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Eligibility Process

Eligibility Process

Most of the EC-Council certifications have a certain eligibility criterion that the candidate is required to fulfil to be able to take the exam.

What are the eligibility criteria to take the exam?

There are two options: 1) Official Training 2) Self Study

Official Training

Option 1: Official Training

If a candidate has completed an official EC-Council training either at an Accredited Training Center, via the iClass platform, or at an approved academic institution, the candidate is eligible to attempt the relevant EC-Council exam.

Option 2: Self Study

Those students not undergoing the official training need to have the prescribed eligible work experience as follows:
Name of the Certification Eligibility Criteria (Work Experience)
C|EH, C|HFI, C|ND, C|CSE, E|CDE, C|TIA, C|ASE Java, E|DRP, Two years in IT Security
E|CIH, C|SA, E|CES One year in IT Security
C|CISO Five years in IT Security

Note: Other certifications than the ones mentioned above have no predefined eligibility as such.

The detailed eligibility process for different certifications can be found on the link

https://cert.eccouncil.org/application-process-eligibility.html

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Eligibility Process

Candidates can take the exam via two options:  
Option 1: Official Training Candidates who have completed official EC-Council training either at an Accredited Training Center, via the iClass platform, or at an approved academic institution can attempt the relevant EC-Council exam. 
Option 2: Self Study Those students not undergoing official training need to have the prescribed qualifying work experience as follows:

Name of the Certification Eligibility Criteria (Work Experience)
C|EH, C|HFI, C|ND, C|CSE, E|CDE, C|TIA, C|ASE Java, E|DRP, Two years in IT Security
E|CIH, C|SA, E|CES One year in IT Security
C|CISO Five years in IT Security

Note: Certifications other than the ones mentioned above have no predefined eligibility as such. 

The detailed eligibility process for different certifications can be found at the following link: https://cert.eccouncil.org/application-process-eligibility.html

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    The age requirement for attending the training or the exam is strictly based on the candidates country of origin/residence.  
    Candidates under the legal age, as permitted by their country of origin/residency,  are not eligible to attend the official training or attempt the certification exam unless they provide the accredited training center/EC-Council a written consent/indemnity of their parent/legal guardian and a supporting letter from their institution of higher learning.

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    The COA can be downloaded from a candidate’s Aspen account.

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    To enroll for an exam, students first need to fill out the application forms, which can be accessed at https://cert.eccouncil.org/Exam-Eligibility-Form.html

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    No, candidates are not eligible for a refund of the application fee of 100 USD in cases where applications are not approved.

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    An application takes between 5-10 working days to process, on average, after the verifiers on the application grant access to EC-Council’s requests for information.

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    After the application gets approved, candidates will be instructed to purchase a voucher from EC-Council directly from the webstore at store.eccouncil.org. After that, candidates will receive a voucher code, which they can use to register and schedule the exam. 

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    The application is valid for three months from the approval date. After the voucher codes have been released, the applicant has one year to use them.

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    A valid exam voucher can be extended only once.

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    For a fee of 35 USD, candidates can extend their exam vouchers for an additional three months by contacting [email protected]. This request must be made at least five (5) business days before the expiry date. The candidate will need to supply the voucher number that they would like to extend.

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