Along with the cloud, Kubernetes is getting more popular day by day. Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) program is a very demanding and popular certification among DevOps engineers. If you are working in a DevOps Team or want to switch your career to DevOps you should definitely go for CKA Certification. , CNCF certifications under The Linux Foundation are globally accepted and very well considered by all organizations.
Kubernetes is an open-source container management software developed by Google. It helps you to manage a containerized application and is known as a standard to deploy and operate containerized applications.
The Linux Foundation and Cloud Native Computing Foundation(CNCF) have collaborated to create CKA, a project intended to help develop the Kubernetes ecosystem. The Goal of CKA is to provide a common framework for developing managing and deploying Kubernetes applications.
This certification is a completely performance-based exam that requires you to solve multiple tasks from a command line running Kubernetes. This exam checks key concepts like Kubernetes networking, storage, security, maintenance, logging and monitoring, application deployment, troubleshooting, and API object primitives. This certification is very popular and liked by most organizations because the exam is designed in a way as you work in your day-to-day life.
Note:- Certified Kubernetes Administrator exam keeps changing quarterly depending on the recent Kubernetes releases. Current Software Version Kubernetes is V 1.25
Exam Structure :
- Storage 10%
- Troubleshooting 30%
- Workloads & Scheduling 15%
- Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration 25%
- Services & Networking 20%
Exam Detail
| Name: Certified Kubernetes Administrator | Code: CKA |
| Duration: 120 Minutes | Format: Scenario-based |
| Type: Admin | Number of Questions: 15-20 tasks |
| Passing Score: 66% or above | Fee: 395 USD |
| Language: English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese | Validity: 3 years |
| Retake: One free retake | Prerequisite: None |
| Provider: CNCF | Is Proctored: Yes |
| Training: optional | Center: PSI |
CKA Exam Prerequisite
Before preparing for this exam you must know some basics of the Linux operating system, Linux commands, Vi Editor, tmux, system services (systems ), start/stop services, Docker, Networking, Microservices, and YAML or JSON.
Exam Preparation:
Foundations
Start with the Basics of Kubernetes although Kubernetes documentation has enough documentation to learn. We recommend taking some online training. You can also register for exam + training together when you book your exam from the CNCF website.
Practice
Certified Kubernetes Administrator is a performance-based exam that requires you to solve 15-20 series of tasks from a command line running Kubernetes. so practice for each and every topic you study.
Once you have done enough exercise you can take some sample tests or labs most of the courses provide it bundled with the course at no extra cost. Keep doing the test until you start scoring more than 90%.You can buy additional lab from https://killer.sh/
Ask your doubt to your instructor or CKA open forums in case you are not clear about any topic
On exam Day
- Take enough rest before the exam day.
- Check your scheduled appointment date and time
- you will get 2 hours to finish your exam which is sufficient.
- Flag questions that you are not very clear about, you can take them at the end.
- Solve the lower weightage questions first then move to higher weightage, this will save you time.
- You can use autocomplete before starting of exam. The steps are given here. This will save a lot of time when you have to write the same command multiple times.
- You are allowed to use notepad you can keep commands in the notepad so that you can just copy and paste them if you want to repeat them in the exam.
- Use the notepad for copying/editing the sample commands from Kubernetes documentation during the exam.
- You are allowed to open one browser tab to search from the official Kubernetes documentation website.
- Try to use the command instead of YAML files it will save you time.
FAQ :
When will I get my CKA result?
Results will be emailed 24 hours from the time that the exam is completed.
How much time is required to prepare for CKA exam?
2 months of self-study is enough for the exam dedicating 2hours per day.
What if I failed an exam?
Candidates who register for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam will have two attempts (per exam registration) at an exam simulator provided by Killer.sh.
