Passing scoreAZ-900

What it takes to pass Azure Fundamentals

The published passing score for AZ-900, what kind of number it is, and what happens if you miss it.

AZ-900 passing score

700 (scale 1-1000)

Stated on the official Azure Fundamentals exam page. Microsoft Azure exam page

A scaled 700 is not 70 percent

AZ-900 reports results on a scale from 1 to 1000, and 700 is the line on that scale, not a percentage of questions. Microsoft Azure converts your raw performance to the scale with a model it does not publish, which weights questions by difficulty. Two candidates can answer the same number of questions correctly and land on different scaled scores.

That has one practical consequence: nobody outside Microsoft Azure can tell you exactly how many questions you can miss. Any site that gives you a precise miss budget is guessing. What you can do is practice against the same cut score: our Azure Fundamentals practice exams score on the published 700 line, so a practice result reads the same way the real one will.

The exam, in numbers

  • Questions40-60
  • Time limit45 minutes
  • FormatMultiple choice, drag-and-drop, and hot area
  • Exam fee$99 USD

Figures from the official exam page. Microsoft Azure exam page

If you miss it

A retake costs another $99, which is why sitting practice exams until you clear the line consistently is the cheapest part of preparing.

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Know before you book

The candidates who pass on the first attempt treat the cut score as a rehearsal target, not a day-of surprise. Sit a full-length Azure Fundamentals practice exam under the real time limit, scored against the published line, and book the real exam when you clear it consistently rather than once.

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