The Cisco 350-501 SPCOR exam is a 120‑minute core exam for CCNP and CCIE Service Provider that assesses implementing and operating service provider core technologies; expect roughly 90–110 questions with a variable passing score, typically reported on a 300–1000 scale where the cut score may fall around 750–850 but is not officially fixed. It covers core architecture, services, networking, automation, QoS, security, and network assurance, and is delivered via Pearson VUE.​

Course description:

Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR 350‑501) validates skills in core service provider architectures, routing (IS‑IS, OSPF, BGP), MPLS and Segment Routing, VPN services, multicast, QoS, security, automation (NETCONF/RESTCONF, gNMI/gRPC), telemetry/assurance, and operations used to build and run SP networks at scale.​

Exam time:

The SPCOR exam duration is 120 minutes for the testing session.​

Number of questions

Cisco does not publish an exact number; reputable outlines indicate approximately 90–110 items are typical for SPCOR.​

Passing score:

Cisco uses a scaled score report and does not publish a fixed pass mark; community and training outlines commonly cite a variable cut score around 750–850 on a 1000‑point scale, which can vary by form.​

Registration and delivery

Registration and delivery are through Pearson VUE for Cisco Systems; the exam is proctored and scheduled via the Pearson VUE portal.​

Official exam topics:

• Architecture: SP architectures, software architecture, virtualization, QoS architecture, and control/management/data‑plane security.​

• Networking: IS‑IS (v4/v6), OSPF (v2/v3), BGP (IBGP/EBGP v4/v6), policy/route‑maps, IPv6 transition, and HA.​

• MPLS and Segment Routing: MPLS fundamentals, TE concepts, and SR principles.​

• Services: L2VPN/Carrier Ethernet, L3VPN, multicast services, and QoS services.​

• Automation and Assurance: APIs, YANG, NSO, Ansible/Terraform concepts, NETCONF/RESTCONF, gNMI/gRPC, NetFlow/IPFIX, and SNMP.

• This course is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Cisco. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. These are unofficial practice tests designed to closely mirror the structure, difficulty, and blueprint of the official exam, helping you prepare as if it were the real test. Questions are carefully crafted to align with Cisco’s published objectives, with items inspired by common scenarios and refined to reflect official exam themes—without using or reproducing proprietary content.