I have failed my first exam. Can I retake the exam without paying again

You have to pay for each attempt at an exam

Exam and Applied Skills assessment lab retake policies | Microsoft Learn

Thank you for the clarification sir!!

Hi Ilaa,

Thank you for contacting the Microsoft Community.

I understand your drive to ace your exam, which is why you're looking for assistance figuring out how much it would cost to retake it. Allow me to present you the information to support up your inquiry.

Please be advised that as per the Microsoft's exam retake policy, for role-based, fundamentals and specialty exams, if you haven't met the passing score in your first attempt you'll wait for 24 hours before you can retake the exam. Note that it will be considered a new registration each retake, and a regular fee will be required unless you use discounts such as ESI, student discount and FTE. Meanwhile, if it's already your 2nd up to 5th attempt, there would be a 14-day waiting period before you can retake the exam.

On the other hand, for you to have a discount in selected exams, you can also take advantage of the current ongoing event that we have which is the Microsoft Virtual Training Day (MVTD) Event. Once you participated and completed a training event, you'll be eligible to receive a 50% voucher in a Thank You mail through the email address that you used to register for the event within 5 business days. It is also recommended that the spam/junk folder should be checked in case the email landed in there. Note: The MVTD discount cannot be combined with other discounts (student, employee, and other discounts)

For more information about Microsoft Virtual Training Day events and its vouchers, you may view the sticky post that we have. And furthermore, you can also visit Microsoft Events Catalog, Microsoft Learn blog and FAQs for available training events with exam vouchers and FAQs.

Additionally, you can also refer to Prepare for an exam as it contains resources you can refer to further prepare you for the exam.

Hope this helps! Please let me know if you have further questions or clarifications and I'll gladly assist.

Otherwise, if this solves your problem, please indicate “Yes” to the question and the thread will automatically be closed and locked. In case we do not receive a response, the thread will be closed and locked after one business day. Please be advised that after the case is locked, we will no longer be able to respond. If the resolution provided did not resolve the issue, please post a new question.

Kind regards,

Hi Ilaa,

We value your time and effort. 

As our goal is to ensure that we will be able to assist you properly, please let us know if additional information is needed.

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Hi Ilaa,

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