NVIDIA-Certified Professional: AI Rack and Interconnect exam price, length, validity and renewal
NVIDIA · Professional · NCP-ARI · $400 · 120 min · 70 questions · valid 2 yearsNew
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 |
|---|---|
| Length | 120 min |
| Questions | 70 |
| 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 | Recommended: 2+ years of experience in enterprise data center operations, specifically handling high-density computing or supercomputing infrastructure. |
| Level | Professional |
| Delivery | Through Certiverse (a Certiverse account is required) |
| Languages | English |
| Status | NewExam page first published 2026-07-28 per its nv-cre-date page metadata; the page text states no launch date. |
| Source | nvidia.com/en-us/learn/certification/ai-rack-and-interconnect-professional/Last checked Sep 25, 2026 |
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| Professional | - | 90 min | - | |
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| 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
For data center infrastructure technicians who rack, cable, power, cool and validate high-density NVIDIA AI cluster deployments.
What the official page says
- Price: "Price: $400"
- Duration: "Duration: 2 hours"
- Questions: "Number of questions: 70"
- 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.
NVIDIA policyAlso read: nvidia.com/en-us/learn/certification/