Exam format
Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate Exam Format
Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate credential validates your ability to perform end-to-end data analysis tasks. As businesses increasingly rely on data-driven decision-making, this certification ensures you can efficiently connect to diverse data sources, perform sophisticated data transformations via Power Query, and build high-performance data models using DAX. Beyond just creating charts, the exam tests your ability to implement enterprise-level features such as security, workspace management, and automated data refreshes. It is designed to prove that you can bridge the gap between raw information and strategic business intelligence through the Microsoft Power BI ecosystem.
- 55 questions
- 100 min
- 70% to pass
- 4 domains
certilumExam 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 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model the data | 25% |
| 14 |
| Prepare the data | 30% |
| 17 |
| Manage and secure Power BI | 15% |
| 8 |
| Visualize and analyze the data | 30% |
| 16 |
The heaviest domain is Model the data at 25%, 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: Passing score comes from Microsoft's official exam-scoring documentation (the PL-300 page itself does not restate it). Question count not published. Retake allowed 24 hours after the first attempt; certification renews every 12 months via a free assessment. Official exam page
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