Is a VB.net certification from 2005 still valid ?

Hello Reshma.

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We understand that you want to know if your Certification from 2005 is still valid.

Please know that Microsoft periodically goes thru a clean-up effort to identify certifications based on technologies that are no longer relevant and removes them.

This is done to ensure that the certifications represented on transcripts are current and cover up-to-date skills, knowledge, and abilities. If you Certificate still shows in your Transcript, you can use it as proof of accreditation, even if it shows in the Certification History section of the same.

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