Nokia SRC Certification Cost Explained

How much does a Nokia SRC exam cost?

US$125 per attempt for every written exam in the program. Nokia's SRC exams page publishes one flat written-exam price - Nokia IP Networks and Services Fundamentals (4A0-100), the routing-protocol, MPLS, Services Architecture, and services exams, all at the same US$125. The two composite tiers sit above it: the NRS II Composite exams (4A0-C03 and 4A0-C04) at US$375 each, and the SRA Composite Exam (4A0-C02) at US$400.

The lab exams are priced separately and in a different currency: the NRS II Lab Exam (NRSII4A0) at EUR650 and the SRA Lab Exam (ASRA4A0) at EUR1150, both held virtually directly through Nokia rather than through Pearson VUE.

Delivery for the written side is stated word-for-word on Nokia's SRC exams page: Nokia written exams are delivered through Pearson VUE. Exams are offered online and at global test sites in a secure and proctored environment.

Every Published Nokia SRC Fee in One Table

Nokia publishes the complete fee table on its SRC exams page. Written exams are all US$125; the two NRS II composite versions are US$375; the SRA composite is US$400; the two practical lab exams are priced in euros. One exam carries a retirement flag instead of a price: Nokia Multicast Protocols (4A0-108) was retired effective September 8, 2026.

The euro pricing on the labs is exactly as published - Nokia lists NRSII4A0 at EUR650 and ASRA4A0 at EUR1150, and this guide reports both currencies as Nokia prints them rather than inventing a conversion.

The Retake Math: No Wait, No Limit, Full Price Every Time

Nokia publishes the most forgiving written-exam retake rule in the certification market on its SRC exams page: if you fail a written exam, there is no waiting period required before retaking it, and there is no limit on how many times an exam can be rewritten. The discipline is financial rather than temporal - every attempt pays the full fee.

In dollar terms on the written side: a second-attempt NRS I pass totals US$250 in exam fees, and a third-attempt pass totals US$375. On the composite: a second-attempt pass totals US$750. The lack of a waiting period means the binding constraint is your calendar and budget, not a cooldown.

The lab exams follow the stricter published rule: a candidate who fails a practical lab exam faces a mandatory one-month waiting period before the exam can be attempted again. Results across the program can take up to five business days to reach Nokia from the delivery partner before they post to your Student Portal page.

What a Full Nokia SRC Certification Actually Budgets

The NRS I is the simplest budget in the program: one written exam at US$125, no mandatory prerequisites, no lab. A clean first-attempt pass is a single US$125 outlay.

The NRS II has two published written routes into the same lab. The four-exam route totals US$500 in written fees (four exams at US$125 each); the composite route totals US$375. Both then add the NRS II Lab Exam at EUR650 - so the complete published exam fees land at US$500 plus EUR650 on the four-exam route, or US$375 plus EUR650 on the composite route. Nokia's certification page notes holders of select valid IP certifications may be eligible for one or more exam exemptions, which can shrink the written side further.

The SRA path, streamlined effective September 8, 2026, now requires five written exams - BGP for Internet Routing, Virtual Private LAN Services, Virtual Private Routed Networks, Quality of Service, and EVPN Services - totalling US$625 at the flat US$125 rate, or US$400 via the single SRA Composite Exam, before the SRA Lab Exam at EUR1150. Nokia's update also confirms anyone already eligible for the SRA lab remains eligible under the streamlined requirements.

How the 2026/27 Transition Changes What You Pay For

Nokia's program update sets the calendar that governs every current SRC budget. Effective September 8, 2026, the SRA dropped from eight required written exams to five, and the Multicast exam (4A0-108) was retired - an immediate US$375 reduction in the SRA written requirement.

February 8, 2027 is the last day for the current NRS I exam (4A0-100) and for the retiring NRS II written exams - 4A0-112, 4A0-113, 4A0-114, 4A0-103, 4A0-104 - and both NRS II composites, 4A0-C03 and 4A0-C04. The NRS I exam then blacks out from February 9 to March 8, 2027, and the refreshed exams open March 9, 2027: IP Networks and Services Fundamentals with SR OS (4A0-100) or with SR Linux (4A0-S01), either earning the same NRS I.

The sharpest date is the lab deadline: the current NRS II lab exam must be passed on or before March 8, 2027, and it is not carried over. A candidate who clears the written side but misses the lab deadline starts over under the modernized NRS II - two new written exams in Segment Routing and EVPN plus a new lab - which means the written fees already paid stop counting toward the certification. Booking order now decides whether the money counts.

The Logistics That Protect the Fees

The written exams run through Pearson VUE online via OnVUE or at test centers, with published at-home minimums: Windows 10 or macOS 14 or higher, webcam, microphone and speaker with no headphones, one display screen only, a stable 6 Mbps down and 2 Mbps up connection, and every application except OnVUE closed. Pearson warns that failing to meet the minimums on exam day can result in immediate exam cancellation and forfeiture of the exam fee - the cheapest sitting is the one that starts.

Scheduling, rescheduling, and cancelling run through Nokia's Student Portal login, which Pearson VUE's Nokia program page describes as the single online portal for managing exams. Results can take up to five business days to reach Nokia before they post to your Student Portal page - build that window into any deadline-driven plan.

And if the binding constraint is the calendar rather than the content, Exam Assist handles the Nokia sitting end to end and you pay only after the pass posts - the commercial paths are the take-my Nokia NRS I and take-my Nokia NRS II Composite service pages.

What a Nokia SRC Certification Actually Costs You

The published answer: US$125 per written exam, US$375 per NRS II composite, US$400 for the SRA composite, EUR650 for the NRS II lab, and EUR1150 for the SRA lab - with no waiting period and no rewrite limit on written retakes, a one-month lab wait, and a five-business-day results window. A full NRS II budgets US$375 plus EUR650 on the composite route; a full SRA budgets US$400 plus EUR1150 on the composite route.

If you want the credential without the preparation risk, Exam Assist handles the Nokia sitting end to end, and the service fee is due only after the agreed result posts - no pass, no fee. Send your role, your window, and your deadline for a straight feasibility answer.