Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate
Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate official-source-aligned practice bank.
Official study guideDesign Applications
Study the official objectives for Design Applications.
Design Applications
Study the official objectives for Design Applications.
Design Applications
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Design Applications and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Design a prompt that elicits a specifically formatted response:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Select chain components for a desired model input and output
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Select chain components for a desired model input and output
Study the official objectives for Select chain components for a desired model input and output.
Select chain components for a desired model input and output
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Select chain components for a desired model input and output and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Translate business use case goals into a description of the desired inputs and outputs for the:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
AI pipeline
Study the official objectives for AI pipeline.
AI pipeline
Study the official objectives for AI pipeline.
AI pipeline
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for AI pipeline and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Define and order tools that gather knowledge or take actions for multi-stage reasoning:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Determine how and when to use Agent Bricks (Knowledge Assistant, Multiagent Supervisor, Information Extraction) to solve problems:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Apply a chunking strategy for a given document structure and model constraints
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Apply a chunking strategy for a given document structure and model constraints
Study the official objectives for Apply a chunking strategy for a given document structure and model constraints.
Apply a chunking strategy for a given document structure and model constraints
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Apply a chunking strategy for a given document structure and model constraints and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Filter extraneous content in source documents that degrades quality of a:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
RAG application
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RAG application
Study the official objectives for RAG application.
RAG application
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for RAG application and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Choose the appropriate Python package to extract document content from provided source data and format:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Define operations and sequence to write given chunked text into:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Delta Lake tables in Unity Catalog
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Delta Lake tables in Unity Catalog
Study the official objectives for Delta Lake tables in Unity Catalog.
Delta Lake tables in Unity Catalog
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Delta Lake tables in Unity Catalog and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Identify needed source documents that provide necessary knowledge and quality for a given:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Design retrieval systems using advanced chunking strategies
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Design retrieval systems using advanced chunking strategies
Study the official objectives for Design retrieval systems using advanced chunking strategies.
Design retrieval systems using advanced chunking strategies
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Design retrieval systems using advanced chunking strategies and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Explain the role of re-ranking in the information retrieval process:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Application Development
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Application Development
Study the official objectives for Application Development.
Application Development
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Application Development and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Select Langchain/similar tools for use in a Generative AI application:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Qualitatively assess responses to identify common issues such as quality and safety:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Select chunking strategy based on model & retrieval evaluation
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Select chunking strategy based on model & retrieval evaluation
Study the official objectives for Select chunking strategy based on model & retrieval evaluation.
Select chunking strategy based on model & retrieval evaluation
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Select chunking strategy based on model & retrieval evaluation and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Augment a prompt with additional context from a user's input based on key fields, terms, and intents:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Create a prompt that adjusts an LLM's response from a baseline to a desired output:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Select the best LLM based on the attributes of the application to be developed
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Select the best LLM based on the attributes of the application to be developed
Study the official objectives for Select the best LLM based on the attributes of the application to be developed.
Select the best LLM based on the attributes of the application to be developed
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Select the best LLM based on the attributes of the application to be developed and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Select an embedding model context length based on source documents, expected queries, and optimization strategy:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Select a model from a model hub or marketplace for a task based on model metadata/model cards:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Select the best model for a given task based on common metrics generated in experiments:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Utilize MLflow and:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Compare the evaluation and monitoring phases of the Gen AI application life cycle
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Compare the evaluation and monitoring phases of the Gen AI application life cycle
Study the official objectives for Compare the evaluation and monitoring phases of the Gen AI application life cycle.
Compare the evaluation and monitoring phases of the Gen AI application life cycle
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Compare the evaluation and monitoring phases of the Gen AI application life cycle and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Enable multi-agent systems to leverage Genie Spaces or conversational API to retrieve data:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Code a simple chain according to requirements
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Code a simple chain according to requirements
Study the official objectives for Code a simple chain according to requirements.
Code a simple chain according to requirements
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Code a simple chain according to requirements and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Choose the basic elements needed to create a RAG application: model flavor, embedding model, retriever, dependencies, input examples, model signature:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Register the model to Unity Catalog using MLflow:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Explain the key concepts and components of Mosaic AI Vector Search
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Explain the key concepts and components of Mosaic AI Vector Search
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Explain the key concepts and components of Mosaic AI Vector Search
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Explain the key concepts and components of Mosaic AI Vector Search and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Identify batch inference workloads and apply ai_query() appropriately:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Configure vector search for a particular solution based on number of embeddings, update frequency, latency, and cost requirements:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Configure a persistent datastore to store and retrieve intermediate memory or structured information:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Apply CI/CD best practices such as updating a Vector Search index, promoting prompts across environments, and testing individual components of an agent:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Integrate managed, external, and custom:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Apply prompt version control and manage prompt lifecycle
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Apply prompt version control and manage prompt lifecycle
Study the official objectives for Apply prompt version control and manage prompt lifecycle.
Apply prompt version control and manage prompt lifecycle
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Apply prompt version control and manage prompt lifecycle and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Develop an appropriate interactive user facing interface for an agent usage scenario (Apps, Slack, Teams, etc.):
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Use masking techniques as guard rails to meet a performance objective
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Use masking techniques as guard rails to meet a performance objective
Study the official objectives for Use masking techniques as guard rails to meet a performance objective.
Use masking techniques as guard rails to meet a performance objective
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Use masking techniques as guard rails to meet a performance objective and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Select guardrail techniques to protect against malicious user inputs to a:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Use legal/licensing requirements for data sources to avoid legal risk
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Use legal/licensing requirements for data sources to avoid legal risk
Study the official objectives for Use legal/licensing requirements for data sources to avoid legal risk.
Use legal/licensing requirements for data sources to avoid legal risk
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Use legal/licensing requirements for data sources to avoid legal risk and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Recommend an alternative for problematic text mitigation in a data source feeding a GenAI application:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Evaluation and Monitoring
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Evaluation and Monitoring
Study the official objectives for Evaluation and Monitoring.
Evaluation and Monitoring
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Evaluation and Monitoring and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Select an LLM choice (size and architecture) based on a set of quantitative evaluation metrics:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
- Select key metrics to monitor for a specific:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
LLM deployment scenario
Study the official objectives for LLM deployment scenario.
LLM deployment scenario
Study the official objectives for LLM deployment scenario.
LLM deployment scenario
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for LLM deployment scenario and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Evaluate agent performance using MLflow scoring and tracing:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Identify evaluation judges that require ground truth
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Identify evaluation judges that require ground truth
Study the official objectives for Identify evaluation judges that require ground truth.
Identify evaluation judges that require ground truth
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Identify evaluation judges that require ground truth and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Use AI Gateway (Inference Tables, Usage Tables, and rate limiting) to track an LLM or agent deployed via Agent Framework:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf
Use Databricks custom Scorers for evaluating agents and LLMs
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Use Databricks custom Scorers for evaluating agents and LLMs
Study the official objectives for Use Databricks custom Scorers for evaluating agents and LLMs.
Use Databricks custom Scorers for evaluating agents and LLMs
Intermediate20 minReview the official skills for Use Databricks custom Scorers for evaluating agents and LLMs and practice applying them to scenarios.
- Incorporate SME feedback to improve agent performance:
- https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Databricks-Certified-Generative-AI-Engineer-Associate-Exam-Guide-Mar26.pdf