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Key Facts: Ruankao System Planning and Management Engineer (Senior) Exam

45/75 ×3

Passing score required on each of the three subjects in the same sitting

National 软考 fixed passing standard (60% of 75) for senior papers

240+120 min

Combined CBT time for 综合知识 then 案例分析, plus a separate 论文 sitting

软考 senior computer-based sitting rules (2026 upper-half batch notice; same senior timing)

24–27 Oct 2026

Only 2026 sitting window for 系统规划与管理师 (lower half-year)

计考办〔2026〕1号 / provincial 软考 notices

7+7 domains

Seven system-planning domains and seven management capabilities in the official 考试说明

https://www.ruankao.org.cn/article/content/bkzn/03_05.html

2522

Digital China overall layout: two foundations, five-sphere fusion, two capabilities, two environments

中共中央、国务院《数字中国建设整体布局规划》(2023)

RMB 73/subject

Guangdong fee example; senior candidates pay three subjects

粤发改价格函〔2024〕1073

软考 Senior System Planning and Management Engineer is a Chinese CBT qualification: 综合知识 plus 案例分析 in one 240-minute sitting and a 120-minute 论文, 45/75 on each of three subjects, no score rollover. In 2026 it is offered only 24–27 October. This 100-question English MCQ bank adapts Digital China policy, system planning, governance, and scenario judgment; it is not an official paper.

Sample Ruankao System Planning and Management Engineer (Senior) Practice Questions

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1The CPC Central Committee and the State Council’s 2023 Digital China Construction Overall Layout Plan describes building Digital China as which of the following?

A.An important engine for advancing Chinese modernization in the digital era and a support for national competitive advantage

B.A replacement for the cybersecurity-classified-protection system

C.A voluntary industry code that does not apply to government systems

D.A fiscal stimulus program limited to eastern coastal provinces

Explanation: The Plan states that building Digital China is an important engine for advancing Chinese modernization in the digital era and a strong support for building new national competitive advantages. That is the official policy framing 系统规划与管理师 candidates must know under 我国信息化和数字化建设的有关政策和发展规划. It is a national layout, not a coastal fiscal program, not a substitute for 等级保护, and not a voluntary industry code.

2In the Digital China “2522” overall framework, the “two foundations” (两大基础) to be consolidated are which pair?

A.Foreign cloud regions and offshore data centers

B.Digital infrastructure and the data-resource system

C.5G radio spectrum and satellite television

D.Paper archives and standalone departmental databases

Explanation: The Plan lays out Digital China as 2522: consolidate the two foundations of digital infrastructure and the data-resource system; fuse digital technology with the five-sphere layout; strengthen two capabilities; and optimize two environments. 打通数字基础设施大动脉 and 畅通数据资源大循环 are the foundation pair in official wording.

3Digital China’s “five-sphere” (五位一体) fusion requires digital technology to be deeply integrated with which five fields of socialist construction?

A.Hardware, firmware, middleware, databases, and browsers

B.Procurement, bidding, acceptance, warranty, and disposal

C.Economy, politics, culture, society, and ecological civilization

D.IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, FaaS, and bare metal

Explanation: The Plan requires advancing deep fusion of digital technology with economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological-civilization construction — the national five-sphere layout. That maps to digital economy, digital government (political), digital culture, digital society, and digital ecological civilization in the same document.

4In Digital China 2522, the “two capabilities” (两大能力) to be strengthened are which pair?

A.Water supply and district heating

B.Trademark registration and customs declaration

C.Call-center staffing and printer maintenance

D.A self-reliant digital-technology innovation system and a trustworthy, controllable digital security barrier

Explanation: The Plan’s two capabilities are a self-reliant digital-technology innovation system (自立自强的数字技术创新体系) and a trustworthy, controllable digital security barrier (可信可控的数字安全屏障). That pairing is the official 2522 wording planners must recall, distinct from facilities or administrative errands.

5Digital China’s “two environments” (两个环境) to be optimized are which pair?

A.The domestic environment and the international environment for digital development

B.USB and Thunderbolt peripheral buses

C.Hot aisle and cold aisle in a single equipment room

D.Development and test virtual LANs

Explanation: 2522’s last two are the domestic and international environments for digital development: a fair, regulated digital-governance ecology at home and an open, win-win pattern of international cooperation in the digital field. That is policy-level environment, not a computer-room or cabling choice.

6To “open the digital-infrastructure artery,” the Digital China Plan explicitly speeds coordinated construction of which access pair, together with IPv6 scale deployment?

A.Token-ring LAN and analog modem banks

B.5G networks and gigabit optical networks (千兆光网)

C.ISDN and Frame Relay PVCs

D.AM radio and analog cable television

Explanation: The Plan says to speed coordinated construction of 5G networks and gigabit optical networks, deepen IPv6 scale deployment and application, advance mobile IoT, and scale Beidou applications. 5G plus 千兆光网 is the named access pair for digital-infrastructure planning.

7On computing-power layout, the Digital China Plan requires optimizing national computing infrastructure so that eastern and western regions do which of the following?

A.Replace all general-purpose data centers with magnetic-tape archives

B.Keep all training clusters exclusively in one eastern mega-city with no western nodes

C.Achieve efficient complementarity and coordinated linkage of computing power between east and west

D.Ban edge data centers

Explanation: The Plan requires systematically optimizing computing-power layout, promoting efficient complementarity and coordinated linkage between eastern and western computing power, and guiding a reasonable tiered layout of general data centers, supercomputing centers, intelligent computing centers, and edge data centers. That is the official east–west computing policy context for 云资源规划.

8Which pair correctly matches the Digital China Plan’s horizon statements?

A.By 2025, abolish digital government; by 2035, abolish digital infrastructure

B.Both 2025 and 2035 targets are limited to export-processing zones

C.By 2025, digital development should already rank among the world’s foremost; by 2035, only pilot cities need an integrated pattern

D.By 2025, basically form a horizontally connected, vertically through, and strongly coordinated integrated promotion pattern; by 2035, digital development should enter the world’s front ranks

Explanation: The Plan’s 2025 target is to basically form a horizontally connected, vertically through, and strongly coordinated integrated promotion pattern, with important progress in Digital China. The 2035 target is that digital development enters the world’s front ranks and Digital China achieves major accomplishments. Mixing those horizons is a common trap.

9In 系统规划与管理师 coverage of new-generation information technology, which set is the cluster of developments planners are expected to understand at an overview level?

A.IoT, blockchain, cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, edge computing, and digital twins

B.Steam turbines, coal boilers, and mechanical governors only

C.Fountain pens, carbon paper, and telex machines

D.Horse-drawn logistics and semaphore towers

Explanation: The current tutorial’s information-technology development chapter treats new-generation IT as IoT, blockchain, cloud computing, big data, AI, edge computing, and digital twins, plus their development trends. That is the 了解-level IS/IT development the 考试说明 names before Digital China policy.

10For efficient, collaborative digital government, the Digital China Plan emphasizes interconnecting information systems and sharing data on demand so that public services move toward which delivery pattern?

A.Requiring citizens to visit every department separately with paper duplicates only

B.Speeding “one matter, one handling” (一件事一次办) with online–offline fusion

C.Publishing no service standards

D.Outsourcing all government data processing to unregistered overseas platforms by default

Explanation: The Plan’s digital-government section calls for interconnecting systems, sharing data on demand, collaborating on business, raising service levels, speeding 一件事一次办, fusing online and offline channels, and regulating government mobile apps. That is the official service-pattern language.

About the Ruankao System Planning and Management Engineer (Senior) Exam

The Ruankao Senior System Planning and Management Engineer exam (软考高级系统规划与管理师) is a national computer-technology qualification under MIIT and MOHRSS. Official 考试说明 (https://www.ruankao.org.cn/article/content/bkzn/03_05.html, published 2025-06-04) requires: IS/IT development and China’s informatization and digitalization policy; systems science and philosophy methodology; system planning for information systems, applications, cloud resources, network environment, data resources, information security, and cloud-native systems; IS governance, service management, people, process, technology/R&D, resources/tools, and IS project management; smart city/park, digital village, enterprise digital transformation, intelligent manufacturing, and new-consumption planning policy and practice; IS laws and standards; and English reading. The 2026 sitting is offered only in the lower-half window 24–27 October 2026 (计考办〔2026〕1号). Delivery is computer-based in Chinese: three subjects, 综合知识 and 案例分析 combined 240 minutes plus 论文 120 minutes. All three papers must reach 45/75; scores do not roll. There is no education or experience restriction. Fees are set provincially. This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or a substitute for writing cases or the thesis.

Assessment

Computer-based senior sitting. 综合知识 and 案例分析 are combined for 240 minutes (综合知识 maximum 150 minutes, minimum 120 minutes; leftover time may be used on 案例分析). Candidates who will not sit 案例分析 may leave after submitting 综合知识; those continuing 案例分析 may leave 60 minutes before the end. 论文 is 120 minutes and may not be submitted early. Each of the three subjects is scored out of 75; all three must reach 45 in the same sitting. Scores do not roll.

Time Limit

240 minutes combined (综合知识+案例分析) plus 120 minutes (论文)

Passing Score

45/75 each of three subjects

Exam Fee

Provincially set (e.g. Guangdong RMB 73/subject per 粤发改价格函〔2024〕1073; Shanghai RMB 10 registration + RMB 60/subject) (MIIT & MOHRSS / ruankao.org.cn)

Ruankao System Planning and Management Engineer (Senior) Exam Content Outline

12%

policy-informatization-digital-china

IS and IT development plus China’s informatization and digitalization policy, including 数字中国建设整体布局规划 “2522” (two foundations, five-sphere fusion, two capabilities, two environments)

systems-science-methodology

Systems science and philosophy methodology: contradiction theory, practice theory, systems theory principles (wholeness, hierarchy, openness, emergence), information theory, control theory, and related systems-science ideas used in planning

28%

system-planning-domains

Master-level system planning knowledge and methods for information systems, application systems, cloud resources, network environment, data resources, information security, and cloud-native systems

28%

governance-service-people-process-tech-pm

IS governance, IS service management, people management, standards and process management, technology and R&D management, resource and tool management, and IS project management

14%

smart-city-enterprise-manufacturing-consumption

Policy, plan content, and construction practice for smart city, smart park, digital village, enterprise digital transformation, intelligent manufacturing, and new-consumption systems

10%

law-standards-english-case

IS-related laws, standards and specifications, English reading of the domain, and 案例分析-style judgment adapted into MCQs

How to Pass the Ruankao System Planning and Management Engineer (Senior) Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 45/75 each of three subjects
Assessment: Computer-based senior sitting. 综合知识 and 案例分析 are combined for 240 minutes (综合知识 maximum 150 minutes, minimum 120 minutes; leftover time may be used on 案例分析). Candidates who will not sit 案例分析 may leave after submitting 综合知识; those continuing 案例分析 may leave 60 minutes before the end. 论文 is 120 minutes and may not be submitted early. Each of the three subjects is scored out of 75; all three must reach 45 in the same sitting. Scores do not roll.
Time limit: 240 minutes combined (综合知识+案例分析) plus 120 minutes (论文)
Exam fee: Provincially set (e.g. Guangdong RMB 73/subject per 粤发改价格函〔2024〕1073; Shanghai RMB 10 registration + RMB 60/subject)

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Ruankao System Planning and Management Engineer (Senior) Study Tips from Top Performers

1Memorize 数字中国 “2522”: two foundations (digital infrastructure, data-resource system), five-sphere fusion, two capabilities (innovation system, security barrier), two environments (domestic and international).

2Treat the seven planning domains as a set: overall IS plan first, then special plans for applications, cloud, network, data, security, and cloud-native — check consistency across them.

3Keep 信息系统治理 (direction, evaluation, monitoring, IT audit) distinct from day-to-day 信息系统服务管理 (catalog, service-level design, people/resource/technology/process elements, retirement, measurement and improvement).

4Do not import ITIL process names that are not in the official 考试说明; answer with 考试要求 wording (服务目录, 服务级别设计, 服务退役终止, 服务测量, 服务回顾, 服务改进).

5For 案例分析, name the planning domain, the management capability, and the policy or law that constrains the scene — then recommend a next step.

6Start 论文 outlines early: pick a planning or management theme (cloud-native, data resources, governance, digital transformation) and keep a 2,000-plus-character Chinese structure with evidence from a real project.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Ruankao Senior System Planning and Management Engineer qualification?

It is the Senior System Planning and Management Engineer subject (高级系统规划与管理师) in the Computer Technology and Software Professional Qualification (Level) Examination (软考). Official 考试说明: https://www.ruankao.org.cn/article/content/bkzn/03_05.html. Passing confers the corresponding senior professional qualification (高级工程师 level) and indicates ability to guide Information System Management Engineers.

How is the official exam structured and scored?

Three computer-based subjects must all reach 45/75 in the same sitting. 综合知识 (choice) and 案例分析 (short-answer) are combined for 240 minutes: 综合知识 may take at most 150 minutes and at least 120 minutes; leftover time can be used on 案例分析. 论文 is a separate 120-minute sitting and may not be submitted early. Scores do not roll to a later sitting.

Who may sit the exam, and what does it cost?

There is no education or experience restriction under 国人部发〔2003〕39号. Fees are set by each province. Examples: Guangdong RMB 73 per subject under 粤发改价格函〔2024〕1073; Shanghai RMB 10 registration plus RMB 60 per subject. Senior candidates pay for three subjects. Confirm the current provincial notice before paying.

When is the 2026 sitting and how do I schedule?

系统规划与管理师 is offered only in the 2026 lower-half-year window, not in the May sitting. Provincial notices implementing 计考办〔2026〕1号 place that window on 24–27 October 2026. Registration and scheduling run through https://www.ruankao.org.cn/ and the relevant provincial testing authority.

Why are these practice questions in English?

The official exam is in Chinese (officialLanguages: zh). 案例分析 is a written case paper and 论文 is a thesis. This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the 考试说明 knowledge and case judgment. It is not an official translation, not a CBT simulation, and not a substitute for practicing Chinese case write-ups or the thesis.