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How many questions are on the CCNA exam?

Cisco does not publish a fixed number of questions for the CCNA 200-301 exam. It publishes the clock, 120 minutes, and the formats the items come in, and those two landmarks are the ones to plan your pacing around.

Reviewed October 29, 2026

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How many questions are on the CCNA exam?

Cisco’s CCNA exam page gives the length, the languages and the fee for 200-301 and states no question count. The exam topics page and the certification FAQ state none either, so any figure quoted elsewhere has no Cisco source behind it.

Source: Cisco: CCNA exam page · checked October 29, 2026

What Cisco does put on the record

Three details are published. The exam runs 120 minutes (Cisco CCNA exam page). The 200-301 exam topics page says to expect performance-based questions, multiple choice and drag-and-drop. The exam tutorials page splits that into multiple-choice single answer, multiple-choice multiple answers, drag and drop, and labs. The CCNA exam format page sets these out field by field.

The fourth is the blueprint. Version 1.1 has six domains with Cisco’s weights, from IP Connectivity at 25% down to IP Services and to Automation and Programmability at 10% each (v1.1 exam topics). The weights show where the exam spends its attention, which is the information a count would only hint at.

Why a fixed figure would not hold

Cisco’s exam policies say exam questions and passing scores are subject to change and may vary from exam to exam without notice. A number pinned to one sitting would describe that sitting and nothing more.

Published and unpublished, side by side

What Cisco states about the 200-301 exam (checked October 29, 2026)
DetailCisco’s positionSource
Length120 minutesCCNA exam page
Item formatsPerformance-based, multiple choice, drag-and-dropExam topics
Tutorial’s listSingle answer, multiple answers, drag and drop, labsExam tutorials
Number of questionsNot publishedCCNA exam page
Passing scoreNot published; see what the score report showsExam policies
ResultsPass/fail, typically online within 48 hoursCCNA certification page

About the item count

Is the number of questions the same for every CCNA candidate?

Cisco does not say. Its exam policies state that exam questions may vary from exam to exam without notice.

Why do prep sites quote different numbers?

Because none of them comes from Cisco. The CCNA exam page, the exam topics page and the certification FAQ state no count, so there is no primary figure for them to agree on. This site prints none.

Do the practice sets on this site copy the exam’s length?

No. Practice and mock sets are sized for a study session, and each mock set runs on a clock scaled to its own size. They train pacing; they make no claim about how many items a real sitting holds.

References

  1. [1]Cisco: CCNA exam pageLength; no question count stated. Checked October 29, 2026.
  2. [2]Cisco Learning Network: 200-301 v1.1 exam topicsItem formats and v1.1 domain weights. Checked October 29, 2026.
  3. [3]Cisco Learning Network: exam tutorialsItem types listed for candidates. Checked October 29, 2026.
  4. [4]Cisco: exam policiesQuestions and passing scores may vary without notice. Checked October 29, 2026.

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