[Help] I want to ask about GitHub cerification if anyone ever attempted the exams rule and stuff and how to clear the exam what are the resources to prepare from.
Anyone who has attempted that certification can guide and suggest some free AI certifications
Thank you 
Hey @Adil-Ijaz 
welcome aboard. Got you — exam rules, free routes, study stack, and free AI certs, all in one shot.
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Real talk first: the two famous free vouchers are dry right now (AI Skills Fest claim closed June 12; the Student Pack batch is “fully used”). So the play = study free → grab a voucher when it’s back → pay $99 only if you must. 
The 5 exams (all $99, now via Microsoft Learn + Pearson VUE)| Exam | Code | Pass | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations (start here) | GH-900 | 700/1000 | 120 min |
| Actions (reworked Jan 2026) | GH-200 | 700/1000 | ~100 min |
| Copilot | GH-300 | 700/1000 | ~100 min |
| Advanced Security | GH-500 | 700/1000 | ~100 min |
| Administration | GH-100 | 700/1000 | ~100 min |
Free study stack (this is all you need)
Microsoft Learn — GitHub Foundations path + official study guides (all 5 exams)
freeCodeCamp — 9hr GH-900 course (Andrew Brown) · GH-200 Actions course
AkshaySiwal — Foundations study guide repo · certforge — GH-100 Admin prep
ghcertified.com — 575 FREE practice Qs, all tracks → drill to 85%+ before booking. (Not a dump — community-built, safe.)
Free voucher routes (ranked by what actually works)
Employer/bootcamp sponsorship — TCS/Wipro & GitHub partners hand these out. Ask before paying.
Student Developer Pack voucher — free Foundations OR Copilot. Tile says “not available”? Batch is empty → refills ~Sept & Jan. Set a reminder.
Build 2026 / GitHub Beyond Build — free exam for attendees, redeem by July 31.
Skip: Ignite / AI Agent Sweepstakes vouchers — they exclude GitHub exams. Old codes like “USUUMWDS” = dead.
Personal PC, plugged in, stable net, gov ID name = registration exactly
Room scan + 4 photos of your space; AI and a live human watch
Instant fail: 2nd monitor, phone in reach, looking off-screen, anyone walking in, reading aloud, notes/smartwatch on desk
Fail → 24hr wait (1st), 14 days after; max 5 tries. Reschedule ≥24hr ahead
Shared room / weak Wi-Fi? Solve that first — a failed check-in still burns your voucher
Free AI certs (you asked — here’s the real ones, not PDF mills)| Cert | Free? | Badge |
|---|---|---|
Oracle OCI AI Foundations  |
100% free real exam | Oracle badge (now the 2026 version) |
| IBM SkillsBuild | Free, no card | Credly |
| Google Cloud Gen-AI badges | Free | Credly |
| Hugging Face LLM course | Free | Verified (most respected by AI engineers) |
| Elements of AI · Kaggle Learn | Free | Cert |
For AI-900 (Azure): training’s free, exam’s paid — grab a 50%-off voucher from a Virtual Training Day.
One honest tipEvery dev who took GH-900 says the same thing: worth it free, not worth $99. What actually gets you interviews is your GitHub profile — green squares + one solid public project beat a badge. So grab the cert free if you can, but ship a project too. 
That’s the full map. Which one are you aiming at first — Foundations, or straight to Copilot? 
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