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AWS · DVA-C02
Updated April 2026

AWS Developer Associate Study Plan (DVA-C02)

The AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) validates ability to develop, deploy, and maintain applications on AWS. Heavy focus on Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, IAM, and CI/CD. Upload the free DVA-C02 exam guide PDF and exclam.ai builds a fully guided study plan.

Typical prep
~80h
Timeline
~8w
Exam fee
$150 USD
Level
associate
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Exam format

65 questions, 130 minutes, multiple choice and multiple response.

Prerequisites

None officially. Recommended 1+ years of software development experience with AWS.

Exam fee

$150 USD

Developer Associate exam domains

The 4 domains tested on DVA-C02, with approximate weights from the official exam guide. exclam.ai weights your study plan according to these percentages.

DomainApproximate weight
Development with AWS Services32%
Security26%
Deployment24%
Troubleshooting and Optimization18%

Source: official DVA-C02 exam guide published by Amazon Web Services.

Free official exam guide

Upload the DVA-C02 exam guide and exclam.ai builds your plan

Amazon Web Services publishes the DVA-C02 exam guide as a free PDF. Download it, upload it to exclam.ai, and get a fully guided study plan with adaptive flashcards and quizzes in minutes.

How exclam.ai helps with DVA-C02

Flashcards per domain

Upload the DVA-C02 exam guide and exclam.ai generates flashcards for each of the 4 domains, mapped to the approximate exam weights.

Practice quizzes with exam-weighted sampling

Quizzes pull more questions from heavier domains. exclam.ai tracks which domains you're weakest on and weights future practice accordingly.

~8-week adaptive schedule

Coverage phase, review phase, and mocks — distributed across your target timeline. Falls behind automatically rebalance without re-planning.

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DVA-C02 questions

How is DVA-C02 different from SAA-C03?

DVA focuses on application development on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SDK usage, CI/CD pipelines). SAA focuses on architectural design across the full AWS service catalog. There is roughly 40% overlap. Most candidates take SAA first then DVA.

Do I need to know a specific programming language?

No. The exam is language-agnostic — you need to understand AWS SDK concepts and CLI commands, not write code in a specific language. Familiarity with Python, JavaScript, or Java SDKs helps contextually.

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