How many questions are on the Nutanix NCA 6.10 exam and how long is it?

The NCA 6.10 exam has 50 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions to answer in 90 minutes, covering Lifecycle Management, Basic Administration, Environmental Health, and Cluster Configuration.

What score do you need to pass the Nutanix NCA exam?

The NCA uses scaled scoring from 1000 to 6000 and you pass at 3000. Questions are blueprint-weighted, so your raw percentage is only a proxy for the scaled result.

How much does the Nutanix NCA exam cost?

The NCA 6.10 exam costs $99 per attempt, registered through university.nutanix.com, and is delivered online proctored or at a Pearson VUE test center.

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Logistics, scoring, and in-room tactics for the Nutanix Certified Associate 6.10 exam.

50 questions · 90 min $99 per attempt pass 3000 / 1000-6000 AOS 6.10 · PC pc2024.2 valid 3 years

Format

50 questions in 90 minutes: multiple-choice and multiple-response. Multiple-response questions tell you how many to select.
Scaled scoring 1000-6000; pass at 3000. Questions are blueprint-weighted, so raw percentage is only a proxy.
Four sections: Lifecycle Management, Basic Administration, Environmental Health, Cluster Configuration.
Aimed at roughly 6-12 months of IT-infrastructure experience, ideally with Nutanix.

Register and schedule

Register through university.nutanix.com (free MyNutanix account). Cost is $99; discounts/vouchers appear periodically.
Delivered online proctored or at a Pearson VUE test center.
Recommended free prep courses: Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) and Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA).
The certification is valid for 3 years (Nutanix moved from 2 to 3 years on August 1, 2025).

Online proctoring checklist

Quiet, well-lit, private room; cleared desk, no notes, no second monitor, no phones.
Working webcam and microphone, stable internet.
Government-issued photo ID.
Run the system/network check ahead of time; proctoring software glitches are a known frustration, so schedule with margin.

In-room tactics

Flag and move on. If unsure, flag it; a later question often jogs the answer. Do not burn time early.
Read multiple-response counts. Select exactly the number asked.
Process of elimination. The NCA is not gotcha-heavy; eliminate the clearly wrong options first.
Watch the classic traps: HA (restart) vs Live Migration (no-downtime move); policy lives on the container not the pool; RF2 = 3 nodes, RF3 = 5 nodes; LCM does software AND firmware.

If you do not pass

Nutanix typically enforces a waiting period before a retake. Use it: drill the weakest section from your mock-exam breakdown rather than rushing back.