Book An Alibaba Cloud Certification Exam

Santanu Majumdar
AllAboutAlibabaCloud
4 min readAug 9, 2020

Alibaba Cloud is on boom now and there is a lot of cloud enthusiast who is looking for a guide on how to take up the exam. So, here’s the step by step guide on how to book an Alibaba Cloud certification exam. The exam is organized by Pearson VUE, the biggest third-party exam center around the world.

Alibaba Cloud professional certification validates and demonstrates your technical expertise in Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Security.

Certification URL: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/certification

Step by step guide

Follow the next steps to book an Alibaba Cloud certification exam:

1. Click on the link below of the certification you want to book:

ACA Cloud Computing
ACP Cloud Computing
ACA Security
ACP Security
ACA Big Data
ACP Big Data

2. Select Buy now.

It is very important that you first buy the exam to avoid paying a more expensive price. But if you go directly to take the exam and buy the exam directly from the PearsonVue website it will cost you more.

3. Register an account or Log into your Alibaba Cloud account.

4. Once logged in, select the exam you want to book and select Buy Now.

5. Confirm your order by clicking on I have read and agreed to Alibaba Cloud Certification Agreement of Service and select Pay.

6. You will get an email from Alibaba Cloud with your voucher code.

7. Now that we already bought the exam, let’s go back to step 1 and click on the link below of the certification you want to book:

ACA Cloud Computing
ACP Cloud Computing
ACA Security
ACP Security
ACA Big Data
ACP Big Data

8. Click on Take the exam.

9. As you can see, we are redirected to the Pearson Vue website. Click on Sign In if you already have an account or on Create Account if you don’t have one yet.

10. Click on View Exams.

11. Choose the exam you want to book.

12. Click on Next.

13. Enter your address and select your preferred test center. I would suggest selecting 3 test centers to compare availability. Click on Next.

14. Now choose the date for the exam that suits you best. Usually, the available time slots are for the next month from the current date, so I suggest you plan one month in advance. After selecting the date, choose the morning or afternoon time slot.

15. Review all your contact information, and if everything is okay, go ahead and click on Proceed to Checkout.

16. Lastly, enter the Voucher code you got in the email, and click on Apply.

You will get an email with a confirmation of your exam details, the data center, and the date.

Conclusion

I hope with this guide you can book your Alibaba Cloud certification exam easily. In case you have any difficulties let me know in the comments below and I will be happy to guide you through.

All the best!

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