Effective February 1, 2009, Cisco will introduce a new type of question format to CCIE Routing and Switching lab exams. In addition to the live configuration scenarios, candidates will be asked a series of four or five open-ended questions, drawn from a pool of questions based on the material covered on the lab blueprint. No new topics are being added. The exams are not been increased in difficulty and the well-prepared candidate should have no trouble answering the questions. The length of the exam will remain eight hours. Candidates will need to achieve a passing score on both the open-ended questions and the lab portion in order to pass the lab and become certified. Other CCIE tracks will change over the next year, with exact dates announced in advance. There are also chances to the written exam (go here to read more).
Yusuf Bhaiji, CCIE #9305 (R&S and Security), is the program manager for the Cisco CCIE Security certification and CCIE Proctor in Cisco Dubai Lab. Yusuf is the author of Cisco Press titles CCIE Security Practice Labs and Network Security Technologies and Solutions.
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