New exam releases
Review certification program information and exam descriptions at the NSE Certification Program website.
| Exam Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiEDR 7.0 Administrator | Early January |
| Fortinet NSE 6 - OT Security 7.6 Architect | Early January |
| Fortinet NSE 8 - Recertification Written Exam | Mid January |
| Fortinet NSE 5 - FortiWeb 8.0 Administrator | Last January |
| Fortinet NSE 5 - FortiNAC-F 7.6 Administrator | December 4, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 5 - FortiSwitch 7.6 Administrator | November 4, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 4 - FortiOS 7.6 Administrator | October 15, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 5 - FortiSASE and SD-WAN 7.6 Core Administrator | October 15, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 6 - SD-WAN 7.6 Enterprise Administrator | October 15, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 7 - FortiSASE 25 Enterprise Administrator | October 15, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 7 - Public Cloud Security 7.6.4 Architect | October 15, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 7 - Security Operations 7.6 Architect | October 15, 2025 |
Discontinued exam versions
Generally, when a new exam is released, the last delivery date for the previous version is four months later. The scheduling lead time for an exam that will be discontinued is at the discretion of the Fortinet Training Institute. Last delivery dates may vary for translated exams because their original release dates might differ from those of the English version. Exam availability dates are also listed on the Fortinet Training Institute certification description pages.
| Exam Name | Last Delivery Date |
|---|---|
| FCP - FortiAnalyzer 7.4 Administrator | October 14, 2025 |
| FCP—FortiAuthenticator 6.5 Administrator | October 14, 2025 |
| FCP - AWS Cloud Security 7.4 Administrator | October 14, 2025 |
| FCP - Azure Cloud Security 7.4 Administrator | October 14, 2025 |
| FCP - Google Cloud Security 7.6 Administrator | October 14, 2025 |
| FCSS - Security Operations 7.4 Analyst | October 14, 2025 |
| FCSS - Advanced Analytics 6.7 Architect | October 14, 2025 |
| FCP - FortiManager 7.4 Administrator | October 15, 2025 |
| FCP - FortiClient EMS 7.2 Administrator | October 31, 2025 |
| FCSS - Network Security 7.4 Support Engineer | October 31, 2025 |
| FCSS - Enterprise Firewall 7.4 Administrator | November 10, 2025 |
| FCSS - SD-WAN 7.4 Architect | November 25, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 5 - FortiNAC 7.2 Administrator | November 30, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 5 - FortiSwitch 7.2 Administrator | November 30, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiEDR 5.0 Administrator | December 31, 2025 |
| FCP - FortiGate 7.6 Administrator | December 31, 2025 |
| FCP - FortiAnalyzer 7.4 Analyst | December 31, 2025 |
| FCSS - FortiSASE 25 Administrator | December 31, 2025 |
| FCSS - SD-WAN 7.4 Architect (Japanese) | December 31, 2025 |
| FCSS - SD-WAN 7.6 Architect | December 31, 2025 |
| FCSS - Public Cloud Security 7.6 Architect | December 31, 2025 |
| NSE 8 - Written Exam (NSE8_812) | December 31, 2025 |
| Fortinet NSE 6 - OT Security 7.2 Architect | January 31, 2026 |
| FCP - FortiGate 7.6 Administrator (Japanese) | February 28, 2026 |
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