CKAD Discount Code: 30% Off with RUSHABH30

Put RUSHABH30 in the coupon field at checkout on training.linuxfoundation.org and the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam drops from $445 to about $311 — a saving of roughly $134. It's an evergreen partner code with no expiry, issued directly to me through the official Linux Foundation Education affiliate program.

Quick facts

Format	Performance-based (live terminal, real cluster)
Duration	2 hours
List price	$445
With RUSHABH30	~$311
Prerequisite	None

Who this is for

Developers who build and deploy applications to Kubernetes, without administering the underlying cluster.

What it covers

• Application design and build
• Application deployment
• Application observability and maintenance
• Application environment, configuration, and security
• Services and networking

Domain names above reflect the current official curriculum's topic areas; exact weightings are set by the Linux Foundation/CNCF and revised periodically, so check their published curriculum for the current breakdown.

Why it's worth it

The CKAD exists for a real gap: most developers shipping to Kubernetes don't need cluster-administration depth — they need to know pods, deployments, config, probes, and how to debug their own workloads fast. It's the same performance-based format as the CKA, just scoped to the application layer instead of the platform layer.

Prep tips

• Focus practice time on the manifest types you'll actually write day to day — Deployments, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and probes — since the exam rewards speed writing and editing YAML under time pressure.
• Practice debugging a broken Pod from logs and describe output alone; a meaningful slice of the exam is "this deployment is failing, find out why."
• Like the CKA, you can reference kubernetes.io during the exam — practice navigating to the exact page you need instead of trying to memorize every flag.

How to use the code

1. Add the CKAD exam to your cart on training.linuxfoundation.org.
2. Enter RUSHABH30 in the coupon field at checkout.
3. The total drops 30%. RUSHABH30 works on the exam alone, the exam bundled with the official prep course, and a retake within your eligibility window.