AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03)

SAA-C03 is the active AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam (as of 2026). It is the most popular AWS certification and a prerequisite for the AWS Professional and Specialty certifications.

This practice test course gives you 1200 original, exam-realistic questions that reflect the current SAA-C03 skills measured. Every distractor is a real AWS service, feature, or pricing model — no "all of the above" filler, no imaginary features. Every question's Overall Explanation links to an AWS documentation URL so you can drill into the source material in minutes.

WHAT YOU GET

• 6 full-length practice sets, 200 questions each, for a total of 1200 questions

• Set 1: Diagnostic Readiness Check across all 4 SAA-C03 domains at the real 30/26/24/20 weighting, plus a 200-question set built around the RetailCo multi-region retail case study

• Set 2: Domain 1 deep dive — Design Secure Architectures (IAM, KMS, VPC security, WAF, Shield, encryption, secrets) with the HealthFirst HIPAA patient portal case study

• Set 3: Domain 2 deep dive — Design Resilient Architectures (multi-AZ, multi-Region, Route 53, S3 replication, decoupling) with the Streamify real-time video analytics case study

• Set 4: Domain 3 deep dive — Design High-Performing Architectures (compute, storage, databases, caching, edge) with the StartupFast cost-optimized SaaS case study

• Set 5: Domain 4 deep dive — Design Cost-Optimized Architectures (Savings Plans, Spot, S3 lifecycle, right-sizing) with the GlobalBank hybrid cloud migration case study

• Set 6: Full-length exam simulation at the real 30/26/24/20 weighting with the GameDay serverless live sports case study

WHY THESE QUESTIONS ARE DIFFERENT

• Every distractor is a real AWS service, feature, or pricing model — no "all of the above" filler, no imaginary services

• Per-option inline explanations — every distractor has a one-sentence explanation of why it's wrong, not just a paragraph after the question

• Comprehensive Overall Explanation on every question, with a direct link to AWS documentation

• Mapped 1:1 to the official SAA-C03 exam guide, with the exact domain strings from AWS

• 20% multi-select questions per set, mirroring the SAA-C03 question mix

• 6 case studies, one per set, with 5-10 case-study questions per set — exactly like the real exam

• Delivered in the Udemy v2 Bulk Question Upload CSV format — drop the file straight into Udemy's importer, no manual editing

REAL EXAM CONTEXT

• Exam code: SAA-C03

• Duration: 130 minutes

• Questions: 65 total (50 scored + 15 unscored)

• Question types: multiple choice and multiple response (2+ correct)

• Passing score: 720 out of 1000 (scaled)

• Cost: USD $150

• Validity: 3 years

• Prerequisites: none, but AWS recommends 1+ year of hands-on AWS experience

RECOMMENDED STUDY SCHEDULE

Day 1 — Set 1 (Diagnostic, 200 questions, untimed, read case study first)

Day 2 — Set 2 (Secure deep dive, 200 questions)

Day 3 — Set 3 (Resilient deep dive, 200 questions)

Day 4 — Set 4 (High-Performing deep dive, 200 questions)

Day 5 — Set 5 (Cost-Optimized deep dive, 200 questions)

Day 6 — Set 6 (Timed full exam simulation, 200 questions, 130 minutes)

Day 7 — Light review of incorrect answers, then sit the real exam

This course is built for candidates targeting the current SAA-C03 exam.