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University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES)

Examination System

Key English Test

Preliminary English Test

First Certificate in English

Certificate in Advanced English

Certificate of Proficiency in English

 

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL)

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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):

Key English Test (KET)

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

 

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