MCTS Certification in India
The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist or MCTS certification is suited for professionals who want to get into profession of implementing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging a particular Microsoft technology. The MCTS certification can give you a clear edge over others to showcase your expertise of a particular Microsoft technology. You can get as many MCTS certification as you wish on various Microsoft technologies since these certificates are well respected with companies in India looking for Microsoft technology professionals.
MCTS Certification Exams in India
To get MCTS certification, you need to typically take one to three exams in any particular Microsoft technology.
- Windows technologies
- Total of 17 exams on various Microsoft technologies (like Windows server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows vista, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Embedded 6.0, Windows Embedded Standard 7)
- Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft .NET Framework technologies
- Total of 22 exams on .Net and Visual Studio (.Net framework 2.0, .Net framework 3.5, .Net framework 4.0 for web, windows and distribution applications)
- Microsoft SQL Server technologies
- Total of 5 exams (Microsoft SQL Server 200 and SQL server 2008)
- Microsoft Office System technologies (including Office SharePoint Server and Office Project Server)
- Total of 15 exams (SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Office projects 2007, Projects Server 2007, Office Groove 2007)
- Microsoft Exchange Server technology
- Total of 2 exams (Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010)
- Other technologies
- Total of 12 exams ( BizTalk Server 2006, Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Bings Maps Platform)
Find more about MCTS certification from Microsoft website.
Job Opportunities for MCTS certified professionals in India
MCTS certification gives your resume a lot of credibility in a particular Microsoft Technology. If you are applying for a job in any Microsoft technology your MCTS certification would definitely give you an edge over others. It would be a good idea however to take multiple exams on any technology to gain expertise and display confidence on the subject.
- Microsoft certifications are in good demand in market and several companies in India mandates having these certifications as part of the job requirement.
- If you are an entry level programmer or web developer, these certificates will help you upgrade your credentials and get recognition from the industry.
- You can further upgrade from MCTS certification to Microsoft certified IT Professional (MCITP) certification.
MCP Certification Courses in India
There are several institutes in India that conduct courses for Microsoft certification Exams. The leading ones are Karrox, Aptech, NIIT, Koeing, Networkers Home, IIHT, STG, Inter Networkz and Dallas Technologies.
