
While you can pay the full price to take the beta exam, if you want to take advantage of the discounted rate, watch the Microsoft Learn blog where we post announcements for beta exams when they become available. To ensure that we get a sufficient number of qualified people to take the beta exam as quickly as possible, we offer a limited number of seats at a discounted price during a 3–4-week window. We need approximately 400 people to take each exam before we have enough information to evaluate its quality and ensure that it’s a valid and reliable evaluation of the knowledge and skills needed to be successful. After an exam has been through its beta process and we have incorporated relevant changes, we can use it to certify people in cloud-based job roles and specialties. When you take an exam in its beta form, you’re providing us with useful information to evaluate the quality of the exam and its questions. Beta exams are a critical part of our exam development process.


We work hard to ensure our exams are technically accurate and relevant to the real-life situations you might find in the workplace.
