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Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-200 and DP-201) Details


Certification Industry: Cloud

Certificate Name: Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-200 and DP-201)

Certificate Issuing Authority: Microsoft

Certification Price: 165 USD/exam

Certificate Validity:

The Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate certification is curated for Azure Data Engineers undertaking the job of implementing tasks related to data, including the transformation of data, provision of data storage services, identification of performance, and access to external data resources.


A candidate is required to take both DP-200 and DP-201 exams in order to earn this certification. Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate certification requires candidates to be well familiarized with implementing as well as designing data storage solutions, developing data processing, monitoring and optimizing data solutions, designing data security and compliance. This certification is designed to help you pass Exam DP-200: Implementing an Azure Data Solution and Exam DP-201: Designing an Azure Data Solution

Average Salary Range:

USA: $97.888 (Source)

India: 868,306 INR (Source)

Benefits of Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate certification

  1. High Valuation -Microsoft has been a technology giant for a considerable amount of time, and it has moved aggressively in Cloud with its Azure services. It has the second-highest market share among cloud-providers. Hence, all Microsoft certifications are highly valuable in the market.
  2. Increased Demand - Data Engineering is one of the most recognizable skills in the job market. Among all jobs in the IT sector, there has been an 88% increase in data engineer jobs during the last few years. 


Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate certification Examination Topics:

  1. Implement data storage solutions
  2. Manage and develop data processing
  3. Monitor and optimize data solutions
  4. Design Azure data storage solutions
  5. Design data processing solutions
  6. Design for data security and compliance

Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-200 and DP-201) Exam Details:

Microsoft guarantees that its certifications reflect the most recent Microsoft Technologies. Consequently, certification will not be available to earn if it has been retired for more than a year. It will be visible on transcripts under the Active session, only if it was earned during the retirement process.

To earn Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate certification, a candidate is supposed to pass two exams Exam DP-200: Implementing an Azure Data Solution and Exam DP-201: Designing an Azure Data Solution

Number of questions: 40-60 Multiple-Choice Questions per exam

Passing score: 700 per exam

Exam Time: 210 minutes per exam

Exam Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese

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Time Taken To Prepare For The ExamIt takes about 50-75 hours in all to prepare for Implementing an Azure Data Solution (DP-200) and another 10-15 hours to study for  Designing an Azure Data Solution (DP-201).


Refer to the links - Online (Free) and Instructor-Led (Paid) - for getting started with the preparation process of Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-200 and DP-201). For more details, log on to the official website.