The Blue Prism Developer exam (DEV01) gives you 60 questions in 75 minutes, and 70% of its weight sits in two objectives: Object Development and Process Development. If you build objects and processes every day, you already know most of the exam. The rest is control room work, release files and best practice, and that is where people who only build tend to lose points.
This post breaks the blueprint down the way a Blue Prism developer reads a process diagram: stage by stage, with the time you can afford to spend at each one.
What is the Blue Prism DEV01 exam, and who is it for?
DEV01 is the SS&C Blue Prism Certified Developer exam. It is aimed at people who build and configure Blue Prism processes and objects: junior developers, developers, lead developers, technical support staff and process analysts.
According to the official Developer certification page, there are no formal prerequisites. SS&C does strongly recommend two things before you book: completing the Developer Learning Plan and having about three months of hands-on automation work. Passing the Associate Developer exam (ADEV01) first is also recommended, not required.
Here are the exam details from the 2026 handbook:
| Detail | DEV01 |
|---|---|
| Questions | 60 |
| Time | 75 minutes |
| Passing score | Scaled 600 on a 200–800 scale |
| Fee | USD 150 (GBP 120, EUR 135, JPY 16,000 in listed countries) |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese (Brazil) |
| Delivered by | Certiverse |
Where do the 60 DEV01 questions come from?
The four objectives carry fixed weights. If the questions follow those weights, here is roughly how many questions each one gets:
| Objective | Weight | About this many questions |
|---|---|---|
| Object Development | 35% | 21 |
| Process Development | 35% | 21 |
| Process Implementation | 20% | 12 |
| Best Practice | 10% | 6 |
The question counts are an estimate. SS&C publishes the weights, not a per-objective count. But the shape is clear: two objectives decide most of your score. If you want every subtopic in one place, this DEV01 syllabus breakdown lists them under each objective.
Object Development (35%)
This is Application Modeller territory. You need to know how to create standard action types, organize and label objects, use the right spy mode for each kind of application and build wait stages that don't break when the screen is slow. If you have only spied web pages, practise Win32 and surface automation too.
Process Development (35%)
This is the widest objective. It covers process templates, work queues and the actions that drive them, Credential Manager, environment variables, and reuse of objects, pages and sub-pages. It also covers the expression editor (choices, decisions, calculations, data items, collections), exception handling with retry loops, breakpoints and blocks, loops, stop controls, environment locks and importing pre-built skills.
Exception handling and work queues come up in almost every real process. Expect scenario questions about them, not definition questions.
Process Implementation (20%)
This is the part builders skip. It asks you to test actions and processes, debug in different scenarios, run a process from Control Room and fix its errors, use stage logging properly, configure schedules for production and create a release file in Release Manager. If your team has someone else doing releases and scheduling, do these tasks yourself a few times before the exam.
Best Practice (10%)
The smallest objective: apply best practice principles when you build processes, and know which documentation to follow during development. Six or so questions, but they often decide a borderline result.
How should you spend the 75 minutes?
75 minutes across 60 questions works out to 75 seconds per question. That sounds generous until a scenario question about exception handling asks you to trace a retry loop through three stages.
A pacing plan that works:
- Aim for 60 seconds per question on the first pass. That banks about 15 minutes.
- Flag anything that needs tracing (loops, exception bubbling, work queue status changes) and come back to it.
- Use the banked time for the flagged questions, not for re-reading the ones you were sure about.
Pacing is a habit, so rehearse it before exam day. A timed DEV01 practice exam with the same 60 questions and 75 minutes shows you quickly whether 60 seconds a question is realistic for you.
If you are taking the English exam in a country where English is not an official language, the handbook says you may get an extra 30 minutes. This doesn't apply if your native language is one of the other exam languages (Japanese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese or Portuguese).
What does a scaled score of 600 actually mean?
DEV01 doesn't report a percentage. Your raw score (the number of correct answers) is converted to a scale from 200 to 800, and 600 passes. The SS&C Blue Prism Developer Certification Handbook explains that a 600 doesn't directly reflect the percentage of questions you got right. Scaling keeps results fair across different versions of the exam.
So don't plan around "I need X out of 60". Plan to be solid in all four objectives, because you can't know how a given form is scaled.
What should you study, and in what order?
Follow the exam weights, but start where your daily work is thinnest.
- Weeks 1–2: Work through the Developer Learning Plan on Blue Prism University. It's free and maps directly to the objectives (data items, attribute matching, exception handling, work queues, the scheduler, browser and surface automation).
- Weeks 3–4: Build one complete process from a template: an object with several actions, a work queue, credentials from Credential Manager, a retry loop and a stop control. Then run it from Control Room, schedule it and package it with Release Manager.
- Week 5: Test yourself. Go through the free DEV01 sample questions to see how scenario questions are worded, then sit timed full-length attempts.
How long does DEV01 stay valid?
The official page says that from July 1, 2026, the Developer certification is valid for three years. When it gets close to expiry, you take a shorter renewal exam inside a six-month window before the expiry date. The Blue Prism certification renewal program covers how that works. If you fail a renewal attempt, you wait 15 days before trying again. If you miss the window, the badge expires and you have to sit the full exam again.
SS&C says pricing and format details for the renewal exam will be shared in 2028.
Is DEV01 worth it if you already build Blue Prism automations?
If you already build automations, DEV01 mostly confirms what you do every day, and the badge (issued through Credly) gives you a verifiable way to show it. The real value is in the 20% you might not touch at work. Studying Control Room, scheduling and Release Manager turns a builder into someone who can take a process all the way to production.
For a full rundown of the exam, its format and the prep options, the DEV01 Blue Prism Developer certification guide on CertFun has everything on one page, including timed practice that mirrors the 60-question, 75-minute format.
FAQ
1. How many questions are on the Blue Prism DEV01 exam?
60 questions, with a 75-minute time limit.
2. What is the passing score for DEV01?
A scaled score of 600 or higher on a 200–800 scale. It is not a fixed percentage of correct answers.
3. How much does the DEV01 exam cost?
USD 150 in most countries. The handbook lists GBP 120 for the UK and nearby territories, EUR 135 for listed eurozone countries and JPY 16,000 in Japan.
4. Do I need to pass ADEV01 before DEV01?
No. There are no formal prerequisites. SS&C recommends the Developer Learning Plan, about three months of hands-on experience and, ideally, the ADEV01 Associate Developer exam first.
5. How long is the Blue Prism Developer certification valid?
From July 1, 2026, it is valid for three years. You can renew it with a shorter renewal exam taken in the six months before it expires.
Facts checked against the official SS&C Blue Prism Developer Certification Handbook (Revision 4.0, 2026) on October 1, 2026. Always confirm exam details on the official page before you book.
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