Passing score

GSEC

What it takes to pass GSEC

The passing score for GSEC is 72 percent. That is a plain percentage of the available marks, not a scaled score.

A percentage score, stated plainly

GSEC publishes its cut as a plain percentage: 72 percent of the available marks passes. There is no scaled-score model to reason about, so the share of the marks you earn is the score.

If you miss it

A retake costs another $899.

The full GSEC cost breakdown

Know before you book

Sit a full-length GSEC practice exam under the real time limit, scored against the published line, and book the real exam when you have cleared it more than once.

Keep reading

  • GSEC practice questions

    Free sample questions with the full explanation on every answer.

  • Free GSEC practice test

    10 original questions, playable now. No account, no card.

  • GSEC exam format

    How many questions, how long, what the items look like, and how long it stays valid.

  • How hard is GSEC?

    An honest difficulty read from the format, the clock and the weights.

  • What GSEC costs

    The voucher price, the retake, and what renewal costs across the cycle.

  • GSEC guide

    Who it is for, study plans by experience level, and whether it is worth it.

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Practice GSEC for free while you decide

Original questions written from the published objectives, with the concept, the reasoning, and a note on every wrong option. No account needed to start.

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