The Complete 2026 Guide to IT Certifications
Detailed certification guides covering exam pattern, syllabus, fees, salary and career roadmap. Each guide is written by Nexson IT Academy trainers and updated for 2026 hiring trends across India and globally.
Cybersecurity Certifications
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
EC-Council CEH v13 — globally recognised offensive security certification.
Read Full GuideCompTIA Security+
Vendor-neutral entry-level security certification.
CISSP
Certified Information Systems Security Professional by ISC2.
CISM
Certified Information Security Manager by ISACA.
CISA
Certified Information Systems Auditor by ISACA.
CHFI
Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator by EC-Council.
OSCP
Offensive Security Certified Professional — advanced pentest cert.
CCSP
Certified Cloud Security Professional by ISC2.
Certified SOC Analyst (CSA)
EC-Council CSA — entry into SOC and threat detection.
CEH Master / Practical
Hands-on CEH validation on a live cyber range.
Cloud & DevOps Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Associate and Professional level AWS architect certifications.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Professional-level AWS DevOps automation certification.
AWS Certified Security Specialty
Specialty-level AWS security certification.
Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
Associate-level Azure operations certification.
Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305)
Expert-level Azure architecture certification.
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Professional-level GCP architecture certification.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Hands-on Kubernetes operations certification by CNCF.
Docker Certified Associate
Container fundamentals and operations certification.
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
Infrastructure-as-Code certification.
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Linux automation and Ansible certification.
Data & AI Certifications
Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)
Microsoft Power BI analyst certification.
Tableau Desktop Specialist
Foundational Tableau certification.
Snowflake SnowPro Core
Foundational Snowflake data platform certification.
Google Data Analytics Professional
Google-issued professional certificate for analysts.
AWS Certified Data Engineer
Associate-level AWS data engineering certification.
Azure Data Engineer (DP-203)
Associate-level Azure data engineering certification.
Enterprise Certifications
Salesforce Administrator
Foundational Salesforce admin certification.
ServiceNow CSA
Certified System Administrator on ServiceNow.
ITIL 4 Foundation
Service management foundation certification.
PMP
Project Management Professional by PMI.
Workday HCM Core
Foundational Workday HCM certification.
RPA – UiPath / Automation Anywhere
Robotic Process Automation developer certifications.