ZCE is the #1 php certification available in the market.
The certified person gets a good profile weightage.
1) Differentiate yourself from other job seekers
2) Increases your value while salary review
3) Easily shortlisted your CV/Resume
4) Gets a good recognition from the employer
5) Lists in the Zens's PHP Yellow pages
http://www.zend.com/en/store/education/certification/yellow-pages.php
Nearly 70 questions will be asked for the ZCE exam.
The questions will be picked up randomly.There will be multiple type questions as well as the description type questions.
Nearly one month of thorough training or self study is needed for the exam.
The below links are very much useful for the beginners.
http://www.zend.com/en/services/certification/
http://www.zend.com/en/services/training/course-catalog/certification
Visit the URL to get the exam topics http://www.zend.com/en/services/certification/php-5-certification/