Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Dot Net Certification Details

When I am searching for Microsoft Certificates available, which suits for my Intrest and skills ,..I found some of the intresting details,, which is helpfull...


Dot Net Certification Details: Microsoft MCTS(70-528, 70-536), MCP , MCPD (70-547), MCSE, MVP AND MCSD


In .net Microsoft offers following categories

* MCTS
* MCPD
* MCSD
* MCP
* MVP

MCTS - The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist. This is the fresh exam and do not require any previous exams to clear it. So a new developer can start from this exam.

Following are the specialization and exams under those

.NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications

one has to pass the following examinations:

* Exam 70–536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation

* Exam 70–528: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development

.NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications

one has to pass the following examinations:

* Exam 70–536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation

* Exam 70-526: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 – Windows-Based Client Development

.NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications
one has to pass the following examinations:

* Exam 70–536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation

* Exam 70–529: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 – Distributed Application Development
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MCPD -Microsoft Certified Professional Developer

this is next step to the MCTS, so to clear it you firstly need to have MCTS in your tally
Folloings are .NET 2.0, Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005.

Professional Developer: Web Developer
* Prerequisite: MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications
* Exam 70-547: PRO: Designing and Developing Web Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

Professional Developer: Windows Developer
Following examinations:

* Prerequisite: MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications
* Exam 70–548: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

Professional Developer: Enterprise Applications Developer
Following examinations:

* Prerequisite: MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications
* Prerequisite: MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications
* Prerequisite: MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications
* Exam 70–549: PRO: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

MCP Microsoft Certified Professional. Person having any ms certification is called MCP

MVP Microsoft Most Valuable Professional. This does not require any exam. It is related with how you contributed in the microsoft communties or any site that promote ms technologies. You could be MVP of any of the these c#,asp.net,web services,word,excel,