Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Indiana Real Estate Commission (IPLA). Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- Indiana Real Estate Commission (IPLA)
- Prelicense education
- 90 hours
- Exam provider
- Pearson VUE
- Questions
- 130 questions (80 national + 50 state)
- Time
- 240 minutes
- Passing rule
- Scaled 75 on each portion
The steps, in order.
01
Confirm eligibility
Check age, education, background review and other requirements with the regulator.
02
Complete approved education
Confirm the current 90 hours education requirement and approved providers. LicenseIQ does not replace required prelicensing education.
03
Apply and schedule
Follow the regulator’s application and testing authorization sequence; submit required documents and fees. Exact sequencing varies.
04
Prepare and take the exam
Use the Pearson VUE candidate handbook for check-in, accommodations, allowed materials and current scoring.
05
Complete license issuance
After passing, complete remaining regulator requirements. Do not practice until the license is issued and active.
06
Maintain your license
Verify post-license education, renewal deadlines and continuing education with the regulator.
Post-license education
30 hrs within first 2 yrs
Continuing education
36 hrs every 3 yrs
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- The Indiana Real Estate Commission, Enforcement, and the Recovery Fund3 lessons
- Indiana Licensing: Requirements, Statuses, Education, and Renewal4 lessons
- Brokerage Agreements, Advertising, and Compensation3 lessons
- Offers, Earnest Money, Trust Accounts, and Required Disclosures4 lessons
- Real Estate Agency Relationships in Indiana4 lessons
- Licensee Conduct and Real Estate Office Procedures3 lessons
- Indiana Fair Housing, Security Deposits, and Property Taxes3 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
With the beneficiary's written agreement, interest earned on earnest money held in trust may be transferred to
- A. the managing broker personally as compensation for supervision
- B. an Indiana affordable housing fund qualifying under IRC 501(c)(3)
- C. the broker company's operating account as a handling fee
- D. the Real Estate Recovery Fund to reduce licensee surcharges
Question 2
Before opening a branch office, an Indiana broker company must
- A. obtain a separate broker company license for the branch and pay a branch license fee
- B. obtain written approval for the branch from the local board of REALTORS
- C. file a Branch Office Registration Form with the Commission and designate a branch manager
- D. post a $10,000 surety bond with IPLA for the branch office's trust account
Question 3
Which transfer is exempt from the Indiana seller disclosure requirement?
- A. A lease with an option to buy a single-family home from its owner
- B. A sale of an owner-occupied duplex by the owner who lives there
- C. The first sale of a newly built home that has never been inhabited
- D. A sale of a single-family rental house by an investor owner
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