CCNP validity

[mrityunjay singh]

Hello Friends,

Please help me with the following query.

I have cleared CCNP Route on 7-jan-2013 ,my validty was showing 6 jan 2015 ,then i appeared  CCNP Switch on 24 jan 2015, and then finally cleared CCNP Tshoot on 9-DEC-2015 and now my CCNP certification validity showing 9-Dec-2018.

Does it means...

1)You have 3 years to pass all the 3 papers of CCNP or if not cleared all the paper within three year you need to reappear all the paper again and you wont be ccnp certified.
2)The day you completed all the 3 paper of CCNP within three year, on that day you will be ccnp certified and your CCNP certfication validity will be 3 years from the certified day.

So can we conclude that to clear all the 3 papers of CCNP you have 3 years and once you certified your validity will be three year from the certified date.

Thanks,

[julijime · Accepted solution]

Hi Mrityunjay,

That is correct! You have a 3 year period to complete the CCNP Certification and once you have passed the three exams and achieved the CCNP Certification your vailidity will be extended 3 years from that day (see the following reference). 

Requirements for CCNP Routing and Switching Certification 

The CCNP Routing and Switching program is a three-year certification program intended to distinguish the network engineers who have the ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions. 

http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/certifications/shared/docs/RS_oView.pdf

HTH

Julio

[Karsten Iwen]

Just to add on what Julio said: You can recertify with any exam of the professional- or higher level.