1Z0-1072-25
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Architect Associate (1Z0-1072-25) is Oracle's benchmark credential for engineers who design and deploy real workloads on OCI. It is the certification most Oracle Cloud job postings and partner-tier requirements ask for by name — so a fail isn't just a lost $245 registration fee, it can stall a promotion, a project assignment, or your employer's Oracle partner status. With 50 scenario-heavy questions in only 90 minutes and a firm 68% cut line, the margin for error is thin. This page breaks down exactly what the exam tests, how it's delivered, and how to clear it the first time.
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How the OCI Architect Associate exam is built — at a glance
50
Single-answer and multi-select items, most framed as short architecture scenarios that ask you to choose the right OCI service or configuration.
90
Roughly 108 seconds per question. There is no separate break — pacing is part of the test, and long scenario questions can eat your buffer fast.
68%
A fixed cut score — clear 68% and you pass, full stop. With only 50 questions, that's roughly 34 correct; you can miss about 16 and still pass.
All 50 questions sit in a single 90-minute block delivered through Pearson VUE. You can flag items and move back and forth, so a smart strategy is to bank the questions you know first and reserve time for the longer Networking and Storage scenarios that carry the most weight.
There is no scaled score or curve to interpret — Oracle reports a straightforward pass or fail against the 68% threshold. Wrong answers are not penalized beyond the lost point, so leaving a question blank is never the right move; an educated guess on a tough scenario is always worth the attempt.
Four core OCI domains — bars show each domain's share of the exam
The heaviest domain. Virtual Cloud Networks, subnets, route tables, security lists and NSGs, internet/NAT/service gateways, load balancers, FastConnect, and DNS — the connective tissue of every OCI design.
Block Volumes, Object and Archive Storage, File Storage, backups, volume performance tiers, and choosing the right durability and cost model for a given workload.
VM and bare-metal instances, compute shapes, instance pools and autoscaling, images and boot volumes, and matching the right shape to performance and budget requirements.
Compartments, IAM policies and policy syntax, groups and dynamic groups, federation, and the least-privilege design that ties every OCI tenancy together.
Networking and Storage together account for roughly 60% of the exam, so a candidate who is strong on Compute but shaky on VCN routing or block-volume performance can still miss the 68% line. Oracle periodically revises these objective weightings between exam versions, so always confirm the current breakdown on the official 1Z0-1072-25 exam page before you sit it.
Two ways to sit the exam — and what to expect on test day
You register through Oracle University and book a seat at a Pearson VUE center. Staff verify your government-issued ID, store your belongings, and watch the room while you take the exam on a center workstation. The registration fee is $245 USD.
Oracle also offers the same exam as an online proctored session you sit from a private room at home. You run a system check, complete an ID and webcam room scan, and a live proctor monitors you for the full 90 minutes. The fee is the same $245 USD.
A valid, unexpired government photo ID with a name that matches your Oracle University and Pearson VUE profile exactly. The proctor captures a photo before the exam unlocks.
A clear desk, no second monitor, no phone or notes within reach, and a 360° webcam scan of the room. No one else may enter while the session is live.
Stay in frame and on-camera the whole time. There is no scheduled break in the 90-minute window. Talking aloud, leaving your seat, or losing connection can flag or pause the session.
Built for engineers designing real workloads on OCI
No mandatory requirements — but hands-on OCI helps
Difficulty: The concepts are associate-level, but OCI uses its own service names and policy syntax that differ from AWS and Azure, and the Networking-heavy scenarios trip up even experienced engineers. Most candidates report 40–80 hours of study plus real lab time — exactly the kind of pressure point our help is designed to remove.
The 1Z0-1072-25 is a high-stakes, time-boxed exam standing between you and a role, a raise, or your firm's Oracle partner tier. Exam Assist pairs you with a vetted OCI specialist and works on a pay-after-you-pass model — so the risk sits with us, not you. No upfront fee, guaranteed results: Exam Assist handles the sitting end to end, and you settle only after the verified result.
Tell us your target date, delivery method (center or online), and why you need the OCI Architect Associate credential. Takes a couple of minutes over WhatsApp, Telegram, or Discord.
We review your timeline and goal and tell you plainly whether it's realistic — before any money is discussed. If it isn't a fit, we say so.
Exam Assist handles the sitting end to end. You're matched with an OCI specialist who maps the work around the Networking-heavy domains, the Pearson VUE environment, and your exam window — discreetly and confidentially.
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