Difference between SCJP Exams

There are few changes in SCJP 6.0 from the SCJP 5.0. Objectives of SCJP 6.0 are very similar to SCJP 5.0 exam except that few minor updates.

SCJP 5.0

Number of questions: 72
Time: 175 minutes
Passing score: 59% (43 of 72 questions)
Exam Objectives: The SCJP 5.0 exam is based on the following objectives: Declaration, Initialization and Scoping Flow Control,API Contents,Concurrency,OO Concepts
Collections/Generics,Fundamentals

Cost: USD 150 (or locally priced)

SCJP 6.0

Number of questions:72
Time:210 minutes
Passing score: 65% (47 of 72 questions)
Format of questions: Minor change from SCJP 5.0. In SCJP 6.0 Navigable collections and java.io.Console class have been added to the objectives. Explicit garbage collector calls (i.e. System.gc()) has been removed, but other questions on garbage collection and the finalize() method are retained.

Exam Objectives: The SCJP 5.0 exam is based on the following objectives: Declaration, Initialization and ScopingFlow Control,API Contents,Concurrency, Object-oriented concepts,Collections/generics,Fundamentals 

Cost: US$ 300 * (or locally priced)

The given data depicts the comparison between SCJP 1.5 and SCJP 1.6:

                       SCJP 1.5         SCJP 1.6
Exam Number            cx310-055        cx310-065
Pre-requisites      None             None
Number of Questions    72             No change
Exam Duration        175 minutes      210 minutes
Passing Score        59%              65%
Format of Questions    No change       No change
Removed Topics         Bit Manupulation Explicit garbage collector calls(i.e,System.gc())

New Topics In SCJP 1.5: Enums,generics, static imports, and autoboxing/unboxing, java.lang.StringBuilder, java.util.Locale, java.util.Formater, java.util.Scanner. java.util.regex.Pattern, and java.util.regex. Matcher, File, BufferedReader, BufferedWriter, FileReader, FileWriter and PrintWriter, loose coupling, and high cohesion.

New Topics In SCJP 1.6: java.io.Console, java.util.NavigableSet, java.util.NavigableMap, finalize() method.