Exam format
CKADWhat the CKAD exam looks like
CKAD has 15 to 20 hands-on tasks in 120 minutes, hands-on tasks against live clusters, open book against the Kubernetes docs. Every figure on this page is read from the official exam page and linked to it.
How many questions, and how long
Linux Foundation / CNCF states 15 to 20 hands-on tasks for CKAD, with a time limit of 120 minutes. That is about 8 minutes a task.
Linux Foundation / CNCF publishes a range rather than a fixed count, so the pace above assumes the low end of it. At the top of the range you have less time a task.
What the questions look like
Entirely hands-on: tasks in a terminal against live clusters, open book against the Kubernetes documentation. No multiple choice at all.
What passes
The passing score for CKAD is 66 percent.
What this means for practice
Our CKAD practice exams are assembled to the published domain weightings and sat against a 120-minute clock, in exam conditions or in study mode. Every answer shows the official page it was checked against.
Keep reading
- CKAD practice questions
Free sample questions with the full explanation on every answer.
- Free CKAD practice test
10 original questions, playable now. No account, no card.
- CKAD passing score
The exact cut score, what kind of number it is, and the retake terms.
- How hard is CKAD?
An honest difficulty read from the format, the clock and the weights.
- What CKAD costs
The voucher price, the retake, and what renewal costs across the cycle.
- CKAD guide
Who it is for, study plans by experience level, and whether it is worth it.
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Original questions written from the published objectives, with the concept, the reasoning, and a note on every wrong option. No account needed to start.
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