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Free CEKey Facts: Pega Certified System Architect Exam
60
Total Questions
Pega Academy CSA exam page
90 min
Time Limit
Pega Academy CSA exam page
65%
Passing Score
Pega Academy CSA exam page
$190
Exam Fee (USD)
Pega certification FAQs
25%
Largest Domain
Case Management (PEGACPSA25V1 syllabus)
Pearson VUE
Exam Provider
Pega Academy CSA exam page
Pega's official CSA exam page lists 60 questions, a 90-minute time limit, a 65% passing score, and Pearson VUE delivery (online proctored or test center), and Pega publishes a fee of US$190 per attempt. The current PEGACPSA25V1 syllabus weights Case Management at 25%, Data and Integration at 20%, Application Development at 15%, User Experience at 10%, Pega GenAI at 10%, Security at 10%, and Insights and DevOps at 5% each. The still-active PEGACPSA24V1 version weights Case Management at 33% and Data and Integration at 23%, has no Pega GenAI domain, and keeps Mobile at 5%.
Sample Pega Certified System Architect Practice Questions
Try these sample questions to review concepts for the Pega Certified System Architect exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation. Start the interactive quiz above for the full 157+ question experience with AI tutoring.
1Which Pega Studio is designed for business users and citizen developers to author cases visually without writing low-level rules?
2A loan application moves through Submission, Underwriting, Approval, and Funding. In Pega Case Designer, how should each of these be represented?
3Which best describes a case type in Pega?
4You want a case to automatically advance to the next stage as soon as the last step in the current stage completes, with no human action. Which transition should the stage use?
5An assignment must be completed within 8 business hours, with a goal at 4 hours and a deadline at 8 hours. Which Pega rule type configures this?
6Which option BEST describes an Approve/Reject step in a Pega case life cycle?
7A parent Insurance Claim case must spawn one Vehicle Damage case per damaged vehicle and wait for all of them to resolve before continuing. Which Pega construct should you use?
8Which two routing options would BEST direct an assignment to any available agent in a specific work group? (Select the BEST single answer.)
9Which behavior occurs when an assignment passes its SLA deadline without being completed?
10A business analyst wants users to launch an optional Address Update process from any stage of the case. Which construct supports this?
About the Pega Certified System Architect Exam
The Pega Certified System Architect (CSA) exam validates foundational knowledge of building Pega applications using App Studio and Dev Studio. The current version, PEGACPSA25V1 for Pega Platform '25, covers Case Designer and the case life cycle, data modeling and integration, application development and enterprise reuse, Constellation user experience, security, Pega GenAI, Insights, and DevOps. PEGACPSA24V1 for Pega Platform '24.2 also remains active and keeps a separate 5% Mobile domain. The exam emphasizes practical low-code judgment over rote memorization.
Exam sponsor: Pegasystems (proctored by Pearson VUE). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
60 questions including scenario, multiple choice, and drag-and-drop items
Time Limit
90 minutes
Passing Score
65%
Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.
Our practice resources: topics covered
We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.
Case Management
Designing case life cycles, stages, and statuses; service level agreements with urgency, goals, and deadlines; routing to users, work groups, and work queues; cascading approvals and the authority matrix; duplicate cases; optional actions; wait steps; skipping stages; child cases; automation shapes; decision tables and trees; and defining personas.
Data and Integration
Describing the data model; data types, data objects, relationships, records, and field types; calculated values; business-logic validation rules; default property values and data transforms; accessing sourced data with refresh strategies; saving data to a system of record; and simulating application data.
Application Development
Benefits of Pega Platform for digital solutions; the Situational Layer Cake, prescriptive design, studio interoperability, and the Reuse Library; Center-out architecture; accessibility features; key delivery roles; workspaces and branches; Agile Workbench user stories, feedback, and bugs; rules, rulesets, classes, inheritance, and relevant records; and debugging.
User Experience
Views and templates including full page view customization; default versus hierarchical forms; field settings, primary fields, and field groups; patterns, conditional expressions, and when rules for dynamic behaviour; channels and their relationship to personas; portal templates; and landing page templates, themes, widgets, and localization.
Pega GenAI
Pega GenAI Knowledge Buddy for client-specific contextual knowledge; the role of Pega Blueprint in application design including creating, importing, and modifying a Blueprint; Pega GenAI Autopilot; Pega GenAI Connect Rules; Pega GenAI Coach; and Pega GenAI Agents and Tool Rules.
Security
The relationship between authentication and authorization; the benefits of the Security Checklist; the relationship between operators, access groups, access roles, and personas; and role-based access control.
Insights
Benefits of using Insights; creating Insights from the Explore Data landing page; and the relationship between Insights, dashboards, the Dashboards landing page, portal landing pages, and full page case views.
DevOps
Pega's process of continuous development, integration, delivery, and deployment (CI/CD); and the types of tests required to ensure a successful application deployment.
Preparing for the Pega Certified System Architect Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: 65%
- Assessment: 60 questions including scenario, multiple choice, and drag-and-drop items
- Time limit: 90 minutes
- Exam / certification fees: US$190 + applicable country taxes Official sources
Using Our Practice Resources
- Work through all 157 available questions
- Review every answer and explanation
- Track weak areas and revisit them
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
Pega Certified System Architect: Suggested Study Strategy
Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions are on the Pega CSA exam and how long is it?
Pega Academy lists 60 questions and a 90-minute time limit for the Certified Pega System Architect exam. Items can be standard multiple choice, scenario-based multiple choice, or drag-and-drop. The exam is proctored by Pearson VUE either at a test center or via online webcam delivery.
What is the passing score?
Pega Academy publishes a 65% passing score on the CSA exam page. Because there are 60 questions, that maps to roughly 39 correct answers. Pega notes that passing scores are reviewed when a new exam version launches and are subject to change, so check the exam page for the version you book.
How much does the CSA exam cost?
Pega's certification FAQs list all Pega exams administered by Pearson VUE at US$190 per exam attempt, and note that tax may be applied in some countries. You pay the full exam fee for every attempt; Pega does not offer discounted retake vouchers.
Which exam version should I take in 2026?
PEGACPSA25V1 for Pega Platform '25 is the current version and has no published retirement date. PEGACPSA24V1 for Pega Platform '24.2 remains active, as do PEGACPSA88V1 for 8.8 and PEGAPCSA87V1 for 8.7. Choose the version that matches the platform release you work on, and confirm it in your Pega Academy account before booking.
Which domains carry the most weight?
On the current PEGACPSA25V1 version, Case Management is 25%, Data and Integration is 20%, Application Development is 15%, and User Experience, Pega GenAI, and Security are 10% each, with Insights and DevOps at 5% each. On the older PEGACPSA24V1 version, Case Management is 33% and Data and Integration is 23%, there is no Pega GenAI domain, and Mobile carries 5%.
Is Pega GenAI on the exam?
Yes, on the '25 version. PEGACPSA25V1 added Pega GenAI as a 10% domain covering Pega Blueprint, Pega GenAI Autopilot, Pega GenAI Coach, Pega GenAI Connect Rules, Pega GenAI Knowledge Buddy, and Pega GenAI Agents with Tool Rules. That material does not appear on PEGACPSA24V1.
What is Pega's retake policy?
Pega requires a wait of three calendar days before a second attempt at the same exam version and fourteen calendar days before a third. Each exam version may be taken three times in a 12-month period measured from the first attempt, and a fourth attempt can be scheduled one year after the first. The full exam fee applies to every attempt.
Do I need hands-on Pega experience?
Yes. Pega expects candidates to complete the System Architect mission on Pega Academy, which is project-based. Most successful candidates pair the mission with at least a few weeks of hands-on App Studio and Dev Studio work building case types, data pages, and UI.