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Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional exam price, length, validity and renewal

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Exam facts

Price$200 per attempt, US list priceUSD 200 plus applicable taxes; no free retakes
Length120 min
Questions59
FormatMultiple choice, proctored
Valid for2 years
RenewalRecertify every two years by taking the current version of the exam.
PrerequisitesNone, but related training highly recommended; 1+ years of hands-on machine learning experience recommended
LevelProfessional
DeliveryOnline proctored or test center (Kryterion Webassessor)
LanguagesEnglish
Last changedSep 30, 2025Exam guide covers the live version as of September 30, 2025
Sourcedatabricks.com/learn/certification/machine-learning-professionalLast checked Nov 6, 2026

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About this exam

For ML engineers who build and run enterprise-scale ML pipelines, MLOps, monitoring and model deployment on Databricks.

What the official page says
  • Price: "Registration fee: $200"
  • Duration: "Time limit: 120 minutes"
  • Questions: "Total number of scored questions: 59"
  • Validity: "Validity period: 2 years"

Certifications are valid for two years; to recertify you take the full current version of the exam (Data Engineer Associate also offers a shorter renewal exam).

You can retake after 14 days, as many times as you like, and each attempt is charged at the full exam price with no free retakes.

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