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Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
Designed to validate a new developer's ability to implement safe, scalable, well-tested custom solutions in Salesforce
- 105 min
- 68% to pass
- 60 bank questions
- 4 domains
Exam syllabus, organized by domain
The official Salesforce blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.
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Sample Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I exam question
Answer this question the same way you would on exam day. No sign-up needed — one random question, three tries to swap it out.
Which expression correctly references a controller action in Aura markup?
Exam facts at a glance
Every figure below comes from the certification record or from the question bank itself.
- Time limit
- 105 minutes
- Passing score
- 68%
- Domains
- 4
- Questions in our bank
- 60
- Level
- ASSOCIATE
- Measured complexity
- 2.0 / 10
- Question mix
- 21 single · 20 multi · 19 interactive
Where the hard questions actually are
We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.
- Developer Fundamentals16 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
31% multi-select · 0% scenario · 31% interactive
- Process Automation and Logic17 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
35% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive
- Testing, Debugging, and Deployment12 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- User Interface15 questions · complexity 2.2/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 7% scenario · 33% interactive
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The question bank with the correct answer and a written explanation for every item.
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know before attempting the Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I certification.
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