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Summary regulations for candidates 2012
This document contains a summary of the information you need in order to take a Cambridge ESOL exam. You must read this very carefully. If you do not
understand something, please ask your centre. The full regulations, which set out your rights and obligations as a candidate, are in the Regulationsbooklet
which is available from your centre or you can download it from www.CambridgeESOL.org.
■■ ESOL: ‘English for Speakers of Other Languages’.
■■ Cambridge ESOL: University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, a nonprofit common law department of Europe’s largest assessment agency,
Cambridge Assessment.
■■ Centre: an authorised Cambridge ESOL exam centre. Centres are independent institutions andare not directly controlled by Cambridge ESOL.
Cambridge ESOL is not responsible for any actions or omissions by centres.
■■ Candidate: someone who has registered to take a Cambridge ESOL exam.
1. Who can take the exams?
■■ Cambridge ESOL exams may be taken by people of any age, gender,
race, nationality or religion. Although they are designed for native
speakers of languages other thanEnglish, no language related
restrictions apply.
2. Registering for the exam
■■ You must register for the exam through a centre. Your contract is
with the centre and you pay your exam fees to them.
■■ For some exams, there may be more than one session in the same
month. You can only enter for these exams once in a month.
■■ You must take all components of an exam on the dates specified.
■■ Youare not allowed to take some components in one session and the
remainder at another time.
■■ You cannot transfer an entry from one exam session to a future one,
or to an exam at a different level.
3. Special requirements
■■ Cambridge ESOL will always try to make arrangements for candidates
with special requirements (e.g. extra time or adapted papers).
■■ You must tell your centre as soonas possible if you have any
special requirements because they need to send the application to
Cambridge ESOL 8–12 weeks before the exam (depending on what is
required and which exam you are taking). Some exams may need up
to 6 months’ notice.
4. Taking the exam
■■ The centre will give you information about where and when your
exam will be held. You must make sure that you arrive at the righttime and that you bring the pencils, pens, etc. that you need for the
exam.
■■ The centre will give you a copy of the Notice to Candidates which
tells you how you must behave in the exam. You must read it
carefully. If you do not follow the instructions, you may be stopped
from taking the exam, or you may not receive a result. The use of
offensive comments, obscenities or racist remarks inexamination
responses is unacceptable and may lead to results being disqualified.
■■ You may be asked to fill out a Candidate Information Sheet.
Cambridge ESOL uses this information as part of its research and
development programme to improve the quality of the exams.
The information you give is treated anonymously and is strictly
confidential.
■■ You may be asked to complete a short‘anchor test’. Cambridge ESOL
uses this information as part of its quality control programme. The
‘anchor test’ will not affect your exam result.
■■ We may also record your Speaking test as part of Cambridge ESOL’s
quality control procedures.
■■ If you are doing Cambridge English: Advanced, a photo will be taken
of you on the test day.
■■ If you do not feel well on the day of the exam or thinkthat your work
may be affected for any other reason, tell the supervisor immediately.
If appropriate, the centre will report this to Cambridge ESOL for
consideration when deciding your result.
■■ If you miss the exam because of illness, you
may be allowed a full or part refund. You
will need to give medical evidence to your
centre.

5. After the exam
■■ Cambridge ESOL cannot be held...