Passing score
200-301What it takes to pass CCNA
Cisco does not publish a fixed cut score for 200-301. Here is what is known, and how to prepare when the target is not a number.
What an unpublished cut score means
Cisco states that the passing score for 200-301 is variable and does not publish it. The exam uses scaled scoring, and the cut can shift between exam revisions as questions are recalibrated.
With no published line there is nothing exact to aim at, and a site that gives you one is guessing. Sit full-length practice under the real time limit and aim for a comfortable margin rather than a precise number.
If you miss it
A retake costs another $300.
Know before you book
Sit a full-length CCNA practice exam under the real time limit, scored against a realistic cut, and book the real exam when you have cleared it more than once.
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- CCNA practice questions
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- CCNA exam objectives
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- CCNA exam format
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- How hard is CCNA?
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- What CCNA costs
The voucher price, the retake, and what renewal costs across the cycle.
- CCNA guide
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