Re: New CCIE lab retake policy

Yes, it was announced a few months ago.

http://blog.ine.com/2014/04/24/protecting-the-integrity-of-the-ccie-major-retake-policy-changes/

Also the policy is retroactive:

http://blog.ine.com/2014/06/24/study-hard-the-policy-is-retroactive/

Brian McGahan, 4 x CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/SC/DC), CCDE #2013::13
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On Jul 10, 2014, at 7:34 AM, "Jay McMickle" <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com<mailto:jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>> wrote:

Has anyone seen or heard of this? While I was browsing Cisco's CCIE website
this morning, I noticed a new lab retake exam policy that goes into effect
next month (Aug. 2, 2014). WHAT?

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Exam: Retakes
Effective August 2, 2014, the following policy changes will be
enforced:
   * Candidates who fail any CCIE lab exam on the first attempt must
wait for a period of 30 calendar days before scheduling a second attempt at
the same lab exam.
   * Candidates who fail the second attempt at any CCIE lab
exam must wait for a period of 90 calendar days before scheduling any further
attempts. The same wait time will be applied to subsequent attempts until the
fifth attempt.
   * Candidates who fail a fifth attempt at any CCIE lab exam
must wait for a period of 180 calendar days before scheduling any further
attempts.
# Failed Attempts Next Attempt Number Wait time
0 1 *N/A
1 2
30 Days
2 3 90 Days
3 4 90 Days
4 5 90 Days
5 6 180 Days
6 7 180 Days
Regards,
Jay McMickle- 2x CCIE #35355 (R&S,Sec)

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Received on Thu Jul 10 2014 - 22:48:14 ART