Exam retakes and re-marking

Enquiry About Results (EAR) – Information for Private Candidates
If you are a private candidate registered for May/June 2025 exams series and wish to request an Enquiry About Results (EAR), please follow the process below.

Deadline
All EAR requests related to May/June 2025 exams series must be submitted by 10 September 2025. The British Council will not accept any submissions received after the deadline.

Component Marks Report

To support candidates in Pakistan, Cambridge will release component marks reports from the May June 2025 series. For May June 2025 series, this will be shared with private candidates on their registered email addresses by 19 August 2025 for Cambridge AS & A Level, and by 26 August 2025 for Cambridge O Level and IGCSE. For any further clarity, you can write to us info@britishcouncil.org.pk   

About the Marking Process

• Your exam papers are assessed by specialist examiners who follow a strict marking scheme. Principal examiners oversee the process to ensure grades are awarded fairly.
• If your awarded grade is significantly different from your teacher’s prediction or your usual performance, your script is automatically reviewed and may be re-graded.
• Borderline grades are also re-marked to ensure fairness.

If you still believe your result does not reflect your work, you may request an EAR.

Requesting a Re-mark

• School candidates: Contact your school directly. We do not accept private EAR applications from school candidates.
• Private candidates: Follow the below guidelines to submit your EAR application by the given deadline.

How to Apply
1. Submit your request through the School Registration System (SRS) Portal.
2. Send the following documents through courier to “British Council, C/O British Deputy High Commission, Shahrah-e-Iran, Clifton, Karachi”.

• Payment proof: A single consolidated bank demand draft, pay order, or bank deposit slip. You can also pay via ATM or IBFT to the Virtual Account assigned to you.
• Copy of your statement of results

Click here to view the list of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) branches for payment.

Fee details are available in the Cambridge enquiry about results (EAR) guide in the download section below.

3.      To process the EAR for “NO RESULT” or “PENDING”, please apply through the form. (“No Result” and “Pending” Queries are free of cost)

Guidance and Support
To help you complete your request correctly, please refer to the:
1. Cambridge enquiry about results (EAR) guide
2. Post results services (PRS) guide

(Both available in the Downloads section)

EAR Outcome
After a review, your grade or mark may increase, decrease, or remain the same. If your grade is increased. Guidelines for refunds and replacement certificates are in the EAR Guide.

OxfordAQA Post - Examination Services May/June 2025 exams series

If you are an OxfordAQA private candidate from May/June 2025 exams series and would like to review your results or obtain copies of their exam scripts, the British Council offers following Post Examination Services:

• Review of Marking – by a senior examiner.
• Clerical Re-check – A manual check to ensure all marks were added and recorded correctly.
• Access to Scripts – Copies of your exam scripts for review or learning purposes.

Some of these services are also available on a priority basis for urgent needs to meet university admission deadlines.

Important: Following any review, your grade may go up, down, or stay the same.

How to Apply

1. Download - the OxfordAQA Post-Results Services Application Form from the Downloads section on this page.

2. Fill in the form - carefully, ensuring all required details are complete and accurate.

3. Pay the fee - as mentioned in the form at the specified branches of the designated bank. Bank details are provided in the form.

4. Email your application - send a digital copy of the completed form along with a scanned copy of the yellow fee deposit slip to info@britishcouncil.org.pk before the deadline.

Deadlines

Priority Services: AS/A Level – 18 Aug 2025, GCSE – 25 Aug 2025
Regular Services: 15 September 2025

Late, incomplete, or incorrectly completed applications will not be processed.

Additional details and fee submission instructions are available in the application form

Pearson Edexcel – Post-Results Services (May/June 2025) exams series

If you are a Pearson Edexcel candidate from May/June 2025 exams series and would like to review your results or obtain copies of your exam scripts, the British Council offers following Post Examination Service under review of marking and moderation services:

1. clerical check – checks mark totals, missing pages, special considerations
2. post results review of marking – A senior examiner will check that your exam paper was marked accurately.

Both services have strict deadlines and require your written consent, as your grade may go up, down, or remain the same.

Deadline: 15 September 2025

Access to Scripts (ATS)
You can also request Access to Scripts (ATS) to receive a copy of your marked exam paper. This can help you decide whether to apply for a review or support your future learning.

Full details of each service, including fees, deadlines and the application process are provided in the pearson_edexcel_RoMM_form_may june 2025 available in the Downloads section below.
Please read the instructions carefully before applying.

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 previous exam session. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

If you are a school student you need to speak to your school exams co-ordinator. If you are a private student you need to provide your:

• previous centre number

• candidate number

• Statement of result

Note: the retake option may not apply to all subjects’ option. You can usually submit previously used coursework so you will only need to retake written exams. Any coursework that is resubmitted needs to meet the requirements of the syllabus in the new exam series and must be re-assessed.

Teachers and school exams coordinators may want to order detailed reports on the exam performance of a group of candidates or a whole class of students. 

The British Council allows you to order reports for groups of up to five, up to 15, or groups of 16 and more. 

To place an order for exam reports, you will need written consent from each candidate.