DevOps · professional
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Issued by The Linux Foundation / CNCF
The CKA tests whether you can install, configure, secure and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters in a live environment. It is aimed at platform, DevOps and Linux engineers who run container infrastructure.
- Exam price
- $445
- Exam time
- 120 min
- Valid for
- 2 years
- Prerequisite
- None required
Exam details
- Price
- $445Exam only; includes one free retake.
- Format
- hands-on, performance-based tasks on a live Kubernetes command line
- Questions
- 15-20 performance-based tasks
- Length
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- 66%
- Version
- Kubernetes v1.37
- Delivered by
- Online proctored via PSI (Bridge / PSI Secure Browser)
- Required
- None
- Renewal
- Retake and pass the CKA before expiry (current for another 2 years). Certifications earned before 2024-04-01 were valid for 3 years.
Checked October 29, 2026 against The Linux Foundation / CNCF's official page. Fields the vendor does not publish are left out rather than estimated.