Microsoft Certified: AI Business Professional

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Microsoft Certified: AI Business Professional Exam Format

AB-730

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. Updated from the July 2026 Microsoft Learn certification profile, this credential validates that business professionals can use generative AI to improve productivity, communication, and decision-making. Candidates understand core language model concepts, apply practical prompt engineering, manage conversational workflows, and use AI to draft and analyze business content. The credential reflects Microsoft responsible AI principles and prepares candidates to integrate Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI tools into daily work while maintaining quality, reliability, and governance. The credential also emphasizes human oversight, output evaluation, and data governance in AI-assisted tasks.

50 questions
45 min
70% to pass
3 domains

Exam facts at a glance

The published specifications for this certification.

SpecificationValue
Questions50
Time limit45 minutes (54s per question)
Passing score70% — 700 or greater (on a scale of 1 to 1,000)
Domains3
LevelAssociate
Question bank here50 questions
Published formatNot published by the provider; exam duration is 45 minutes
SourceOfficial 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.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Understand generative AI fundamentals30%
  • Explain core generative AI concepts and model capabilities
  • Describe large language models, tokens, and context windows
  • Identify Microsoft AI tools and Copilot experiences
  • +3 more
15
Manage prompts and conversations by using AI40%
  • Design clear, outcome-focused prompts for business tasks
  • Use prompt techniques such as instructions, examples, formatting, and system messages
  • Iteratively refine prompts through follow-up turns and user feedback
  • +3 more
20
Draft and analyze business content by using AI30%
  • Create drafts for emails, reports, summaries, and presentations
  • Revise AI-generated content for accuracy, clarity, and brand voice
  • Analyze text, data, and business documents with AI-assisted tools
  • +2 more
15

The heaviest domain is Understand generative AI fundamentals at 30%, 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: Exam code AB-730 is official (study guide and scheduling link exist) but there is no standalone exam page: /exams/ab-730/ 301-redirects to this certification page. English content update pending 2026-10-20. Beginner-level with a 45-minute fundamentals-style format; the page publishes no renewal frequency. Official exam page

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