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Where do you really stand on the Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate (AI-300) exam?

Most people preparing for this exam study what feels familiar. The exam grades what the official blueprint weights. The free readiness scorecard shows you the difference in about five minutes.

Rate yourself topic by topic across every official exam domain
Your scores are weighted exactly the way the exam is, so a weak heavy domain jumps out first
Charts show your readiness per domain at a glance
Progress saves in your browser, so you re-score as you study and watch the gaps close

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✦ Inside the scorecard

Your readiness, charted as you slide

Slide your honest rating for every topic and the picture updates live: readiness per domain, weighted study priorities, and the chart of where you stand.

The Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate (AI-300) readiness scorecard showing the domain chart, weighted study priorities, and topic sliders

The actual AI-300 scorecard, mid-assessment.

What the AI-300 exam actually is

These details come from the vendor's current certification page. Read the official exam page alongside this scorecard so you are working from the source.

What it is: An associate Microsoft credential covering MLOps and GenAIOps infrastructure, model lifecycle operations, quality assurance, observability, and optimization.
Who it is for: Engineers who operationalize machine learning and generative AI solutions with Azure Machine Learning, Microsoft Foundry, GitHub Actions, and related Azure services.
Questions: Microsoft does not publish a fixed question count
Duration: 120 minutes
Cost: Price varies by the country or region where the exam is proctored
Passing score: 700 on Microsoft's scaled score
Domains and weights: Design and implement an MLOps infrastructure 15–20%; Implement machine learning model lifecycle and operations 25–30%; Design and implement a GenAIOps infrastructure 20–25%; Implement generative AI quality assurance and observability 10–15%; Optimize generative AI systems and model performance 10–15%.
Important preparation note: Engineers who operationalize machine learning and generative AI solutions with Azure Machine Learning, Microsoft Foundry, GitHub Actions, and related Azure services.

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✦ The blueprint, weighted

The official domain weights

Straight from the official exam guide, and exactly what the scorecard grades you against. The longer the bar, the more of the exam rides on it.

Design and implement an MLOps infrastructure15–20%

Implement machine learning model lifecycle and operations25–30%

Design and implement a GenAIOps infrastructure20–25%

Implement generative AI quality assurance and observability10–15%

Optimize generative AI systems and model performance10–15%

✦ How it works

Five minutes to an honest study plan

Rate yourself

Slide through every topic the exam tests. No login, no grading, just your honest read.

See your weighted gaps

Charts show your readiness per domain, weighted the way the exam actually scores.

Study where it pays

Put your next hour on the weakest heavy domain, then re-score and watch the gap close.

✦ Your instructor

Mike Wheeler, founder of Velza Training and Consulting

Built by Mike Wheeler

Mike Wheeler is an AI and Salesforce trainer and O’Reilly author who has taught well over 500,000 global learners on platforms such as edX, LinkedIn Learning, Pearson, and Udemy. He built this scorecard for people preparing for the Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate (AI-300) exam.

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