Microsoft Certifiation

[baja_yu]

How much are those certifications valued/worth? Because, what I see on the website StevenS gave, in my book, those are very picey. Can you take just the tests without prior 'training' and is that cheaper?

How do the exams/tests look like in general, what type of questions, how long does it last etc?

[StevnS]

You can certainly prep on your own. The books for each test are about 60.00 a piece. Its a lot of material and can be difficult to follow if you havent been doing .Net development for a while. Also the tests are > 100.00 per test. It is cheaper to try on your own, but you have to pay per attempt to pass the test. So if it takes you 5 times to pass one test, then your paying for it 5 times. So potentially, if you fail enough it could cost you quite a bit of money.