Pass the 200-901 exam on your first attempt.

Cisco rebranded the DevNet track to Automation, so this certification now goes by CCNA Automation while most study material, forum posts and job adverts still say DevNet Associate. Both names point at the same exam, 200-901, and anyone who already held DevNet Associate is recognised under the new name automatically. If you registered under either label, you are in the right place.

What has not changed is the difficulty profile. This exam sits at an awkward intersection: too much code for pure network engineers, too much networking for pure developers. Nearly everyone arrives strong on one side and exposed on the other. The format compounds it — alongside standard multiple choice, you will meet fill-in-the-blank items and simulation-style questions where recognising the right answer is not enough. You have to produce it.

What you get

• Full-length practice tests that mirror the structure, difficulty and pacing of the live exam

How to use this course

Sit the first test cold and timed to establish a baseline — it will usually show a clean split between the domains you live in and the ones you have avoided. That split is your study plan. The explanations are the real course material, so read every one, including on questions you guessed correctly. Cisco publishes free sandboxes and always-on API endpoints; use them, because reading about a REST call to a network controller and making one are different skills, and this exam tests the second. Repeat until you clear the pass mark comfortably, then book it.

Worth knowing: this is the entry point to Cisco's automation track and the natural precursor to the professional-level automation certification. It carries a renewal requirement, satisfied either by passing a qualifying exam or by earning Continuing Education credits — and credits earned here can help keep your other Cisco certifications current.

Before you enroll

There are no formal prerequisites. Some Python familiarity and basic networking knowledge will make this far more productive, but you do not need the routing-and-switching CCNA first. Every question here is original and written from the current published blueprint. These are not brain dumps — Cisco's testing policies prohibit them, and memorised questions will not survive a simulation item anyway. This course is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by Cisco. Cisco, CCNA and DevNet are trademarks of their respective owners.