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AWS built Cloud Practitioner for people new to the cloud, including those without an IT background. Compare it with AI Practitioner and Solutions Architect – Associate on length, fee, pass mark and recommended experience, then pick the right first exam.
Read the guideThe AWS Cloud Practitioner exam has 65 questions in 90 minutes, 15 of them unscored and unmarked. Here is how multiple choice and multiple response work, what the exam screen lets you do, the pacing math, break rules and the ESL +30 extension.
Read the guideCLF-C02 passes at a scaled score of 700, which is not 70% and not a fixed number of correct answers. Here is how AWS sets and equates the cut, what compensatory scoring means for weak domains, how to read the score report, and when results arrive.
Read the guideAWS writes CLF-C02 for people new to the cloud, but the exam is broad: 111 listed in-scope services and plausible wrong answers. Find your starting point, a realistic hour range, and a 2-, 4- or 6-week plan weighted by the four domains, with official checkpoints for readiness.
Read the guideCLF-C02 costs 100 USD per attempt plus any taxes, with set prices in euros, yen, won, yuan, Australian dollars and rupees. See what a retake or a missed appointment costs, which discounts are official, why the 50% voucher can't cover your first AWS exam, and what AWS prep is free.
Read the guideAfter a failed CLF-C02 attempt, AWS requires a 14-calendar-day wait, charges the full fee again and sets no limit on attempts. Learn what your score report can and can't tell you, what to check before paying again, and a two-week plan aimed at your weakest sections.
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