The Databricks Generative AI Engineer Associate exam checks whether you can design and implement LLM-enabled solutions, meaning applications built on large language models, using Databricks. It also covers Databricks tools such as AI Search, Model Serving, MLflow and Unity Catalog. Databricks expects people who pass to build and deploy performant RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) applications and LLM chains. Application Development and Assembling and Deploying Apps together make up 52 percent of the exam, with Application Development alone at 30 percent. Give these two sections the most time when you practice with Generative AI Engineer Associate exam questions.
| The Databricks Generative AI Engineer Associate Certification | |
|---|---|
| Certification | Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate |
| Technology | Generative AI applications on Databricks, using tools such as AI Search (for finding similar content), Model Serving, MLflow (for tracking and managing models) and Unity Catalog (Databricks' governance layer for data and AI) |
| Prerequisites | None, but related training highly recommended |
| Recommended experience | 6 months or more of hands-on experience with the generative AI tasks in the exam guide |
| Certification validity | Two years. To keep the certification, you pass the current version of the exam again |
| The Databricks Generative AI Engineer Associate Exam | |
| Exam name | Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate |
| Exam code | Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate |
| Current exam version | Databricks gives no version number. |
| Questions on the real exam | 45 scored questions. Databricks may add unscored questions, in which case you see more than 45 and get extra time for them |
| Question formats | Multiple choice |
| Time allowed | 90 minutes |
| Scoring | Databricks does not publish the passing score. Only the 45 scored questions count toward your result |
| How you take it | Proctored, online or at a test center, booked through Webassessor, the exam platform run by Kryterion. No test aids are allowed |
| Exam fee | $200 USD |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Korean |
| Retake policy | You can retake the exam after 14 days, and the same 14-day wait applies between all attempts. Each attempt is paid for separately |
| Our Databricks Generative AI Engineer Associate Practice Questions | |
| Practice questions in our bank | 90 questions |
| Matched to | Kept in line with the current Generative AI Engineer Associate skills outline |
| Question bank updated | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Formats | PDF and practice test (browser-based or Windows desktop), both in one purchase |
| Free demo | Available for both the PDF and the practice test |
| Free updates | 90 days from purchase, with longer periods available at checkout |
Try the free Generative AI Engineer Associate demo of both formats with your Databricks notebooks closed, since no test aids are allowed on exam day.