How to prepare for SCJP

[Dipti Mishra]

Hi Folks,

I'm very new to this discussion forum.
I'm planning to take SCJP exam ,so can anyone guide me how to go about it?
I'm following KHALID N MUGHAL.Is this book sufficient? Apart from reading the book what all is necessary? And what all are the topics on which i should stress upon.

Anyone who has recently appeared for this exam can give better guidance,so please reply soon and thanks in advance

Regards,
Dipti

[harish shankarnarayan]

hi Dipti,

along with khalid mughal's book,the first choice to finish with is kathy sierra and bert bates book,available in all book stores ,these r the mentors for this exam

and then u can start taking exams which r available for frree on the net,
thats all,

good luck.

[Larry Guild]

There's alot of details to memorize. It seems you need to
study hard and take the test at precisely the right time. If you wait too long, you will start to forget what you memorized ! I could easily see that alot of details would become fuzzy even after one week after you take the test and stopped studying.

[B Chen]

You basically have to be a human Java compiler and JVM for the test. Studying gets you in the right state of mind. Wait too long to take the test and you can lose the edge.

[bhavesh bhanushali]

Thanks guys , i have posted a similar question . i got the answer now

[Ramasubbhu Allur Kuppusamy]

Originally quoted by Dipti :
I'm following KHALID N MUGHAL.Is this book sufficient?

Dipti, let me share my opinions. Khalid Mughal's should be the first book to begin with. Khalid Mughal's is absolutely necessary, but by no means sufficient. I read it thrice, word by word. Then followed it up by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates's thrice. Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates's book is like a ready reckoner. Finally I took 5 complete mock exams. Hope this helps!
[ January 26, 2006: Message edited by: Ramasubbhu Allur Kuppusamy ]

[bhavesh bhanushali]

Thanks ram ,iam planning to follow a similar approach .Can u tell me the time it took u to complete the khalid mugal book and kathy sierra book

[Rajani kanth Pandiri]

Hi Dipti
Even i too new to this forum discussion. Recently i have registered. Im also planning to take SCJP. Could u able to help me about which exam we should take either of SCJP 1.4 and SCJP 1.5.

What u have planned. And which exam you are going to take.

[Ramasubbhu Allur Kuppusamy]

Originally posted by Bhavesh :

Can u tell me the time it took u to complete the khalid mugal book and kathy sierra book

Dont' worry about the time frame. It always depends on a a lot of parameters. It works differently for different people. First try it and then create a plan that works for you best.
Also don't look for answers for all your questions at once. You will find out on your own over a period of time. Be patient and keep moving.
Good Luck.