MCTS 70-515 cleared experience
In this article I will share my experience in clearing the MCTS 70-515 certification(Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4).Honestly I cleared this exam in second attempt which is Free Second shot you will get when you dont clear the exam in first attempt
In this article I will share my experience in clearing the MCTS 70-515 certification(Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4).
I have not cleared this exam in one attempt. I gave a second shot and cleared the exam that was much of learning to me.
For details about this certification please refer below link:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-515.aspx
Its cost when I wrote the exam is Rs.4500/- including free second shot.
Benefits
The main benefit of preparing for this exam is you will get lot of knowledge in .NET technology which will be very helpful for you while developing .NET applications.
You will have much understanding of the Web Application Development.
Preparation Resources
1.MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-515) - Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4. This is very much helpful to clearing half of the certification questions in exam.
First you need to read each chapter and practice all the excercises and case scenarios at the end of each chapter.
2.MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-515) - Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 CD -
Once you complete reading this book. The CD which comes along with this book is very good tool to review your understanding and learning from this book. This CD has three components
1.Certification Mode - Certification Mode simulates the testing environment you will encounter when taking a certification exam. It also gives explanation of each question and answer once you finish the exam.
2.Custom Mode - You can customize this mode as per the number of questions you want to attempt. You can also select the topics in which you want to test your knowledge.
3.Study Mode - In this mode you can type the number of questions you want to appear for and you can also review your answer along with the explanation for each answer at the same time.
After reading this book and completing the excercises I completed the Study mode and Custom Mode. Then I attempted the Certification Mode. Initially I Failed with just 60% marks then I reviewed the topics in which i failed and reviewed the answerd for each incorrect answer then again attempted the exam in Certification mode. Finally I was able to clear it with good percentage after 4 to 5 attempts.
3. I also read each MSDN article and blog and other articles mentioned in the above certification link under each topic covered under certification. I also read the content from the links in the below article:
http://www.certsandprogs.com/search/label/70-515#axzz2ncAF7FTC
This link has all the related content link for MCTS certification preparation. It is very important to go through all the links mentioned in above two links to clear the MCTS certification.
If you are working in any organization, some companies provide reimbursement if you clear the certification. Please check with your organization if they do have this reimbursement policy.
In my next article I will provide more details of each topic covered in my MCTS exam questions.