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Cisco DevNet Associate Study Roadmap

200-901 DEVASC · 12-week plan · Free

Last updated: September 29, 2026

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Domain Weight Distribution

D1: Software Development & Design
15%
D2: Understanding APIs
20%
D3: Cisco Platforms & Development
15%
D4: Application Deployment & Security
15%
D5: Infrastructure & Automation
20%
D6: Network Fundamentals
15%

Week-by-Week Study Plan

Week 1

Domain 1: Software development (Agile/Waterfall, design patterns, data formats, Git)

Week 2

Domain 1: Testing (TDD, unit testing, code review, software design principles)

Week 3

Domain 2: APIs (REST methods, HTTP status codes, request/response structure)

Week 4

Domain 2: API security (OAuth 2.0, tokens, rate limiting, webhooks, Postman/curl)

Week 5

Domain 3: Cisco platforms (Meraki, DNA Center, ACI, vManage APIs and capabilities)

Week 6

Domain 3: DevNet resources (Sandboxes, SDK usage, API documentation, platform labs)

Week 7

Domain 4: Deployment (CI/CD pipelines, Docker containers, Dockerfile, registries)

Week 8

Domain 4: Security (OWASP Top 10, secret management, edge/fog computing)

Week 9

Domain 5: Automation (Python scripting, Ansible playbooks, infrastructure as code)

Week 10

Domain 5: Network programmability (NETCONF/RESTCONF, YANG models, EEM applets)

Week 11

Domain 6: Network fundamentals (IP addressing, TCP/UDP, DNS, SDN, cloud networking)

Week 12

Full Review: Practice exams, API labs, Python exercises, Weak areas, Exam logistics

Free Resources

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