By Sarah Morgan
Whether you’re preparing or planning to take a Microsoft exam this year, you need to be aware of these widespread changes.
New exam times
Microsoft is now standardising exam times based on the “type” of exam with the aim of making it easier for students to plan how much time they will need to sit their exam.
The new exam and seat times are below:
Exam time* | Seat time* | |
MTA exams delivered by Certiport | 45 minutes | 50 minutes |
MTA exams delivered by Pearson VUE | 45 minutes | 75 minutes |
MBS/Dynamics exams | 90 minutes | 120 minutes |
MCSA exams and exams not specified elsewhere | 120 minutes | 150 minutes |
MCSE exams, exams with case studies and upgrade exams | 150 minutes | 180 minutes |
Recertification exams | 140 minutes | 170 minutes |
*Exam time: the amount of time you have to sit the exam
*Seat time: the total amount of time you should allocate for the exam sitting. This includes the time needed to review your instructions, read and sign the NDA, complete the exam questions and provide comments after completion (if you choose to do so).
Big changes for upgrade exams
Across all upgrade exams you will now be able to spend as much time as you want on each component exam, and no time will be lost once a component is completed.
Upgrade exams are formed of several component exams. Before this update, students were given a set amount of time to complete each component. Microsoft initially introduced this to help direct students to spend an equal amount of time on each component.
For example, the Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 exam is composed of three component exams (70-410, 70-411 and 70-412) and must be completed in 150 minutes. Previously candidates were given a non-negotiable 50 minutes to complete each section and nothing would be gained by finishing one component early.
Candidates are now allowed to use the total 150 minutes as they wish. They could, for example, spend 60 minutes on 70-410, 20 minutes on 70-411 and 60 minutes on 70-412.
Watch Microsoft’s ACE NewsByte for more information on these changes or take a look at Microsoft’s Born to Learn blog.
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About the Author:
Sarah writes for Firebrand Training on a number of IT related topics. This includes exams, training, certification trends, project management, certification, careers advice and the industry itself. Sarah has 11 years of experience in the IT industry.
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