
Exam format
Adobe Experience Manager Sites Architect Master Exam Format
Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Adobe Experience Manager Sites Architect Master certification validates the advanced technical expertise required to design and implement complex, enterprise-grade web architectures. This exam goes beyond simple development, focusing on the strategic orchestration of AEM as a Cloud Service, ensuring high availability, scalability, and seamless integration within the broader Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem. Candidates must demonstrate mastery in translating business requirements into robust technical blueprints, managing complex content hierarchies via MSM, and optimizing deployment lifecycles through modern DevOps practices.
- 60 questions
- 120 min
- 70% to pass
- 5 domains
Exam facts at a glance
What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Questions | 60 |
| Time limit | 120 minutes (120s per question) |
| Passing score | 70% |
| Domains | 5 |
| Level | Expert |
| Question bank here | 60 questions |
| Source | Certilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure |
Official domain weights
The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.
| Domain | Weight | Topics | Practice Qs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery | 18% |
| 11 |
| Development | 22% |
| 13 |
| Architecture | 27% |
| 16 |
| Business & Analytics | 12% |
| 7 |
| Deployment & Operations | 21% |
| 13 |
The heaviest domain is Discovery at 18%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.
Note from the vendor record: Master level per the official Adobe price table (sites-architect-master). The certificate renews free with two renewal modules. Official exam page
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