Monday, 17 February 2020

All about Cisco 350 - 401 ENCOR Certification Exam

With new certification updates by Cisco we now have more than a bunch of new certifications to learn about and 350 - 401 ENCOR is one of the most important in them.

The 350 - 401 ENCOR certification exam serves more importance to Cisco apprentices as it is both a core (for CCNP) as well as a qualifying (for CCIE) exam.

What is Cisco 350 - 401 ENCOR Certification



It is the study of Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies covering topics like dual-stack architecture (IPv4 and IPv6), infrastructure, network assurance, virtualization, security, and automation. It serves as a prerequisite for two Cisco certification levels i.e CCNP and CCIE in Enterprise track formerly known as Routing and Switching.

All about Cisco CCNP 350 - 401 ENCOR Certification 

Exam Code                                     350-401 ENCOR
Exam Name                                    Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies
Associated Certifications              CCNP Enterprise,
                                                         CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure,
                                                         CCIE Enterprise Wireless,
                                                         Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core
Exam Duration                              120 Minutes
Exam Hosted By                            Pearson Vue
Exam Language                             English


What role does Cisco 350 - 401 ENCOR pay to become CCNP



Cisco has removed CCNA as the prerequisites of CCNP exams and has divided CCNP certification into two parts. Which means now the Candidates willing to become CCNP certified have to pass only two exams,
  1. The Core Exam
  2. The Concentration Exam
The Core exam for Enterprise track is 350 - 401 ENCOR. Similarly, all other CCNP tracks have their own Core exams with different exam numbers but similar costs.

To become CCNP certified the candidate must take the core exam first and then they become eligible for the Concentration exam.

Cisco offers 6 choices for the concentration exam among which the candidate must pass one to own CCNP credential.

The Concentration Exams for Enterprise Track

- 300-410 ENARSI – Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services (ENARSI)
- 300-415 ENSDWI – Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions (ENSDWI)
- 300-420 ENSLD – Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (ENSLD)
- 300-425 ENWLSD – Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSD)
- 300-430 ENWLSI – Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSI)
- 300-435 ENAUTO – Automating and Programming Cisco Enterprise Solutions (ENAUTO)

What role does Cisco 350 - 401 ENCOR pay to become CCIE



Like CCNP, to become CCIE certified in the Enterprise track, you have to pass two exams,

The Qualifying Exam -- 350 - 401 ENCOR
The Hand-on lab Exam i.e CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure V 1.0 Lab

Passing Cisco 350 - 401 ENCOR exam, makes you eligible for the hand-on CCIE lab exam in the Enterprise Track.

Check Cisco CCNP 350 - 401 ENCOR Certification Exam Syllabus here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nWYTwSluB18bPgBmV-QR4R7Ez0jvEy5c/view?usp=sharing

Career after Cisco 350 - 401 ENCOR Certification Exam in 2020



After passing Cisco 350 - 401 ENCOR Certification Exam, you can go for
Even if you don't attempt any other Cisco Certification exam after passing 350 - 401 ENCOR you will have Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core certification with 3 years validity.