AI Practitioner
AIF-C01Validate knowledge of AI, machine learning, and generative AI concepts and AWS AI services.
Foundations60 practice questions5 exam domains90 min practice format
AWS certification practice questions & study guides
DataCertPrep covers 6 current AWS exams, from Foundations to Professional level, with 1,144published practice questions and domain-by-domain study guides built from each exam's official exam guide, plus a free practice test for each exam.
If you're new to AWS, the usual route is to start at the lowest level listed here (AIF-C01 or CLF-C02), then move on to the exam that matches your role at the next level. Each exam below lists its domains and how much of the exam each one covers, so you can see where the effort goes before you start.
- MLA-C01 was retired on September 28, 2026 — successor: MLA-C02.
- DVA-C02 retires on November 30, 2026 — successor: DVA-C03.
- SAP-C02 retires on November 16, 2026 — successor: SAP-C03.
- MLS-C01 was retired on March 31, 2026 — successor: MLA-C02.
AWS exams by level
Specialty (separate track): MLS-C01
Foundations level
Cloud Practitioner
CLF-C02Understand AWS Cloud concepts, core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support — the essential foundation for any cloud career.
Foundations250 practice questions4 exam domains90 min practice format
Associate level
Design secure, resilient, high-performing, cost-optimized architectures on AWS.
Associate250 practice questions4 exam domains130 min practice format
Build, operationalize, deploy, and maintain machine learning solutions and pipelines on AWS.
Associate59 practice questions4 exam domains130 min practice formatRetired exam · archive material
Data Engineer Associate
DEA-C01Ingest, transform, store, and secure data pipelines on AWS using Glue, Kinesis, Redshift, and Lake Formation.
Associate250 practice questions4 exam domains130 min practice format
Developer Associate
DVA-C02Build, deploy, and debug cloud-native applications on AWS using Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and CI/CD pipelines.
Associate275 practice questions5 exam domains130 min practice formatRetiring
Professional level
Design and evolve complex, cost-optimized, and resilient enterprise architectures across AWS.
Professional59 practice questions4 exam domains180 min practice formatRetiring
Specialty level
Machine Learning Specialty
MLS-C01Design, implement, deploy, and maintain ML solutions on AWS using SageMaker, data engineering, and MLOps best practices.
Specialty212 practice questions4 exam domains180 min practice formatRetired exam · archive material
Articles about AWS exams
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- How hard is AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)? Scoring, question style, and what trips people upAn in-depth guide to passing the AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) exam. Learn how it is scored, the exam format, and how the 2026 shift to managed RAG and agent infrastructure changes your study strategy.
- Is AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) worth it in 2026? Salary, demand, and difficultyAn honest look at the AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) exam in 2026. Explore actual market demand, realistic salary figures, syllabus difficulty, and a limited-time AWS BOGO voucher incentive.
- What changed in AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C02) this year and how it affects your prepUnderstand the September 2026 updates to the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C02) exam, focusing on Amazon Q, Generative BI, and QuickSight semantic modeling.
- 5 mistakes that fail AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C02) candidates (and how to avoid them)Prepare for the newly overhauled AWS MLA-C02 exam. Discover the five critical mistakes candidates make regarding prompt caching, agentic workflows, and RAG architectures.
- Is AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate worth it in 2026? Salary, demand, and difficultyEvaluate if the updated AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate credential is worth your time in 2026. Learn how machine learning integration is transforming modern BI roles.
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