Salesforce Certified Administrator

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Salesforce Certified Administrator Exam Format

ADM-201

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Salesforce Certified Administrator exam validates that the candidate possesses the skills necessary to manage a Salesforce instance. This includes configuring the platform, managing users and security, importing and managing data, and utilizing automation tools. A critical modern addition to this exam is the inclusion of Agentforce, reflecting the shift towards autonomous AI agents within the Salesforce ecosystem. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in both traditional declarative configuration and the emerging paradigm of AI-driven business processes, ensuring they can maintain a high-performing, scalable CRM environment.

60 questions
105 min
68% to pass
8 domains

Exam facts at a glance

The published specifications for this certification.

SpecificationValue
Questions60
Time limit105 minutes (105s per question)
Passing score68% — 68% (65% for the Japanese-language exam)
Domains8
LevelAssociate
Question bank here60 questions
Published format60 multiple-choice questions plus up to 5 unscored, 105 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
Agentforce8%
  • AI-driven automation
  • Agent configurations
  • Autonomous agent interactions
5
Automation15%
  • Flow Builder
  • Process Automation
  • Validation Rules
9
Configuration and setup15%
  • Company settings
  • User management
  • Security and access
  • +1 more
9
Data and analytics management17%
  • Data imports/exports
  • Reports and Dashboards
  • Data modeling
10
Productivity and collaboration10%
  • Activities
  • Notes and Attachments
  • Collaboration tools
6
Sales and marketing applications10%
  • Lead management
  • Opportunity management
  • Product and Price Books
6
Service and support applications10%
  • Case management
  • Knowledge base
  • Service Cloud basics
6
Object Manager and Lightning App Builder15%
  • Custom objects
  • Fields and relationships
  • Page layouts
  • +1 more
9

The heaviest domain is Agentforce at 8%, 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: Current exam code is Plat-Admn-201 (Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator); ADM-201 is the legacy code. Official exam page

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