UiARD Certification 

Crack UiPath Advance Developer Certification (UiARD) Like a Pro 

 

 

How do you stay relevant in any technology when it's constantly changing? You may have asked yourself this question many times, but since "change is the only constant in life", it is important to accept every change as an opportunity. One of the biggest changes in recent years has been the advancement of Robotic Process Automation (RPA). This technology has taken the business world by storm and is being used across industries to streamline and automate mundane and repetitive processes. 

If you want to play a key role in this change-driven opportunity? So, the UiPath Advanced Developer Certification is a good place to start with.  

The purpose of writing this blog post is that it can help all RPA enthusiasts like you to become advanced certified developers. Preparing for a UiPath Advanced Developer Certificate can be a bit overwhelming and daunting in the beginning. You may be wondering about where to start? Is this difficult for you?  Is this certification relevant for you?  Ever since I started preparing for this exam, I have had the same thoughts and now that I am certified as an Advanced UiPath Developer I would like to share my thoughts and hopefully will answer some of the questions you have about the exam.  

I'm a Senior RPA Consultant with more than 3 plus years of working experience in the BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) sector.  

Please note that the links in this blog will point to the official UiPath documentation, so you don't have to worry and make sure you look for the appropriate version (the UiARD exam is based on the 2020.10 product at the time of writing this Blog). 

I will be covering the below points in detail: 

1. What is UiPath Advanced Developer Certification all about? 
2. Which Exam fits you the best? 
3. How was my preparation for the UiARD? 
   a. My Motivation Factor
   b. 5 Easy Steps from UiPath 
4. Summary 
5. Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) 

What is UiPath Advanced Developer Certification all about? 

The UiPath Advanced Developer Certification is a top-level certification program designed to help you to advance your Robotic Process Automation (RPA) career across industries and to earn globally recognized RPA certifications that enhance your professional standing and increase your work efficiency and satisfaction.  

The new norm for many companies around the world is to outsource much of their back-office work to automate with the UiPath RPA tool. With trends and requirements for UiPath RPA professionals, demonstrating that they are qualified, trained, and experienced in the field of RPA becomes an option for many developers. And the UiPath Advanced (UiARD) certification helps you stay ahead of the race and helps you join a global community powered by highly qualified RPA professionals who encourage, mentor, motivate and empower the community to lead. Members to greater heights in their careers. 

Which Exam fits you the best?

Currently, there are two different certifications that you can choose depending on your role and experience within UiPath Tool.​

General Track	RPA Developer Track
For those who work with the UiPath Platform and require strong foundational technical knowledge and skills.	For anyone in a technical role looking to gain deeper-level expertise in designing and developing complex RPA solutions in the Robotic Enterprise Framework.

 

UiPath Certified RPA Associate (UiRPA)  

This certification will be useful for professionals with limited or no technical expertise and who want to build, assess, and demonstrate their RPA skills. You can also use this as a foundational level certification to crack Advanced RPA Developer Citification. 

• Assesses your problem-solving and process identification skills 
• Tests your ability to build simple automation solutions
• Suitable for any knowledge worker including Junior RPA Developers, Architects, Solution Architects, Business Analysts, Accountants, college graduates, and others. If you are an experienced RPA Developer, you may skip the associate level. 

Exam Duration	Price	Passing Score	Question Types
90 min	$150 + tax per attempt	70 %	Multiple-Choice, Drag and Drop, and Simulation-Based

UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer (UiARD) 

UiPath Advanced Developer Certification (UiARD) evaluates a deeper level of RPA expertise covering the Robotic Enterprise Framework and your ability to build complex and efficient RPA solutions independently. 

• This is certification is recommended for candidates who have 6 plus months of working experience in developing RPA solutions. 

• Suitable for professionals in technical RPA roles, such as Advanced RPA Developers, Solution Architects, RPA Architects, and others 

Exam Duration	Price	Passing Score	Question Types
120 min	$200 + tax per attempt	70 %	Multiple-Choice, Drag and Drop, and Simulation-Based.

How was my preparation for the UiARD? 

Even after I had a good understanding of the UiPath tools, I was reluctant to take the UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer (UiARD) exam without preparation.

Like most of us, I was constantly hesitant to take the exam, but when UiPath announced that they will provide a 50% free coupon for submitting the use case to the community repository. That was the moment I felt I had to try to get this 50% discount coupon so that it will be my motivating factor to apply for the exam. So, I finally presented one use case and for which UiPath gave me the coupon. 

 

Now that I had the voucher in hand, I didn't have any more excuses or reasons for delaying the exam. I then immediately navigated to https://www.uipath.com/learning/certification as UiPath has already provided 5 Easy Steps that I had to follow to clear the exam. 

Let me break down the above steps in detail and what was my approach: 

1. Selecting the Exam:  
   As I was already sure of what I should be taking, I directly went ahead and downloaded the UiARD Exam description. You can also find the latest UiARD exam description here.  Because of having prior experience working with UiPath Tool, I skipped the 2nd step for later and went ahead with the 3rd one as I wanted to check and re-validate my current understanding of the topics. 

2. Practice : 

   As mentioned above before I started my preparation, I took the practice test for advanced developers to test my knowledge and understand the exam pattern. 

   I gave the exam many times as we can take the practice test multiple times without registering or paying for the exam. After the submission, we get to review the questions that were answered incorrectly and the exam section that they are part of. But the correct answer will not be shown to us. We need to research and find the correct answer. 

   Currently, UiPath asks 51 questions during the practice test, make sure you've carefully read the questions and paid attention to details. Each question is carefully created to meet the real exam style and topics. Also, don't forget to take a note of all the questions and answers and later make a list of associated questions which might come for the actual UiARD exam. 

   Please go through the Study note prepared according to the Udemy practice test, you can refer to the answers of the Practice exam test as it is verified by UiPath, the answers of the other courses were verified by a content creator, which invites you to evaluate the questions in-depth and not assume any of the answers as correct. 

   Study notes contain tricky and advanced questions, so mastering them would help you to crack UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer (UiARD) Exam easily. 

   You can also go for the UiPath Certified RPA Associate (UiRPA) practice test as it also contains some challenging questions which can help you during your preparation. 

   Please note there are a lot of unofficial sites offering the questions/quiz lets, you can go through them to check your understanding/Knowledge but do not blindly believe the answers given. 

   I have observed that most of the solutions provided on those sites are incorrect, and they are going to just leave you confused so, I suggest taking only the questions and doing some research to get the answers by yourself or reach out to someone who an expert in that topic. 

   Most of us need to have an end goal while preparing or learning something. Before going to step 3 (Learning) I planned to schedule my exam one month ahead so that I can get an ample amount of time to prepare myself.  

   Below are the two available options for you to take both exams on Pearson Vue. 

   - Taking the Exam at the test center near you 
   - Taking the exam remotely 

   You need to create an account on Pearson Vue to schedule your exam at a test center or online. I opted to take the exam at a nearby test center. Don't forget to go through the prerequisites mentioned on the website before taking the Exam. 

   Once I scheduled the exam now it was the time to go for Step3 (learning). 

3. Learning :  

   Finally, we reached the main part where you need to focus and spend much of your time practicing what you've learned 

   As of now, UiPath covers the below topics for the Advanced RPA Developer v1.0 (UiPath-ARDv1) exam 
   - UiPath Studio 
   - UiPath Studio – Activities and Properties
   - UiPath Studio – Robotic Enterprise (RE) Framework 
   - Selectors
   - .NET Classes and Objects
   -  Advanced Functions 
   - Error Handling and Troubleshooting
   - Advanced Orchestrator Functions 

   Please click here to get the latest Exam Description Document 

   UiPath exam is planning to adapt to the latest versions. Therefore, it's always best to refer only to the official UiPath docs, where the latest activity/package updates are constantly changing. 

   Above covers a wide range of topics and to optimize your time I will be redirecting you to a wonderful study guide prepared by Ronald Vega who is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect and also a UiPath Certified Solutions Architect. 

Conclusion

Congrats, finally you have made it so far. Please keep the below points in mind while preparing for the Exam. 

1. Assess your current knowledge of UiPath by taking the practice test 
2. Schedule the exam with sufficient time for you to prepare. 
3. Please go through the Pearson Vue to understand the required procedure to follow for both online proctored exams and at the test center. 
4. Go through the Study note and study guide and prepare well for weaker topics in-depth. 
5. As mentioned in the blog UiPath Docs, Studio and Academy are your best buddies for preparation. 
6. Please feel relaxed on the exam day “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently”( Henry Ford) 

Thank you for reading through the article, now go and Crack UiPath Advance Developer Certification (UiARD) Like a Pro. 

Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) 

Please head to UiPath FAQs to find out all the questions related to both certifications.