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Following IGCSE results release dates, many questions arise pertaining to:
We have compiled most of the frequently asked questions after the IGCSE results release dates. Continue reading below to find out more.
Cambridge (CIE) releases exam results in January (following the November exam series) and August (June exam series). Your school / exam centre will tell you when your results will be available and how you will receive them. You might need to go to your school / exam centre to collect your results, or your school might give you a password so that you can view your results on CIE’s secure website.
CIE results release dates for International schools
CIE results release dates for UK schools
Please contact your school for information about receiving your results.
If you are a private candidate you will need to contact the exams officer at the school / exam centre where you have taken your exams.
Cambridge has created the Candidate Results website, which candidates can use to view their results online.
Cambridge Schools issue login details for Candidate Results Website. If you do not have the login details or have lost them, please contact the Examinations Officer at your school / exam centre. CIE is unable to assist if you lose your login details.
All Cambridge students should contact the examinations officer at their school / exam centre for information on results. CIE is unable to inform students of their results directly.
Login details for the Candidate Results website are issued by Cambridge schools. If you were not issued with login details or have lost them, please contact the exams officer at your school.
Important information:
The Candidate Results website is administered by schools and not by CIE, so CIE is unable to assist if you lose your login details.
For each qualification these indicate that a result cannot be issued because of absence for the whole or part of the examination in the syllabus, or because of a decision not to issue a result for some other reason.
The exams officer at your school will be able to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of the exam process including your examination results, certificates and results enquiries.
Please read more on what are the IGCSE grading means HERE.
Cambridge cannot accept enquiries about results directly from candidates or parents but if you speak to the exams officer at your school / exam centre, they will be able to help you.
You may find all answers to general queries about results on CIE’s website. Download A Guide to Enquiries About Results and Appeals to know more about the processes.
The exams officer at your school / exam centre will be able to help you so please contact them for further information. They will be able to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of the exam process including your exam results and certificates.
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Schools outside the UK will be sent hard copy Statements of Results in late August for June series, and in late January for November series.
UK schools no longer receive hard copy Statements of Results, but can download electronic copies from the CIE Direct homepage when results are released online. Six weeks after results release, Statements of Results will be removed from the CIE Direct homepage. To access them you will need to log in to CIE Direct, visit the ‘Administer Exams’ section and click on the ‘File Transfers’ tab.
If your school is in the UK, your exams officer will be able to provide you with a print-out of your statement of results. If you have any further questions, please speak to the exams officer at your school.
If your school is outside the UK, hard copy Statements of Results will be despatched in late August. In the instant that you do not receive your Statements of Results, please email CIE with your Centre number in the subject line. If your Centre is in the UK, you will not receive hard copy statements of results. You can download statements from the CIE Direct homepage or from your MIS package when results are released online. Six weeks after results release, Statements of Results will be removed from the CIE Direct homepage. To access them you will need to log in to CIE Direct, visit the ‘Administer Exams section and click on the ‘File Transfers’ tab. Please contact CIE if your statements are not available to download.
Schools should contact CIE immediately with details of any errors in school or candidate names on Statements of Results. So that the required amendments can be made before final certificates are issued. An administrative fee is payable on requests for name amendments received after the following dates:
– 15 September for the June examination series
– 14 February for the November examination series
Certificates will be sent to Cambridge schools by the middle of October for June series, and by the middle of March for November series. If you have any further questions, please speak to the exams officer at your school / exam centre.
The school name will not appear on certificates issued to private candidates.
Candidates can apply for a Certifying Statement of Results to be sent directly to universities or other institutions. This is an official document issued by Cambridge which shows the grades obtained by a candidate in a given examination series.
You may request this service by submitting a Priority Results Information Application Form. This form includes full details and costs of this service.
If you resit a Cambridge examination, you will simply have two results for that qualification. It is then at your discretion which grade you choose to represent your level of attainment.
The final mark sheet will only state information regarding the corresponding examination series. So, there would be no indication of the amount of attempts you have taken at an examination.
Verification is a letter, confirming details and grades of a certificate supplied to Cambridge from a third party on behalf of an individual candidate.
Cambridge will verify a candidate’s results to third parties (i.e. university, employer, etc.) at the request of a candidate, but not directly to the candidate. Cambridge will check the result of each applicant against its permanent record. The verification supplied is based wholly on that record.
A third party requiring verification of a candidate’s results can, with the candidate’s permission, apply for our Third Party Verification of Results service. You may obtain the appropriate application form from CIE’s website. Please note that a copy of results is not sent with this service. If a hard copy of results is required, please apply for a certifying statement of results.
If you have lost your exam results certificate, or need another copy of your results, CIE can issue you with a certifying statement. If you would like to receive a certifying statement, please complete the application form HERE.
The form explains what you need to do before CIE can send a certifying statement either directly to you or to any public institution. The certifying statement shows all grades, except ‘UNGRADED’, ‘NO RESULT’, ‘PENDING’ or ‘TO BE ISSUED’ results, obtained by the candidate at a single examination series.
A certifying statement will be accepted by universities and other institutions as proof of your examination results. Correctly submitted applications will be dealt with within four weeks of receipt.
* Note: Relevant info taken from CIE.
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What if I retake edexcel igcse one subject after completing advanced level
Hello Arnab,
If you are planning to use your iGCSE and A Level qualification for your further studies, please kindly confirm longest period allowance for different examination series. Along with this, we also suggest that you check their subject entry requirements.
if we get the resulys in may, and have to resit for one subject, can we resit it in the may june series? and if someone fails in one subject out of 6 will they be considered as pass?
Hello Sakshi,
March exam series results are not released by the time June exam series entries have to be submitted. For example, March 2021 results will be released Mid-May while the last day to register for the June 2021 exam series is on April 17. Therefore, you will not be able to register in time for the June exam series. The latest you can register is for the November 2021 exam series. We suggest that you check the exam registration dates here: https://www.skolatis.com/exam-registration-dates/
With regards to your second question, you will obtain separate certificates for each subject. The results of each subject is independent from one another.
We hope this helps. Thank you.
so can i still go forward with other subjects or it’s compulsory to resit the subject? becuz in india colleges start in july but if we have to reapper for a paper in oct/nov ill have to start late
Hello Sakshi,
If this subject is part of your college’s entry requirement, you may need to resit the subject. We suggest that you inquire to your chosen college for their subject and grade requirements.
hello, what is the percentage required to pass one subject, and if we have to resit an exam in india, how much money does that take (only for one exam)
Hello Vedika,
The grade thresholds are decided after each examination has been taken and marked. As such, we cannot speculate the minimum mark to pass. But to give you an idea, we suggest that you download past exam papers here: https://www.skolatis.com/cambridge-igcse-past-exam-papers/
With regards to exam fees, it is best that you inquire directly to the exam centre where you will be registering. This is because exam fees vary from school to school, and even different from British Council.
You may want to consider our A* online courses to help you with your exam preparations. These courses had produced many A* candidates worldwide. Please have a read at this page to learn how it works: https://www.skolatis.com/cambridge-igcse-revision-courses.
Should you need further assistance, feel free to contact us. Thank you.
if we fail and have to resit for it will college admissions for me get delayed?
Hello Dan,
We strongly suggest that you confirm if this subject that you need to retake is required for your further studies.
Furthermore, candidates proceed to A Level first before university and they re-take their IGCSE during their A Level period.
so i can reappear for the exam in may june?
Hi Aditi,
Yes, you can. Just make sure that you take your IGCSE exams within 13 months. Usually university/college would accept combining results from separate examination series, but within a certain period, for example: within 13 months or 24 months, depending on each university’s entry requirements.