Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional exam price, length, validity and renewal
Databricks · Professional · $200 · 120 min · 59 questions · valid 2 years
Exam facts
Checked Sep 24, 2026 on Databricks's page| Price | $200 per attempt, US list priceUSD 200 plus applicable taxes; no free retakes |
|---|---|
| Length | 120 min |
| Questions | 59 |
| Format | Multiple choice, proctored |
| Valid for | 2 years |
| Renewal | Recertify every two years by taking the current version of the exam. |
| Prerequisites | None, but related training highly recommended; one year of hands-on data engineering experience recommended |
| Level | Professional |
| Delivery | Online proctored or test center (Kryterion Webassessor) |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean |
| Status | ActiveNew exam version from 2026-10-09 per the official exam guide; current version available through 2026-10-08 |
| Source | databricks.com/learn/certification/data-engineer-professionalLast checked Sep 24, 2026 |
Changes
| Date | Change | |
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| Oct 9Scheduled | Exam versionCurrent exam (English, Japanese, pt-BR, Korean)New exam (English only per the exam guide)Languages offered drop to English for the new version per the exam guide tableSource | Official |
| Oct 9Scheduled | Questions5960New exam version live in Webassessor Oct 9, 2026; current version available through Oct 8, 2026Source | Official |
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About this exam
For experienced data engineers who build, optimize and maintain production data pipelines on Databricks.
What the official page says
- Price: "Registration fee: $200"
- Duration: "Time limit: 120 minutes"
- Questions: "Total number of scored questions: 59"
- 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.
Databricks policyAlso read: databricks.com/learn/certification/faq
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