End to End Process of Booking/scheduling your Google Cloud exam to Sharing your result
Google Cloud Exam booking is a little laborious process as compared to other exam experiences. Hence, I am sharing my 9x summed experience. Yes, you read it right! ‘9’ includes the qualified and not qualified attempts. Hope it will help in smoothening your experience.
Though you can reschedule most of your exams within 24 hours at no cost, it is advised to book your exam only when you are 80–90% confident about the exam guide topics and have sufficient hands-on practicing the services.
Google has partnered with Kryterion for their test takers. It is not available with Pearson , Prometric, or PSI(as of May 2022). Please follow the below steps to schedule your certification exam.
PRE ACCOUNT CHECKS
The following guidelines will help streamline your registration and testing experience.
● Register for your exam as far in advance as possible.
○ Appointments are set up for every 15 minutes around the clock.
○ Top-of-the-hour appointments tend to fill up first. Consider scheduling your exam in the quarter hour.
● Appointments at the end of the month are in high demand. Scheduling your exam earlier in the month provides the best chance at your first-choice time slot.
○ Consider scheduling your exam at a test center if remote delivery options are limited.
○ If you need to reschedule your appointment, do so as soon as possible to maximize appointment options and to avoid late reschedule fees.
● When registering, ensure that your first and last name (surname) exactly matches your government ID.
○ If the information does not match exactly, you will not be able to test.
○ You may incur additional rescheduling fees if the discrepancy is discovered on your test day.
● If you are testing online, confirm you have sufficient administrative rights on your device to download all required software.
○ Ensure your internet connection is reliable, your camera is working, and your desk surface is clear.
ACCOUNT CREATION
· Go to https://www.webassessor.com/googlecloud/
· Create a new account if you are a first-time user. Use your existing Webassessor account to log in otherwise. Advised to use your official Email ID if the voucher is provided by the company. This will help your organization trace back the results.
Ensure you edit your profile! This will help book your exam in the appropriate time zone and also avoid any hassles of rescheduling/email ID concerns.
Go to Edit profile and key in all the details. A quick snippet of questions asked is shown below.
· Select ‘Register for An Exam’.
· Click on ‘Google Cloud Certified — Associate Cloud Engineer (English)’. You can check out another language if available.
· Google offers Online or Remote proctored mode of taking your exams.
- Online — Approved Kryterion test centers ( https://www.kryterion.com/locate-test-center/ )
- Remote — From your Laptop / PC with necessary prior checks. If this mode is selected, please get your system tests immediately from the laptop you are planning to give the exam.
System tests involve:
a) Secure Browser setup
b) Biometric completion
c) Profile settings to ensure you book your exam at the right time zone.
Let’s now look at how to set up Step 1 — Secure Browser
Earlier Kryterion exams required Sentinel as shown below.
As on May 16 2022, they have updated their secure browser and would prompt as below if you have logged in after their browser update.
§ Please ensure to install the New Secure Browser through which, you will be remotely taking your exams. Ideal to complete before you book your exam. You can install the browser by logging into your webassessor account at www.webassessor.com/googlecloud -> My assessments section and refer to the installation steps.
Step 2 : Set up your Biometric Profile before your scheduled exam time.
Ensure you have administrative rights on your computer to be able to download the software and proceed further with the prompts. Complete all steps till you get a Status check passed including Microphone, Webcam, and Internet speed test checks.
- Ensure your video feeds(during the exam) can be received by Kryterion center, else you may end up getting your exam suspended in between [ Check your firewall settings and Antivirus updates]
- Company-provided Laptops may have restrictions on these, hence advised to take up only on Personal laptops with all prior settings check to avoid suspension during exams.
Step 3: Profile settings
Click on Edit Profile on the top menu bar and provide all necessary details.
Ensure to select your State and country to pick up the right time zone for your exam booking process.
Schedule according to your comfortable date and time. Do keep a buffer of 30 -45 mins. Especially dates like March 31st, and Sept 30th, kindly avoid saving on wait time and don’t overburden their servers😊
This is just to ensure you complete the initial process checks if you are starting the exam in a remote way. More support can be reached from this site. https://kryterion.force.com/support/s/topic/0TO1W000000I5h3WAC/online-proctoring?language=en_US
You will get an appointment confirmation mail from donotreply@webassessor.com with the subject line “Google Cloud Exam Purchase Confirmation” with all necessary details of the exam, pre checklist, no-shows, cancellations, reschedules, refunds, etc. Please save this mail!
You may get a reminder mail a few days before your exam date from donotreply@kryteriononline.com with the subject line “You have an upcoming Google Cloud certification”
Certification — Testing time!
The certification “Launch” button will be enabled just 10 minutes before the booking time. You don’t need to log in early and wait for this to get enabled. It is automated to be enabled only before 10 mins! Save your time, it's precious.
Login: https://www.webassessor.com/googlecloud/
· Keep your Govt. ID proof ready with the name as appearing in your exam booking time.
· Click on your exam under ‘My Assessments.’
· Click “Launch” and proceed through the self-check-in process and wait for a Proctor to connect with you. This may take any time between 10 mins to 45 mins, depending on the load on the Kryterion center. This is a time of patience-testing, don’t panic. Recollect all concepts learned and relax!
· If you face any issues during the exam, please contact Kryterion Technical Support through Live Chat with an expert: https://kryterion.force.com/support/s/contactsupport?language=en_US . This is better than sending a mail.
NO-SHOWS, CANCELLATIONS, AND RESCHEDULED POLICY
- If you do not show up for your exam, your exam fee is forfeited, and you will not receive a refund.
- For onsite exams scheduled at a testing center, a late rescheduling or cancellation fee is applied if you reschedule/cancel your exam within 72 hours of your scheduled start time.
- For online proctored exams, a late rescheduling or cancellation fee is applied if you reschedule/cancel your exam within 24 hours of your scheduled start time.
- You can schedule a new date and time by logging into your webassessor account and selecting “Register for an Exam.” From Scheduled/In Progress Exams, choose the option to Reschedule/Cancel.
RETAKE POLICY
- If you don’t pass an exam, you can retake it 14 days after the date of your exam. If you don’t pass a second time, you must wait 60 days before taking it a third time. If you don’t pass the third time, you must wait a year before retaking it.
- You may attempt the exam in multiple languages, but each attempt, regardless of language, counts toward the total permissible attempts, and the waiting period between attempts still applies.
- Payment is required each time you take an exam.
- Attempting to circumvent this Retake Policy by registering under a different name or any other means is prohibited and will result in a denied or revoked certification.
ONLINE AND TEST CENTER — PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR
The following actions or conditions are not allowed during the exam and may lead to an exam session being suspended and the rejection of the exam result. (This list is not exhaustive.)
- Reading the exam content out loud
- Talking out loud or speaking to another person in the room
- Leaving the view of the camera, loss of video, or poor video resolution that interferes with proctoring (Applicable to Online Proctored Exam)
- Using any test aid (e.g., book, paper, writing instrument, phone)
- Invalid keystroke (e.g., Print screen)
- Excessive background noise or other audio issues interfering with proctoring (Applicable to Online Proctored Exam)
- Other persons present in the secure testing area
- Any attempt or suspected attempt of test item theft
Extra tips…
·Exam duration & # of questions
Cloud Digital leader is a 40 questions — 90 mins exam.
Associate Cloud engineer is 50 questions — 120 mins exam
Professional Cloud Developer — 60 questions — 120 mins exam and rest of the Professional certifications mostly are at 50 questions- 120 mins. It means roughly 2 mins /question, considering Mark for review questions to be reviewed later. So take your time to read the question carefully before choosing the answer and also review each question once you completed all questions.
· Watch out for keywords or “watchwords”. This will help rule out some invalid options. This will help to find the correct answer.
· Remote proctored way mandates to follow exam guidelines strictly. Please follow up to ensure your exam doesn’t get suspended in between.
· Confidence is the key to your exam than 100% preparation. Focus on questions and options as you read, will help you clear in the first go! All the best!
Certified notices
Please don’t panic if you don’t receive Google certification results mail immediately! They will take care of revalidation as per their terms and conditions and send out a communication.
Google usually takes 5–8 working days to send you a mail confirmation of your result. However, you can check the result updated as Pass on the Webassessor account. You will receive a mail with the subject line “Google Cloud Certified Notices,” and a link to add your name to the Certified directory via Credly. You can download the PDF form of the certificate and share it on integrated Social media profiles too!
Congrats!
Glad that my blog kept you hooked till now. These tips will help you have a hassle-free exam and clear it on the first attempt! Do leave a response on how this blog helped you learn GCP and clear your certifications. Share with interested friends and colleagues to maximize their chances of getting certified with Google.
Check out my other Google Cloud-related blogs here:
1. How to become Cloud Digital Leader?
2. How to become a GCP Associate Cloud Engineer?
3. GCP PCA- All in one guide and GCP PCA Exam guide mapping
4. GCP Professional Cloud Developer- Exam guide mapping
All the best for Google Cloud Certifications. See you Safe until next time!
