GitOps principles and practice: declarative desired state, reconciliation loops, repository and environment strategy, and the security model around automated delivery.
CNCF does not publish numeric exam codes — CGOA is the common abbreviation.
Certified GitOps Associate is CNCF's associate-level devops & sre certification, referred to across the industry by the shorthand CGOA. The exam runs for 1 hour 30 minutes and presents up to 60 questions, with a pass mark of 75%. It costs US$250 at the standard rate.
CNCF publishes the syllabus as 5 weighted domains. GitOps Principles carries the most weight at 30%, and the three largest domains together account for roughly 70% of the scored content — worth knowing before you decide where study time goes.
Confirm these details on the official CNCF page before booking — vendors adjust format and pricing without notice.
Some forms include unscored trial questions
Standard rate, before local taxes
The published exam guide for CGOA, in the vendor's own order.
01GitOps Terminology
20%02GitOps Principles
30%03Related Practices
16%04GitOps Patterns
20%05Tooling
14%Familiarity with Git and Kubernetes.
Associate level — Role-based credentials for practitioners with hands-on experience.
This is a complete CGOA exam guide, but a practice bank is not available yet. We keep the guide published because the format, weighted domains and official sources remain useful when planning your study.
The syllabus breakdown above is the most useful study plan available either way: work through the domains in weight order.
CNCF lists up to 60 questions, to be completed in 1 hour 30 minutes. Question counts can vary slightly between exam forms, and unscored trial questions are sometimes included.
75%. Confirm the current figure on the official exam page before booking, as vendors adjust cut scores when an exam form is refreshed.
The standard price is US$250. Local pricing, taxes and any retake policy vary by region, so check the official page for the figure that applies to you.
Familiarity with Git and Kubernetes.
The exam guide covers GitOps Terminology, GitOps Principles, Related Practices, GitOps Patterns and Tooling. The full weighted breakdown is listed above.