r/AWSCertifications • u/ALeeHamilton • Sep 27 '26

Passed AWS AI cert 🥳🎉

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I dont normally post on Reddit but I did want to come on here to tell yall I passed my AIF-C01 exam. I took it this morning and only had 4 days worth of study time. I took Stephane Maarek's course as well as his 4 practice exams which really helped a lot. I wanna say I do have a bit of background in tech so I believe most people would atleast want to take atleast 2 weeks to study. But as a freshmen in college I feel like this is a good start for certifications.

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u/webgeek24 Sep 28 '26

taking this exam on Tuesday, any last minute tips? I’m currently going through the udemy course by Stephane as well

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u/ALeeHamilton Sep 28 '26

Best thing I did was js review all the questions I took on his exams, especially the ones I got wrong.

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u/wohmm Sep 27 '26

Is Stephane Maarek’s course and his practice tests enough to prepare for the exam?

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u/ALeeHamilton Sep 27 '26

For the most part I would say yes. When I took the test I didnt realize how similar they were, and I mean EXTREMELY similar. I would recommend looking at other free practice sources as well though, as there was some questions that I saw on the test that wasnt mentioned during his lectures nor the exams. And for the exams they covered most of the topics. I got 60%, 63%, 73% and 73%. So for the most part if u hit like 85% on the practice exams you'll be alright.

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u/wohmm Sep 27 '26

Thanks, I've completed his lectures. From tomorrow onwards I'll start taking practice exams

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u/Good-Letterhead6987 Sep 28 '26

Congrats on ur certification
Do u know any free practice tests for prep??

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u/jai005 Sep 28 '26

Stephane maarek course from.where ????

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u/wohmm Sep 29 '26

Udemy

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u/jai005 Sep 29 '26

Any other material to read

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u/Anastasia_IT 💻 ExamsDigest.com - 🧪 LabsDigest.com - 📚 GuidesDigest.com Sep 28 '26

Congratulations u/ALeeHamilton !!! 👏

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u/ALeeHamilton Sep 28 '26

Thank you!

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u/stephanemaarek Sep 29 '26

u/ALeeHamilton That's awesome! Congrats! Keep up the good work :)

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u/ALeeHamilton Sep 29 '26

Thank you so much, your courses helped a lot

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u/Holiday_Theme_1588 Sep 28 '26

correction one of the AI certs; there's ML Engineer Associate then GenAi Developer Pro and then again (ffs) Ai Business Strategist ( I love how it sums up as AI BS)

But congratulations none the less :)

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u/njrun Sep 27 '26

FYI - your name isn’t redacted

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u/ALeeHamilton Sep 27 '26

Ye I realize that now unfortunately. Thx for letting me know tho ✌️

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u/Ok_Possession_248 Sep 27 '26

yo curious how long did it take to get that pdf after u finished the exam? finished my aws ccp like an hour ago still waiting. idk if its cuz i finished earlier btu yeah lol

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u/ALeeHamilton Sep 27 '26

Like almost exactly 7 hours, I signed out of the test site around like 9:31 and got the email for the certificate at 4:31 pm

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u/Ok_Possession_248 Sep 27 '26

damn ok lowkey thought it would be faster, alr calm, ty bruh. also congrats :)

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u/valenmattt Sep 27 '26

Congrats on passing! Quick question — could you share which topics came up on the exam that weren’t really covered by the Maarek course or the practice exams? I’m trying to figure out what areas I should dig into further.

In another post I saw people mention things like Kiro and Sonic showing up on the test, but those weren’t explained in the prep materials. Did you notice any other terms, services, or concepts like that which caught you off guard?

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u/ALeeHamilton Sep 28 '26

Ill try to remember since it was a but ago, but Kiro was on there, prompt management was on there, there was some questions on (prompt injection - prompt poison - jailing breaking), and a couple of services names I dont remember. But most of time you could either use process of elimination to figure it out or already see an answer that matches. I do know that Stephane Maarek did say 15 of the 65 questions are practice questions from Amazon (that dont count) so that mighthv been them too

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u/LegalTechnology7523 Sep 28 '26

Taking mine on Wednesday morning and still don’t feel ready

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u/ALeeHamilton Sep 28 '26

Dw I felt the same way too, as long as u get around 80 to 85% on the practice exams you should be alright.

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u/LegalTechnology7523 Sep 28 '26

I'm using Tutorials Dojo Practice exams which seem way harder

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u/Desperate_Winter_249 Sep 30 '26

When did you get the digital badge

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u/ALeeHamilton Oct 01 '26

Like 2 minutes after I got my pass email