200-901 exam format: questions, score and cost
The 200-901 exam lasts 120 minutes and costs 300 USD at the time of writing, according to Cisco’s exam page. Cisco does not publish the number of questions or a passing score on the pages used for this guide; the exam is graded pass or fail. It is offered in English and Japanese, and the CCNA Automation certification it earns is valid for three years.
| Exam title | Automating Networks Using Cisco Platforms (200-901 CCNAAUTO) |
| Certification | CCNA Automation (previously DevNet Associate) |
| Level | Associate |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Number of questions | Not published |
| Passing score | Not published (pass/fail) |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Price | 300 USD at time of writing; Cisco Learning Credits accepted. Local taxes and currency may differ at booking |
| Prerequisites | None required |
| Validity | 3 years |
| Recertification | Pass the current CCNA Automation exam or a higher-level Cisco exam, or earn 30 continuing education credits |
| Exam topics document | v1.1 |
Name and version
The code 200-901 has not changed. What changed is the name of the certification: the DevNet Associate became CCNA Automation in early 2026, and the exam code carries the label CCNAAUTO instead of DEVASC. Cisco’s learning blog states that DevNet became Cisco Automation, with CCNA, CCNP and CCIE naming from February 3, 2026, and describes the associate exam as “same test, new names”.
Cisco’s exam topics document is labelled v1.1, while the exam page still shows “v1.0” in the exam title. Treat the exam topics document as the authority for what is tested, and check the outline on Cisco’s site once more when you book. Cisco’s own release notes describe v1.1 as a minor revision of the DevNet Associate: domains unchanged, with updated tasks for renamed products, retired products and the use of Terraform in network development.
The six domains
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1.0 Software Development and Design | 15% |
| 2.0 Understanding and Using APIs | 20% |
| 3.0 Cisco Platforms and Development | 15% |
| 4.0 Application Deployment and Security | 15% |
| 5.0 Infrastructure and Automation | 20% |
| 6.0 Network Fundamentals | 15% |
The topics document also says that the guidelines are general, that related topics may appear, and that Cisco may change the list without notice.
What the weights mean for revision
APIs (20%) and infrastructure and automation (20%) together are 40% of the exam. APIs pay back fastest: HTTP methods, status codes, authentication and the requests library recur in other domains, because platform questions are really API questions about Meraki, Catalyst Center or Webex.
Infrastructure and automation asks you to interpret: an Ansible playbook, a bash script, a RESTCONF or NETCONF reply, a YANG model, a unified diff, a sequence diagram. Practise reading small artefacts and saying what they do.
The other four domains are 15% each. Network fundamentals is the one most software people underestimate, and software development is the one most network people underestimate. Whichever side you come from, plan time for the other.
Question types
The topics document for this exam does not itemise question types. Cisco exams generally mix multiple choice, multiple select and drag-and-drop items, and the objectives use verbs such as construct, interpret and troubleshoot, so expect to read code and responses rather than only define terms. Check Cisco’s exam tutorial before the day for the exact interface.
Time and cost planning
120 minutes is comfortable if you can read short Python and JSON quickly. Because the question count is unpublished, do not plan a per-question budget; move steadily and flag anything you cannot resolve in a minute or two.
At 300 USD, a failed attempt is expensive. See the certification costs overview for how exam fees compare, and the exam day guide for the day itself. Cisco’s retake rules are not covered by the pages used for this guide, so read them on Cisco’s site before booking. For the networking associate exam with the same price and duration, see the CCNA 200-301 exam format. To follow outline changes, use exam changes.