Information about OCAJP(Associate level for OCJP 7)

As oracle as made mandatory to give associate level certification before actually giving Programmer certification I just wanted some web links which can provide us with some information about this new exam its pattern and its content..

Can any one help me...Thanks in advance..

As far as I can see there is no requirement to do SCJA before you can do SCJP. Where did you get this information?

It seems like from Jave 7 the Associate is indeed a requirement: http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=505 This is a new thing then.

John

Yes I have verified it twice its compulsory to give this but can I get some hint on how many questions are expected or something more if you can add on...

Thanks everyone..