Just curious: Low passing score?

I am not sure if it is against the NDA to disclose the actual passing score or not, so I won't say exactly what it is, but it was LOW!
I just took CVOICE on Monday. I was shocked when I saw how low the passing score was. Any logic as to why? It almost seems like Cisco wants to make it as easy as possible to get the CCVP. As low as the passing score was for CVOICE, I feel I could have just done a glance over of the Self-Study Guide for a week and would have passed this test. Hopefully, the rest of the tests won't be so low. Are they?
I just took CVOICE on Monday. I was shocked when I saw how low the passing score was. Any logic as to why? It almost seems like Cisco wants to make it as easy as possible to get the CCVP. As low as the passing score was for CVOICE, I feel I could have just done a glance over of the Self-Study Guide for a week and would have passed this test. Hopefully, the rest of the tests won't be so low. Are they?
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I figure the scores were low because some of the voice stuff would be new to a data network person.... but if you're prepared, it isn't that bad.
Figure you'll need at least 35-45 more points for the rest.... if the scores haven't changed much with the updated exams. But back in the "old days" the voice passing scores weren't too much lower than the old CCNP exams.
Which makes me think about another thing, what are those specialized cert tests like? After QoS, since I already have CCDA, I am thinking about taking the IP Telephony Desgin test to get that specialized cert. But what are they like? Do you even think they are worth it as they only are good for 2 years and difficult to renew?
I think IBM was so desperate at one point for people to certify on some of their stuff that 55% could get you a pass on an exam.
The Cisco Specialist certificates are nice to have -- but they have the same recertification period as a CCIE -- 2 years. They can be annoying to recertify if you collect multiple CS certificates -- unless you use a CCIE Written (or Lab) to recertify them all. I've got 2 years from my last CCIE Written Exam to either pass a CCIE Lab to recertify them, or I may be taking another CCIE Written (or retaking one of my existing 2) just to keep them if I haven't passed a Lab exam by then.
Since Cisco doesn't disclose the pass marks, I'd assume that is part of the "related information" we agree not to disclose when we accept the Cisco Non-Disclosure Agreement before we take any Cisco exam.
EDIT:
Found quote of the ACTUAL confidentiality agreement people accept prior to starting a Cisco test-
As moderator I'll nuke the obvious NDA things (like exam related questions and/or answers) posted that I see here (along with most, if not all, references to **** and **** sites, even when the site filters here catch them).... but some of the other things that aren't explicitly stated (like passing score) I leave up to the Cisco NDA police to find and enforce.
Cisco Career Certifications and Confidentiality Agreement
The Cisco Candidate Conduct Policy is something I also keep handy and post a snippet from time to time....
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I still don't see anywhere on google where you saw a passing score for the CVOICE test, but needless to say, I just passed it today.
Thanks dtlokee! Now it's on to CIPT! Just started reading the Cisco CIPT Self-Study, will try to read it front-to-back by this weekend, to get started.
EDIT:
On my test print-out I noticed that the wait time for retaking a test has been increased to 180 days?!!!!!!!!! Ho-leeeee cow! Wasn't it 7 days previously?
Yeah that 180 day waiting period can be a problem for instructors who need to pass the exam at a score about 50-75 points higher than the usual cut score, so you can pass an eam but not make the instructor mark and need to wait 180 days to retake it.
Good luck on CIPT.
Good luck on CIPT! Have you decided on an exam version yet -- the 4.1 version or 5.0?
Errr...I need to choose a version? The CIPT book I bought from ciscopress doesn't mention anything about that.
I'll have to look closer at the PearsonVUE website to find out about this. Thanks for the question, otherwise I wouldn't have found out until the last minute.
Your options are the 642-444 CIPT-4.x exam or the 642-445 CIPT 5.0 exam.
The tasks seem to be almost the same at first glance.... just some upgrade stuff in the 5.0 version at first glance.
Are you serious ? They changed it to 180 days of waiting period to retake the test ?
Please suggest.
Thanks
If you FAIL -- you still have to wait 5 days between tries.
Cisco Exam Policies
I thought there are specific cisco certifications for instructor.
Marius
Yeah, to be a CCSI you need to pass a lab exam and a presentation exam (know as the ICP) then sit through each course you want to deliver with an existing CCSI and pass the exam at the instructor cut score (generally 50-75 points higher than the normal cut score) and wait a few weeks to get your approval to deliver that course, so if you wanted to deliver all the CCVP modules you would need to do this 6 times.
What do you mean by 6 times ?
So If somebody want to be CCVP instructor, he/she has to pass CCSI + CCVP with a higher score ?
Thanks
Yeah, by 6 times I mean for each one of the courses, QoS, CVOICE, TUC, CITP1, CIPT2, GWGK. You also need to sit through the class with a CCSI who is certified to deliver the class.
Hi Lumberg,
Could you share your experience about passing the CVOICE ?
Are you working on CIPT now ?
There are 2 exams for CIPT, right ?
Thanks
Could you tell me how many questions in CVOICE test? THX.
Ok, I'm dying to know - how much time did you put into studying for this test? And what book(s) did you study for it, assuming you did a self-study?