Patterns of questions in Microsoft copilot certification exam

The GitHub Copilot certification exam does not publish exact question wording, but the available exam guidance describes the exam structure and what to expect.

Supported patterns and expectations:

• The exam measures skills by topic areas rather than publishing exact questions.
• The bullets under each skill area are examples of how those skills may be assessed.
• Related topics may also appear on the exam.
• Most questions cover general availability (GA) features.
• The exam may include questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.
• A score of 700 or greater is required to pass.
• If the exam is not available in a preferred language, an additional 30 minutes can be requested.

For the GitHub Copilot exam GH-300, the question areas are organized around these domains:

1. Use GitHub Copilot responsibly
2. Use GitHub Copilot features
3. GitHub Copilot features
4. Understand GitHub Copilot data and architecture
5. Apply prompt engineering and context crafting
6. Improve developer productivity with GitHub Copilot
7. Configure privacy, content exclusions, and safeguards

The study guide also indicates the exam audience should be familiar with:

• Responsible AI use
• Prompt engineering
• Copilot features across various plans
• Privacy safeguards
• GitHub fundamentals
• One or more programming languages

A Microsoft Q&A moderator answer also states that exam question types can be reviewed through the exam experience guidance, and the study guide should be used to understand the scope of topics covered.

• Study guide for Exam GH-300: GitHub Copilot
• Study guide for Exam GH-300: GitHub Copilot
• How can Copilot be used during the Microsoft certification exams? - Microsoft Q&A