Hello Jailani and All,> > Preparation time for SCEA-Part really depends upon> one's current level of knowledge in various concepts> covered in objectives.> > I followed following steps and scored 95 % in my> examination last week and I have 15 years of IT> experience.> > STAGE-I: > =======> > Duration: 2 hours> > a. Read objectives of SCEA-PartI and identify> the> areas you have to cover. > > STAGE-II :> =========> Duration: 6 weeks (3 hours per Day in Weekdays and 6> hours per day in week ends)> > a. Primary goal of this stage is KNOWLEDGE> GAIN.> b. Secondary goal of this stage is scoring Mark.> c. Don't go through any question & answers and> mock exams at this stage, because if we limit our> knowledge to only Q & As, our level of understanding> will also be limited to Q & As level.> d. Go through the required books and study> materials available in scea_prep,scea_j2ee and> j2eeworld. Also you may need to concentrate on few> specific areas in each book (For example, while> reading EJB 1.1 spec, you have to concentrate on EJB> LIFE CYCLE, COMPONENT AND CONTAINER CONTRACTS..ETC)> > e. While reading materials, you may prepare your> handwritten notes or hints about all concepts. This> helps you very much when you want to have a glance> over concepts before your examination.> > > STEP:III > ========> > Duration: 2 Weeks.(3 hours per Day in Weekdays and 6> hours per day in week ends)> > > In this stage make a small change that your primary> goal is scoring mark.> > a) Go through Mock exams,Wizlab practice> questions again and again.Make sure that you score> 100> %.> b) Identify your areas of weakness.Read and> understand more about that area.> b). Please make sure that the answers are not> memorized.> c) Go for exam.> > > If you guys are interested, I can give you more> clues> about how to identfy exact areas to concentrate and> how to score higher percentage?> > All the best> KRISHNADOSS PARTHASARATHY