How many questions are on the Azure Data Engineer Associate exam?

The Azure Data Engineer Associate exam has 55 questions, and the vendor's published description is: Not published by the provider; exam duration is 100 minutes.

How long do you have to complete the Azure Data Engineer Associate exam?

You get 100 minutes, which is about 109 seconds per question. The published format is: Not published by the provider; exam duration is 100 minutes.

What score do you need to pass the Azure Data Engineer Associate exam?

The passing score is 70% (700 or greater (on a scale of 1 to 1,000)).

What are the domains on the Azure Data Engineer Associate exam?

There are 3 domains: Develop data processing, Design and implement data storage, Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing. The official weights are Develop data processing 40%, Design and implement data storage 20%, Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing 40%.

How should I use the domain weights when revising?

Weight by percentage, not by domain. 40% is the one where lost points cost you the most, and Certilum scores you per domain so you can see exactly where that is.

Does Certilum have practice questions for the Azure Data Engineer Associate exam?

Yes: 55 questions in our bank for this certification, each tagged to the exam domain it belongs to, with the official domain weights applied.

Exam format

Azure Data Engineer Associate Exam Format

DP-203

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate certification validates expertise in designing, implementing, and managing data solutions on Microsoft Azure. Candidates demonstrate proficiency in data storage design, batch and streaming data processing, and securing, monitoring, and optimizing enterprise data workloads. The certification focuses on practical, real-world data engineering using Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage, and related services. Passing the DP-203 exam confirms the ability to build robust data pipelines, implement data governance and compliance, and ensure performance and reliability.

55 questions

100 min

70% to pass

3 domains

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Exam facts at a glance

The published specifications for this certification.

Specification	Value
Questions	55
Time limit	100 minutes (109s per question)
Passing score	70% — 700 or greater (on a scale of 1 to 1,000)
Domains	3
Level	Associate
Question bank here	55 questions
Published format	Not published by the provider; exam duration is 100 minutes
Source	Official exam specification, published by the vendor

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
Develop data processing	40%	Ingest and transform data (ADF, Synapse, Spark, Stream Analytics) Develop batch processing solutions Develop stream processing solutions +2 more	22
Design and implement data storage	20%	Implement a partition strategy for files and analytical workloads Design and implement the data exploration layer Implement physical data storage structures +1 more	11
Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing	40%	Implement data security (masking, encryption, RBAC, ACLs) Monitor and troubleshoot data processing Optimize data storage and data processing performance +1 more	22

The heaviest domain is Develop data processing at 40%, 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: RETIRED on 2025-03-31: the exam, certification and renewal assessment are retired and no official replacement is named (community links point to DP-700/Fabric, which Microsoft does not document as a successor). The planned blog (2027-02-18) must center on the retirement or the credential that replaced it. Exam URL 301-redirects to the certification page. Official exam page