AWS exam format: domains, weightings and length
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate MLA-C02 is examined across 4 domains. The weightings below decide how much of the exam each domain is worth — and therefore where preparation time pays off.
Domains and weightings
| Domain | Exam weight | Our questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Data Preparation for ML and AI | 28% | 308 |
| 2: ML Model and Foundation Model (FM) Development | 24% | 264 |
| 3: Deployment and Orchestration of ML and AI Workflows | 24% | 264 |
| 4: Operating, Monitoring, and Securing ML and AI Solutions | 24% | 264 |
Length and number of questions
- Time: 170 minutes
- Questions: about 85 according to the vendor — the vendor gives a range rather than a fixed count, so treat this as approximate.
Question formats in our AWS bank
These are the formats among the 1,100 AWS questions we publish. They describe our bank, not the vendor's blueprint.
- single choice: 879 questions
- multi choice: 221 questions
All 1,100 AWS practice questions, every option explained →
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The weightings tell you what the exam rewards. A readiness check tells you where you stand in each one.
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Domain weightings as published by the exam vendor · Question counts are from the Certsqill AWS bank (1,100 questions).
