Exam format
Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Exam Format
Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification (DP-600) validates expertise in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise-scale data analytics solutions with Microsoft Fabric. Candidates demonstrate ability to plan and govern Fabric environments, ingest and transform data from multiple sources, build and optimize semantic models, and explore data to deliver actionable insights. This certification focuses on practical skills for lakehouse, warehouse, and real-time analytics, with strong emphasis on data preparation and serving reliable data. It aligns with the Fabric Analytics Engineer role and requires hands-on experience with Power BI, DAX, and data modeling. Passing the exam confirms readiness to operationalize analytics solutions, implement best practices, and drive business value through trusted data assets.
- 50 questions
- 100 min
- 70% to pass
- 3 domains
certilumExam facts at a glance
The published specifications for this certification.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Questions | 50 |
| Time limit | 100 minutes (120s per question) |
| Passing score | 70% — 700 or greater (on a scale of 1 to 1,000) |
| Domains | 3 |
| Level | Associate |
| Question bank here | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare data | 50% |
| 25 |
| Maintain a data analytics solution | 25% |
| 13 |
| Implement and manage semantic models | 25% |
| 12 |
The heaviest domain is Prepare data at 50%, 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: Active exam; the official exam URL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/dp-600/ returns HTTP 301 to the certification page, so the certification page is recorded as official_url, while the exam remains schedulable (exam.DP-600) under the study guide title 'Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric'. DP-600 does not appear on Microsoft's 'Exam and assessment lab retirement' page and no rename, beta, or successor notice was found; the English certification/exam content was updated July 21, 2026 and the next English update is announced for October 19, 2026. No prerequisites are published (single-exam certification) and renewal is required every 12 months via a free online assessment. Caveats: no question count is published, price is geo-dependent and taxes may apply, and the exam has no separate detail page. Official exam page
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