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How Cambridge's three exam series work, and verified entry deadlines, exam window and results dates for the next two series — sourced directly from Cambridge's own documents, not estimated.
The three exam series
The main global series – offered in every administrative zone Cambridge serves. In 2026 the timetabled exam period ran from 23 April to 9 June (Cambridge key dates, June 2026 series, International).
The second major global series – offered in every administrative zone.
Offered only in certain countries, not in every administrative zone – Cambridge syllabuses state, for example, that exams are also available in the March series in India. Check your own syllabus for March availability.
Currently ahead
October/November 2026 key dates
Entries
- Final entries deadline
- 16 August 2026
- Late entries deadline
- 21 September 2026
Exam window
- Start
- Late September 2026
- End
- Mid-November 2026
Results released
- Cambridge International AS & A Level
- 7 January 2027
- Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge O Level
- 14 January 2027
After results
- Enquiries about results deadline
- 26 February 2027
- Access to Scripts deadline
- 12 March 2027
Sourced directly from Cambridge's own key-dates document for the October/November 2026 series (International centres; UK centres have a separate document), verified 2026-08-29 — view the original PDF.
Next series
February/March 2027 key dates
Entries
- Final entries deadline
- 27 November 2026
- Late entries deadline
- 14 December 2026
Exam window
- Start
- 3 February 2027
- End
- 4 March 2027
Results released
- All qualifications (released to schools)
- 13 May 2027
After results
- Enquiries about results deadline
- 11 June 2027
Sourced directly from Cambridge's own key-dates document for the February/March 2027 series (March series monthly calendar; the March series runs only in certain countries, such as India), verified 2026-09-24 — view the original PDF.
What this page doesn't cover — on purpose
This page deliberately does not list day-by-day, paper-by-paper exam dates (e.g. "Chemistry 0620/22 — Thursday 12 November 2026", a morning paper in Cambridge's November 2026 Zone 3 (UK) timetable but an afternoon paper in its Zone 4 timetable). Cambridge publishes those in a full timetable that varies by administrative zone and by which papers a school has entered candidates for — reproducing it here would mean either omitting the detail that actually matters to a specific student, or risking an out-of-date date that leads someone to miss an exam. For your exact paper-by-paper timetable, always confirm with your school's exams officer, or see Cambridge's own exam administration pages. The dates on this page — entry deadlines, the overall exam window, and results-release dates — are taken from Cambridge's key-dates document for International centres. Some differ for UK centres: for the November 2026 series, for example, the final entries deadline is 16 August for International centres (21 September for retake entries from the June 2026 series) but 21 September for UK centres. Your school's exams officer can confirm which dates apply to you.
Deadlines are easier to hit with a study plan built around them. A teacher can help you pace your revision to this series.
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