CGEIT Certification Requirements

Before you set out on the path to acquiring your CGEIT certification, certain prerequisites have to be fulfilled. To apply for the certification:

• You must have a minimum of five years of experience in either an advisor, management, or overseer role in the IT domain specifically.
• Also, you must have supplementary experience in a minimum of any two CGEIT domains:
  • Strategic Management
  • Profit Realization
  • Threat Optimization
  • Resource Optimization

If you have been a teacher at an accredited university teaching IT-governance related subjects, each two-year period of your teaching stint will count towards one year of experience in IT governance.

1. Passing the Examination

   Passing the CGEIT exam is just the first step in gaining the certification. Interestingly, you can attempt the examination before you complete the CGEIT certification prerequisites and many opt to do this.

2. Submitting CGEIT Application to ISACA

   Once you successfully clear the CGEIT exam, you must download a CGEIT application from the official ISACA website. You need to complete and submit this application within five years from the day you complete the exam with a passing score. If you do not do this within five years, you will need to take the examination again and resubmit your application once you clear it again. The required experience must be completed within ten years before the application date.

3. Adhering to the Code of Ethics from ISACA

   As a CGEIT certificate holder, the ISACA expects you to act professionally and use the right standards. To comply with the ISACA code of ethics, you must always serve in the interest of your stakeholders and maintain confidentiality with respect to the knowledge you obtain through career activities and be competent in your work. You may be subject to disciplinary action from ISACA if you do not comply with it and this could result in your CGEIT certificate being terminated.

4. Maintaining CGEIT Certification

   Once you get your CGEIT certification, you need to meet some additional CGEIT requirements to maintain the certification:

• Obtain at least 20 CPE hours (relevant to the IT governance domain) and report it annually to the ISACA. Despite only 20 hours being required annually, you must report 120 CPE hours after three years, so you must make an effort towards this. The hours can be in-house corporate training, educational courses, workshops, conferences, and so on.
• Pay maintenance fees of $45 for members and $85 for non-members

5. Participating in the CPE program

   There are several professional events hosted by ISACA, which you, as a certificate holder, are encouraged to attend. This could be workshops, seminars, and so on. You must obtain proof of attendance at these events because this could be counted towards the CPE hours required to maintain your certification.

6. Complying with IS Auditing Standards

   CGEIT certificate holders are randomly audited every year and must furnish proof that they meet the CGEIT training requirements for 12 months before the three-year cycle of reporting. If you are selected for the audit, you must provide the following:

• Your name
• The title of your activity
• Name of sponsoring organization for events
• Description
• Date
• The number of completed CPE hours