Stay ahead by continuously learning and advancing your career.. Learn More

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)

Practice Exam
Take Free Test

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)


Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) is for candidates who have the skills to deliver actionable insights by working with available data and applying domain expertise. They must be able to:

  • Offer meaningful business value through easy-to-comprehend data visualizations.
  • Apply others to perform self-service analytics.
  • Manage solutions for consumption.

This exam focuses on those working as a Power BI data analyst with business stakeholders for identifying business requirements. They collaborate with enterprise data analysts and data engineers to identify and acquire data. Individuals for this exam must know how to use Power BI for:

  • Transforming the data.
  • Creating data models.
  • Visualizing data.
  • Sharing assets.


Who should take the PL-300 Exam?

Candidates for this exam should be proficient at using Power Query and writing expressions by using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX). They should know how to assess data quality. Plus, you understand data security, including row-level security and data sensitivity.


PL-300 Exam Topics

The Microsoft PL-300 exam covers the following topics - 

  • Domain 1: Preparing the data (25–30%)
  • Domain 2: Learn how to Model the data (25–30%)
  • Domain 3: Understanding how to Visualize and analyze the data (25–30%)
  • Domain 4: Deploying and maintaining items (15–20%)

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) FAQs

There are no official prerequisites, but experience with data analysis concepts, basic database querying, and Microsoft Power BI is recommended.

Microsoft PL-300 exam passing score is 700 (out of 1000).

Microsoft offers resources like the official study guide, Microsoft Learn modules, practice tests, and instructor-led training. Additionally, explore online tutorials, communities, and hands-on experience with Power BI.

The exam consists of 50-60 multiple-choice and case study questions.

The Microsoft PL-300 exam covers the following topics - 

  • Domain 1: Preparing the data (25–30%)
  • Domain 2: Learn how to Model the data (25–30%)
  • Domain 3: Understanding how to Visualize and analyze the data (25–30%)
  • Domain 4: Deploying and maintaining items (15–20%)

Candidates for this exam should be proficient at using Power Query and writing expressions by using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX). They should know how to assess data quality. Plus, you understand data security, including row-level security and data sensitivity.

This exam evaluates your ability to prepare, ingest, model, analyze, and visualize data using Microsoft Power BI. It focuses on skills relevant to data analysts who use Power BI to explore, discover, and communicate insights from data.