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📊 Data Science Readiness Score — Is Your Prep Current for 2026?

AWS retired ML Specialty (March 2026) and replaced it with ML Engineer Associate and Data Engineer Associate. Azure DP-900 Data Fundamentals updates July 21, 2026. If you prepared for an older exam, your materials may have gaps. Take 30 questions, get an instant readiness score, and find out exactly what needs work before you book your exam.

✓ Instant results✓ Topic breakdown✓ Weak area detection✓ Pass likelihood

What this test covers

The data science certification landscape shifted in 2026: AWS discontinued the ML Specialty exam (last sitting March 31, 2026), pushing candidates toward the new AWS Machine Learning Engineer Associate (MLA-C01) and AWS Data Engineer Associate (DEA-C01). Azure DP-900 Data Fundamentals is also updating its objective set on July 21, 2026. This readiness check covers the skills tested across all three — ML engineering pipelines, cloud data architecture, statistical fundamentals, and model evaluation — so you know whether your current prep transfers or has gaps. Score below 70? The AI Report ($19) maps your weak areas to a 14-day study plan aligned to the updated 2026 exam objectives.

Machine Learning Pipelines — feature engineering, training workflows, MLOps
AWS ML Engineer Associate (MLA-C01) — SageMaker, model deployment, inference
AWS Data Engineer Associate (DEA-C01) — Glue, Redshift, lake formation, ETL
Azure DP-900 Data Fundamentals — storage, processing, analytics (July 2026 update)
Statistics & Probability — distributions, hypothesis testing, A/B testing
Model Evaluation — precision/recall, ROC-AUC, cross-validation, bias-variance
Data Wrangling — Pandas, SQL, missing data, feature scaling

How it works

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Pick your difficulty

Choose Easy, Medium, or Full test depending on where you are in your learning.

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Answer questions

One question at a time. Click an answer and get instant feedback with a full explanation.

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Get your score

See your readiness score (0–100), pass likelihood, and a topic-by-topic breakdown.

Frequently asked questions

Why did AWS retire the ML Specialty exam?

AWS retired the Machine Learning Specialty (MLS-C01) with the last exam sitting on March 31, 2026. It was replaced by two role-based exams: ML Engineer Associate (MLA-C01), focused on deploying and operating ML solutions, and Data Engineer Associate (DEA-C01), focused on data pipelines and lake architecture. If you were studying for ML Specialty, most core concepts transfer but the framing and service coverage differ.

What's changing in Azure DP-900 on July 21, 2026?

Microsoft is updating the DP-900 Data Fundamentals objective set effective July 21, 2026 with expanded coverage of real-time analytics, Fabric, and AI-integrated data workloads. Candidates using pre-July study materials may find gaps in these areas. This readiness check includes questions aligned to the updated objectives.

How many questions are in this data science readiness check?

The full test (Hard mode) has 30 questions across 7 domains covering ML pipelines, cloud data platforms, statistics, and model evaluation. Easy mode focuses on foundational concepts; Hard mode adds architecture trade-offs and exam-specific question styles.

What score means I'm ready?

A score of 85–100 places you in the Exam Ready band. 70–84 is Almost Ready — targeted study on your weak domains should close the gap in 1–2 weeks. Below 70, the AI Report ($19) identifies exactly which 2026 exam objectives to prioritise and builds a personalised 14-day study plan.

Does this test cover data science interviews as well as certifications?

Yes. Statistics, model evaluation, and data wrangling questions are relevant to both technical interviews and certification exams. The cloud platform sections (SageMaker, Redshift, DP-900) are certification-specific.

Is this free?

Completely free — no account or credit card required. After the test you can optionally purchase the AI Report ($19) for a personalised study plan mapped to your weak areas and the 2026 exam objectives.

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