Both exams are now open for scheduling. NCA 7.5 exam appointments begin on July 28, 2026, while NCP-MCI 7.5 appointments are available now.The exams can be scheduled for remote proctoring or in-person at a testing center.
For a limited time, you can take either certification exam for free (up to $200 value)! Use the discount code LEVELUPV7 at checkout by Friday, July 10, 2026.
To register for either exam, visit My Certifications on Nutanix University and schedule your desired exam. Use the discount code provided above at checkout.
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Are you new to Nutanix? Then this certification is for you! The NCA certification exam validates your skills and abilities to navigate the Prism UI, extract information from it, and use the UI to perform basic operational tasks. Successful candidates have approximately 6-12 months of holistic IT infrastructure experience as well as 3-6 months of Nutanix virtualization experience.
To prepare for the exam, we recommend you complete the online Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) course by enrolling in the NHCF Learning Plan. This course explores the features that Prism Central offers for centralized infrastructure monitoring and management. Get started with the Nutanix platform as quickly as possible, and discuss key Nutanix concepts, configure and monitor a cluster, and perform basic management tasks.
Make sure to also read the Exam Blueprint Guide for more information about the exam, including exam objectives and references, and complete the NCA 6.10 practice exam to help you prepare.
Do you already have experience with Nutanix? Then check out the NCP-MCI certification! This certification exam will measure your ability to interpret documented standards and perform key administrative tasks, such as deploying, configuring, migrating, troubleshooting, expanding, and managing within a Nutanix multicloud platform environment. Plus, it was just named the No. 3 top-paying IT certification!
To prepare for this exam, we recommend you complete the online Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) course by enrolling in the ECA Learning Plan. With Prism Central as the focal point, this course illustrates the breadth and depth of Nutanix’s centralized management capabilities, and explores topics such as configuring and maintaining a cluster, creating and managing VMs, identifying and remediating performance issues, and more.
