Exam format

EX200

What the RHCSA exam looks like

EX200 has hands-on lab tasks in 150 minutes, hands-on, performance-based tasks on a live Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. Every figure on this page is read from the official exam page and linked to it.

How many questions, and how long

Red Hat states hands-on lab tasks for EX200, with a time limit of 150 minutes.

Red Hat publishes no count, so there is no pace or miss budget to work out in advance.

What the questions look like

Entirely hands-on. There are no multiple choice questions: you work on a live Red Hat Enterprise Linux system and are scored on the state of the system when time runs out.

Red Hat, RHCSA (EX200) exam details ↗

What passes

The passing score for EX200 is 210 of 300 marks.

What that score means, and how it is calculated

If you do not pass

A retake costs another $500.

Red Hat, RHCSA certification ↗

How long it stays valid

RHCSA is valid for 3 years from the day you pass. Valid for three years. Renew by passing the current RHCSA exam or by earning a higher Red Hat certification. RHCSA lasts three years. Renewal means passing the current exam again at full price, or earning a higher Red Hat certification, which extends it.

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What this means for practice

Our RHCSA practice exams are assembled to the published domain weightings and sat against a 150-minute clock, in exam conditions or in study mode. Every answer shows the official page it was checked against.

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