The new retake policy will go into effect on August 2, 2014.

CCIE/CCDE Lab Exam Policies

Lab Exam: Retakes

All candidates must wait 30 days between CCIE lab attempts. Please note that the 30-day period starts from the day after a failed lab exam.

Candidates who do not pass the CCDE practical exam can retake it during the next scheduled exam administration.

Effective August 2, 2014, the following policy changes will be enforced:

  • Candidates who fail any CCIE lab exam on the first attempt must wait for a period of 30 calendar days before scheduling a second attempt at the same lab exam.
  • Candidates who fail the second attempt at any CCIE lab exam must wait for a period of 90 calendar days before scheduling any further attempts. The same wait time will be applied to subsequent attempts until the fifth attempt.
  • Candidates who fail a fifth attempt at any CCIE lab exam must wait for a period of 180 calendar days before scheduling any further attempts.
    NOTE: There is no wait time between a passed qualification written exam and the first lab or practical exam attempt. However, candidates must make an initial attempt at the CCIE lab exam or CCDE practical exam within 18 months of passing the CCIE or CCDE written exam.
  • These policy changes will be applied retroactively from the date of a candidate's first lab attempt.
 # Failed Attempts  Next Attempt Number  Wait time
>0 1 *N/A
1 2 30 Days
2 3 90 Days
3 4 90 Days
4 5 90 Days
5 6 180 Days
6 7 180 Days

To learn more visit the official Cisco site.

 

CCIE/CCDE Written Exam Policies

Written Exam: Retakes

There is no limit to the number of attempts that can be made on the written exam. However, candidates must wait 5 calendar days between exam attempts. Once a candidate passes a particular written exam, he or she may not retake that same exam for at least 180 days. (Though rare, the need to retake an exam that has already been passed might occur in certain recertification situations.)

Effective August 2, 2014, the following policy changes will be enforced:

  • Candidates who fail any CCIE or CCDE written exam must wait for a period of 15 calendar days, beginning the day after the failed attempt, before retaking the same exam.
  • Candidates may attempt any CCIE or CCDE written exam up to four times per rolling calendar year. Candidates cannot retake the same written exam more than four times per rolling calendar year regardless of passing or failing the exam.

To learn more visit the official Cisco site.

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