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    <title>topic Looking for exam voucher help — Databricks Data Engineer Professional in Get Started Discussions</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Databricks Community,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am Ragini, a fresher AI/ML developer from Vadodara, India. I am reaching out honestly because I need help with the exam fee for the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional certification.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;During my internship at StellarMind.AI, I worked on Databricks daily — building data transformation pipelines, AI agents using LangChain and RAG, and deploying PySpark workflows. My company encouraged me to prepare for this certification and promised full-time employment after 3 months.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;After those 3 months they did not hire me. I had already spent over ₹50,000 on relocation and living costs. My family of four survives on ₹10,000 per month. My father is currently hospitalised and we are going through a very difficult time financially.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Despite all of this I have not stopped preparing. I am ready for this exam. The fee is the only thing stopping me.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am not asking for a shortcut. I have done the work. I just cannot afford the fee right now.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If anyone here knows of:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A hardship voucher or scholarship program&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A sponsored exam seat&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The July 2026 Learning Festival free voucher process&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Any other way to get fee assistance&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would be truly grateful for any guidance.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you for reading.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Ragini Thakkar.&amp;nbsp; ( Linkedin :&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raginidevi-thakkar252000" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/raginidevi-thakkar252000&lt;/A&gt;&lt;A title="Databricks Data engineering professional " href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raginidevi-thakkar252000" target="_self"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/raginidevi-thakkar252000&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; )&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;#certification voucher #data-engineer-professional help india&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:25:41 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Ragini_T</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2026-05-21T09:25:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Looking for exam voucher help — Databricks Data Engineer Professional</title>
      <link>https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/looking-for-exam-voucher-help-databricks-data-engineer/m-p/157381#M11788</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Databricks Community,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am Ragini, a fresher AI/ML developer from Vadodara, India. I am reaching out honestly because I need help with the exam fee for the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional certification.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;During my internship at StellarMind.AI, I worked on Databricks daily — building data transformation pipelines, AI agents using LangChain and RAG, and deploying PySpark workflows. My company encouraged me to prepare for this certification and promised full-time employment after 3 months.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;After those 3 months they did not hire me. I had already spent over ₹50,000 on relocation and living costs. My family of four survives on ₹10,000 per month. My father is currently hospitalised and we are going through a very difficult time financially.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Despite all of this I have not stopped preparing. I am ready for this exam. The fee is the only thing stopping me.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am not asking for a shortcut. I have done the work. I just cannot afford the fee right now.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If anyone here knows of:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A hardship voucher or scholarship program&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A sponsored exam seat&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The July 2026 Learning Festival free voucher process&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Any other way to get fee assistance&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would be truly grateful for any guidance.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you for reading.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Ragini Thakkar.&amp;nbsp; ( Linkedin :&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raginidevi-thakkar252000" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/raginidevi-thakkar252000&lt;/A&gt;&lt;A title="Databricks Data engineering professional " href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raginidevi-thakkar252000" target="_self"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/raginidevi-thakkar252000&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; )&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;#certification voucher #data-engineer-professional help india&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:25:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Ragini_T</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-21T09:25:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Looking for exam voucher help — Databricks Data Engineer Professional</title>
      <link>https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/looking-for-exam-voucher-help-databricks-data-engineer/m-p/157387#M11790</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/230305"&gt;@Ragini_T&lt;/a&gt;, really sorry to hear that.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Databricks does offer 50% certification vouchers during its Learning Festival events. The upcoming Advanced Learning Festival is scheduled for 15 June - 06 July 2026, where you can earn a discount voucher. You can find more details here: &lt;A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/learning-events/advanced-learning-festival-15-june-06-july-2026/ec-p/156932#M8805" target="_self"&gt;Advanced Learning Festival: 15 June - 06 July 2026&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Wishing you all the very best for the exam.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:55:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Advika</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-21T09:55:40Z</dc:date>
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