7 Amazing Tips on how to Pass CCNP Exam in First Attempt

“Study the past if you

would define the future.” 

― Confucius

There are 8 different Cisco Domains in which one can earn CCNP Certification.

1. Know Your CCNA Best

CCNP needs in depth knowledge of the CCNA course

You must know your CCNA Best, in all aspects.

CCNP adds more knowledge, logics and skills to those topics.

It is important to clear your CCNA Examination and understand all its topics before attempting CCNP Examination.

2. Which Examination to take first

In CCNP Routing and Switching, these are the exams you need to clear in order to earn Cisco CCNP Certification

• 300-101 ROUTE – Implementing Cisco IP Routing• 300-115 SWITCH – Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks• 300-135 TSHOOT – Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Network.

Candidate can decide for himself the order of examination Order of Route and Switch Exam can be chosen randomly while attempting for

TSHOOT in the end. Clearing first examination will push your morale up for the next one so choose your

examination wisely

After choosing the order of the examinations, prepare accordingly.

3. Hands-on Experience

Before attempting CCNP Examination Cisco recommends having at least 1 to 3 years of experience.

Experience is needed because then you have practical knowledge of all Cisco CCNP devices.

Get your training done in well equipped labs with latest Cisco devices.

Cisco examinations needs 4-5 hours of study session to grasp the topic well.

Topics can be well understood only after good practice in lab session.

The more you practice, more you’ll learn and then more confident you will feel.

Practice makes a man perfect, So you need to practice more to be feel confident.

4. Additional Resources

Cisco Press Books are the best guide to clear any Cisco Examination.

Keep yourself updated by adding yourself to google forums, following Cisco Blogs to know all the latest happenings, upgraded and modified courses.

Look for material on web, refer CCIE Author, read their books and watch videos as well.

Try to be in touch with the people of the same domain as you, to keep yourself informed

. This keeps you motivated.

5. One Topic at a Time

One topic at a time should be priority while studying.

Learn it, understand it, practice on it and expertise it and then move onto the other topic.

Do all the configurations yourself and practice on it till you get it.

Knowing one topic at a time will give you confidence and thus preparation for the exam will be improved.

Don’t just stick to one book, explore your options and learn accordingly.

Make sure you learn the information you collected.

Pick up a topic, do your research, grasp the entire concept and pick another one.

6. Cisco Certified CCIE Trainers

Learn from Cisco Certified CCIE Trainers. They have the knowledge, experience, and skills to clear the examination. They know what to train you on and how to train you.

They make you understand the topics one by one and setting your plan chart accordingly.

They are well versed with the concepts thus having good experience.

Their knowledge and skills will help keep you updated.

You will always have someone to guide you and help you out.

Searching for issues on web is not convenient.

7.Relax

Bonus Point: Relax! Take a day off once in a while.

Don’t overburden yourself with all the networking.

Worrying will only make you do careless mistakes.

Take a break before going for the examination and keep yourself confident. You have learned everything. You can do it.

These are the 7 Tips on How to pass CCNP Examination in first attempt. All the best!

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