Exam news and updates
We strongly recommend that you visit this page regularly before the September 2013 exams begin, so that you stay informed of any important news or updates that may affect your exam sitting.
Exam entry for the September 2013 session based exams is now closed. Late entries can not be accepted.
Exam centre changes | New exam centres | Exam centre requests | Exam start time changes | Amended exam schedules
Latest additions
Exam centres for September 2013 are now being confirmed, and details are available on the Exam centres page. You should check carefully, in case there are any changes to the centre you usually sit at.
| Mumbai (added 2 October) | For exams on 3 October only, the centre address is now amended to: World Trade Centre, Centre 1, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005, India. Full details |
Important notice
Using an incorrect calculator will result in a zero mark in the exams. Full information.
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Exam centre changes and confirmations
Exam centres for September 2013 are now being confirmed, and details are available on the Exam centres page. You should check carefully, in case there are any changes to the centre you usually sit at.
Details of any amendments to exam centre addresses etc will be given here when available.
| Mumbai (added 2 October) | For exams on 3 October only, the centre address is now amended to: World Trade Centre, Centre 1, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005, India. Full details |
| Seoul (added 27 September) | 27 September exams only. Centre address amended to: British Council, 4F Hungkuk Life Insurance Building, 226 Shinmunno 1-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-786, Korea. Full details |
| Dubai (added 25 September) | 27 September exams only. Centre address amended to: British Council Dubai, Tariq Bin Ziad Road, Near Rashid Hospital, Behind Dubai Television, Dubai UAE. Full details |
| Canberra (added 24 September) | Centre address now amended to: University of Canberra, Building 7, Level D, Bruce ACT, Australia. Full details |
| Prague (added 20 September) | Centre address now amended to: Instituto Cervantes při Španělském velvyslanectví, Na Rybníčku 536/6, 120 00 Praha 2, Czech Republic |
| Mumbai (added 17 September) | For exams on 30 September only, the centre address is now amended to: World Trade Centre, Centre 1, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005, India. Full details |
| Douglas (added 16 September) | Centre address amended to: Isle of Man College of Further & Higher Education, Homefield Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 6RB. Full details |
| Durban (added 12 September) | Centre address confirmed as: University of KwaZulu-Natal, The Innovation Centre, Room 111, Gate 9, Rick Turner Road, Glenwood, Durban, South Africa. Full details |
| Colombo (added 11 September) | Centre address confirmed as: Asian Villa (Next to British Council main gate), 46 Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka. Full details |
| Centre address amendments (added 9 September) | Centre addresses have been amended for: Christchurch and Taipei. Full details |
| Centre address confirmations (added 9 September) | Centre addresses now confirmed for: Bristol, Copenhagen, Dhaka, Seoul. Full details |
| Lebanon (added 22 August) | Addresses now confirmed as: Lebanon Exam Centre, Alameddine Building - 1st Floor, John Kennedy Street, Clemenceau Area, (Near Gefinor Center), Beirut |
| Istanbul (added 22 August) | Addresses now confirmed as: Fatih Universitesi Surekli Egitim Merkezi (FUSEM), Esentepe Mahallesi Keskin Kalem Sokak no:13, 34394 Esentepe, Istanbul |
| Various centres (added 16 August) | Addresses now confirmed for: Auckland, Bucharest, Bratislava, Fiji, Gurgaon, Islamabad, Kingston (Jamaica), Kolkata, Nepal, Rwanda, Riyadh, Seoul, Taipei. Full details |
| Various centres (added 16 August) | Addresses now amended for: Bermuda, Kuwait, Mumbai (30 September exams only), Paris. Full details |
| Canberra (added 19 July) | Address now confirmed as: University of Canberra, Scrivener Building, Dunlop Court, Bruce, ACT 2601, Australia |
| Singapore (added 16 July) | Address now confirmed as: Singapore Management University, School of Economics and Social Sciences, Classroom 4.3, 90 Stamford Road, Singapore 178903 |
Access arrangements applications
The closing date for access arrangements applications (formerly known as special arrangements) is the same as the applicable exam entry closing date. The application form is available on the right of this page.
Late applications will not be accepted unless due to circumstances for which a valid reason could not be divulged by the published closing date.
New exam centres for September 2013
Details of any new exam centres for September 2013 will be given here when available.
| Gurgaon (added 19 July) | New centre in India - address now confirmed as: The Bristol Hotel, DLF Phase 1, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122002, India |
Exam centre requests
Applications for alternative overseas exam centres must be submitted by 19 July 2013 (Application form).
Exam start time changes
The standard exam start times are 10.00 for morning exams and 14.30 for afternoon exams. If reading time is allowed the standard start times are 09.45 and 14.15.
Please note the changes to the exam start times for the following centres. All times are local times. If reading time is allowed the start time will be 15 minutes earlier than the times shown below.
| Morning exam (local start time) | Afternoon exam (local start time) | |
| UK Centres | ||
| Guernsey | 09.00 | 13.30 |
| Overseas centres | ||
| Addis Ababa | 09.30 | 14.00 |
| Adelaide | 09.15 | 13.45 |
| Auckland | 09.00 | 13.00 |
| Barbados | 09.00 | 13.00 |
| Bloemfontein | 09.00 | 13.30 |
| Brisbane | 08.30 | 13.30 |
| Cairo | 10.00 | 13.00 |
| Cape Town | 09.00 | 13.30 |
| Durban | 09.00 | 13.30 |
| Hanoi | 09.00 | 14.00 |
| Harare | 09.00 | 13.30 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 10.00 | 14.00 |
| Hong Kong | 09.15 | 13.45 |
| Johannesburg | 09.00 | 13.30 |
| Lusaka | 09.00 | 14.00 |
| Mauritius | 09.00 | 13.00 |
| Melbourne | 09.15 | 14.00 |
| Perth | 09.30 | 13.30 |
| Port of Spain | 09.00 | 13.00 |
| Riyadh | 08.30 | 12.00 (Monday-Thursday); 13.30 (Friday) |
| Rwanda | 08.45 | 12.00 |
| Seattle | 10.00 | 13.15 |
| Sydney | 09.15 | 14.00 |
| Taiwan | 10.00 | 14.00 |
| Wellington | 09.30 | 14.00 |
| Zurich | 09.15 | 14.15 |
The standard schedule for the September 2013 exams is
| 23 Sep | 24 Sep | 25 Sep | 26 Sep | 27 Sep | 30 Sep | 1 Oct | 2 Oct | 3 Oct | 4 Oct | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | ST9 | ST6 | ST1 | ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | CT6 | CT4 | CT3 |
Any schedule changes due to public holidays or other unavoidable factors will be given below when available.
Indian centres: Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune - amendments for 2 October
| 23 Sep | 24 Sep | 25 Sep | 26 Sep | 27 Sep | 30 Sep | 1 Oct | 2 Oct | 3 Oct | 4 Oct | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | ST9 | - | CT4 / ST1 | ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | CT6 | - | CT3 / ST6 |
Hong Kong - amendments for 1 October
| 23 Sep | 24 Sep | 25 Sep | 26 Sep | 27 Sep | 30 Sep | 1 Oct | 2 Oct | 3 Oct | 4 Oct | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | - | CT6 / ST6 | ST1 | ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | - | CT4 / ST9 | CT3 |
Lagos - amendments for 1 October
| 23 Sep | 24 Sep | 25 Sep | 26 Sep | 27 Sep | 30 Sep | 1 Oct | 2 Oct | 3 Oct | 4 Oct | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | - | CT6 / ST6 | ST1 | ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | - | CT4 / ST9 | CT3 |
Lusaka - amendments for 27 September
| 23 Sep | 24 Sep | 25 Sep | 26 Sep | 27 Sep | 30 Sep | 1 Oct | 2 Oct | 3 Oct | 4 Oct | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 / CT5 | SA1-6 | - | CT6 / ST6 | ST1 | ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 |
- |
CT7 | - | CT4 / ST9 | CT3 |
Nicosia - amendments for 1 October
| 23 Sep | 24 Sep | 25 Sep | 26 Sep | 27 Sep | 30 Sep | 1 Oct | 2 Oct | 3 Oct | 4 Oct | |
| AM | CA1-1 | ST8 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | - | CT6 / ST6 | ST1 | ST2 |
| PM | CT1 | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | - | CT4 / ST9 | CT3 |
Tokyo - amendments for 23 September
| 23 Sep | 24 Sep | 25 Sep | 26 Sep | 27 Sep | 30 Sep | 1 Oct | 2 Oct | 3 Oct | 4 Oct | |
| AM | - | CA1-1 | ST5 | ST7 | ST4 | SA1-6 | ST9 | ST6 | ST1 | ST2 |
| PM | - | CA1-2 | CT8 | CT2 | CT5 | CT7 | CT6 | CT4 | CT3 |