Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional — Requirements & Free Practice

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Databricks certification for advanced machine learning engineering tasks at enterprise scale; awarded after passing the certification examination.

Initial by examination

Prerequisites: None required; related training and experience are recommended, not required.

Provider: Databricks
Format: 59 scored multiple-choice questions; online proctored or test center
Exam questions: Total questions: 59–69; Scored questions: 59; Unscored questions: 0–10; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit: 120 minutes
Exam fee: USD 200, plus applicable taxes

Examination outline

Model Development (44%)
- Using Spark ML
- Scaling and Tuning
- Advanced MLflow Usage
- Advanced Feature Store Concepts
MLOps (44%)
- Model Lifecycle Management
- Validation Testing
- Environment Architectures
- Automated Retraining
- Drift Detection and Lakehouse Monitoring
Model Deployment (12%)
- Deployment Strategies
- Custom Model Serving

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