Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Application design and build, deployment, observability, environment configuration, services and networking — from a developer's seat.
Heads up: the real CKAD exam is hands-on — you solve tasks in a live environment, not multiple choice. These mock questions drill the knowledge behind those tasks, so pair them with real practice on a cluster or server.
- Questions
- Hands-on tasks
- Time
- 120 minutes
- Pass mark
- 66%
- Price
- ≈ $445 USD (includes one retake)
- Valid for
- 2 years
- Level
- Associate
Exam facts come from the official guide and can change — confirm on the vendor page ↗
Practice tests
Questions for CKAD are being written
The exam guide above is accurate and useful for planning your study right now. New question banks go live regularly — the domains list below is a good study checklist in the meantime.
Exam domains
What the exam covers, and how much of your score each part is worth. Your mock test results are broken down by these same domains.
- Application Design and Build20%
- Application Deployment20%
- Application Observability and Maintenance15%
- Application Environment, Configuration and Security25%
- Services and Networking20%