CCNP Exam Fees: Core and Concentration Requirements Before You Budget

Table of contents

• Start with the two required exam components
• What the stated examination fees cover
• Read track pairings as examples, not mandatory concentration lists
• Identify the core without turning its topic list into another requirement
• ENCOR alone is not the full CCNP Enterprise requirement
• Turn the requirement into a bounded exam budget

CCNP certification requires one core exam and one concentration exam of your choice.

The stated examination fees are $400 USD for the core and $300 USD for the concentration, with a $700 USD two-exam baseline, plus tax. That figure is an examination-fee amount—not course tuition or a complete preparation budget.

EveDumps recommends identifying your track's core exam and your chosen concentration before assigning that baseline to your exam budget. The important distinction is between the exam category you must complete and the particular concentration you select. A named concentration in an example pairing is not automatically the exam every candidate must take.

Start with the two required exam components

A CCNP track uses one core exam and a set of concentration exams from which you choose one. For budgeting purposes, record those as two separate entries: the core for your track and one concentration selected within that track. Do not treat the concentration as an optional extra simply because you can choose which one to take.

The choice applies to the concentration's identity, not to whether the certification path includes a concentration. Conversely, a list containing several concentration options is not a requirement to complete every option. The requirement is one core plus one chosen concentration, rather than the core plus the entire concentration list.

Keep the track name, exam name, and exam code together when making your exam list. For example, the Enterprise core is ENCOR (350-401), while the Security core is SCOR (350-701). Writing only “CCNP exam” leaves out the distinction between the two required components and does not identify the exam you intend to take.

What the stated examination fees cover

The fee structure separates CCNP core exams in the 350-xxx category from concentration exams in the 300-xxx category. Use the following breakdown to label the examination portion of your budget:

Keep the currency and tax qualification attached to the amount. Do not label $700 as a guaranteed final payment or a tax-inclusive total. Before relying on it for registration, confirm the applicable exam fee, tax, and availability for the specific exams you intend to book. Do not assume an example pairing is a live availability check or a permanently fixed price.

If you arrived here searching for a “CCNP course price,” separate that question from the examination requirement. The $700 figure belongs under exam fees; do not use it as a course quote. Labeling the amount precisely lets you use the stated baseline without treating it as an all-inclusive certification budget.

Read track pairings as examples, not mandatory concentration lists

These five examples show how the core and concentration identities differ by track while the stated fee categories remain consistent. They are examples, not a complete current CCNP catalog or an exhaustive concentration directory.

Read across a row to distinguish the track's core from an illustrative concentration. In the Enterprise row, ENCOR fills the core requirement and ENARSI illustrates the concentration component. The row does not make ENARSI the only concentration choice. The same distinction applies to SNCF, DCIT, CLICA, and SPRI in the other examples.

Each of these tracks includes multiple concentration options. If your intended concentration differs from the example, identify that exam explicitly rather than copying the example into your plan by default. Confirm that your selected exam is an available concentration for your intended track before relying on the pairing.

The useful budget comparison here is between exam roles, not between the tracks' difficulty or value. Across these examples, the core carries the stated $400 fee and the concentration carries the stated $300 fee. Use the names and codes to identify the exams; use the fee categories to understand the examination baseline.

Identify the core without turning its topic list into another requirement

For Enterprise, 350-401 ENCOR is Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies. Its coverage includes dual stack IPv4 and IPv6 architecture, virtualization, infrastructure, network assurance, security, and automation. Those are areas covered by the core exam, not a list of separate exams to add to your budget.

For Security, 350-701 SCOR is Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies. Its coverage includes network security, cloud security, content security, endpoint protection and detection, secure network access, visibility, and enforcement. Here too, the topic areas describe the core exam rather than additional examination-fee entries.

Use these descriptions to keep the core identities straight: ENCOR is the Enterprise core, and SCOR is the Security core. Do not substitute a concentration name for the core simply because it appears beside it in a pairing. Your exam list should preserve each exam's role as well as its code.

ENCOR alone is not the full CCNP Enterprise requirement

Passing 350-401 ENCOR earns the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core certification. It also meets the core exam requirement for CCNP Enterprise. These are related outcomes, but earning the Specialist credential through ENCOR is not the same as completing the full CCNP Enterprise certification.

For a CCNP Enterprise plan, retain a concentration entry alongside ENCOR. ENARSI (300-410) is the example shown above, not a universally mandatory concentration. The decision is which concentration to choose—not whether the Specialist credential removes the concentration requirement.

This distinction matters when interpreting a core-exam result or an exam-fee entry. An ENCOR entry identifies the Enterprise core component. It should not be labeled as the entire CCNP Enterprise exam requirement merely because passing it also awards a named credential.

Turn the requirement into a bounded exam budget

Before booking, write down your intended track, its core exam name and code, and your chosen concentration name and code. Check the concentration choice rather than assuming the example pairing is compulsory. Then confirm the applicable prices and tax for those exact exams instead of treating the stated baseline as a final registration quote.

EveDumps recommends using $700 USD, plus tax, as the stated core-and-concentration examination baseline, with both exam identities recorded beside it. Keep that entry separate from any course-price question. Your next decision is the concentration you intend to take alongside the core—not an assumed additional exam from every example row.