates
MSTB confirms your result in writing within 10 working days of the exam, whichever way you sit it. Only the confirmed result counts towards certification.
If you pass, MSTB issues your ISTQB certificate. The Foundation Level certificate (CTFL) is valid for life.
If you think a question was wrong, see Appeals.
Your confirmed result
within 10 working days
of the exam, for every delivery mode
Appeals
You may appeal within 20 working days of receiving your confirmed result. An appeal concerns specific questions, for example one you believe was misleading, not the overall result.
Email examination@mstb.org with your name, the exam, its date and the questions concerned. A fee applies.
MSTB’s Examination Officer replies within 20 working days. If the appeal is accepted, the exam is re-marked, and if you now pass, you receive the certificate.
If a technical problem affected your online exam, write to us within 5 working days. MSTB investigates and may offer a retake.
- 20
working days to appeal, from your confirmed result
- 20
working days for the Examination Officer’s reply
- 5
working days to report a technical problem in an online exam
Preparing
Every exam follows an ISTQB syllabus. Study the version your exam examines. Each exam’s ISTQB page carries its syllabus and, where ISTQB publishes them, sample exams.
| Exam | Syllabus | More from ISTQB |
|---|---|---|
| CTFL | Version 4.0.1 | ISTQB page |
| CTAL-ATAsk which version | Version 2.0 | ISTQB page |
| CTAL-TA | Version 4.0 | ISTQB page |
| CTAL-TAE | Version 2.0 | ISTQB page |
| CTAL-TM | Version 3.0 | ISTQB page |
| CTAL-TTA | Version 4.0 | ISTQB page |
| CT-AIAsk which version | Version 2.0 | ISTQB page |
| CT-MAT | Version 1.0 | ISTQB page |
| CT-MBTAsk which version | Version 1.1 | ISTQB page |
| CT-AcT | Version 1.0 | ISTQB page |
| CT-PT | Version 1.0 | ISTQB page |
| CT-SEC | Version 1.0 | ISTQB page |
| CT-UTAsk which version | Version 1.0 | ISTQB page |
| CT-AuTAsk which version | Version 2.1.1 | ISTQB page |
| CT-GaMeAsk which version | Version 1.0.1 | ISTQB page |
| CT-GenAI | Version 1.1 | ISTQB page |
| CT-FT | Version 1.0 | ISTQB page |
| CT-QDO | Version 1.0 | ISTQB page |
The ISTQB Glossary defines the terms every syllabus uses: glossary.istqb.org.
Training
Want a course? MSTB lists the accredited training providers in Malaysia, in no order of preference: Accredited training providers.
Contact
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