Exam retakes and re-marking

If you or your teachers think that you could achieve better grades, you can choose to re-take your exam. 

What is a retake?

An exam counts as a retake if you have sat the same syllabus in the past year. 

The 2014 deadline to apply for retakes for Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) students is:

IGCSE:

ENTRY STAGE	FIRST TIME ENTRIES	EXAM FEES (QAR)
First entry closing date	13 January - 17 February	990 per subject / 110 per oral exam
First level penalty fee*	18 February - 17 March	1140 per subject / 110 per oral exam / 200 code change
Second level penalty fee*	18 March - 31 March	1290 per subject / 110 per oral exam / 350 code change
Third level penalty fee*	1 April - 15 April	1390 per subject / 110 per oral exam / 450 code change

*These fees applies to late entries, amendments to entries and amendments to options.

O, AS and A levels:

ENTRY STAGE	CLOSING DATES	EXAM FEES (QAR)
Candidate registration fees	To be paid at the time of registration	O level 300 / AS level 300 / A level 300
Final entry closing date*	13 January - 17 February	O level 690 / AS level 900 /A level 990
First level penalty fee*	18 February - 17 March	O level 890 / AS level 1100 /A level 1190
Second level penalty fee*	18 March - 31 March	O level 1040 / AS level 1250 /A level 1340
Third level penalty fee*	1 April - 15 April	O level 1140 / AS level 1350 /A level 1440

*These fees applies to late entries and amendments to entries. 

What you need to do:

In order to arrange an exam retake please contact us.

Note: the retake option may not apply to all subjects.

If you or your teachers think that you could achieve better grades, you can choose to re-take your exam. 

What is a retake?

An exam counts as a retake if you have sat the same syllabus in the past year. 

The 2014 deadline to apply for retakes for Edexcel exam students is:

AS, A level and International Advanced Levels (IAL)

ENTRIES	REGISTRATION DATES	FEE PER UNIT (QAR)
Regular entries (Sciences, Religious studies and Math)	13 January - 17 March	450
Regular entries for Humanities and English ,Business studies, Economics,Economics & Business Studies , Geography, History and Psychology	13 January - 17 March	650
Regular entries for Accounting and Arabic	13 January - 17 March	700
Late entries for Sciences, Religious studies and Math	18 March - 17 April	900
Late entries for Humanities and English	18 March - 17 April	1300
Late entries for Accounting and Arabic	18 March - 17 April	1400
High late entries for Sciences, Religious studies and Math	18 April - 30 April	1350
High late entries for Humanities and English	18 April - 30 April	1950
High late entries for Accounting and Arabic	18 April - 30 April	2100

IGCSE

ENTRIES	REGISTRATION DATES	FEE PER UNIT (QAR)
International IGCSE regular entry	13 January - 17 March	990
Late entry fees for IGCSE	18 March - 17 April	1980
High late entry fees for IGCSE	18 April - 30 April	2970

What you need to do:

In order to arrange an exam retake please contact us.

Note: the retake option may not apply to all subjects.

Teams of examiners assess every exam paper. They are specialists in their subjects, and follow a strict marking scheme. Principal examiners oversee the process to make sure that grades are awarded fairly. 

If a student is awarded a grade that differs significantly from their teacher’s prediction or comparative performance, their exam is automatically re-checked and often re-graded. Borderline grades are also re-marked to ensure the grade is fair. 

The exam marking process is carefully designed to be fair to all students. However, if you feel that your exam result does not represent your work, you can ask to have your paper re-marked. 

Request a re-mark

If you are a school student and believe that your exam results are incorrect, you should contact us.

Please note that all remarking requests should be submitted to the British Council front desk and should be paid cash or debit/credit card and in Qatari Riyal.

Cambridge - October/November session: to be published a month from the date of the publication of results.

Pearson Edexcel - January 2014: to be published a month from the date of the publication of results.

For Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) candidates:  Form of enquiries about results can be collected from the British Council office.

For Pearson Edexcel candidates: Form of enquiries about results can be collected from the British Council office. 

Remember: your grade and mark may be lowered, confirmed or raised following the enquiry. If your grade is raised, you may be entitled to a full refund for this service.