Monday 30 December 2019

Cisco CCIE Routing & Switching: Where to Start

Cisco certifications are well-known in the networking domain and anyone with CCIE certification or its training gets good valuable job roles in an IT company.

You must not know but every old and new IT company all over the world needs Network Engineer, Network Support Engineer/Administrators to look after their network and are responsible for its smooth running.

It's a fact that there are only 35,000 CCIE R&S certified professionals in the world today, whereas, if we sum up all the Network Engineer requirements in IT companies today then it's over 3 lacs.

So, clearly taking up Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching career can increase your demand in the networking field. In short, the Scope of CCIE in India is broader.

To become a Cisco CCIE Routing & Switching certified professional, you must know everything about it. Like, CCIE Routing and Switching syllabus, Exam cost, the best CCIE training institute, Salary after R&S training, R&S prerequisites, R&S certification validity and more...

To help you out, I have enlisted every important detail in this blog, so keep reading.

Cisco Expert-level R&S apprentice must pass two exams to be certified and they are,
  • Routing and Switching Written Exam
  • Routing and Switching Lab Exam

Routing and Switching Written Exam
  • CCIE Exam Number:                      400-101
  • Associated Certifications:               Routing & Switching (Written)
  • Written Exam Duration:                 120 minutes
  • Available Languages:                     English
  • Exam cost:                                      450 USD(written)
  • Prerequisites                                   None
  • Validity                                           3 years (first lab exam attempt within 18months)
Routing and Switching Lab Exam
  • CCIE Exam Number:                      400-101
  • Associated Certifications:               Routing & Switching (Lab)
  • Lab Exam Duration:                       8 hours
  • Available Languages:                     English
  • Exam cost:                                     1600 USD(Lab)
  • Prerequisites                                   Valid CCIE R&S Written Certificate
  • Validity                                            2 years
Now you know all about Cisco Routing and Switching certification exam and we must move ahead with finding the best CCIE R&S training institute in India.



Network Bulls is a pioneer in the networking training industry and it believes in imparting high-end technological training. Students at Network Bulls, gain practical exposure via practicing on Real Cisco devices and live equipment. Trainers here are R&S certified promoting innovative ideas leading to elevated professional growth and quality training. 


Network Bulls aims to train candidates on the latest technologies. This results in producing record-breaking placement results every time and no other CCIE institutes in India have been capable of hitting NB’s milestone. NB’s students have successfully achieved 2-3 LPA Salary packages after CCIE R&S training without passing any Cisco certification exam in companies like Airtel, Nextra, Locuz, Genpact, Excitel, BT and more... 


Network Bulls has also bagged more than 15 back to back education excellence awards and best placement record awards. 

You can check Network Bulls’ CCIE Routing and Switching training program and syllabus here - https://www.networkbulls.com/training-ccie-institute-india

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