Create an exam

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title: Create an exam
description: Create an exam on Career Assessment.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/create-exam.html
release: australia
product: Talent Development Core
classification: talent-development-core
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using Career Assessment, Career Assessment, Growth Experiences, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Create an exam

Create an exam on Career Assessment.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_exam.catalog\_admin

Users configured as part of the admin list, can contribute user criteria or owner of the associated catalog can create exams.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Career Assessment** > **Exams** > **Create New**.

2.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Exam form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/exam-form.md).

3.  Select **Submit**.


## Result

The exam is created in Draft state.

**Note:** The exam may only be published when it contains at least one question and two options with the required number of options marked as correct.

## What to do next

Add questions to an exam. See, [Add questions to an exam](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/add-questions-exam.md).

-   **[Add questions to an exam](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/add-questions-exam.md)**  
Add questions for an exam in Career Assessment.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Career Assessment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/using-exam-engine.md)

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