I haven't taken any of the 2.0 exams, but those I've spoken to who've taken
1.0 and 2.0 concur with your assessment. Why did Cisco "dumb-down" the
tests? Probably because they're trying to find that delicate balance
between having enough certified people in the field to help sell their
products and making the tests just difficult enough to ensure that the
certified people aren't complete morons. Remember, Cisco isn't creating
certifications to help our careers...they're creating the certifications to
drive their product placement in the marketplace. If it's hard to find
someone "certified" to maintain the equipment, a customer isn't as likely
to buy the product. Personally, I'd love to see Cisco make the exams much
more difficult, but I can't see that it will ever happen.
The new CCNP track has made my job more difficult. I can no longer take
the CCNP cert to mean that the candidate actually knows anything about
networking. Therefore, all my candidates now get a comprehensive tech
interview. You'd be surprised the number of CCNPs that can't explain basic
subnetting or the differences between distance-vector and link-state protocols.
Craig
At 04:55 AM 1/13/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I completed my CCNP 2.0 on 3rd Jan. 2001 (scores between 82-89%) within a
>space of 6 weeks.
>
>I feel the high standard from CCNP 1.0 to CCNP 2.0 exams has dropped
>considerably. I failed my ACRC exam back in August and was forced to
>abandon it due to the expiry date. ACRC was a good standard exam. That was
>the true level of testing! The passing score for the old CCNP 1.0 exams was
>79%, whilst now (for CCNP 2.0) it's a sheepishly low 69%.
>
>I managed to pass the new BSCN and CIT exams in under three weeks without
>ANY prior Cisco experience. I feel the passing score should be increased to
>79% instead if 69%, otherwise CCNP 2.0 will end up flooding the market and
>decreasing it's value like Microsoft exams.
>
>I don't feel Cisco should be dropping their standards in Professional
>Certifications.
>
>Just my thoughts...What do you guys reckon?
>
>Regards.
>Ashfaq
>
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