Power BI Data Analyst
PL-300Prepare, model, visualize, and analyze data with Microsoft Power BI.
Associate255 practice questions4 exam domains100 min practice format
Microsoft certification practice questions & study guides
DataCertPrep covers 11 current Microsoft exams, from Associate to Expert level, with 1,944published practice questions and domain-by-domain study guides built from each exam's official exam guide.
If you're new to Microsoft, the usual route is to start at the lowest level listed here (PL-300 or AI-103 or AI-300 or DP-600 or DP-700 or DP-750 or DP-800 or SC-300 or AB-620), 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.
Microsoft exams by level
Associate level
Build generative AI apps and agents on Microsoft Foundry, plus vision, text analysis, and information extraction solutions.
Associate350 practice questions5 exam domains120 min practice format
Run MLOps and GenAIOps on Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry.
Associate251 practice questions5 exam domains120 min practice format
Design, build, and manage enterprise analytics solutions with Microsoft Fabric.
Associate250 practice questions3 exam domains100 min practice format
Build data engineering solutions with Microsoft Fabric: ingestion, transformation, and optimization.
Associate227 practice questions3 exam domains100 min practice format
Implement data engineering solutions on Azure Databricks with Unity Catalog and Lakeflow.
Associate229 practice questions4 exam domains100 min practice format
Build AI-enabled database solutions across SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Fabric with vectors and RAG.
Associate232 practice questions3 exam domains100 min practice format
Design, implement and operate identity and access management with Microsoft Entra: user and hybrid identities, authentication, Conditional Access, workload identities and identity governance.
Associate64 practice questions4 exam domains100 min practice format
Build, integrate, and manage advanced, scalable AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Foundry, and MCP for enterprise-grade solutions.
Associate41 practice questions3 exam domains120 min practice format
Expert level
Architect enterprise agentic-first AI solutions across Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Power Platform, and Dynamics 365 — from planning and design through deployment, ALM, and responsible AI governance.
Expert45 practice questions3 exam domains120 min practice format
Design, build, optimize, and deploy scalable production-ready multi-agent AI systems and workflows across Azure, Microsoft Foundry, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and orchestration frameworks.
Expert0 practice questions4 exam domains120 min practice format
- Architect multi-agent solutions18%
- Develop multi-agent solutions in Azure33%
- Evaluate, optimize, and monitor multi-agent solutions24%
- Secure, govern, and deploy multi-agent solutions25%
Articles about Microsoft exams
- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) vs Salesforce Certified Tableau Data Analyst: which should you take in 2026?An up-to-date comparison of Microsoft PL-300 and Salesforce Certified Tableau Data Analyst exams, highlighting multi-cloud features, open-book strategies, and Trailhead migrations in 2026.
- Google Cloud Looker Business Analyst vs Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300): which should you take in 2026?An in-depth comparison of the Google Cloud Looker Business Analyst and Microsoft PL-300 certifications, updated for the 2026 focus on AI, Fabric, and semantic modeling.
- How hard is Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)? Scoring, question style, and what trips people upAn in-depth breakdown of the updated PL-300 exam, covering scoring, the shift to Microsoft Fabric, DirectLake mode, and how to navigate the open-book format.
- What changed in Microsoft Azure AI App and Agent Developer Associate (AI-103) this year and how it affects your prepMicrosoft has officially retired the legacy AI-102 exam. Read our deep-dive analysis of the new AI-103 certification, focusing on multi-agent architectures, Semantic Kernel, and agentic AI workflows.
- Is Azure AI-103 worth it in 2026? Salary, demand, and difficultyWith Microsoft retiring the AI-102 exam on June 30, 2026, the new AI-103 certification puts generative AI and autonomous agents at the center of the syllabus, alongside retained computer vision and text analysis skills. Discover its value, salary potential, and exam difficulty.
- How hard is Azure AI App & Agent Developer Associate (AI-103)? Scoring, question style, and what trips people upAn insider look at Microsoft's new AI-103 exam. Learn the difficulty level, how the exam is scored, question formats, and key topics like agent orchestration and Semantic Kernel.
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