System Architect

The Certified Pega System Architect (CPSA) certification validates a professional's ability to apply Pega's leading low-code platform to design and build robust applications. This credential signifies expertise in crucial areas such as case management, data integration, security, and user experience, enabling system architects to drive digital transformation initiatives effectively. Ideal candidates for the Pega CPSA exam are experienced professionals seeking to enhance their proficiency in Pega platform development and prove their capability to deliver high-quality Pega solutions. This comprehensive guide outlines a powerful, integrated preparation strategy, the "Pega CPSA Hack," designed to streamline your study process and fundamentally change your approach to certification success, covering everything from exam structure to advanced study tactics.

Updated on 23 September 2026. What’s new: the robotics exam is now PEGACPRSAV25 for Pega Robotic Automation R25, with 60 questions in 90 minutes and a 65% pass mark.

Pega rebuilt Robot Studio for its R25 release, and the Certified Pega Robotics System Architect exam moved with it. The current exam is PEGACPRSAV25, written against Pega Robotic Automation R25: 60 questions, 90 minutes, a 65% pass mark and a USD $190 fee per attempt. If you last looked at this credential when Pega wrote it PCRSA and Robot Studio ran inside Microsoft Visual Studio, the study path has changed underneath you.

This guide covers the exam as Pega runs it today, checked in September 2026. It sets out the nine topic areas and how they are weighted, the logistics you need before you book a seat, a four-week plan that fits around a working week, and the errors that quietly cost marks on the day.

What changed for CPRSA candidates when Pega Robotics moved to R25?

Pega Academy still carries two robotics exam pages, and the gap between them explains most of the confusion candidates meet. The older page describes exam code PEGAPCRSA80V1_2019, the Version 8 exam that people sat when Robot Studio was a plug-in hosted inside Microsoft Visual Studio. The page reached from the certifications list describes PEGACPRSAV25, and that one applies to Pega Robotic Automation R25. Notice which acronym each code carries: the retired code spells PCRSA, the current one spells CPRSA. Job adverts, forum threads and older blogs still use the earlier spelling, so both names point at the same career path.