How the exam is delivered
The exam is taken online, in your browser, whenever you are ready — there is no appointment to book or miss. It is proctored from start to finish: your camera, microphone and screen are recorded, and integrity events are logged and reviewed by a person afterwards.
Before your first attempt you must complete identity verification (see Identity Verification). You cannot start the exam until a person has approved it.
Your room and desk
Sit the exam alone, in a private, well-lit room with the door closed. No one may enter or speak to you during the attempt.
Your desk must be clear apart from the computer you are using. Notes, books, paper, whiteboards, phones, tablets, smartwatches, earbuds, headphones and smart glasses must be out of reach and switched off. A drink in a clear container is allowed.
Do not read questions aloud, talk, or cover your mouth. Stay in camera view for the whole attempt.
Your computer
Use one computer with one display, a working webcam and microphone, and a current version of a supported browser. Close every other application, browser tab and window before you start, and disconnect any second display.
Use a personal device where you can. Work computers often block camera or screen sharing, or run software that interferes with proctoring; problems caused by your own device or network are not treated as a fault on AIPA's side.
The exam runs in full screen. Leaving full screen, switching tabs or windows, copying, pasting, connecting a second display, or refusing camera or screen access is recorded as an integrity event.
What the integrity events mean
Integrity events are signals for a reviewer, not verdicts. Some are minor (a brief window switch); some are serious (pasting text into the exam, or turning off the camera). A reviewer considers every event in the context of the recording before deciding whether a result is released, held for further review, or voided.
If a serious event is recorded, your result is held — not issued — until that review is complete. You will be told the outcome in writing.
Time and breaks
The exam clock is kept on our servers and runs continuously from the moment you start until the time limit, even if you close the browser. There are no scheduled breaks; if you leave the camera view, it is recorded.
If you need breaks, extra time or another adjustment for a disability, health condition or other reason, request an accommodation before you start (see Accommodations).
If something goes wrong
Your answers are saved as you go. If your browser crashes or your connection drops, return to the exam page: you resume the same attempt, with the answers you saved and the time remaining on the server clock.
If the problem was on AIPA's side — our platform was unavailable, or a fault in the exam prevented you from finishing — tell us within 7 days through the Contact page. We will check our logs and, where the fault was ours, void the attempt without penalty and give you a replacement attempt free of charge.
Results
Most results are available as soon as your attempt is scored. A result can be held for integrity review or for a scoring check; held results are normally decided within 10 business days. Your result shows whether you passed and your performance by domain. Individual questions and answers are never released, to protect the exam.
This policy is provided for transparency and is not legal advice. Where local law grants you stronger rights, those rights prevail.