New York Real Estate Exam Prep: eAccessNY and Test Format
By the AgentExamHub team | Updated July 15, 2026
New York’s real estate salesperson exam is a 90-minute, multiple-choice test based entirely on the state’s 77-hour pre-licensing curriculum, scheduled through your eAccessNY account, and scored as pass or fail only, with no numerical score reported, per the NY Department of State. You must be 18, have completed the 77-hour course, and be sponsored by a licensed NY broker before you can apply for a license.
New York’s primary licensing page is unusually thin on exam-format specifics compared to states like Texas or Pennsylvania that publish a full Pearson VUE candidate handbook. We’re flagging that gap here rather than papering over it with a number pulled from an unofficial source, since guessing at an exact question count you can’t verify does you no favors on test day.
What does NY DOS confirm about the exam format?
| Detail | What’s confirmed |
|---|---|
| Time limit | 1.5 hours (90 minutes), beginning after instructions conclude |
| Format | Multiple choice, based entirely on the 77-hour pre-licensing curriculum |
| Scheduling | Through your eAccessNY account online |
| Scoring | Pass or fail only; no numerical score is reported |
| Result validity | A passing result is valid for 2 years |
| Exam fee | $15 |
| What to bring | Government-issued signature photo ID (current, not expired) and your printed “Summary of Your Submission” page |
Source: NY Department of State, Become a Real Estate Salesperson.
Why doesn’t New York publish an exact question count?
The state’s own page describes the exam as multiple choice, timed at 90 minutes, and based on the 77-hour curriculum, but it doesn’t state a specific number of questions the way Texas, California, and Pennsylvania’s candidate handbooks do. Third-party prep providers commonly cite figures around 75 questions, but that number isn’t something we can verify against a New York DOS primary source as of this writing, so treat it as an estimate from prep vendors, not a confirmed state figure. Don’t build your test-day pacing plan around an unverified number; instead, plan around the confirmed 90-minute window and pace yourself by the clock rather than by an assumed item count.
What can and can’t you bring to the exam?
You need a current, non-expired, government-issued signature ID with a photo, from a specific list that includes a driver’s license, state non-driver ID, IDNYC card, military ID, U.S. passport, Employment Authorization Card, or a small set of accepted foreign consular IDs. You also need the “Summary of Your Submission” page you’re prompted to print when you schedule through eAccessNY, since it includes your candidate number. Calculators are allowed only if they’re battery or solar powered, silent, nonprinting, and don’t have an alphabetic keyboard; PDAs aren’t allowed. Dictionaries, books, reference materials, large bags, and briefcases stay outside the exam site, since there’s no storage provided for them.
How is the exam scored, and what happens if you fail?
Results are reported as pass or fail through your eAccessNY account, not as a percentage or point score, and passing results stay valid for 2 years. If you fail, you schedule another attempt through the same eAccessNY account; the state’s page doesn’t publish a mandatory waiting period before rescheduling, so check your account directly for your next available date. Because you never see a numeric score, there’s no category-by-category breakdown to study from the way Texas or Pearson VUE-administered states provide on a fail; your best diagnostic tool is your own practice test performance before you sit the real exam, since it’s the only granular feedback you’ll get.
What should your study plan look like?
Weeks 1 to 3: Work through your 77-hour pre-licensing curriculum in full, since the exam draws exclusively from that course content rather than a separate published outline. Build topic notes as you go rather than waiting until the course ends to start reviewing.
Week 4: Take a full-length, 90-minute timed practice exam under real conditions. Since New York doesn’t publish a confirmed item count, use a practice format that mirrors the pacing you’d expect from a 90-minute multiple-choice test rather than fixating on hitting a specific number of practice questions.
Week 5: Review your weakest areas from the practice run, focused on New York-specific license law, agency disclosure rules, and fair housing requirements, since state-specific content tends to get less attention in generic national study materials than it deserves.
Final days: Confirm your eAccessNY appointment details, print your Summary of Your Submission page in advance, and verify your ID is current and matches your registration exactly. Stop introducing new material in the final 48 hours.
Run full-length, correctly timed practice sections in the AgentExamHub practice quiz tool so your pacing feels familiar under the real 90-minute window, and use the AgentExamHub free study guide to reinforce the national concepts your 77-hour course also draws from.
FAQ
How long is the New York real estate exam? 90 minutes (1.5 hours), with the timer starting after the instructions conclude, per the NY Department of State.
How many questions are on the New York real estate exam? The state’s primary licensing page doesn’t publish an exact question count. Third-party prep sites commonly cite around 75 questions, but that figure isn’t confirmed on a NY DOS primary source.
Do I get a numerical score in New York? No. Results are reported as pass or fail only. If you fail, you won’t receive a percentage or category breakdown, just the fail result itself.
How do I schedule the New York real estate exam? Through your eAccessNY account online, the same account you’ll use to view your results and, later, apply for your license.
What ID do I need for the New York exam? A current, non-expired, government-issued signature ID with a photo, from an approved list including a driver’s license, state non-driver ID, IDNYC card, military ID, or U.S. passport.
Bottom line: New York’s exam is a 90-minute, pass/fail test drawn from your 77-hour curriculum, scheduled through eAccessNY, but the state doesn’t publish an exact question count the way several other states do, so pace yourself by the clock and rely on your own practice testing for the category-level feedback the real exam won’t give you.