You have booked your evenings for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, and now you want to know what to study with and how to practice. The Project Management Institute (PMI) gives learners of an Authorized Training Partner two official sets of resources, and many candidates open them without a plan. This guide explains the student kit, the official mock exams and how to use both.

What are the official PMI resources for PMP preparation?

There are two: the ATP Student Kit that comes with your 35-hour course, and the official mock exams you use to test yourself.

The student kit is where you find the official courseware, the video library and the end-of-course assessment. The mock exams are where you practice answering questions in the style of the exam. Used together, they let you learn the material first and then check how well you can apply it. Our guide to the new PMP exam materials for 2026 explains how the updated course fits in, and the PMP course modules for 2026 lists what the modules cover.

How do you access the PMI student kit?

You open it from your myPMI account: click your name, select My Courses and click the ATP Student Kit title.

• Step 1. Log in to your myPMI profile and click your name in the top right corner to open the dropdown menu.
• Step 2. Select My Courses from the dropdown menu.
• Step 3. Find the ATP Student Kit title and click it to launch the kit.
• Step 4. Use the left-hand menu to open each section, and the left and right arrows to move between them.

Not seeing the kit? Your myPMI account must be linked to your course registration through the Authorized Training Partner. Our illustrated guide on how to activate your official PMI PMP course materials walks through it.

What is inside the student kit?

The kit has five sections, shown in a left-hand menu, and each one has a specific job.

Why should you wait before the Knowledge Check?

Attempting the Knowledge Check marks your student kit as complete and reports the course to PMI Certification as evidence of your 35 hours of training. Complete the full 35-hour course first, because the completion cannot be undone by retaking later.

What official mock exams do you get?

You get 3 full-length official mock exams and a 4th mock exam of 76 questions.

The three full-length exams are for pacing: you sit a complete exam, see how you manage your time and note which topics cost you marks. The 4th mock exam is shorter, with 76 questions, so it suits a focused review in a single session, for example in the last week before your exam.

Do the mock exams change?

Yes. PMI releases new question sets from time to time, and 3FOLD Training updates its practice material whenever PMI provides them. Check back through your LMS before you start your final round of practice, so you work with the current sets.

How should you use the mock exams?

Use them to find your weak topics, not to chase a number.

• Take your first full-length mock exam after you finish the course, and treat the score as a baseline.
• Review every wrong answer, and write down why the right answer is better.
• Spend the next few days on the domain where you lost the most marks.
• Take the next full-length mock in one sitting, without pausing, to practice stamina.
• Keep the 76-question mock exam for a short focused review before the exam.

What should the last week look like?

In the final week, stop learning new material. Retake the topics from your wrong-answer notes, skim the Spotlight Videos for any concept that still feels weak, and finish with the 76-question mock exam as a short focused check. Then rest, because you need a clear head for 240 minutes of questions.

PMI does not publish a fixed passing percentage for the exam, so a 70% on a mock is not an official threshold. Our guides on how to avoid PMP exam failures and the top 10 study resources for PMP exam preparation give more habits to build around your practice.

What does the PMP exam look like in 2026?

The 2026 exam has 180 questions, of which 170 are scored, and 240 minutes to complete it.

The exam has 10 unscored pretest questions, and PMI gives you two 10-minute breaks. These figures come from the 2026 PMP Exam Content Outline, and PMI lists the full requirements on its Project Management Professional page. Business Environment now carries 26% of the exam, so see our article on PMP exam domain weighting in 2026, and read whether the new PMP exam is harder if you are weighing your readiness.

How do you download your training certificate?

Download it from your myPMI account under Completed Courses, after you complete the student kit.

• Step 1. Go to pmi.org and log in with your myPMI credentials.
• Step 2. Click your name in the upper right corner, then My Courses.
• Step 3. Click Completed Courses, then Certificate.
• Step 4. Click Print, choose Save as PDF and click Save.

Keep the PDF with your application documents, because PMI can ask for proof of training if your application is selected for audit. Our PMP exam application audit guide explains what to expect, and the PMP application process shows where the certificate fits.

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Where 3FOLD fits

3FOLD Training is licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai and is a PMI Authorized Training Partner. Our PMP certification training is delivered as Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) with 35 contact hours, one-year Learning Management System (LMS) access, full-length mock exams and exam application support, plus one year of free retraining on the same exam version. We prepare you; PMI examines and certifies. Questions about your student kit or the mock exams? Send them through the course inquiry form, or check the upcoming batches on the course page.