CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EXAMS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
June 2015
REGISTRATION
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A candidate may register for the exam only if he/she has read and understood all the rules and regulations or if he/she
has been briefed by the registering institution. It is the duty of the registering institution, making a Group entry, to notify the candidates
about this document. Third parties (parents, relatives), authorised to register a candidate, must inform the candidate of this document
prior to sending the online application form or registering the candidate with the registering institution. By the third party’s signature
candidates accept these rules and regulations, that their personal data may be used by Cambridge English for registration purposes
and by British Council for information purposes.
Registration can be done exclusively within the registration periods (for the November/ December session in September/ October, for
the March Session in January and for the May/ June session in March). The examination calendar is available on our web pages. To
complete the registration, candidates are required to submit an online application form and a copy of the confirmation of payment.
Registering institutions are required to submit a Group entry form according to which they will be invoiced. Their candidates can make
payments individually as well – in which case the registering institution must submit all of their confirmations of payment by the
registration deadline.
It is possible to register with a late entry fee after the registration deadline. Please contact British Council for further information.
ALL candidates (except for KET for SCHOOLS/ PET for SCHOOLS candidates) will be photographed on the day of the exam. In order
for the registration to be valid, candidates or their parents/ legal guardians (if candidates are under 18), must sign a Consent Form
and send it either to the British Council by the registration deadline or to the registering institution that should then forward it to the
British Council by the registration deadline.
**IMPORTANT** - Candidates must make sure they are able to attend the written part of the test on scheduled
dates BEFORE THEY REGISTER as entries cannot be transferred from one examination session to a later one
or to a different level of examination.
REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION
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At least two weeks prior to the start of the Speaking window period, registered candidates will be emailed a Confirmation of Entry
with all the details about the time and the venue of the exam. They will also get a Notice to Candidates and Summary regulations
for candidates, documents which they must read carefully. If a candidate does not receive these documents two weeks prior to the
start of the Speaking window period, he/she should contact the British Council immediately.
Registering institutions will also be emailed these documents for their reference.
DATES
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The dates for Reading, Writing, Use of English and Listening components for all exams are set at least 1 year in advance by
Cambridge English and cannot be changed. The Window period for Speaking test dates is also set by Cambridge English and
candidates need to make sure in advance they will be available in that period.
DATES OF THE WRITTEN PART AND PRICES – MAY/ JUNE 2015
Exam
KET for Schools
PET for Schools
Date of Reading,
Writing, (Use of
English) and Listening
components
30 May
30 May
Regular price
Prices for Web shop credit
card payment
(5% RBA bank commission)
640,00 kn
695,00 kn
673,69 kn
731.58 kn
FCE
6 June
1200,00 kn
1263,16 kn
Computer based FCE
23 May
1200,00 kn
1263,16 kn
CAE
10 June
1285,00 kn
1,352.64 kn
Computer based CAE
30 May
1285,00 kn
1,352.64 kn
CPE
11 June
1390,00 kn
1,463,16 kn
BEC Preliminary
6 June
695,00 kn
731.58 kn
BEC Vantage
4 June
1200,00 kn
1263,16 kn
BEC Higher
2 June
1460,00 kn
1,536,85 kn
ILEC
16 May
1280,00 kn
1.347,37 kn
ICFE
16 May
1000,00 kn
1.052,64 kn
TKT – all modules
9 May
250,00 kn
263,16 kn
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SPEAKING WINDOW PERIODS – MAY/ JUNE 2015
KET for SCHOOLS
PET for SCHOOLS
FCE
CAE
CPE
Computer based FCE
Computer based CAE
ILEC
ICFE
BEC Preliminary
BEC Vantage
BEC Higher
22 May – 1 June
22 May – 14 June
8 – 18 May
29 May – 8 June
16 – 24 May
23 – 31 May
SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS CONDITIONS
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Special arrangements can be made for candidates who have special needs (e.g. blind, dyslexic candidates, candidates
with a stutter, candidates with impaired hearing etc).
If a candidate requires special arrangements he/ she needs to inform British Council at least 5 days before the
registration deadline and fill out the Special Arrangements Request Form. The request must be supported by original
medical evidence not older than 2 years.
The registering institution needs to identify candidates with special needs and notify the candidates of the special
procedure for registration and the British Council about such candidates.
ON EXAM DAY
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Candidates are required to arrive at least 20 minutes before the start of the exam and bring their Confirmation of Entry
and an ID card or a passport to be checked by the invigilators.
All candidates have to be able to provide a valid identification document on the day of the test. The only ID documents
accepted are an ID card and a passport. This applies to KET and PET candidates, too.
To combat an increasing threat of impersonating malpractice, those candidates who fail to present the invigilators with
a valid ID document will not be admitted to the test and will not be eligible for a refund.
Pay attention to your Candidate number written on the Confirmation of Entry. Your seat will be marked by this
number. If your name is wrongly printed on the Confirmation of Entry please notify the centre immediately.
All cases of irregular conduct during the exam detected by the invigilators or supervisors will be reported to Cambridge
ESOL and may lead to disqualification of candidates and withholding of their results. The supervisor has the authority
to expel from the examination room any candidate detected engaging in irregular conduct.
During the exam, mobile phones and other electronic devices have to be handed over to the invigilator.
If you have queries or complaints about the way the exam is organised or conducted, please contact a supervisor or
the British Council representative at the venue immediately after the end of the paper or exam.
Any complaints raised afterwards will not be taken into consideration.
CANCELLATIONS, TRANSFERS AND REFUNDS
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Once candidates register, it is not possible to cancel the exam, transfer to a later examination session or to a different
level of exam.
The fee will not be refunded in case of failing or withdrawal from the exam. It is possible to request a refund only in
cases of illness or death (either of the candidate or someone in his closest family).
Only 50% of the exam fee is refundable.
Applications for refund must be accompanied by an original medical certificate (“Povijest bolesti” exclusively), with
the diagnosis written legibly in Latin or English.
Prior to sending the medical certificate to British Council, we need to be contacted by either the candidate or the parent
and be given a valid explanation. Teachers may not request refunds on behalf of their students.
The medical certificate must reach the British Council within a week of the written test date.
RESULTS AND CERTIFICATES
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Candidates’ answers and other work done by candidates are property of the University of Cambridge and under no
circumstances will these be released to candidates, schools or centres.
All exam candidates will be provided with ID/ secret numbers together with the Confirmation of Entry which will enable
them to access results online (approximately 8 – 10 weeks after the written test date). The registering institutions will
be able to access their candidates’ results online at the same time, if they have received their own identification codes
from the exam centre.
About a month after the release of results, certificates will be sent to all candidates by post. Candidates that registered
through a registering institution will receive their results through that institution.
The results are provisional and are subject to amendment by Cambridge English prior to the issue of certificates.
If candidates wish to apply for a recheck/ remark of their test, they need to contact British Council max. 4 weeks after
they receive the Statement of Results. They will also need to pay a fee and fill in a form.
If a candidate loses the certificate it is possible to get only a certified copy of the results at a certain fee.
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DISCLAIMER
British Council and the Examination Boards will take all reasonable steps to provide continuity of service. However we feel
sure you will understand that we cannot be made responsible for any interruptions caused by circumstances beyond our
control. If examinations or their results are disrupted, cancelled or delayed, every effort will be made to resume normal
service as soon as possible. British Council’s liability will be limited to the refund of the registration fee or retesting at a later
date.
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