My MCTS (70-515) Preparation, Score Sheet and Certificate

I though of going for Microsoft certification a few years ago. But I wanted a single exam with good content and that would give me certification straight away. When I found 70-515 (MCTS for Web applications development with .NET Framework 4), I wanted to go for it. The exam was made available only in july,2010. I don't generally get enought time to prepare for a certificate exam until November.

The exam would cost you USD 50. I paid INR 2350 for this exam. I booked it on 15th, Dec and took exam on 18th Dec. For more details about my experience with exam, please read my blog on that.

Regarding preparation, I knew it would be difficult considering the content of the exam and lack of information about the exam. So i took my own time and used the following material.

First of all, get full objectives of exam
Thanks to Niall Merrigan who has posted a details listing of objectives along with available resources. Its a great resource. He divided the objectives into five parts. All of them are there.
You get to see some sample questions here. I couldn't get to see all the questions. Check out questions related to exam 70-562 also.
Of course MSDN is the best resource. Many links refer to MSDN. I also need to search Google for many topics and landed eventually in MSDN. Of course there are some blogs by a few individuals. But as you search, you come across all of them.
I read a book related to 70-562 (ASP.NET 3.5 exam). But some topics like Mobile apps etc. are no longer relevant. So you better read Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-515): Web Applications Development with Microsoft® .NET Framework 4. This book was not available to me. It must be available by now.
Above all don't hesitate to write code and test each things on your own. Nothing compares to writing code. After all the aim of getting certified is to "getting to know the technology".

Score Sheet

Here is my score sheet that was given at the end of the exam by the Prometric Centre.

MCTS ScoreSheet

Certificate

Here is the certificate provided by Microsoft from MCP(Microsoft Certified Professional) website.

MCTS Certificate

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Posted By sudha On 21-Dec-10 09:40:45 AM Congratulations sir!

Posted By umamahesh On 21-Dec-10 01:15:04 PM Congratulations sir.i think you are a great learner

Posted By Manogna On 21-Dec-10 05:36:46 PM What a certificate Sir! Its very nice. Exam was made available in july, you booked on 15th, took it on 18th and passed with such an outstanding score! Extraordinary Sir! Congratulations once again.

Posted By swathi On 22-Dec-10 02:38:17 PM Congratulations sir !!!

Posted By Madhu On 22-Dec-10 08:09:54 PM Congrats sir

Posted By Gnani On 27-Dec-10 12:19:30 PM Congrulations sir...

Posted By Subbarao On 27-Dec-10 10:57:34 PM Congratulations sir!

Posted By R. Vasu On 02-Jan-11 11:28:39 PM Hi sir, !!Congrats !! But no surprise in this as you deserved for it. I wanted to become MCTS ( .net ) can you tell me what are the papers i have to attend. Thanks Vasu

Posted By sudha On 03-Jan-11 10:41:07 AM wish you & your family "HAPPY NEW YEAR" ,sir.

Posted By sridhar On 05-Jan-11 02:38:04 PM Congratulations Sir, please give me guidelines how to prepare for the exam......

Posted By P.J.S.Srinivas Rao On 05-Jan-11 04:15:46 PM Congratulations Sir....! Microsoft(being late) also joined into your account.

Posted By Naveen Sangana On 11-Jan-11 08:14:18 PM Congratulations sir!!! :) You push yourself on and on

Posted By yogesh On 15-Jan-11 08:21:01 PM sir, i want to ask you somthing have you got this MCTS certificate through post or through mcp website???? please reply

Posted By LakshmiKarancheti On 19-Jan-11 09:18:12 AM one more feather added to your cap.. No Surprise.. Keep going Sir!!..

Posted By Lakshmi On 21-Jan-11 07:26:18 PM Hearty congratulations sir..........

Posted By anil On 05-Feb-11 07:14:45 PM Yesterday I attended the first .net class and its really good....

Posted By mehwish On 02-May-11 09:21:36 PM hi congrats on passing this exam. I am taking it in couple of weeks. Can you tell me how many questions were there and if it had any simulation type questions. thank you

Posted By pradipta On 21-Jun-11 12:07:05 PM congrats srikant, you have really done a good job... i am planning to appear for the same for which i need your help . Would request you to provide me your email address , so that i can ask my queries.

Posted By Ayan On 18-Oct-11 09:33:23 AM Only giving 70-515 exam will give MCTS certificate.

Posted By Balasubramaniam On 15-Apr-12 12:10:43 AM Hey srikanth congtas! Could you please provide me the latest dumps for Frame work 4.0(MCST) Thanaks!

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Posted By sudha On 21-Dec-10 09:40:45 AM

Congratulations sir!

Posted By umamahesh On 21-Dec-10 01:15:04 PM

Congratulations sir.i think you are a great learner

Posted By Manogna On 21-Dec-10 05:36:46 PM

What a certificate Sir! Its very nice. Exam was made available in july, you booked on 15th, took it on 18th and passed with such an outstanding score! Extraordinary Sir! Congratulations once again.

Posted By swathi On 22-Dec-10 02:38:17 PM

Congratulations sir !!!

Posted By Madhu On 22-Dec-10 08:09:54 PM

Congrats sir

Posted By Gnani On 27-Dec-10 12:19:30 PM

Congrulations sir...

Posted By Subbarao On 27-Dec-10 10:57:34 PM

Congratulations sir!

Posted By R. Vasu On 02-Jan-11 11:28:39 PM

Hi sir,
!!Congrats !! But no surprise in this as you deserved for it. I wanted to become MCTS ( .net ) can you tell me what are the papers i have to attend.

Thanks
Vasu

Posted By sudha On 03-Jan-11 10:41:07 AM

wish you & your family "HAPPY NEW YEAR" ,sir.

Posted By sridhar On 05-Jan-11 02:38:04 PM

Congratulations Sir,
please give me guidelines how to prepare for the exam......

Posted By P.J.S.Srinivas Rao On 05-Jan-11 04:15:46 PM

Congratulations Sir....! Microsoft(being late) also joined into your account.

Posted By Naveen Sangana On 11-Jan-11 08:14:18 PM

Congratulations sir!!! :)

You push yourself on and on

Posted By yogesh On 15-Jan-11 08:21:01 PM

sir, i want to ask you somthing have you got this MCTS certificate through post or through mcp website????
please reply

Posted By LakshmiKarancheti On 19-Jan-11 09:18:12 AM

one more feather added to your cap.. No Surprise.. Keep going Sir!!..

Posted By Lakshmi On 21-Jan-11 07:26:18 PM

Hearty congratulations sir..........

Posted By anil On 05-Feb-11 07:14:45 PM

Yesterday I attended the first .net class and its really good....

Posted By mehwish On 02-May-11 09:21:36 PM

hi
congrats on passing this exam. I am taking it in couple of weeks. Can you tell me how many questions were there and if it had any simulation type questions.

thank you

Posted By pradipta On 21-Jun-11 12:07:05 PM

congrats srikant, you have really done a good job...

i am planning to appear for the same for which i need your help .

Would request you to provide me your email address , so that i can ask my queries.

Posted By Ayan On 18-Oct-11 09:33:23 AM

Only giving 70-515 exam will give MCTS certificate.

Posted By Balasubramaniam On 15-Apr-12 12:10:43 AM

Hey srikanth congtas!

Could you please provide me the latest dumps for Frame work 4.0(MCST)

Thanaks!