Kick-off for PMP

Those who intend to take PMP, I think you have made a good decision!
Below is some information for you to proceed in achieving your goal of taking PMP certification.

(Refer www.pmi.org for complete and latest information)

1. Why do you plan to take PMP?
a. To learn and know more about Project Management
b. Better Marketability

2. Are you qualified?
In general,
a. If you hold a degree and have 5-6 years of work experience in relevant field.
b. If you have 7-8 years of relevant work experience and don't have a bachelor's degree.

Also, you must have 35 PDUs of classroom training.

3. How to take PDUs/classes?
Any Registered Education Provider (REP) can conduct classes and you may attend them.
There are a few Professional Training institutions (Knowledgewoods is one of them)across India providing classes during weekends.

4. Which books to read?
There are many book to refer. You may search any of those online.

5. How much time is required to prepare for the exam?
2 months is sufficient if you can read daily for 2 hours.

6. How will the questions be? How long is the exam?
Sample paper online: here. Exam is 4-hours duration and has 200 questions.

7. How much does the exam cost?
It costs around Rs. 35K (around 10K for classroom training and 25K for examination registration)