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Certification
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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Highlight your understanding of the foundational topics and concepts of collaborating, contributing, and working on GitHub. This exam covers collaboration, GitHub products, Git basics, and working within GitHub repositories. Once achieved, the certification will be valid for two years.
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Registration is now open on Pearson VUE for certification exams starting July 1, 2025. Please note: You will not be able to take your exam on Pearson VUE before July 1. When registering, be sure to select a testing date on or after July 1. If you plan to take your exam before June 30, please schedule through PSI using the current process here.
Practice Assessment
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Practice assessments provide you with an overview of the style, wording, and difficulty of the questions you're likely to experience on the exam. Through these assessments, you're able to assess your readiness, determine where additional preparation is needed, and fill knowledge gaps bringing you one step closer to the likelihood of passing your exam.
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Exam Sandbox
Experience demo
Experience the look and feel of the exam before taking it. You'll be able to interact with different question types in the same user interface you'll use during the exam.
You will have 100 minutes to complete this assessment.
Exam policy
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.
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