Hi
If you take a look at my signature there is a set of links and one is 70-505 which is the .NET 3.5 version of 70-526. You will see by the list of links from those pages who much you wil have to go through and also how much you may already know.
You can self study of course, and you can use the MS Press MCTS Training Kit to guide you but you will also need to supplement your learning from other sources such as the MSDN.
Realistically there is no set time frame for how long one should study as its based on how well you can assimilate the subject matter and also your relevant experience to the subject matter at hand. It can range from 2 days to 6 months. So be honest with yourself and go through the exam
matrix and see how much of that you know or dont know and then work out from there how much time it would take you to get up to that level.
With the book you will probably see quickly how long you will need.
For the exam cost.. it depends on the country, ie India is 50USD, USA is 125USD, Ireland is about 215USD and Norway is about 350USD for the exam. So you will need to check on Prometric (or see this
post )
If you have any more questions do not hesitate to ask
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