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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

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Issuing authority
Linux Foundation
Industry
DevOps and Automation
Certification price
300 USD
Validity
3 years

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About this certification

The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) program has been developed by The Linux Foundation and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the host of Kubernetes, to help expand the Kubernetes ecosystem through standardized training and certification. As one of the highest velocity projects in the history of open source, Kubernetes use is exploding. 

The successful candidate will be comfortable using:

Exam details

The exam curriculum includes these general domains and their weights on the exam:

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Preparation reviews (9)

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Pass CKAD Exam in 33 days

Bashir Ahmed Zeeshan ·

Pass CKAD Exam in 33 days CKAD is a comprehensive certification that includes a 100% hands-on exam to provide assurance that CKADs have the skills, knowledge, and competency to perform the responsibilities of Kubernetes. It certifies the ability of a developer…

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My journey with CKAD

Banasree Saha ·

From my experience, I must tell you that CKAD is not just about learning the syllabus. Studying all the topics of CKAD will not take much time. The real challenge is to apply your understanding/learning and solving the problems during exam time duration. This…

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CKAD Experience and Tips

Ankit Dongre ·

I recently passed the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam. I started my journey approximately a month and a half back in April. I started by watching Mumshad's course on CKAD on Udemy. It gave me quite a starting point. I liked his explanati…

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CKAD hands-on preparation

Kim Wüstkamp ·

The CKAD is a great and fun certification. If you like working on the command line then you'll love it. I actually had fun while sitting in the actual exam! :) It's hard, especially because of the time limit of 2 hours. So you need to be fluent in kubectl and…

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How I passed the CKAD Exam?

Carthik Annayan ·

Which organization/authority issues the Kubernetes Certifications? Ans: CNCF( Cloud Native Computing Foundation) How many Kubernetes certifications exist as of date? Ans: 2 Certifications ( CKA, CKAD) CKA: - 24 questions 3 hours CKAD: 19 question 2 hours What…

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CKAD

Tejas Shah ·

Last week I earned my first Kubernetes certification named CKAD ( Certified Kubernetes Application Developer ). It was one of the most challenging exams I appeared in recent times. The main reason is, unlike other MCQ ( Multiple Choice Questions ) exams, CKAD…

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CKA & CKAD

jaswant singh ·

I started preparing for cka in 2019 and took 3-4 months. Cka and ckad cover same topics only difference ckad need indepth knowledge. I started with srinath challa videos on youtube then followed his course on udemy. I am also following nigel poulton for 2 year…

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CKAD Preparation - my way

Raghav Arora ·

I started preparing for CKAD in January 2020 and had some hands-on already on Kubernetes and Helm before I started actual preparation for certification. Though I did a course on Udemy by Mumshad for CKAD at https://udemy.com/course/certified-kubernetes-applica…

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