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Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional 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
Length120 min
Questions59
FormatMultiple choice, proctored
Valid for2 years
RenewalRecertify every two years by taking the current version of the exam.
PrerequisitesNone, but related training highly recommended; one year of hands-on data engineering experience recommended
LevelProfessional
DeliveryOnline proctored or test center (Kryterion Webassessor)
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean
StatusActiveNew exam version from 2026-10-09 per the official exam guide; current version available through 2026-10-08
Sourcedatabricks.com/learn/certification/data-engineer-professionalLast checked Nov 6, 2026

Changes

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 tableOfficial page ↗
Questions59 60New exam version live in Webassessor Oct 9, 2026; current version available through Oct 8, 2026Official page ↗

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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.

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