Microsoft / AI development and operations
Build Azure AI apps and agents
Learn Python and application development, plus AI and generative AI concepts before this engineering route.
Optional foundation
Check your starting knowledge
Use AZ-900 to review the basics. You do not need to take this foundation exam to follow our route. If you already know the material, move on.
AZ-900 — Azure Fundamentals
Core learning · AI-103
Learn the role, one area at a time
Work through the official guide and its learning resources. Use these three study blocks to organize your notes; the official skills outline remains your complete coverage checklist.
- 1.Develop AI solutions with Microsoft Foundry
- 2.Build grounded applications and agents
- 3.Evaluate, secure and operate AI experiences
Hands-on consolidation
Put it into practice
Design a small agent using synthetic knowledge. Create evaluation cases for correct answers, missing information and unsafe requests.
Ready to move on when…
You can explain grounding, permissions and evaluation rather than treating a plausible answer as a correct one.
Use a dedicated lab and synthetic data, never an employer's production environment. Check licensing and costs before provisioning; budget alerts do not stop spending. Remove resources when finished.
Review & exam planning
Find gaps with our AI-103 test
Try the test, explain each missed answer and return to the corresponding learning topic. Repeat the practical task where needed. A practice score is feedback, not proof of certification readiness.
AI-103 — Developing AI Apps and Agents on Azure
Before booking, check the official page for current exam availability, any retirement or beta notice, and the credential's full requirements. This guide does not track completion or award a certificate.
Where these skills can lead
Choose a direction that fits your goal—not every path below.