Information and Key Dates

May/June 2024
(Pearson Edexcel)

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1.Registration Deadlines

All Qualifications – Type of Entry Start End

Normal Registration Period 05 January 2024 14 March 2024

Late Penalty Registration Period 15 March 2024 30 March 2024

Note:
• Entries submitted after the Normal registration period will be subjected to a late
penalty. Refer to the Exam fee list document for more information.

• Late registrations are not possible for subjects that include coursework, practical or
speaking test components.

• Registrations for subjects with a speaking component are subject to the availability
of an examiner. Therefore, it is mandatory that the candidate checks with us before
registering for such subjects.

• School candidates will need to comply with the registration and payment deadlines
set by their school.

2.Registration Links
• Registration Link for Private Candidates:
https://schoolexams.britishcouncil.org

Important – If you have taken Edexcel exams through school previously and
registering as a private candidate for May/June 2024, please use a new email
address for the exam registration.

• School Candidates – Contact your school.

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3.Identification Documents
• Valid Passport
(Check “Alterations & Observations Page” for any comments making the passport
invalid.)

• Valid National Identity Card

(If you have received the government-issued ID confirmation in place of your
plastic NIC, you may use it to register.)

• Valid Postal ID (Age below 16)

Note:

• Candidates will be permitted to take an exam only if they have a valid identification
document.
• Only the above ID documents will be accepted for registrations.

4.Registration Process

4.1 Creating an online registration account.

• Candidates born after 01 May 2006 (Minor candidates) - parents/guardians
should complete the registration on behalf of the candidate. Click here for the
Easy Step Guide.

• Candidates born on or before 01 May 2006 can register on their own. Click here
for the Easy Step Guide.

• If a candidate needs to change their account from a minor to an adult candidate

account, please follow the steps given here.

4.2 Selecting the correct Subject, Unit and Cash in codes.

Please refer to the Subject Availability document (Available here) to ensure the correct
codes are used in your registration. British Council will not be responsible for any errors
made in your registration.

Refer to Section 7 for more information on Cash-ins.

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4.3 Correct Candidate Information

Please ensure that your candidate information such as your name, date of birth and contact
details are checked prior to completing your registration.
You are recommended to use your name as included in your Identification document,
however, may need to abbreviate any names longer than the character limits given below:

1. First Name/s: Maximum 20 characters, including spaces.

2. Last Name/s: Maximum 30 characters, including spaces.

If you need to amend any personal data after your registration is complete, please refer to
Section 9 for more information.

5. Exam Fees and Payment Methods

The Exam Fee list can be accessed on our website. Click here
All fees are payable in Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR).

• Private Candidates: Payments need to be made online by Visa / Master Card

(Credit/Debit) during your online registration process.

• Payment link: https://forms.office.com/e/30BiEC7hRN

• School Candidates: Check with the respective school for deadline/payment

methods.

If you fail to submit your registration before the above deadlines set by the British Council,
you will be subjected to a Late Entry Fee.

6. Access Arrangement
Access Arrangements are pre-examination adjustments which allow candidates with special
educational needs, disabilities, or temporary injuries to access the assessment without
changing the demands of the assessment.

E.g., Readers, Scribes and Modified Question Papers.

Submission Deadline – 01 March 2024

Modified paper Deadline – 31 January 2024

How to apply – By following the steps given at https://forms.office.com/e/t6QhQneKuP

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7. Cash-in and Late Cash-in fees for IAL

7.1 Cash-in

• Candidates, who are completing all the relevant units in May/June 2024 under a specific
subject/award, may apply for Cash-in during Normal Registration Period.

• You are requested to ensure “Correct Cash-in Codes & relevant unit codes" are selected.

• If you have done IAL before, please use the same UCI (Unique Candidate Identifier)
Number.

• No additional fee charged for Cash-ins during Normal Registration Period.

• If you fail to add relevant Cash-In codes at the time of initial registration, you may do so
during normal registration period by adding them separately on the registration portal
and filling the online form via https://forms.office.com/e/dT3mn9jKbt

o Note: Failure to follow above steps would result in subsequently added cash-
in codes not getting captured

• British Council will process all added Cash-in requests by 14 March 2024 (Last date for
the Normal reg). However, non-eligible cash-in requests will not be accepted by the Exam
Board.

7.2 Late Cash-in

• Candidates, who are completing all the relevant units in May/June 2024 under a
specific subject/award but fail to add relevant cash-in codes during Normal
Registration Period, will be subjected to an admin fee of Rs 7400 per cash-in.

• Late Cash-in fee is non-refundable.

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7.3 Cash-in Ineligibility
Candidates will be ineligible for cash-ins based on the below reasons.

• Using several different UCI Numbers – We advise candidates to use the same UCI
number throughout their entire IAL exam series.
• Discrepancies of the names across the exam series including the order of the names
(even if it is the same UCI, unless the names are aligned, candidates will not receive
overall grades)
• Using the wrong cash-in codes.

• Not taking the required number of units.

Please go through the subject availability list for IAL at -

https://www.britishcouncil.lk/exam/school-exams/register/private-edexcel to check
on the cash-in codes you need to choose.

8. Adding UCI numbers

Log in to the online registration portal using your previous credentials if you would want to
use the same UCI (Unique Candidate Identifier) number from a previous series for the May /
June 2024 registration.

If you use a different login, an error message stating that you are already registered will
appear and prevent you from entering the previous UCI number.

In such cases, please register without the UCI number and complete the UCI Merge form by
visiting https://forms.office.com/e/5YdPY2ahTA on or before the respective registration
deadlines.

Note: Failing to send the details on time could result in receiving a new UCI number

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9. Personal Data Amendment

Submit data changes (Name, Date of Birth or contact details) as per the following methods.

• Submit via https://forms.office.com/e/tVUC0WCkAd

• Submission Deadline – 14 March 2024

10. Statement of Entry & Venue Information

Statement of Entry (SOE) and Venue Information will reach you by 26 April 2024.

If you do not receive them by the given date, please contact British Council.

11. Refund Timelines

Stage 1 Deadline Stage 2 Deadline (Medical Refunds)

Pearson Submission period: 07 May 2024 to 30 June

15 March 2024
Edexcel 2024

How to apply – Please follow the steps found on our School Exams Refund Policy available
at https://bit.ly/schoolexamrefundpolicy

12. Coursework Submission

Only applicable for School candidates.

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13. Results

Official results will be released to candidates on the following dates:

GCE A Level and IAL – 15 August 2024

GCSE and International GCSE – 22 August 2024

Candidates can view their results using ResultsPlus Direct online service.

▪ New users – You will receive an email along with the login details to your registered
email address minimum 2 working days before the results release date/time.

▪ Existing users - If your email address is already registered with ResultsPlus Direct,
you may use the previous credentials (Username & Password). You may opt for
“Forget Password” and reset the account should there be any issue accessing it.

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