Nutanix Certification Pathway
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Associate
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NCM-MCI
NCM-MCIMaster - Multicloud Infrastructure
NPX
NPXPlatform Expert
Recent Changes
Feb 28, 2020
NCP 5.5 retired
~2021
NCP 5.10 retired, renamed to NCP-MCI
Jul 31, 2023
All v5.XX must be replaced by v6.XX (partners)
Dec 10, 2024
NCA v6.10 and NCP-MCI v6.10 launched
Aug 1, 2025
Certification validity extended to 3 years
Jul 31, 2023
Legacy v5.XX certification track sunset for partners
November 18, 2025
NCP-MCA 6.10 scheduling opened
Jan 1, 2026
NCP-AI track launched for Enterprise AI management
Aug 1, 2025
Certification validity extended to 3 years globally
April 4, 2026
NCP-NS 7.5 exam open for scheduling
April 13, 2026
NCP-BC 7.5 beta exam announced
April 17, 2026
NCS-Core now requires active NCP-MCI before scheduling
April 26, 2026
NCP-BC 7.5 beta closes
April 27, 2026
NCP-MCI 7.5 beta program filled; intro offer planned
June 14, 2026
NCA 7.5 beta closes June 14
Nutanix Certification Framework
flowchart TB
NCA["NCA v6.10<br/>Nutanix Certified Associate"]
subgraph PROFESSIONAL["Professional Level (Specializations)"]
direction LR
NCP_MCI["NCP-MCI 6.10<br/>Multicloud Infrastructure"]
NCP_MCA["NCP-MCA 6.10<br/>Multicloud Automation"]
NCP_US["NCP-US<br/>Unified Storage"]
NCP_DB["NCP-DB 6.10<br/>Database Automation"]
NCP_EUC["NCP-EUC<br/>End User Computing"]
NCP_CN["NCP-CN<br/>Cloud Native"]
NCP_AI["NCP-AI<br/>Artificial Intelligence"]
end
NCA --> NCP_MCI
NCA --> NCP_MCA
NCA --> NCP_US
NCA --> NCP_DB
NCA --> NCP_EUC
NCA --> NCP_CN
NCA --> NCP_AI
NCM_MCI["NCM-MCI v6.10<br/>Master - Multicloud Infrastructure"]
NCX["NCX<br/>Nutanix Certified Expert"]
NPX["NPX<br/>Nutanix Platform Expert"]
NCP_MCI --> NCM_MCI --> NCX --> NPX
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