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GitHub Copilot Certification (GH-300): Exam Facts and Study Plan for India

By Ravindra Bagale, trainer · LinkedIn · Published: 25 October 2026 · Last updated: 25 October 2026 · 3 min read

As of 25 October 2026, Microsoft Learn lists Exam GH-300: GitHub Copilot for the GitHub Copilot certification. The listed price is US$99 in the United States and varies by country, so check the India price on the official page before booking. The exam is about 100 minutes and the certification is valid for 2 years. Prepare with the free Microsoft Learn path and real Copilot practice, not “dumps”.

1. Why: prove you use AI safely

Teams want developers who use Copilot well and responsibly. The exam checks features, prompting, privacy and limits, which helps in daily work too.

2. What: exam facts

3. How: 3-week plan

1. Week 1: Read the GH-300 study guide; learn plans, features and responsible AI.
2. Week 2: Practise prompting, chat, agent mode and test generation in a real repo.
3. Week 3: Privacy, content exclusions, org settings; take the free practice assessment.
4. Fix weak areas and re-read the study guide.
5. Book from the official exam page and check the ID rules.

4. Source

• Microsoft Learn GH-300 exam and certification pages (checked 25 Oct 2026).
• Students can get Copilot through GitHub Education if eligible.

5. Worked example 1: study checklist (start here)

Paste the official skills outline into an AI chat:

Turn this GH-300 skills outline into a 21-day checklist,
one hands-on Copilot task per day, under 30 minutes each:
[paste outline]

Expected output (yours will be similar, not the same):

Day 1: Enable Copilot in VS Code and try inline suggestions ... Day 21: Practice assessment.

6. Worked example 2: prompting practice

In Copilot Chat, compare a vague and a specific prompt:

Vague:   write a function for dates
Specific: In Python, write days_between(d1: str, d2: str) -> int for
          dates in YYYY-MM-DD format. Raise ValueError on bad input.
          Add 3 pytest tests.

Expected output (yours will be similar, not the same):

The specific prompt gives typed code, error handling and tests; the vague one does not.

7. Worked example 3: quiz yourself

Ask an AI tutor:

Ask me 5 multiple-choice questions on GitHub Copilot content
exclusions and data privacy, one at a time, then explain each answer.

Expected output (yours will be similar, not the same):

One question at a time with explanations.

Practice only; real exam questions are different.

Names, amounts and companies in the examples are made up for practice.

8. Common mistakes

9. Try at home

Recap

Use Copilot daily; the exam follows.