How to get a SAP Certification

SAP offers various certification for different modules.

Certifications can be found based on the

SAP Solution (Like SAP Business One, Business Objects, ERP, Netweaver, PLM etc)

Your Role ( Development, Application, Technology)

As of today there are 220+ different certifications on offer

Each certificate has 2 levels

Associate

Professional – (Please be aware that the professional-level certifications also require several
years of practical on-the-job experience and address real-life scenarios)

Types of SAP certification Types of questions Requirement Exam Duration

Associate certification 80 multiple choice, multiple response and matching questions and
answers

_______

3 hours

NEW- Speciality Certification 40 multiple choice, multiple response and matching question
and answers Comes along in addition to associate exams 90 minutes

Professional certification of 80 multiple choice, multiple response, scenario based and

matching questions and answers Requires project experience, business process
knowledge and understanding of SAP solutions 3 hours

Eligibility Criteria

For SAP there are no specific criteria if you are enrolling for basic modules of SAP; any graduate
can pursue their career in SAP. However, some SAP modules require relevant work experience in
field like engineer graduate with relevant work experience of minimum two years can take a
course in SAP MM, PP, and PM module while a commerce graduate or MBA can choose SAP
FICO.

Registration for SAP certification

Since 2014 SAP certification vouchers are only available for purchased directly from SAP
education. Pearson Vue is no longer accepting payment for SAP certification.

Registration for SAP Certification exams taken at Pearson VUE

Contact your local SAP education department to register to your S-user number

Purchase a voucher from SAP education. You have to pay $500

Create a new web account if you don't already have an account with Pearson Vue

Sign in to your Pearson Vue account and schedule your exam appointment. At the checkout
screen, enter your voucher number in the space marked "Voucher/Promotion Code"

For few countries, online certification service is not provided and you have to call SAP where a
representative will guide you through the process.

To register for SAP certification online, you have to visit the website
http://www.sap.com/training-education/certification/about.html

Tips to prepare for SAP certification exam

Find the right level of certification ( Associate or Professional certification exam)

 Start your search for your module directly in the certification web shop
(https://training.sap.com/shop/certification/). Select the country and language to get all
information for your location

If you are new to SAP, use the options training and certification shop
(https://training.sap.com/shop/catalogue/by-delivery-method) it offers a wide variety of training
options to meet your learning needs, it includes e-learning courses as well

In order to get a better idea about which topics are important for your certification, you have
to review the syllabus. On the certification site, you can find an overview of the related topics

SAP education also provides some sample questions on its site; these are actual questions
asked during past exams. You will find these questions under certification details for each exam

Learning with SAP books is a good alternative

SAP learning hub general user guide allows to interact with SAP solution experts through a
forum. It also offers multiple courses in various languages

In SAP exam be careful in using English words especially words like can, only, always, except