Re: Cisco Announced change to R&S

The written and lab are not tied to each other in version numbers. So
if you take your v3 written right now, and as long as you attempt the
lab within 18 months, even though the lab is v4 you are just fine.

*Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,

JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.

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Anantha Subramanian Natarajan wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> If I have to take the v3 current lab exam,do I have to schedule before
> oct18th 2009 ?.Kindly let me know
>
> Regards
> Anantha Subramanian Natarajan
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Mohammed Abbas <sweetabuli_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Dear Experts,
>> What will be the future of SP after this announcement?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Casim <casim1980_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> this is really great news
>>>
>>> i would rather suggest cisco to introduce some new exam for existing
>>>
>> CCIEs
>>
>>> in order to filter dummy CCIEs
>>>
>>> what do you experts say?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Walter <geyetan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I think this is really cool. I've always felt that the ccie lab should
>>>>
>> be
>>
>>>> 40% config, 60% troubleshoooting and 0% OEQ :-) Still going to try n
>>>>
>> take
>>
>>>> the lab before October anyways ....
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:27 AM, <ali_akbar99_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> https://cisco.hosted.jivesoftware.com/docs/DOC-4605
>>>>>
>>>>> Cisco Revising CCIE R&S Certification
>>>>> The upcoming Version 4.0 of Cisco CCIEB. Routing and Switching
>>>>> certification
>>>>> will test hands-on troubleshooting, Multiprotocol Label Switching
>>>>>
>>> (MPLS),
>>>
>>>>> and
>>>>> VPN networking
>>>>>
>>>>> To reflect the growth of the network as a service platform, Cisco is
>>>>> revising
>>>>> the certification requirements for CCIE Routing & Switching (CCIE
>>>>>
>> R&S)b
>>
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>> expert level certification for network engineers. The new
>>>>>
>> requirements
>>
>>>> were
>>>>
>>>>> developed with assistance from Cisco enterprise customers and reflect
>>>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>>>> expectations of employers across industries.
>>>>>
>>>>> The competencies required for CCIE R&S v4.0 certification were
>>>>>
>> released
>>
>>>> on
>>>>
>>>>> May
>>>>> 5, 2009, and are available on the Cisco Learning Network under the
>>>>>
>> CCIE
>>
>>>> R&S
>>>>
>>>>> v4.0 Written Exam topics and CCIE R&S v4.0 Lab Exam topics. Exams
>>>>>
>> based
>>
>>>> on
>>>>
>>>>> the
>>>>> new requirements are scheduled for release on October 18, 2009, and
>>>>>
>>> will
>>>
>>>>> immediately replace the currently available v3.0 exams. Candidates
>>>>>
>> who
>>
>>>> plan
>>>>
>>>>> to
>>>>> take their exams on October 18, 2009, or later should prepare using
>>>>>
>> the
>>
>>>> new
>>>>
>>>>> v4.0 exam topics.
>>>>>
>>>>> Both the written and lab exams will be refreshed with new questions
>>>>>
>> and
>>
>>>>> will
>>>>> cover MPLS and VPN networking. The written exam will add
>>>>>
>> scenario-based
>>
>>>>> questions to the multiple choice questions, and the lab will now
>>>>>
>>> require
>>>
>>>>> hands-on troubleshooting of preconfigured networks, in addition to
>>>>> configuration. Exam duration and pricing will remain the same, with
>>>>>
>> the
>>
>>>>> two-hour written exam at USD$350 and the eight-hour lab at USD$1400.
>>>>>
>>>>> A beta version of the new CCIE R&S v4.0 written exam (351-001) will
>>>>>
>> be
>>
>>>>> available to all customers in the Julyb August 2009 timeframe at a
>>>>> discounted
>>>>> price of USD$50. An announcement will be made when scheduling begins.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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