topic Re: Query: INR Payment Option & Certification Cost Considerations in Certifications

Query: INR Payment Option & Certification Cost Considerations

Devanshu — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:14:10 GMT

Hello Team,

I had a question regarding the payment options and overall cost for Databricks certifications, particularly from an India-based learner perspective.

Is there currently an option to pay the certification fees in INR? If not, I wanted to highlight a practical concern we often face.

When payments are processed only in foreign currency, participants end up incurring multiple additional costs beyond the base certification fee, including:

Currency conversion charges
Credit card processing fees
Additional taxes are applied to international transactions by the Indian government

As a result, the effective amount paid becomes significantly higher than the listed certification cost, which makes the certification less accessible for many learners here.

Additionally, when we compare the overall certification cost with platforms like Microsoft, the Databricks certification pricing feels considerably higher, especially after factoring in conversion charges and taxes. This difference becomes even more noticeable for students and early-career professionals in the community.

If there is any INR-based payment option available today, or planned for the future, it would greatly help in improving accessibility and adoption of Databricks certifications in India.

Looking forward to your guidance and any insights you can share.

Warm regards,
Devanshu

Re: Query: INR Payment Option & Certification Cost Considerations

cert-ops — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:17:06 GMT

Hello @Devanshu ,

Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding certification payments from an India-based learner’s perspective. At this time, Databricks does not support INR-based payments, and certification fees are processed in foreign currency. But we will investigate the option for the future.

In the meantime, we recommend taking advantage of the Databricks Learning Festival, which offers up to 50% off certification exam fees.

Please check out the Learning Festival information here

Thanks & Regards,
@cert-ops

Re: Query: INR Payment Option & Certification Cost Considerations

bharatrekha — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:58:22 GMT

Hi Team,

its awesome to here that you are providing coupons, I completed one path of Data warehouse , when and where i can see the 50 percent discount