is JAVA knowldege is mandatory for HDPCD exam ?

[#1 · Accepted solution]

No - there is no Java on the HDPCD exam. It is Pig, Hive, Sqoop and Flume, and to be fully prepared you should be able to perform all of the exam objectives listed here:

http://hortonworks.com/training/certification/hdpcd-certification/

[#2]

Thanks Rich for prompt update.