And that is true. Since Oracle7.3 (including 7.3 beta, which was 5 free exa= ms) I have taken the beta exam to upgrade certification to 8, 8i and 9i. For all the exams I took, Oracle "said" I "passed" the exam and sen= t me the certificate and logo.... In the Oracle10g exam I took, there were not many surprises on the type of = questions or content. The objectives published on the website and the content of the 10gNF 5day course cover all the questions. http://education.oracle.com/web_prod-plq-dad/plsql/show_desc.redirect?dc=3D= D17079GC10&p_org_id=3D1001&lang=3DUS&source_call=3D You can get the topics from the above link, refer Freeman's book to get a g= eneral idea and reference the Oracle documentation for more information. I guess, those who participated in the Oracle10g beta already = have the training material from Oracle which covers all these topics... I felt there was more concentration on ASM and Flashback. There were also q= uestions very specific testing the name of a procedure, a parameter or a keyword!! Now, I have to wait 3+ months to know if I should pay and take the exam aga= in!!! Good luck!! Biju -----Original Message----- From: Fuad Arshad [mailto:fuadar@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 5:15 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: RE: Oracle 10g beta certification exam for New Features Tim this paragarph says that you will get your certification. =20 Passing a beta exam is the same as passing a production exam. For example, if you were to pass all the beta versions of the exams required within an Oracle Certification path, you will earn your Oracle Certified Associate and/or Oracle Certified Professional credential.=20 ___________________________________________________________________________= __________________________________ This electronic transmission and any attached files are intended solely for= the person or entity to which they are addressed and may contain informati= on that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure.= Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use, including taking a= ny action concerning this information by anyone other than the named recipi= ent, is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have = received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender = and destroy this communication. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------