AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam price, length, validity and renewal

AWS · DVA-C02

Price	$150 per attempt, US list pricePage states cost in USD; see AWS Exam pricing for local currency and foreign exchange rates; applicable taxes may apply
Length	130 min
Questions	65
Format	Multiple choice and multiple response
Passing score	720 of 1000 (scaled 100 to 1000)
Valid for	3 years
Renewal	Pass the latest version of this exam, pass DevOps Engineer - Professional, or maintain for 1 more year on AWS Skill Builder (paid subscription).
Prerequisites	None required; 1 or more years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining applications with AWS services recommended
Level	Associate
Delivery	Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam
Languages	English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Latin America)
Status	ActiveBeing updated: DVA-C03 registration opens 2026-10-27; last day for DVA-C02 is 2026-12-01
Last changed	Dec 12, 2024Exam guide version 2.1 published
Source	aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-developer-associate/Last checked Nov 6, 2026

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DevOps Professional1Z0-1109-26NewFor DevOps engineers and developers applying DevOps practices, containers and secure deployment on OCI.	Professional	-	90 min	-

About this exam

For developers who build, package, deploy and debug applications on AWS using CI/CD workflows.

What the official page says

Price: "150 USD"
Duration: "130 minutes"
Questions: "65 questions; either multiple choice or multiple response"
Validity: "This certification is valid for 3 years."

Certifications are valid for 3 years; renew for 3 more years by passing the latest version of the exam (or a listed higher-level exam) while still active, and many Associate, Professional and Specialty certs can instead be maintained for 1 more year on AWS Skill Builder.

After a failed attempt you must wait 14 calendar days to retake, with no limit on attempts, and you pay the full registration fee each time; beta exams can be taken only once.

AWS policy

Also read: aws.amazon.com/certification/recertification/, docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/developer-associate-02/dva-02-revisions.html

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