Exam format
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Architect Professional Exam Format
Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) 2026 Architect Professional certification validates the ability to design, implement, and manage complex, highly available, and secure cloud environments. Updated for 2026, this professional-level exam goes beyond basic resource provisioning, requiring candidates to demonstrate mastery in architecting for scale, integrating multi-cloud connectivity, and ensuring robust disaster recovery protocols.
- 50 questions
- 120 min
- 68% to pass
- 6 domains
certilumExam facts at a glance
What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Questions | 50 |
| Time limit | 120 minutes (144s per question) |
| Passing score | 68% |
| Domains | 6 |
| Level | Professional |
| Question bank here | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security | 25% |
| 13 |
| Cloud-Native Solutions | 15% |
| 8 |
| Observability and Management | 10% |
| 5 |
| Databases and Storage Operations | 15% |
| 7 |
| Hybrid, Multicloud, and Migration | 15% |
| 7 |
| High Availability and Disaster Recovery | 20% |
| 10 |
The heaviest domain is Security 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: OCI Architect Professional exam (hands-on performance based): the product page does not print a price; the official price is USD 245 per single attempt in 'Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Technology Exams'. Base Exam Price $245 / Delta $125; varies by region. Official exam page
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