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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate is AWS's associate-level cloud computing certification, sat as exam SAA-C03. The exam runs for 2 hours 10 minutes and presents up to 65 questions, with a pass mark of 720 / 1000 (scaled). It costs US$150 at the standard rate.
AWS publishes the syllabus as 4 weighted domains. Design Secure Architectures carries the most weight at 30%, and the three largest domains together account for roughly 80% of the scored content — worth knowing before you decide where study time goes.
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The published exam guide for SAA-C03, in the vendor's own order.
01Design Secure Architectures
30%02Design Resilient Architectures
26%03Design High-Performing Architectures
24%04Design Cost-Optimized Architectures
20%AWS recommends one year of hands-on experience designing on AWS. There is no formal prerequisite exam.
Associate level — Role-based credentials for practitioners with hands-on experience.
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AWS lists up to 65 questions, to be completed in 2 hours 10 minutes. Question counts can vary slightly between exam forms, and unscored trial questions are sometimes included.
720 / 1000 (scaled). Confirm the current figure on the official exam page before booking, as vendors adjust cut scores when an exam form is refreshed.
The standard price is US$150. Local pricing, taxes and any retake policy vary by region, so check the official page for the figure that applies to you.
AWS recommends one year of hands-on experience designing on AWS. There is no formal prerequisite exam.
The exam guide covers Design Secure Architectures, Design Resilient Architectures, Design High-Performing Architectures and Design Cost-Optimized Architectures. The full weighted breakdown is listed above.
Yes — this exam has 1017 practice questions available here, each with the correct answer marked. They are community-contributed, compiled from exam discussions posted publicly by other people rather than written here, and most do not carry an explanation.