Google Professional Cloud Architect: exam format, cost and study guide
The Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification is examined in two hours with 50 to 60 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions, for a registration fee of $200 plus tax. Each sitting includes two case studies, which make up 20 to 30 per cent of the exam.
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- Registration fee
- $200, plus tax where applicableGoogle Cloud certification page, checked 24 September 2026
- Length
- 2 hoursGoogle Cloud certification page, checked 24 September 2026
- Format
- 50–60 multiple choice and multiple select questionsGoogle Cloud certification page, checked 24 September 2026
- Case studies
- 2 per exam — 20–30% of the questionsGoogle Cloud certification page, checked 24 September 2026
- Languages
- English, JapaneseGoogle Cloud certification page, checked 24 September 2026
- Renewal
- Full exam, a shorter renewal exam, or designated courses and skill badgesGoogle Cloud certification page, checked 24 September 2026
- Passing score
- Not published by GoogleThe certification page states no cut score, checked 24 September 2026
- Practice questions here
- Not yet — the question bank is in buildCertsqill; the waitlist below opens when it goes live
What study guide do you need for Professional Cloud Architect?
Almost everything searched about this exam is the book — the official Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect study guide, or simply a Google Cloud certified professional cloud architect study guide from any publisher. Google publishes the exam guide itself, along with a learning path, labs and skill badges, and that exam guide is the scope any book has to follow.
The part a study guide most often underserves is the case studies. Google states that each exam includes two of them and that case-study questions make up 20 to 30 per cent of the sitting — you see them on a split screen during the exam, and the four case studies in use are published in the exam guide. Reading those four documents before the exam is worth more than another chapter of theory.
What Google does not publish is a passing score, so no guide and no practice percentage can tell you exactly where the line sits.
Source: Google Cloud — Professional Cloud Architect certification. Checked 24 September 2026.
What does the exam cost and how long is it?
Two hours, 50 to 60 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions, and a registration fee of $200 plus tax where applicable. The exam is offered in English and Japanese.
Renewal is more flexible than on most cloud certifications: Google accepts the full exam again, a shorter renewal exam, or completing designated courses and skill badges in Google Skills.
Source: Google Cloud — Professional Cloud Architect certification. Checked 24 September 2026.
Practice questions
Practice questions for Professional Cloud Architect are not yet on this site. The question bank is in build, and the waitlist on this page is how you hear when it opens.
Google runs its own sample questions as part of the exam guide, and those are the ones written by the people who set the exam — use them first, whatever else you add.
Google PCA questions people ask
How much does the Professional Cloud Architect exam cost?
$200, plus tax where applicable. Source: Google Cloud, checked 24 September 2026.
How long is the exam?
Two hours, with 50 to 60 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions. Source: Google Cloud, checked 24 September 2026.
How many case studies are in the exam?
Two, making up 20 to 30 per cent of the questions. Source: Google Cloud, checked 24 September 2026.
What is the passing score?
Google does not publish one on the certification page, checked 24 September 2026.
Does Certsqill have practice questions for this exam?
Not yet — the question bank is in build. Join the waitlist on this page to be told when it opens.
