Certification

GitHub Foundations

This exam is targeted towards GitHub users who want to validate their understanding of the foundational topics, products, and concepts of collaborating, contributing, and working on GitHub.

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Candidates for this exam should have foundational knowledge of GitHub and its core features. This includes understanding Git, repositories, collaboration tools, project management, and modern development practices. The exam is designed for non-developers, developers, and all GitHub users seeking to improve their proficiency with GitHub fundamentals.

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You will have 100 minutes to complete this assessment.

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This exam will be proctored. You may have interactive components to complete as part of this exam. To learn more about exam duration and experience, visit: Exam duration and exam experience.

If you fail a certification exam, don’t worry. You can retake it 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the amount of time varies. For full details, visit: Exam retake policy.

Assessed on this exam

  • Understand Git and GitHub basics
  • Work with GitHub repositories
  • Collaborate using GitHub
  • Apply modern development practices
  • Manage projects with GitHub
  • Understand privacy, security, and administration
  • Explore the GitHub community

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This exam is offered in the following languages:

English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Japanese

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Exam GH-900 study guide

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