Specialty · ANS-C01Not plannedRetiring Dec 31, 2026
Prepare for the AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01) exam
Hybrid and AWS network architecture at scale: design, implementation, operations, and network security and governance.
The exam
- Exam code
- ANS-C01
- Questions
- 65 questions (50 scored)
- Time
- 170 minutes
- Passing score
- 750 of 1,000 (scaled)
- Exam fee
- $300 (USD)
- Question types
- multiple response, matching
- Last exam day
- Dec 31, 2026
Retiring with no replacement announced, so we are not building a package for it.
From AWS's certification page and exam guide, checked Oct 4, 2026. The exam is scored as a whole (compensatory): there is no pass mark per domain.
Domains and weights
Domain 1: Network Design
30%
Domain 2: Network Implementation
26%
Domain 3: Network Management and Operation
20%
Domain 4: Network Security, Compliance, and Governance
24%
On our roadmap this comes after Solutions Architect - Associate. See the whole roadmap.
No study package planned
This exam is retiring, so we are putting the work into the exams that replace it. The facts above stay here for reference.