The UAG knowledge test is the initial aeronautical knowledge test for a Remote Pilot Certificate. PSI Services gives it at FAA-approved testing centers. The path is an order of operations. People who book the seat before they have an FAA Tracking Number waste a trip.
Before you pick a date
Create an IACRA profile as an applicant and get your FAA Tracking Number. You need the FTN to register for the test. You do not have to finish the entire certificate application before you schedule. Save the FTN. You will type it at PSI and again when you complete Form 8710-13 after you pass.
Then schedule Unmanned Aircraft General – Small (UAG) at faa.psiexams.com. Choose a center and a time. Pay the exam fee when you schedule. The FAA says knowledge testing centers charge approximately $175 for that initial test. PSI sets the price on the scheduling screen. Confirm it there. It can change, and it is not refunded by a course-price refund. The pass guarantee, when its conditions are met, refunds what you paid for the course. It does not include PSI or FAA testing fees.
You may take the test at 14. You must be 16 to receive the certificate. Bring identification that shows you meet, or will meet, that age before the knowledge test report expires. The age rule is on the age and medical page.
What test day looks like
Arrive early. The ACS says the center lets you practice the testing software before the graded items: selecting an answer, marking a question, watching the clock. Use that practice. It is not extra credit and it is not the real form.
Acceptable identification shows a photo, a signature, a date of birth, and a permanent mailing address. A P.O. box on the card is not enough by itself. Section 107.67 and the ACS also expect a current residential address in that case. The ACS points to the FAA identification matrix for the list of acceptable documents. Confirm that list before you leave home.
The current PSI bulletin, effective September 29, 2025, scores 60 questions in 120 minutes. Five additional unscored validation questions may be in the form. The passing score is 70 percent of the scored items. The ACS states that 70 percent or better is satisfactory. A calculator policy and a list of allowed and forbidden aids are in the ACS appendix. The proctor provides the testing supplement. Personal notes, scratch paper you brought, and anything that stores test material are not aids. The proctor decides close calls. Section 107.69(b) says a person the FAA finds has cheated is prohibited, for one year after the act, from applying for any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under 14 CFR Chapter I, and from applying for or taking any test under that chapter. The bar is not limited to a Part 107 test.
Starting October 26, 2026, the FAA testing advisory says UAG also includes image-based questions that use current sectional charts, not only FAA-CT-8080-2H. The supplement is not going away. When a question says "refer to Figure 22," you still open Figure 22 in the supplement and read it. When a question shows a current chart excerpt instead, you read that image the same way: labels, colors, and frequencies. Active test images are not published for preview.
After you pass
The knowledge test report can take up to 48 hours to appear in IACRA. Complete Form 8710-13 for the remote pilot certificate. TSA security vetting runs after you apply. When it clears, IACRA gives instructions to print a temporary certificate. Section 107.64 says that temporary certificate is issued for up to 120 calendar days, until the permanent certificate arrives, or until you receive a denial or revocation. The permanent card comes by mail. Carry the certificate and a photo ID when you fly. Section 107.7 requires them to be physically available.
If you do not pass, wait 14 calendar days, pay again, and retest. No instructor sign-off is required. The format and the subject weights, which are what make the test feel hard, are on the how hard is the test page.