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Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate exam price, length, validity and renewal

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Exam facts

Price$200 per attempt, US list priceUSD 200 plus applicable taxes; no free retakes
Length90 min
Questions45
FormatMultiple choice, proctored
Valid for2 years
RenewalRecertify every two years by taking the current version of the exam or a shorter online renewal exam (25 scored questions, 60 minutes, $200).
PrerequisitesNone, but related training highly recommended; hands-on experience with the tasks in the exam guide recommended
LevelAssociate
DeliveryOnline proctored or test center (Kryterion Webassessor)
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean
Last changedMay 4, 2026Exam guide covers the exam version as of May 4, 2026
Sourcedatabricks.com/learn/certification/data-engineer-associateLast checked Nov 6, 2026

Changes

Exam versionMay 2026 exam versionExam guide covers the exam version as of May 4, 2026Official page ↗

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About this exam

For practitioners who use the Databricks Data + AI Platform for foundational data engineering tasks such as ingestion, ETL with PySpark, Lakeflow Jobs and CI/CD.

What the official page says
  • Price: "Registration fee: $200"
  • Duration: "Time limit: 90 minutes"
  • Questions: "Total number of scored questions: 45"
  • Validity: "Validity period: 2 years"

Certifications are valid for two years; to recertify you take the full current version of the exam (Data Engineer Associate also offers a shorter renewal exam).

You can retake after 14 days, as many times as you like, and each attempt is charged at the full exam price with no free retakes.

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