Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Foundations Associate

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Foundations Associate Exam Format

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Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) 2026 Foundations Associate certification validates a candidate's fundamental knowledge of cloud services and their implementation within the Oracle ecosystem. Updated for 2026, this exam covers essential OCI building blocks including compute, storage, networking, and the latest autonomous database services. It provides a comprehensive overview of the OCI console, identity and access management through refined policies, and the modern economic models driving cloud consumption.

40 questions
90 min
65% to pass
4 domains

Exam facts at a glance

What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.

SpecificationValue
Questions40
Time limit90 minutes (135s per question)
Passing score65%
Domains4
LevelAssociate
Question bank here40 questions
SourceCertilum'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.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Core OCI Services50%
  • Compute (VMs, Bare Metal, Containers)
  • Storage (Block, Object, File, Archive)
  • Networking (VCN, Subnets, Gateways)
  • +2 more
20
Security Services25%
  • IAM Users, Groups, and Policies
  • Compartments and Resource Isolation
  • Vault and Key Management
  • +2 more
10
Getting Started with OCI15%
  • OCI Global Infrastructure (Regions, ADs, FDs)
  • OCI Console and Navigation
  • Core Services Overview
  • +2 more
6
Governance and Administration10%
  • Tagging and Cost Management
  • Budgets and Alarms
  • Service Limits and Quotas
  • +2 more
4

The heaviest domain is Core OCI Services 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: The official exam page shows 'Exam Price: Free' and 'Register for free' (Foundations-level exam; Oracle keeps the Foundations level free with the Oracle University free training subscription). The attempt value is US$245 (Delta $125) if purchased. Official exam page

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