Cisco CCNA - retake policy

[spineau]

I just failed the CCNA exam, I want to know the retake policy. I think you need to wait 72 hours. I also heard rumors that you can only take the exam up to 3 tries and you need a 85 the first time, then a 90 for 2nd and 95 for 3rd. Is any of this true?

 

[rcooke]

ya i just took the ccna exam this morning and i didnt pass. i got a 847 and a passing score is 849. i broke my pencil in half and through it across the room. i would also like to know the retake policy.

 

[rcooke]

one more question,
when they ask about subnetting and what subnet to use, should i assume that the zero subnet is not allowed? im not talking about the sims questions because they explicitly say that it can or can not be used, but on the multiple choice questions, like when they say that there are 5 departments and they need at least 18 hosts in each subnet, should i assume that the zero subnet can not be used? this might be why i missed some questions.
thank you
-Ron

 

[bhaydon]

You may take the exam as many times as you would like, but you may want to check either VUE or Prometric's site on their retaking policy. I know if you fail a MS test twice you will have to wait two weeks.

I don't believe that you will have to worry about the zero subnet showing up on the test. Skim over this...

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/testing/current_exams/640-607.html

Just know your subnetting and you should be fine. There really aren't any difficult or tricky questions but you do have to know your stuff. Don't worry and just study hard and I am sure that you will pass no problem.

Oh and a big thing to remember is that the time does not start ticking until after you start the test, so write anything that you need down before. Good Luck

 

[dogbert2]

Cisco's retake policy is a minimum of 72 hours between re-takes (they don't care how many times you want to re-take exams, but they do require you to wait). Also, for those people who feel a question could have MORE than one correct answer (i've seen a few like this), send a email to the certification group at cisco and request you want your exam reviewed.

It might NOT do any good, but where questions are posed with more than ONE correct answer, why hold a incorrect answer against the person being tested?