How soon do we get the PMP exam result?

Can someone help me understand why there is a new 5-day delay? The video from PMI says it is because there are people taking the tests for others, but I am not sure how waiting five days to score the exam will prove whether or not the actual candidate sat for the exam or not.

Yes, I am sure they will run some kind of algorithm to see if the test results are similar to other test results to try to identify if the same person took both, but since questions are not the same for every person I am not sure how this will help or even how it will be possible.

Perhaps a better way would be to use an online identify verification system like ID.me. It is good enough for the IRS, Social Security Administration, etc. to use it to identify people and the service is free for an individual to set up and it requires a selfie picture as well as pictures/scans from your documents (like your drivers license) and can compare them to validate it is you. I would assume that it includes technology to detect if multiple people register there with the same photo.

Can someone help me understand why there is a new 5-day delay? The video from PMI says it is because there are people taking the tests for others, but I am not sure how waiting five days to score the exam will prove whether or not the actual candidate sat for the exam or not.

Yes, I am sure they will run some kind of algorithm to see if the test results are similar to other test results to try to identify if the same person took both, but since questions are not the same for every person I am not sure how this will help or even how it will be possible.

Perhaps a better way would be to use an online identify verification system like ID.me. It is good enough for the IRS, Social Security Administration, etc. to use it to identify people and the service is free for an individual to set up and it requires a selfie picture as well as pictures/scans from your documents (like your drivers license) and can compare them to validate it is you. I would assume that it includes technology to detect if multiple people register there with the same photo.

Took online exam last year. Need to make appointment and go to an exam center to take test in one of their computers.You will know the result status immediately after you completed the exam. Literally next screen after you click completed exam and the receptionist will print you a slip of your exam status. But details of exam, which area you score better etc will take up to 5 days before being published in PMI system together with the PMP digital certificates. hope this helps

yes, its within 1 week i got my online results. but my exam was taken last year April. so its a little outdated reference now if you want to know how long PMI takes to publish results nowadays

Ng, as far as I know, very recently PMI changed the results regulations in that candidates will get their final results up to 5 business days after they complete their exam whether it is online or in-person. Was this not the case with you?

What does pass/fail actually mean? I just received this message as I completed my PMP exam.