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University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL)
The University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) has charitable status as an institution of the University of Cambridge. The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Division is responsible for supervising the production of examinations and for their continual development to meet the changing needs of candidates. There is close collaboration with the British Council, which includes the administration of examinations abroad.
Cambridge ESOL offers five main ESOL examinations covering a range of abilities.
The examinations presented in this document are (in order of increasing difficulty):
Preliminary English Test (PET)
First Certificate in English (FCE)
Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
These examinations can be taken at centres in the UK and abroad.
KET and PET have six fixed administrations a year while the other
examinations are taken in June and December.
Registration of candidates is the responsibility of Local Secretaries
appointed by Cambridge ESOL, who ensure correct completion of
entries and send them back to Cambridge. Candidates must register
six weeks before the KET and PET examinations and eight to ten
weeks before the FCE, CAE and CPE examinations. In addition to
the examinations listed here, Cambridge ESOL provides a wide range
of English language examinations for specific purposes, including
tests for children, tests of English for academic purposes and
of business English.
Results are issued to centres approximately eight to ten weeks after the examination.
For further information regarding Cambridge examinations:
University of Cambridge
ESOL Examinations
1 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB1 2EU
United Kingdom
Tel +44-1223-553355
Fax +44-1223-460278
E-mail esol@ucles.org.uk
Internet www.cambridgeesol.org