AWS Solutions Architect Professional exam format: domains, weightings and length
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Design for New Solutions | 29% | 297 |
| Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity | 26% | 266 |
| Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions | 25% | 256 |
| Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization | 20% | 205 |
Length and number of questions
- Time: 180 minutes
- Questions: 75
- Passing score: 750 on a scale of 100–1000 — what AWS Solutions Architect Professional needs to pass →
Question formats in our AWS Solutions Architect Professional bank
These are the formats among the 1,024 AWS Solutions Architect Professional questions we publish. They describe our bank, not the vendor's blueprint.
- single choice: 819 questions
- multi choice: 205 questions
All 1,024 AWS Solutions Architect Professional practice questions, every option explained →
Know which domain is costing you marks
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 Solutions Architect Professional bank (1,024 questions).
