AIP-C01: Exam Objectives
For the complete and official list of exam objectives, refer to the official study guide:
Study guide for AIP-C01: AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional
Exam Weighting
| Domain | Weight | Focus Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Domain 1: FM Integration, Data Management, and Compliance | 31% | FM selection, data pipelines, vector stores, prompt engineering, compliance |
| Domain 2: Implementation and Integration | 26% | Bedrock Agents, RAG architecture, chunking, API integration |
| Domain 3: AI Safety, Security, and Governance | 20% | Guardrails, IAM policies, VPC endpoints, traceability, auditability |
| Domain 4: Operational Efficiency and Optimization | 12% | Token efficiency, cost optimization, Provisioned Throughput (PTUs) |
| Domain 5: Testing, Validation, and Troubleshooting | 11% | Model evaluation, CloudWatch metrics, CloudTrail auditing, debugging |
In-Scope AWS Services
Core AI/ML Services
- Amazon Bedrock: Managed foundation model service — InvokeModel, Knowledge Bases, Agents, Guardrails
- Amazon SageMaker: Model training, fine-tuning, and custom model deployment
- Amazon Comprehend: NLP service for text analysis and entity recognition
Storage & Vector Databases
- Amazon OpenSearch Serverless: Primary vector store for RAG knowledge bases
- Amazon S3: Data ingestion, storage, and staging for RAG pipelines
- Aurora PostgreSQL (pgvector): Alternative vector store using pgvector extension
Compute & Integration
- AWS Lambda: Orchestration and integration layer for Bedrock Agents
- Amazon API Gateway: Expose Bedrock-powered APIs to external consumers
- Amazon ECS / EKS: Container-based deployment for GenAI application backends
Security & Governance
- AWS IAM: Least-privilege access control for Bedrock resources
- AWS PrivateLink / VPC Endpoints: Private connectivity to Bedrock without public internet
- AWS CloudTrail: Audit logging of all Bedrock API calls
- Amazon CloudWatch: Operational metrics, alarms, and dashboards for monitoring
Search & Retrieval
- Amazon Kendra: Enterprise search for document retrieval (alternative RAG source)
- Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases: Managed RAG pipeline integrating S3 + OpenSearch
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