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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam is AWS's Foundational-level certification exam validating overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud, delivered at Pearson VUE testing centers or with online proctoring.
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Questions65 questions: 50 scored and 15 unscored
Testing time90 minutes
ScoringPass/fail; minimum passing score of 700 on a 100–1,000 scale (AWS policy sets 700 as the passing standard for Foundational-level exams)
Exam feeUSD 100
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- Who runs it
- AWS
- Category
- Cloud Certifications
- Current version
- CLF-C02
- Where it applies
- Global
- Exam languages
- English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Score scale
- 100–1,000 (scaled score)
- Testing provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- 65 questions; either multiple choice or multiple response
- Results
- Final results posted to the AWS Certification Account within five business days after the close of the exam (longer if under review)
- Credential validity
- The certification is valid for 3 years
- Remote testing
- Available
Exam structure
65 questions in two formats (multiple choice with one correct of four options; multiple response with two or more correct of five or more), across four scored-content domains: Cloud Concepts (24%), Security and Compliance (30%), Cloud Technology and Services (34%), and Billing, Pricing, and Support (12%)
Where rules vary
Worldwide vendor certification exam, delivered globally through Pearson VUE testing centers and online proctoring.
Eligibility
None required; up to 6 months of exposure to AWS Cloud is recommended but not required
Retake policy
After a failed attempt, wait 14 calendar days to retake; no limit on attempts but the full registration fee applies each time; after passing, the same exam cannot be retaken for two years