Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate exam help guide

The Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate exam assesses a candidate's ability to use Databricks for basic machine learning tasks. The current Databricks exam guide covers the live version as of March 1, 2025 and asks candidates to check back two weeks before the exam for updates. Databricks lists 48 scored multiple-choice or multiple-selection questions, a 90-minute time limit, a USD 200 registration fee, online proctored delivery, no allowed test aides, no required prerequisite, and recommended course attendance plus six months of hands-on experience performing the exam-outline tasks. The credential is valid for two years and recertification requires taking the full current exam. The outline focuses on four domains: Databricks Machine Learning 38%, Machine Learning Workflows 19%, Model Development 31%, and Model Deployment 12%. Preparation should cover AutoML, Unity Catalog, select MLflow features, data exploration, feature engineering, model training, tuning, evaluation and selection, and model deployment on Databricks.