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8-week AWS Certified Developer – Associate Study Plan (DVA-C02)

A 8-week study plan for AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) covers roughly 80 hours at ~10 hours per week across the published 4 exam domains. The sweet spot for most DVA-C02 candidates. 10 hours per week is sustainable while working, and leaves time for hands-on labs alongside reading.

Timeline
8 weeks
Hours per week
~10
Total hours
~80
Plan setup
ExamSun, Aug 9, 2026· Week 88 weeks · ~10h/week

Week 1 · Development with AWS Services

Your first 7 days · reading paired with its quiz and flashcards
  1. Mon, Jun 15ReadFlashcards4 EP
  2. Tue, Jun 16ReadFlashcards4 EP
  3. Wed, Jun 17ReadQuizFlashcards4 EP
  4. Thu, Jun 18ReadFlashcards4 EP
  5. Fri, Jun 19ReadQuizFlashcards4 EP
  6. Sat, Jun 20Buffer / rest
  7. Sun, Jun 21Buffer / rest

8-week DVA-C02 activity tracker

Visual preview of how exclam.ai distributes 8 weeks across the 4 DVA-C02 domains, plus review and mock phases. Adjust the start date and review week to match your exam timeline.

EP / day
4
daily target
Projected streak
4days
if you never miss
Study days
39
Modules
4
Per week
~10h
~80h total
To exam
8weeks

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Every module dated to your exam, with quizzes and FSRS flashcards generated from your own materials.

Week-by-week module breakdown

A 8-week DVA-C02 plan walks the 4 domains in syllabus order. Heavier domains get more time; lighter ones may pair with adjacent material on intensive paces. Review and mock phases follow the coverage modules.

Module 1 of 4
Week 1
Exam weight 32%

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.

Module 2 of 4
Week 2
Exam weight 26%

Security

Cover Security end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.

Module 3 of 4
Week 3
Exam weight 24%

Deployment

Cover Deployment end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.

Module 4 of 4
Week 4
Exam weight 18%

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.

Phase: Review
Weeks 5–6

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.

Phase: Mocks
Weeks 7–8

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.

What this plan covers

AWS Certified Developer – Associate has 4 domains. This plan allocates time across all of them, weighted by the published exam weights from the DVA-C02 exam guide.

Development with AWS Services
32%
Security
26%
Deployment
24%
Troubleshooting and Optimization
18%

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

Is a 8-week plan right for you?

This plan works if…

  • You can commit 10 hours per week consistently
  • You want full domain coverage plus hands-on lab time
  • You are working full-time alongside prep
  • You want room for multiple practice exams before the real thing

Consider a different plan if…

  • ×You have less than 7 hours per week available
  • ×Your exam is fewer than the full plan length away

Other DVA-C02 durations

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