Cisco CCDE Practice Test

The Cisco CCDE Practice Test is a free advanced-level, 25-minute skill test from Science of Apps. Practice for the Cisco CCDE (Cisco Certified Design Expert) written exam — business strategy and requirements, control, data and management plane design, network design across campus, WAN, data centre and service provider, service design, and security design — written to the CCDE v3.1 exam topics and IETF standards such as OSPF, BGP, MPLS VPN, EVPN and VXLAN for 2026. Independent practice; not affiliated with Cisco. Score 70% or more on its 25 questions to earn a verifiable Cisco CCDE Readiness certificate (SOA-CCCD). Every question is based on published standards and research — including CCDE (Cisco Certified Design Expert) v3.1 written and practical exam topics (Cisco), RFC 4364 BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) (IETF), RFC 4271: A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) (IETF) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free Cisco CCDE Practice Test built on the current Cisco exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers business strategy and requirements, control, data and management plane design, network design, service design and security design, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the five skill areas on this page, then take the 25-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Cisco CCDE Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: CCDE (Cisco Certified Design Expert) v3.1 written and practical exam topics (Cisco); RFC 4364 BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) (IETF); RFC 4271: A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) (IETF); RFC 2328: OSPF Version 2 (IETF); RFC 7348 Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) (IETF); RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets (IETF). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Five skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Business Strategy and Requirements (Requirements, Constraints and Trade-offs); Control, Data and Management Plane Design (Routing, Convergence and Operations); Network Design (Campus, WAN, Data centre and SP); Service Design (QoS, Multicast and Services); Security Design (Segmentation, Zero trust and Edge protection). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Network architect, Senior network design engineer, Solutions architect, CCIE-level engineer and Enterprise or service provider network lead. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Cisco CCDE knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) is Cisco's expert-level network design certification. Candidates pass a written qualifying exam on design principles and then a scenario-based practical exam that tests how they translate business and technical requirements into network designs.

CCIE focuses on deep implementation and troubleshooting skills on specific technologies. CCDE focuses on design: weighing business requirements, constraints and trade-offs to choose the right architecture, protocols and services rather than configuring them.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available Cisco CCDE content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

25 questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — with a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 25 scenario questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — and a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.