Cisco’s exam prices increase for first time in three years

Cisco recently updated the pricing of its certification exams, bringing them from 10 to 20 percent.

The increase in certification exams costs (all amounts in USD).

• Entry Skills exams (certifications 101-105 and 200-105) changed from $150 to $165, a 10% increase
• CCN Routing and Switching exam (certifications 220-125) increased from $295 to $325, a 10% increase
• Professional, Specialist and Technical skill certification exams (300, 500, 600, 640, 642, 642 and 648 series certifications), went up from $250 to $300, a 20% increase.
• CCIE and CCDE written exams, (350 and 400 level certifications, as well as the 352 level exams) rose from $400 to $450, a 12.5% increase.