
Microsoft Azure Developer League
30 Days to Learn It
Learn Faster. Upskill on new tech. Build to empower India

Launching the new season of Azure Developer League
Sign up today to get started with all new challenges and learning paths to advance your career. Develop in-demand technical skills on AI, DevOps, IoT, Security, Cloud Native, Kubernetes and take the next step in becoming a subject matter expert.
Get access to an exciting calendar of virtual events, hands on workshops, SME sessions, career guidance chats with Microsoft leadership, and the opportunity to work on industry-inspired projects.
Join the league to participate in some fun and a friendly learning competition. Earn recognition and validate your technical knowledge for current and future job-roles.

Your personal skilling challenge
'30 Days to Learn It' provides the flexibility of completing a preferred learning journey within 30 days from the time you sign up.
Whenever you’re ready to start learning, complete your personal skilling challenge and earn a 50% discount voucher for a Microsoft Certification exam.*
Join the League today to access an exciting calendar of virtual events, hands on workshops, SME sessions, career guidance chats with Microsoft leadership, and the opportunity to work on industry-inspired projects.
*Offer ends on 31st December 2021
*T&C apply
- Cloud Skills Challenge
- Hands-on Learning
- Hackathon Challenge
Build in-demand skills in 30 days
'30 Days to Learn It' – is a guided, time-bound learning challenge, built upon the Microsoft Learn interactive training platform. It helps developers build in-demand skills to advance their career in cloud development, while preparing them to earn a Microsoft Certification.
Choose your preferred learning journey and dive into different Microsoft technologies, covering topics like AI, DevOps, Microsoft 365, low code, IoT, data science, cloud development, and more.
With less than 1-hour commitment a day, you can gain the hands-on technical knowledge you need to advance your career. By completing the learning modules within 30 days, you can be eligible for 50 percent off the cost of a Microsoft Certification exam.*
Upskill and boost your career
Complete a curated collection of Microsoft Learn modules and get started on cloud-centered certification learning path.
Update your Microsoft Azure skills on LinkedIn and get noticed by recruiters.
How it works:

Complete the challenge and update your Microsoft Azure Skills on Linkedin

Qualify for a chance to claim the free Microsoft Certification Exam voucher
Upskill to boost your career and win cool swag

Surface Go devices

Exclusive collectibles

Azure certification exam vouchers
Attend expert panels and dive into what inspires you with the latest technology at Microsoft Reactor.
Sign up for any of the following workshops aligned to the cloud skills challenges for more in-depth learning
25-Sep-21
Building a reactive Spring Boot microservice using Cosmos DB and Azure Spring Cloud
This event is closed.
Continue to learn here
9-Oct-21
Automate build and deployment of dockerized Java application
This event is closed.
Continue to learn here
23-Oct-21
Administrating and Managing Azure Kubernetes Cluster
This event is closed.
Continue to learn here
6-Nov-21
Machine Learning with Azure Synapse Analytics & Azure Purview
This event is closed.
Continue to learn here
4-Dec-21
Real-time advanced analytics with Azure Synapse Analytics & Cosmos DB
This event is closed.
Continue to learn here
Stay up to date with all the news around the Azure Developer League by opting-in for program emails.
-
Ever had a feeling “I wish……” while waiting at the airport?
Hacking is building things that you have always wanted to have but haven't been built yet.
Here is your chance to build and make that wish come true! Innovate on Azure and help create more efficient and safer airports to improve the passenger experience.
Launching the BIAL Genie Hackathon
Microsoft, in association with Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) brings to you the BIAL Genie Hackathon. All developers and hackathon enthusiasts are invited to participate!
Develop a BIAL Genie App - Open Innovation
With changing priorities of air travel passengers, the travel industry constantly needs to introduce new solutions and services that will improve passenger experience and give them a highly comfortable environment while flying.
We are looking for a digital concierge that enables passengers to have a simple, seamless, and engaging travel journey while flying through Bengaluru Airport thus allowing them to experience the airport as a ‘destination’.
To know more and register for the Hackathon Click Here.
Cloud Skills Challenge Collection for Azure Developer League 2021
-
Azure Administrator
Learn how to administer your cloud environment effectively across compute, networking, storage and security.
-
DevOps and GitHub
Learn the fundamentals of GitHub and design strategies for collaboration, infrastructure, source control, security, CI, testing, delivery, monitoring, and feedback.
-
Cloud Security
Learn how to implement security controls and threat protection, manage identity and access, protect data, applications, and networks in the cloud.
-
Well-Architected Applications
Learn how to design and build secure, scalable, high-performing solutions in Azure.
-
Data Science and AI
Learn the basics of data science and how to design and implement machine learning models in Azure.
-
Cloud Native Development
Learn how to build scalable cloud-native apps with Azure fully managed services and microservice based cloud-native architecture.
-
Azure for Developers
Learn about deploying web apps on the cloud, accelerating development via serverless and interacting with different kinds of data & storage. Get the essential knowledge and skills you need for a career in cloud development.
-
Dockerized Web Applications
Learn how to build, deploy and scale a dockerized web application.
-
Security in Azure Kubernetes Service
Learn how to securely store application Secrets and configurations using native Kubernetes resources in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
-
Cognitive Services and Deep Learning
Azure Cognitive Services are building blocks of AI functionality that you can integrate into your applications. In this learning path, you'll learn how to provision, secure. monitor, and deploy cognitive services resources and use them to build intelligent solutions.
-
Machine Learning and Visualization
Learn how to enable the creation and deployment of models at scale using automated and reproducible machine learning workflows and how to visualize data with Power BI.
-
Spring Boot apps on Azure Spring Cloud
Azure Spring Cloud (ASC) is a managed service to run Spring Boot microservices, jointly created and supported by Microsoft and Pivotal. This course module is aimed at helping you get started on using Azure Spring Cloud by providing you with the key concepts and tools to deploy Spring Boot microservices to Azure Spring Cloud.
-
Fusion development
This learning path will teach you how to build better applications, faster by bringing together professional developers with citizen, or low-code, developers; using pro-code tools and frameworks like JavaScript, ASP.NET Core web APIs, and Azure API Management.
-
Developing for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is an extensible platform. Learn how to design, build, test, and maintain applications that are optimized for the productivity and collaboration needs of the organization.
Popular Topics:

Azure Administrator
Learn how to administer your cloud environment effectively across compute, networking, storage and security.
Join the challenge
Azure for Developers
Learn about deploying web apps on the cloud, accelerating development via serverless and interacting with different kinds of data & storage. Get the essential knowledge and skills you need for a career in cloud development.
Join the challenge
Cloud Native Development
Learn how to build scalable cloud-native apps with Azure fully managed services and microservice based cloud-native architecture.
Join the challenge
Cloud Security
Learn how to implement security controls and threat protection, manage identity and access, protect data, applications, and networks in the cloud.
Join the challenge
Data Science and AI
Learn the basics of data science and how to design and implement machine learning models in Azure.
Join the challenge
DevOps and GitHub
Learn the fundamentals of GitHub and design strategies for collaboration, infrastructure, source control, security, CI, testing, delivery, monitoring, and feedback.
Join the challenge
Well-Architected Applications
Learn how to design and build secure, scalable, high-performing solutions in Azure.
Join the challengeAdvanced Modules:

Dockerized Web Applications
Learn how to build, deploy and scale a dockerized web application.
Join the challenge
Cognitive Services and Deep Learning
Azure Cognitive Services are building blocks of AI functionality that you can integrate into your applications. In this learning path, you'll learn how to provision, secure. monitor, and deploy cognitive services resources and use them to build intelligent solutions.
Join the challenge
Machine Learning and Visualization
Learn how to enable the creation and deployment of models at scale using automated and reproducible machine learning workflows and how to visualize data with Power BI.
Join the challenge
Security in Azure Kubernetes Service
Learn how to securely store application Secrets and configurations using native Kubernetes resources in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Join the challenge
Spring Boot apps on Azure Spring Cloud
Azure Spring Cloud (ASC) is a managed service to run Spring Boot microservices, jointly created and supported by Microsoft and Pivotal. This course module is aimed at helping you get started on using Azure Spring Cloud by providing you with the key concepts and tools to deploy Spring Boot microservices to Azure Spring Cloud.
Join the challengePower Platform & Microsoft 365:

Developing for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is an extensible platform. Learn how to design, build, test, and maintain applications that are optimized for the productivity and collaboration needs of the organization.
Join the challenge
Fusion development
This learning path will teach you how to build better applications, faster by bringing together professional developers with citizen, or low-code, developers; using pro-code tools and frameworks like JavaScript, ASP.NET Core web APIs, and Azure API Management.
Join the challengeEach time you complete the Azure Developer League Cloud Skills Challenge and update your skills on LinkedIn, you’ll earn an entry into the raffle for a chance to win a Surface device, free exam voucher or the Azure Developer League jersey. The more challenges you complete, the more entries you will get into the raffle for one of the prizes. Terms and Conditions. .
-
To get notified about new challenges and upcoming events, Subscribe to the Microsoft.Source newsletter | Microsoft Azure—the curated monthly developer community newsletter
Sign up for the Azure Developer League program
To unlock full benefits of the program, please provide your Microsoft Learn Username
Changing your username during the challenge will break the journey and you may lose your progress
Thank you for sharing your details.
- About Cloud Skills Challenge
- Rules and regulations
- The Cloud Skills Challenge is hosted on Microsoft Learn, which provides free, interactive learning through a combination of bite-sized tutorials, browser-based coding/scripting environments, and task-based badges and trophies.
Get started in 3 easy steps:
- Get started in 3 easy steps:
-
- Sign up for the Cloud Skills Challenge
- Add yourself to the leaderboard by joining any one of the given challenges
- Start your learning journey:
- Complete all modules within your selected challenge on or before October 31, 2021
- Use the leaderboard specific to your challenge to track your progress of the required modules
- Update your skills on LinkedIn and share your LinkedIn url here, on or before October 31, 2021 to qualify for a chance to claim a free Microsoft Certification Exam voucher
- Book and take your exam before September 30, 2021 and celebrate with a complimentary meal on us. To know more visit the rules & regulations section
- Update your skills on LinkedIn and share your LinkedIn url here to earn bragging rights. Also stand a chance to enter the monthly sweepstake*
- Do not change your Microsoft Learn Username or Display name during the campaign period to avoid losing your progress
- To know more about the T&C visit the rules & regulations section
With every challenge you complete, you’ll earn an entry into the sweepstake for a chance to win one of mentioned prizes.
- To qualify for a chance to claim the free exam voucher, participants must:
- Only registered participants of the Azure Developer League will be considered for the monthly cloud skills challenge sweepstakes and related give-away and contests under the program
- Participants can download the Azure Developer League participant badge upon registration
- How to qualify for a complimentary meal voucher in 3 easy steps:
- Complete at least one of the Cloud Skills challenges listed under Azure Developer League
- Update their skills on LinkedIn here, within the promotion period
- October promotion campaign period is October 11, 2021 to October 31, 2021
- Exam Voucher valid until December 31, 2021
- Individuals that (a) fail to show up for their scheduled exam appointment, or (b) cancel or reschedule their appointment to take an exam seventy-two hours or less from the scheduled time may forfeit their voucher code (voucher code cannot be used again). No requests for reissue/extension of voucher will be entertained.
- Exam voucher can be used to book any of the Microsoft certification exams except....
- One person qualifies for one voucher only
- You should not have claimed a Microsoft Certification Exam vouchers as part of the Azure Developer League campaign in the preceding 6 months
- Microsoft reserves the right to modify, change the prize and substitute with an alternative item of the same value or more
- To participate, you have to be an Indian resident above the age of 18 years
- This limited period promotion is open for professional developers only
- Exam vouchers will be emailed to all qualifying participants within three (3) weeks from the entry closure date
- Review detailed*T&C apply
