What it takes to pass CKS

CKS publishes its cut as a plain percentage: 67 percent of available marks passes. There is no scaled-score model to reason about here, which makes practice results directly comparable to the real exam.

A retake costs nothing extra with your registration, which is why sitting practice exams until you clear the line consistently is the cheapest part of preparing.

The candidates who pass on the first attempt treat the cut score as a rehearsal target, not a day-of surprise. Sit a full-length CKS practice exam under the real time limit, scored against the published line, and book the real exam when you clear it consistently rather than once.