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IC3 Digital Literacy GS6

Sources

Every fact about the exam on the IC3 path (the three levels, the seven domains, every objective and skill, the length and time, the item types, the interface, the scoring scale, the languages and the exam-day policies) comes from the documents below, all published by Certiport. Where they are silent, the choice is ours and we say so.

Checked against the issuers' sites on November 13, 2026.

What the exams cover

The certification, its three levels and Certiport's objective domains.

  • IC3 Global Standard 6 (IC3 Digital Literacy Certification)

    Issued by
    Certiport, a Pearson VUE business
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    The three levels (basic, intermediate and advanced) and what each measures, quoted on the path page; the seven domains; the Master Certification for passing all three.
    Read it at the source

  • IC3 Digital Literacy Certification, IC3 GS6 Level 1, Objective Domains

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    "Released: May 14, 2020"
    What we use it for
    Every Level 1 objective and skill, kept verbatim in our blueprint and checked against the file's fingerprint.
    Read it at the source

  • IC3 GS6 Level 2, Objective Domains

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No release date; © 2020, file created 27 October 2020
    What we use it for
    Every Level 2 objective and skill, verbatim in our blueprint.
    Read it at the source

  • IC3 GS6 Level 3, Objective Domains

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No release date; © 2020, file created 17 November 2020
    What we use it for
    Every Level 3 objective and skill, verbatim in our blueprint.
    Read it at the source

  • Objective domains (index)

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    Page last updated 30 October 2026
    What we use it for
    Confirms GS6 Levels 1 to 3 are the current IC3 objective domains.
    Read it at the source

  • IC3 Spark

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    A separate certification created for younger children, with its own objective domains: not this path, as the path page says.
    Read it at the source

How the exams are delivered and scored

  • Exam lengths

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    Page last updated 1 July 2026
    What we use it for
    Each GS6 exam is 50 minutes, with 45 to 50 questions per level.
    Read it at the source

  • Exam tutorials (index)

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    Page last updated 1 July 2026
    What we use it for
    One GS6 tutorial serves Levels 1, 2 and 3.
    Read it at the source

  • IC3 Digital Literacy GS6 Exam Tutorial, Level 1, 2, and 3

    Issued by
    Certiport, a business of NCS Pearson, Inc.
    Version
    © 2020; 5 pages
    What we use it for
    45 questions in at most 50 minutes for Level 1; the exam process, the panes, Go To Summary, Mark for Review, Mark for Feedback, Tools, Back, Next and Finish Exam, the Exam Summary and the feedback stage, all of which our mock follows.
    Read it at the source

  • Exam scoring policy (Scoring)

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    Several forms, each with its own passing standard; a 1 to 1000 scale with the pass always equated to 700.
    Read it at the source

  • Developing a certification examination: FAQs

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    Each item is worth one point unless it says it gives partial credit; no penalty for a wrong answer; section percentages that do not add up to 100%.
    Read it at the source

  • Test Drive an exam

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    Page last updated 11 September 2026
    What we use it for
    Test Drives are in English only; the IC3 GS6 Test Drive mixes questions from Levels 1, 2 and 3.
    Read it at the source

  • IC3 GS6 Digital Literacy Test Drive (demo exam)

    Issued by
    Certiport, delivered on starttest.com
    Version
    Form TD-1, four sittings observed 13 November 2026
    What we use it for
    Formats and interface only, no content reused: the five item types, the credit notes, the Tools menu, the Finish Exam confirmation, the question order changing between sittings, the feedback stage and the score report's Section Analysis.
    Read it at the source

Languages, releases and updates

  • Exam releases (IC3 table)

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    Page last updated 29 October 2026
    What we use it for
    The languages of each level: 17 listed as released, English and Arabic among them, with Russian shown as planned.
    Read it at the source

  • Exam content updates

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    Current listing, read 13 November 2026
    What we use it for
    Content updates to Levels 1 and 3 in October and November 2026, each marked "Update".
    Read it at the source

  • Exam content updates: Archive

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    Six-month archive, read 13 November 2026
    What we use it for
    Russian added for Levels 1 to 3 in August 2026, and the Level 2 updates of 2026.
    Read it at the source

  • Exam retirements

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    Page last updated 25 August 2026
    What we use it for
    GS5 retired on 31 December 2025; GS6 is not retiring.
    Read it at the source

Candidate policies

Retakes, expiry and the rules on exam day.

  • Retake policies (IC3 Digital Literacy Certification)

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    Wait 24 hours after a first fail and 48 hours after each later fail, with no yearly limit.
    Read it at the source

  • Certification expiration

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    IC3 Digital Literacy does not expire.
    Read it at the source

  • Test Candidate exam policies

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    ID with a photograph and signature, parental consent under 18, no paper or devices, the non-disclosure agreement, and an exam in progress resumable within 7 days.
    Read it at the source

  • Exam administration policies

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    A break may be allowed, but the testing clock cannot be stopped during it.
    Read it at the source

  • Non-disclosure agreement and general terms of use

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    Exam content is confidential, which is why every question on the path is our own.
    Read it at the source

  • Practice tests for IC3 Digital Literacy Certification

    Issued by
    Certiport
    Version
    No date on the page
    What we use it for
    Context only, never a source of items: Certiport's own practice product is CertPREP, and nothing from it is used here.
    Read it at the source

What the sources leave open, and what we do

  • Certiport does not publish domain weights: a mock spreads its 45 questions over the seven domains in proportion to each domain's number of skills.
  • Certiport gives 45 to 50 questions for Levels 2 and 3: every mock has 45 questions in 50 minutes, the Level 1 tutorial's figure.
  • How much a partial-credit part weighs is not published: a part with credit counts one point in our totals, and the score report says the points are ours.
  • The scoring policy gives a 1 to 1000 scale and the FAQ says zero to a thousand: we keep the policy page's 1 to 1000. The raw to scaled conversion is not public, so our report shows the number and percentage correct, never a scaled score or a pass.
  • Certiport publishes its objectives and its Test Drive in English only, and its Arabic exam can be seen only at a test centre: Certiport's English is quoted, and the Arabic on the path, interface terms included, is our translation.

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