Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

Microsoft does not publish the number; most exams have 40 to 60 questions. The time is 100 minutes, or 120 if the exam includes labs, and you are told when you register. The mock exams in this course use 50 questions in 100 minutes.

700 on a scale of 1 to 1000. It is a scaled score, so it does not equal 70 percent of the points. There is no penalty for guessing, so answer every question.

The Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification requires Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104). The AZ-305 exam page does not make AZ-104 a condition of sitting the exam, but the certification is awarded only when you hold both. This course lists az104 as its prerequisite, and its lessons assume that level of Azure knowledge.

Partly. On this associate/expert exam you can open Microsoft Learn (learn.microsoft.com, except Q&A, practice assessments and your profile) from the exam screen. The timer keeps running and no time is added, so it is meant for the occasional fact, not for answering every question. No other resource is allowed, and AI assistance is prohibited.

Both are offered through Pearson VUE. Online needs a private walled room, a clear desk, a working webcam, microphone and a system test, and you are recorded. A test centre avoids home setup problems and is where lab-based exams have historically been delivered. Pick whichever lowers your risk.

Case studies are possible and are not timed separately; you cannot go back after leaving one. Labs are possible and Microsoft does not publish which exams have them because it can change per candidate; the exam's introduction screen tells you. Prepare for both: the labs here use the Azure free account and the portal or CLI.

You can retake it after 24 hours, then after 14 days between later attempts, up to five attempts in 12 months, paying each time. The score report shows a bar chart per skill area, not individual questions, so use it to pick the sections for your next drill.

Microsoft says associate and expert exams typically cost US$165, with prices set by country or region and taxes added in some places. Confirm the price on the exam page at checkout.

One year. Within the six months before it expires, pass the free, unproctored, open-book online renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn; the certification is extended a year from the expiry date. You can retake the assessment until you pass.

Most questions cover generally available features, but the exam can include Preview features that are commonly used. When this course mentions Preview (for example Hyperscale serverless auto-pause), treat it as extra detail, not as the likely answer.