
Exam cost
Java SE 17 Developer Exam Cost
The published price for the Java SE 17 Developer certification exam, what it covers, and what the real total budget looks like once retakes and study time are counted.
- US$245 per exam attempt - Oracle University documentation states "An exam purchase is an exam attempt valued at US$245", and Oracle University's buy-exam page lists "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Technology Exams ... $ 245". exam fee
- 90 min
- 50 questions
What the exam costs
Published by the certification body. No estimates, no ranges.
What the fee covers
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| Item | Included in the exam fee |
|---|---|
| The exam session | Yes, including the 90-minute session |
| Exam retake | Covered by the published terms |
| Discount voucher | Not listed in the published price |
| Practice questions | No, those are a separate Certilum product (50 questions for this exam) |
| Training course | No, sold separately by providers and training companies |
The exam fee buys you one attempt at the Java SE 17 Developer. Everything else on your path to certification, revision material included, sits outside this price, and that is where most of the budget of a certification actually goes.
Note from the vendor record: Issuer is Oracle (Oracle University); the official credential title is "Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 17 Developer" and exam 1Z0-829 is still current (live exam page with Buy Exam/Register Now, and it is still listed in the Oracle Technology Exam Subscription), with no official retirement date published. Newer Java credentials exist alongside it (Java SE 21 Developer Professional exam 1Z0-830 and Java SE 25 Developer Professional exam 1Z0-831) but they have not replaced 1Z0-829. There are no prerequisites; delivery is via Pearson VUE test centres or Oracle online proctored delivery, and Oracle's published recertification policy sets expiry only for OCI (24 months) and Cloud Applications (18 months) credentials, with no expiry stated for this Java credential.
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