Everything you need to know about how the CLF-C02 exam is structured — questions, time, scoring, and exactly how the marks are distributed.
65 questions (50 scored plus 15 unscored pilot items you cannot tell apart) in 90 minutes, delivered at a Pearson VUE test centre or online with a proctor. Question types are multiple choice (one correct of four) and multiple response (two or more correct of five or more). Results are a scaled score from 100 to 1,000 and the passing score is 700; there is no penalty for guessing and no per-domain pass requirement. The four domains are Cloud Concepts (24%), Security and Compliance (30%), Cloud Technology and Services (34%) and Billing, Pricing, and Support (12%). ExamDeck simulates the single-answer format.
AWS publishes how the 65 questions are distributed (AWS CLF-C02 Exam Guide (current online version)). Weight your preparation to match — this is the single most useful planning fact:
| Domain | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Technology and Services | 34% | |
| Security and Compliance | 30% | |
| Cloud Concepts | 24% | |
| Billing, Pricing, and Support | 12% |
Cloud Technology and Services is the heaviest at 34% — most candidates under-weight it.
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Start free →Yes — AWS designed Cloud Practitioner for people who work with cloud teams without building on AWS every day: project and product managers, business analysts, sales and finance. The guide's target candidate has up to 6 months of exposure and may come from a non-IT background.
Take CLF-C02 first if you are new to cloud or want a confidence win; skip straight to SAA-C03 if you already have hands-on AWS experience. AWS does not require Cloud Practitioner before any Associate exam.
Yes — the real exam mixes multiple-choice (one of four) with multiple-response items (two or more of five). ExamDeck's bank uses the single-answer format so every question has one defensible key and a rationale for each option.
65 questions (50 scored plus 15 unscored pilot items you cannot tell apart) in 90 minutes, delivered at a Pearson VUE test centre or online with a proctor.
The passing score is 700 on a scaled score of 100–1,000 (roughly 70%). Aim for a consistent 80–85% on realistic practice exams before booking.
AWS does not publish official pass rates, so any exact percentage quoted online is unverified. The readiness signal that actually predicts passing: consistently holding 80–85% on realistic, full-length practice exams before you book.
No prerequisites — anyone can register through AWS Training and Certification (Pearson VUE). AWS describes the target candidate as someone with up to 6 months of exposure to AWS Cloud design, implementation or operations; the exam is explicitly aimed at people from non-IT backgrounds as well.
The exam fee is $100 USD (regional pricing may differ — verify on aws.amazon.com). AWS offers a 50% discount voucher for the renewal exam once you are certified, and a free retake promotion appears periodically.
For most candidates, commonly reported 20–40 hours for candidates new to AWS (AWS publishes no official figure). What matters most is practising questions and analysing why each option is right or wrong — not just reading.
AWS certifications are valid for 3 years; renew by passing the latest version of this exam or a higher-level AWS exam (50% recertification voucher), or maintain for 1 year at a time through AWS Skill Builder.
No — every question is original, written to test the concepts and reviewed before it ships, with an explanation linked to the source for every option. Dumps are stale, often wrong, and against AWS's policies.