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CCNA v2.0 vs v1.1: what changes and which one to study
Cisco is refreshing the CCNA. The exam keeps its code, 200-301, but from 3 February 2027 the version you sit is v2.0. The last day to test on v1.1 is 2 February 2027. There is no overlap: on any given day, only one version is offered. Here is what stays the same, what moves, and how to choose.
Key dates
2 Feb 2027 · last day to test on CCNA v1.1.
3 Feb 2027 · CCNA v2.0 goes live, still exam 200-301.
Which version will you sit?
| Your exam date | Version |
|---|---|
| On or before 2 Feb 2027 | v1.1 |
| On or after 3 Feb 2027 | v2.0 |
Because the code does not change, the date you sit the exam is what decides the version. These are Cisco's dates as of October 2026: check the official CCNA exam page before you book.
What stays the same
- The exam code, 200-301, and the certification it earns: CCNA.
- 120 minutes.
- Results on Cisco's 300–1000 scale. Cisco publishes neither the number of questions nor the pass mark; 825 is the figure most often cited, so treat it as an estimate.
Five domains instead of six
v2.0 does not just reweight the old domains; it regroups the topics. The v2.0 weights:
| v2.0 domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1. Network Infrastructure and Connectivity | 25% |
| 2. Switching and Network Access | 25% |
| 3. IP Routing | 20% |
| 4. Network Services and Security | 20% |
| 5. AI, and Network Operations and Management | 10% |
And v1.1, for comparison:
| v1.1 domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1. Network Fundamentals | 20% |
| 2. Network Access | 20% |
| 3. IP Connectivity | 25% |
| 4. IP Services | 10% |
| 5. Security Fundamentals | 15% |
| 6. Automation and Programmability | 10% |
What the numbers mean
- Half the exam is infrastructure and switching. Network Infrastructure and Connectivity and Switching and Network Access are 25% each, from cabling and IPv4/IPv6 addressing to trunks, EtherChannel and Rapid PVST+.
- Routing is a fifth. IP Routing is 20%: reading a routing table, static routes, single-area OSPF and first-hop redundancy (HSRP and VRRP). In v1.1, IP Connectivity was the largest domain at 25%.
- Services and security share a domain. Network Services and Security (20%) holds AAA, SFTP/SCP, NAT/PAT, DNS, IPsec VPNs, ACLs and Layer 2 security. In v1.1, most of these sat across IP Services and Security Fundamentals.
- AI is named. The last domain, AI, and Network Operations and Management (10%), covers agentic AI, prompts for generative AI, management approaches, SNMP, Ansible and syslog.
Because the topics moved between domains, compare the two tables as structures rather than line by line.
What is new in v2.0
- Agentic AI in network operations (5.1). What an AI agent does in operations, and judging the output and recommendations of agentic AI and digital network assistants.
- Prompts for generative AI (5.2). Choosing the prompt to send, weighing data classification, output format, persona and instructions.
- OSPFv3 for IPv6 (3.3). Single-area OSPFv3 beside OSPFv2: adjacencies, point-to-point and broadcast networks, DR/BDR, router ID.
- SFTP and SCP (4.2). Moving device configurations and software files with secure file transfer.
- Storm control (4.7.c). Capping broadcast, multicast and unicast traffic storms on a switch port.
- RA guard (4.7.d). Blocking rogue IPv6 router advertisements, next to DHCP snooping, DAI and port security.
Cisco's v2.0 exam description adds that you may be asked to evaluate the output and recommendations of agentic AI and digital network assistants during operations and troubleshooting.
The other shift is in the verbs. Of the 29 topics in v2.0, 8 begin with “Troubleshoot” or “Diagnose”: interfaces and cables (1.1), IPv4 addressing and subnetting (1.3), IPv6 addressing (1.4), client connectivity on Windows, macOS and Linux (1.6), DHCPv4 (1.7), Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity with show commands, ping, traceroute and packet captures (2.4), static routing (3.2) and DNS records (4.4). Expect to be shown something broken and asked why.
Which one should you study?
- Your exam is on or before 2 February 2027: study v1.1. Leave a margin, because a retake after that date is a v2.0 exam.
- Your exam will be on or after 3 February 2027: study v2.0 from the start.
- You have not booked yet: most of the core carries over, including subnetting, VLANs and trunks, EtherChannel, spanning tree, static routing, OSPFv2, NAT, ACLs and Layer 2 security. Start there, and add the v2.0-only topics as soon as your date is set.
The short rule: study the version that is live on your exam date, and spend your time the way it weights its domains.
How CCNA Prep handles both
CCNA Prep has a version switch. On v2.0 you study every topic; on v1.1 the questions on topics that are new in v2.0 step aside, and the rest stay grouped by v2.0's five domains. Every question is original, written against Cisco's published 200-301 exam topics and tagged to the topic it covers. They are not real exam questions.
Questions
When does CCNA v2.0 start?
On 3 February 2027, according to Cisco as of October 2026. The exam code stays 200-301.
What is the last day to take CCNA v1.1?
2 February 2027. From the next day, every CCNA 200-301 exam is v2.0.
Did the passing score change?
Cisco does not publish a pass mark for either version. Results are reported on a 300–1000 scale, and 825 is the figure most often cited, so treat it as an estimate.
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