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    Hey all, I want to take my MCSE and have been studying for the following tests :
    70-270
    70-290
    70-291
    70-293
    70-294
    70-297
    these are all of course to get my MCSE 2003.  I just need to know when the exams expire like when i will no longer be able to take them?  I am almost done studying just need to know around when they might be NO LONGER AVAILABLE for me to test in them.

    thanks guys
    eric
    Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:41 PM

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    The Windows 2003 exams have not been issued a expiration date publicly. Normally when the date is released, you will have a year to test out of the exams before retirement. So you should be ok.
    Michael D. Alligood, Moderator - Microsoft Training and Certifications Forum

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    Friday, May 15, 2009 1:41 AM
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    The Win2003 exams will probably expire in about 2/3 years when mainstream support for the product begins to end or possibly even up to a year after that. For example the SQL 2000 exma retired in March 2009

    Also the server 2000 exams retired in 2008 (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/status/examsretired.mspx)

    So usually as mainstream support is ending is the best guess right now
    Blog: http://certsandprogs.blogspot.com
    Friday, May 15, 2009 7:00 AM

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    The Windows 2003 exams have not been issued a expiration date publicly. Normally when the date is released, you will have a year to test out of the exams before retirement. So you should be ok.
    Michael D. Alligood, Moderator - Microsoft Training and Certifications Forum

    MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician; Consumer Support Technician
    MCTS: Windows Vista Configuration, MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+, Network+

    The I.T. Classroom Blog
    Start. Research. Plan. Perform. Finish. Test. Evaluate.

    Find me on Twitter and LinkedIn
    Friday, May 15, 2009 1:41 AM
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    ok great thank you!  just looking for another answer see what someone else thinks as well.
    thanks again michael!!

    eric
    Friday, May 15, 2009 3:16 AM
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    The Win2003 exams will probably expire in about 2/3 years when mainstream support for the product begins to end or possibly even up to a year after that. For example the SQL 2000 exma retired in March 2009

    Also the server 2000 exams retired in 2008 (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/status/examsretired.mspx)

    So usually as mainstream support is ending is the best guess right now
    Blog: http://certsandprogs.blogspot.com
    Friday, May 15, 2009 7:00 AM
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    Hi Eric,

    As Michael and Niall wrote, you don't have to worry much about the expiration for next few years for sure :) And afterwards once you get your MCSE 2003, you will never loose it :)


    Cheers,
    Ben
    **finis coronat opus**
    Friday, May 15, 2009 7:02 AM
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    Respected sir,

                In 2011 i have completed my MCSA Global certification with successfully and i also want to give this first 70-293 , second 70-294, third 70-297 global certification for MCSE Global certification but some people says that in march 2011 expire this MCSE global certification . "What is the real date of Expiring MCSE certification ?" Please sir give me reply as soon as possible . Email Id is -- aba009mandewal@gmail.com . Thanks For Reading my request....

    Sunday, February 20, 2011 7:13 AM
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    You can use the training catalog @ http://learning.microsoft.com/Manager/Catalog.aspx?brand=learning

    For exam 70-270: this exam must be taken and passed before June 30, 2010.

    Here is the link to exam 70-270: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Exam.aspx?ID=70-270&Locale=en-us

    Use the training catalog to look up each exam by entering the exam number in the search bar.

    • Proposed as answer by huffman76 Sunday, February 20, 2011 1:37 PM
    Sunday, February 20, 2011 1:30 PM