Pre-requisites for CKA exam

Pre-requisites for CKA exam (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) are important before attempting the exam. They will help as a great resource to clear the exam.

As part of this, we need to follow a few steps here,

1. Navigate through CNCF CKA website to get all the details about the exam

2. Navigating through the sections to get an idea about the domains and subsections

3. Navigate through the courses available over the internet

4. Understand the tips shared over the internet to get more information

I will be discussing “Step 1: Navigate through the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) CKA website to get all the details about the exam” in this blog.

CKA program was created by the CNCF, in collaboration with The Linux Foundation. Details are displayed across both sites. Exam registration will be done through Linux Foundation site.

URL’s for reference,

Candidate Handbook
Curriculum Overview
Exam Tips
Frequently Asked Questions

Basic Details of the Exam

Above URL’s give information on what needs to be followed, and adhered to during the exam. Some of the most important points that we need to follow are,

• The exams are delivered online and consist of performance-based tasks (problems) to be solved on the command line running Linux.

• The exams consist of 15-20* performance-based tasks.

• We have 2 hours* to complete the CKA exam.

• For the CKA Exam, a score of 66%* or above must be earned to pass*

• Results will be emailed 24 hours from the time that the exam is completed.

• CKA exam environment is currently running Kubernetes v1.23*

• The CKA exam environment is currently running etcd v3.5*

• The CKA exam environment will be aligned with the most recent K8s minor version within approximately 4 to 8 weeks of the K8s release date.

• CKA Certification is valid for 3 years.

• Use Chrome or Chromium browser to open one additional tab in order to access assets at: https://kubernetes.io/docs/, https://github.com/kubernetes/, https://kubernetes.io/blog/, https://helm.sh/docs/ and their subdomains.

• No other tabs may be opened and no other sites may be navigated to (including https://discuss.kubernetes.io/).

* Subject to change and we need to refer to this link to get accurate and updated information.

I have provided some basic details on Exam Technical Instructions, Environments provided in the exam, and Domain & Competencies present in the exam. All the details are captured from the site and we need to refer to them before the exam.

Exam Technical Instructions

Environment

Refer to this link to get more details on the environment. Cluster related details are captured from the site for reference that we access during the exam as taken from the The Linux Foundation website.

Domains & Competencies

Below are screenshots for reference on the subsections for each of the domains. They may change based on the current set of features and new features may be added. Refer to this link for gathering accurate details.

Subsections from the Domains are,

We need to check the URLs of CKA website to see for the latest updates on the exam guidelines and format.

Refer to this link to know about the User Interface of CKA Exam.