Clearing Java EE 6 Web Services Developer Certified Expert 1Z0-897

Recently I cleared Java EE 6 Web Services Developer Certified Expert exam. I cleared this exam after few months of preparations. Preparation took around 3 to 4 months. If you have prior experience in SOAP and Rest web services then 3 to 4 months is enough time. And If you do not have prior working experience then I would suggest to add few more moths.

Exam overview.

• Duration of exam - 90 Minutes 
• No. of questions  - 55
• Passing Score     - 65%
• Questions format - MCQ's

     Here are some of the books and resources which I referred while preparing for this Exam.

1. Mikalai Zaikin's study guide - This is one of the best resource you can find.
2. Ivan Krizsan's study notes's - These notes doesn't cover all the topics of the exam but whichever topics are covered are very nicely explained. I would suggest to start with these notes as they cover from very basics of XML's.
   
3. Java Web Services: Up and Running - This book is one of the must read for this exam. If you have enough time then I would suggest to read both 1st and 2nd edition.
4. Developing Java Web Services - This is not very popular book however I found this book very helpful. Many complicated topics are very nicely explained in this book. 
5. Mikalai Zaikins Quiz - Once you think you read enough, this quiz is good to tell you that you need to read lot more :).
6. List of exam topics from Oracle.

So for me these were enough to clear this exam. There are many more resources and mock exam test available for this exam.

     Note - This exam is not as easy as SCJP (now OCJP) exam. The main reason is because there is no book available which you can consider as a bible for this exam just like SCJP Study Guid by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates for SCJP exam.

Once you clear this exam this is what you earn along with knowledge.

All the best :)