Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)

What is Microsoft Certified Professional Developer?

MCPD is a three-fold term that is mainly designed for IT professionals which gives birth to three sub-certifications that mainly defined that the holder is expert in any certain area.

  • Professional Web Developer
  • Professional Windows Developer
  • Professional Enterprise Applications Developer

Who will be benefitted?

Designed with the intent to provide benefit to those programmers who are seeking opportunities to understand Visual Studio with a little reflection of C# programming.

How to Schedule Exam?

Candidates can schedule exam through two sources, he may choose any one:

  • Pearson VUE (Pearson will reschedule exam on January 31, 2016 or later)

OR

  • Prometric (Prometric will cease delivering exams after 31st December, 2015)

Total Exam Cost

MCPD exams requires US$ 150 but it varies from location to location. This fee is specifically in US dollars. For other regional prices do visit www.microsoft.com

About Exam

Following are the certifications that are mainly designed for several purposes under MCPD. In order to gain these certifications, exams are conducted with below mentioned titles.

MCPD on Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

It mainly determines the ability to develop web applications through Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft.Net framework 4. It is required to have two to three years of experience when appeared in exam.

Windows Developer 4

Skilled in making rich applications for windows using Microsoft. NET Framework 4.

  • TS: Windows Applications Development with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • TS: Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications with Microsoft. NET Framework

For exam details of all certifications visit:

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-pk/mcpd-certification.aspx

Web Developer 4

Skilled and design ASP.NET applications with the help of ASP.NET. Here is the list of titles, a candidate is supposed to give exam on:

  • TS: Web applications Development with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • TS: Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • PRO: Microsoft. NET Framework 4

Microsoft Azure Developer

Skilled in making cloud-based applications for Azure

  • TS: Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • PRO: Designing and Developing Microsoft Azure Applications

MCPD on Windows Phone

Designated for the developers who design applications for Windows Phone. It demands two to three years of experience in general.

  • TS: Development for Silverlight4
  • TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • Pro: Designing Windows Phone Applications

MCPD on Microsoft SharePoint 2010

Meant to be designed for the developers who design applications for SharePoint Server 2010.

  • TS: Application Development on Microsoft SharePoint 2010
  • PRO: Designing applications for Microsoft SharePoint 2010

MCPD on Microsoft Silverlight 4

Validates the ability to produce application for Windows by using Microsoft Silverlight 4. Thereby, two or three years of experience is required in order to appear in exam

  • TS: Development by using Silverlight 4
  • TS: Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft. NET Framework 4
  • PRO: Designing web applications by using Microsoft. NET Framework 4

For more details and FAQs, do visit:

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-pk/mcpd-certification.aspx