Azure AI Engineer · AI-103
Azure AI EngineerMicrosoft exam AI-103

Pass AI-103, and know Azure AI for real

Study material for AI-103: Developing AI Apps and Agents on Azure. Lessons, exam-format practice, timed mocks and hands-on labs.

The exam
CertificationAzure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate (replaced AI-102, retired 30 June 2026)
FormatTypically 40–60 questions, 100 minutes; pass mark 700; Python
Question typesMultiple choice, multiple response, drag and drop, hot area, build list, case studies, problem/solution sets (no going back)
Open bookMicrosoft Learn is available during the exam (not Q&A or practice assessments); the clock keeps running
RenewalYearly, with a free online assessment

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Study guideAI-103 study guide

Roadmap, exam weights, the services map by exam depth, all 19 lessons, 30 practice questions, glossary of renames.

Decision guideChoose the right model

Mind map of eight model categories, a decision tree, criteria, scenario table and category comparison.

Cost calculatorWhat does an agent cost to run?

Interactive TCO: users, turns and tokens in; an itemised daily bill, one-time costs and what moves the total out.

Lab · Week 1Keyless call to a Foundry model

Setup, expected output, four break-it exercises.

Domains

D1 · 25–30%Plan and manage

Lessons and a 34-item practice bank in every exam format.

D2 · 30–35%Generative AI and agents

16 teaching cards with CCA-F bridges, and a 22-item practice bank.

D3 · 10–15%Computer vision

8 teaching cards and a 16-item practice bank.

D4 · 10–15%Text analysis

8 teaching cards and a 15-item practice bank.

D5 · 10–15%Information extraction

7 teaching cards and a 16-item practice bank.

Mock · 100 minMock Exam #1

50 items, all formats, two long case studies, exam-level stems.

About the questions: every practice item is original, written to the exam's style and objectives. None is a real exam question. Each has a deliberate runner-up and a plain-language explanation, and the build checks that mechanical strategies like "pick the longest option" score near chance.