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.
Approximate milestones
8 weeks- Development with AWS Services~wk 1
- Security~wk 2
- Deployment~wk 3
- Troubleshooting and Optimization~wk 4
Your full plan · 8 weeks to exam day
8 weeks · ~10h/weekSeptember 2026
- Wk 1Sep 21 – Sep 27Development with AWS ServicesCoverageReadQuizFlashcards32%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 2Sep 28 – Oct 4SecurityCoverageReadQuizFlashcards26%5 study · 2 buffer
October 2026
- Wk 3Oct 5 – Oct 11DeploymentCoverageReadQuizFlashcards24%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 4Oct 12 – Oct 18Troubleshooting and OptimizationCoverageReadQuizFlashcards18%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 5Oct 19 – Oct 25ReviewReviewQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 6Oct 26 – Nov 1ReviewReviewQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
November 2026
- Wk 7Nov 2 – Nov 8MocksMocksQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 8Nov 9 – Nov 15MocksMocksQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
DVA-C02 activity tracker
A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns your DVA-C02 plan into daily domain coverage, flashcard, quiz, review, and mock streaks. Switch the plan length to match your exam timeline.
Sample activity — your own streaks, study time, and module milestones appear here once you upload.
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Every module dated to your exam, with quizzes and FSRS flashcards generated from your own materials.
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65 questions, 130 minutes, multiple choice and multiple response.
None officially. Recommended 1+ years of software development experience with AWS.
$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.
| Domain | Approximate weight |
|---|---|
| Development with AWS Services | 32% |
| Security | 26% |
| Deployment | 24% |
| Troubleshooting and Optimization | 18% |
Source: official DVA-C02 exam guide published by Amazon Web Services.
Suggested schedule, module-by-module
How the 4-domain DVA-C02 plan distributes across the plan length you pick above. Heavier-weight domains get more time; lighter ones may pair into a single week.
Development with AWS Services
Cover Development with AWS Services end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Security
Cover Security end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Deployment
Cover Deployment end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Troubleshooting and Optimization
Cover Troubleshooting and Optimization end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Review
Weak-topic drilling. exclam.ai surfaces topics where you underperformed during coverage and re-quizzes them. Daily FSRS flashcard reps across all 4 topics to prevent decay. Start doing timed question batches focused on the heaviest-weight sections.
Mocks
Full-length DVA-C02 practice exams under timed conditions. Target one mock every 3–5 days. Same-day error review: for every question you miss, re-derive the solution from scratch. Taper in the final 3 days — light flashcards only.
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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