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CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

chingaming — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:33:47 GMT

Hi Everyone. I was part of the 1M who got the free voucher for the exam sadly I recently failed the CC Exam.

If I will be retaking the CC exam again do I need to pay $199 this time? and If I will be paying, do I need to wait 30days before I can retake the exam again?

Hope someone can give an advice regarding on this process.

Also, to those who failed before can you share your experiences and additional materials that you used on how did you pass it after retake?

Thank you!

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

alnorman73 — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:55:18 GMT

Yes, you will need to pay for the exam. You will also have to wait 30 days before taking again. I was in a similar situation and had my retake today 6/5 and passed. You can do it too!!! Good Luck!

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Topshotta — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:42:39 GMT

@chingaming . I’m taking the exam tomorrow. You mind giving me some details on how the test questions are set up . Or what areas should I really focus on

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Topshotta — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:45:12 GMT

@alnoram, how are the questions formatted? Is it differnr from the pre/post assessment tests ? What areas did you struggle in most

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

EdwardK — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:54:01 GMT

Do you have any recommendations for materials that that helped with your studying, outside of the free ISC2 content provided?

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

alnorman73 — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:21:57 GMT

I was fortunate to have access to CBT nuggets and used the Security+ course training in addition to the (ISC)2 notes that I had.

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Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Early_Adopter — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:03:18 GMT

@EdwardK

All the google Certificate in Cybersecurity is free for a seven day trial period - there a huge amount of content there - but if you have the time off you could plough through a great deal and... well they know their stuff:

Google Cybersecurity | Coursera

After seven days it 49 USD Per month to access.

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

EdwardK — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:12:30 GMT

I appreciate the prompt feedback. Checking it out now

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Blessingnice — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 07:04:48 GMT

I'm sorry to hear that you didn't pass the exam this time. I would like to ask about your experience. How was the overall exam experience? I'm planning to take the exam next month, so I would greatly appreciate it if you could share your experience with me. Specifically, I'm interested in knowing the format of the exam, and the area to focus on. Thank you in advance for your insights and any advice you can provide.

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Early_Adopter — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 16:31:05 GMT

@Blessingnice do remember that anyone who takes an ISC2 exam specifically undertakes not to share what was actually in it. So stay away from specifics or event statistical how many questions you though were for each domain.

You're much better of looking at the weightings in the exam outline and everyone will get a different experience so your milage may vary. As there are only five domains you can almost guarantee that if you are weak in one you'll almost certainty fail.

Certified in Cybersecurity Exam Outline (isc2.org)

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Blessingnice — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 22:13:50 GMT

Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Early_Adopter — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:38:57 GMT

@chingaming

Commiserations on the exam result.

I think the only thing you have to be aware of is that you mut leave at least 30 days after the test - I don't know if the system will stop you booking one inside this period, but I would not chance it and make sure you're gone say 32 days just to clear any potential time zone issues again.

Retake I believe costs 199 USD and then another 50 USD to certify and each year thereafter you want to retain the certification (if you're doing it for the most common driver to help with employment it will either help get you a job/or it won't either way it will cease to be too useful after a year or two and other ISC and third party certifications have better recognition right now).

I haven't sat the exam as I'm quite old and have enough pieces of paper however I do hear in the forums that the free course might not contain coverage of everything you need to know to pass. I think that it's more likely that the way the exam questions are written (more comprehension than stored knowledge) are throwing people off, but if the free training for the free exam didn't have a curriculum that covered all of the information required then in my view that wouldn't be great, though it's probably a good way of getting a retake fee - let's say cost for an exam at test center to ISC was thirty bucks(hypothetical, no idea if it is or isn't) - a fail and retake is going to bring in more revenue than just a pass and AMF - though registering as a candidate and hanging on past a year isn't to bad - in any case it's a 50 USD PUPY subscription.

While you are waiting you should recover your material:

CC Study Tools and Resources (isc2.org)

ISC2 will happily sell you an Official (ISC)2 Certified in Cybersecurity eTextbook for a year for 19.95 USD or slightly less in a leap year:

"- 365 days (once accessed for the first time in the VitalSource platform)"

Google will give you seven free days to their training for their cert 49 USD PUPM after:

https://grow.google/certificates/cybersecurity/

And Microsoft are most generous in that you can get a month free access to Linked-in learning. Around fifty bucks thereafter and it can cover CISSP, SSCP, Security+ and probably CC by now - plus premium career might be helpful if you are job searching:

LinkedIn Learning: Online Courses for Creative, Technology, Business Skills

CompTIA Security+ training may help a bit, and you get to keep the textbook if you buy one, (also, libraries and the fundamental have not changed):

Security+ (Plus) Certification Training | CompTIA IT Certifications

It's also a good time to take stock and see if CC is right for you. So far, I guess you've only spent time and transport to the test center. CC might become a really recognized certification in 2-3 years, and if you're doing it for personal satisfaction, it's also fine, however right now there are not that many job adverts asking for it, using it as a filter etc. It's possible to work into a story that will sound interesting in an interview - especially if you're chatting to folk with ISC2 certs, but what I'm hearing right now (and I could be wrong, but to corroborate you can search on jobsites) is it's not helping that much to get candidates to interview while Security+ or even SSCP to name a couple do a better job here right now.

Lastly, good luck, and here's ISC2's official process guide for retake:

Retake Policy

For each of the CC, SSCP, CISSP, CCSP, CGRC, CSSLP, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, CISSP-ISSMP and HCISPP certification programs, there are two independent rules that govern exam retake attempts:

Test-free days between retake attempts:

If you don’t pass the exam on your first attempt, you may retest after 30 test-free days.
If you don’t pass the exam on your second attempt, you may retest after 60 test-free days from your most recent exam attempt.
If you don’t pass the exam on your third attempt and for all subsequent retakes, you may retest after 90 test-free days from your most recent exam attempt.

Per certification program, at a maximum you may attempt an (ISC)² exam up to 4 times within a 12-month period.

Candidates may pursue multiple certifications simultaneously.

(ISC)² Certification Exam Results (isc2.org)

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Vane_mx — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:17:22 GMT

Hi, yes they are different questions, definitely the materials provide during the Self-Paced course are no enough. I will take the examen again the next month

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Saairaam — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:30:30 GMT

I applied for re taking exam and it shows that estimated due is USD : 234 . After paying the amount only i can take the exam or is their someother way ?

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Early_Adopter — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:47:59 GMT

You can also buy another of the training packages for instructor led the cheaper package seems to have gone away - but there isn’t any second helping of free lunch on this one I’m afraid.

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

samthecyber — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 19:32:59 GMT

ISC2 CC exam is very different than their provided course material. ISC2 should raise their content quality to help candidate learn better…

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Bikki — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:53:39 GMT

I also failed it bro . The question was very difficult, they use technical terms and the course they provide is not sufficient. I am very disappointed 😞 😞.

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Bikki — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:54:39 GMT

Any suggestions bro

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

Bikki — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:56:51 GMT

Can u send me the notes bro.

Re: CC Exam Fail - Retake Procedure

aloysiusvc — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:24:57 GMT

Hello, I took the Exam on Friday 26th September and failed. How can I retake the CC exam. Do I have to pay money this time around.

How long am I going to wait before retaking the exam.

However, how much is the "eTextbook" I am interested.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.