1. Overview of the Exam

1. Basics 6%
2. Request Flow 7%
3. Rendering 7%
4. Databases 13%
5. EAV 10%
6. Adminhtml 7%
7. Catalog 10%
8. Checkout 16%
9. Sales & Customers 11%
10. Advanced 13%

1.2 Structure of the Exam

• 85 Questions
• 70 Marked
• 15 Unmarked
• 37 Pass Rate

2. Resources

2.1. Books

• No Frills Magento Layout by Alan Storm http://store.pulsestorm.net/products/no-frills-magento-layout
• Grokking Book - Book 1: Basics and Request Flow by Vinai Kopp and Ben Marks https://shop.vinaikopp.com/grokking-magento/
• Magento Best Practices Handbook by Alessandro Ronchi https://leanpub.com/magebp

2.2. Online Resources

• Mage Study Guide by Meanbee http://magestudyguide.com/

• Belvg Blog http://blog.belvg.com/category/magento-news/developer-certification

• Mage Cert http://magecert.com/

• Quizlet Flash Cards https://quizlet.com/20443995/flashcards

• Magentools Online Quiz http://magento-quiz.magestore.com/

• Magentools Study Answers http://magentools.com/blog/magento-certification-preparation-study-guide-answers/

• Quizlet Study Answers https://quizlet.com/20443995/magento-certification-preparation-study-guide-answers-flash-cards/

• Division Lab http://www.divisionlab.com/solvingmagento/

3. Study Plan

This is a rough idea on how to study each chapter

• Create Answers for each part from:

  • Blogs
  • Mage Study Guide
  • Stack Overflow

• Do Group Guide Exercises

• Create Dummy Questions and Answers

• Revise Notes