NVIDIA-Certified Professional: AI Networking exam price, length, validity and renewal
NVIDIA · Professional · NCP-AIN · $400 · 120 min · 70 to 75 questions · valid 2 years
Exam facts
Checked Sep 25, 2026 on NVIDIA's page| Price | $400 per attempt, US list priceUSD; additional taxes may apply in some countries and regions |
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| Length | 120 min |
| Questions | 70 to 75 |
| Format | Online, remotely proctored |
| Passing score | Pass/fail; no score is reported |
| Valid for | 2 years |
| Renewal | Recertify by retaking and passing the exam before or after the two-year validity ends. |
| Prerequisites | Two to three years of operational experience working in a data center with NVIDIA hardware solutions. |
| Level | Professional |
| Delivery | Online, remotely proctored (registration through Certiverse) |
| Languages | English |
| Status | ActiveReplaces the retired NVIDIA-Certified Professional: InfiniBand (NCP-IB) exam per the NCP-IB page. |
| Source | nvidia.com/en-us/learn/certification/ai-networking-professional/Last checked Sep 25, 2026 |
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| Professional | - | 90 min | - | |
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| Professional | - | 90 min | - | |
| Professional | $175 | 120 min | 1 year | |
| Professional | $200 | 120 min | 2 years | |
| Professional | $200 | 180 min | - | |
| Professional | $200 | 120 min | 2 years |
About this exam
Intermediate-level credential for data center, network and system administrators and engineers who deploy and configure AI networking with NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet and InfiniBand.
What the official page says
- Price: "Price: $400"
- Duration: "Duration: 120 minutes"
- Questions: "Number of questions: 70-75"
- Validity: "This certification is valid for two years from issuance. Recertification may be achieved by retaking the exam."
NVIDIA certifications are valid for two years, after which you must retake and pass the exam to recertify.
After a failed attempt you buy the exam again and wait 14 days, with at most five attempts at a given exam in a 12-month period.
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