Forgot to update you guys. I cleared SCJP1.5 exam on March 9,2009 with 87%. So here are few tips that i would like to suggest for future test takers.
- Planning - minimum 2 hours per day for 3 weeks needs to be spent (42 person hours). 2 Weeks (28 person hours) for reading book and 1 week (14 person hours) for giving practise exams.
- Book - Kathy Sierra.
- Forums - www.javaranch.com
- Mock Test - All mock exams listed in http://faq.javaranch.com/java/ScjpMockTests
- Special mock test - Devaka Cooray (Exam Lab) mock test - listed as 46 in the above said mock test link.
- Extra materials - To have a good understanding about Auto-boxing concepts and the generics concept along with examples, i purchased the materials from www.javabeat.com. The concepts explained in their material are very simple and intutive.
- Scoring pattern - I was able to clear all the mock exams in the link mentioned above with score around 85%. Devaka Cooray is exception where i got only 51%,55%,57% and 60% in the assessment, first mock, second mock and final mock respectively. So dont get scared if you get low scores in Devaka's Exam Lab. Infact, the questions in the real exam were much more simpler than Devaka's Exam Lab.
If you need any further information, please mail me at thoppae.saravanan@gmail.com
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