What's New in 2026
AI-103 is the successor to the retiring AI-102 exam (retired June 30, 2026). It reflects the full shift to agentic AI, Microsoft Foundry, and multi-agent orchestration. This is the current Microsoft AI developer certification.
Course Overview
The AI-103 course is Microsoft's latest AI developer certification training, replacing AI-102 which retired in June 2026. It prepares software engineers to build, deploy, and manage generative AI applications and intelligent agents using Microsoft Foundry — Microsoft's unified platform for AI development. You will learn to create generative AI apps, build AI agents with multi-step reasoning, implement knowledge retrieval and tool connections, and handle multimodal content including vision and document understanding. This course is designed for developers already familiar with Python and REST APIs who are ready to build production-grade agentic AI solutions on Azure.
What You Will Learn
- Plan and manage AI resources in Microsoft Foundry
- Build generative AI applications using the Azure AI Foundry SDK
- Develop AI agents with multi-step reasoning and workflow automation
- Implement knowledge retrieval and tool connections in agentic applications
- Build multi-agent orchestration patterns for complex workflows
- Process multimodal content including images, documents, and audio
- Apply responsible AI practices, monitoring, and evaluation in production
- Deploy and manage AI solutions with security and governance on Azure
Certification & Exam
Exam AI-103: Developing AI Apps and Agents on Azure. Passing score: 700/1000. Duration: 120 minutes. Format: scenario-based multiple choice and interactive components. Certification: Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate.