Korea Cambridge Assessment Centre

Test-day rules

To ensure fair assessment and protect candidates, all candidates must follow the rules below. Violations may result in restrictions or invalidation of the exam.

Official Exam Regulations

Cambridge official regulations and notices you must read before your exam. (PDF · opens in a new tab)

Eligibility

Eligibility

  • Only candidates who have completed registration and payment through the proper process at Korea Cambridge Assessment Centre.
  • You must apply under your own name; proxy testing is not allowed.
  • Minors (under 14) can register with guardian consent.

ID check

ID check

  • On exam day you must bring a photo ID (resident registration card, driver's licence, passport, etc.).
  • The ID must be an original and unexpired on the day of the exam. Photocopies, photographs of a document, and IDs without a photo are not accepted.
  • If you bring an ID different from the one you registered with, you may not be allowed to take the exam and may not be eligible for a refund or transfer. Tell the centre before exam day if your ID changes.
  • When taking the exam in Korea, the only foreign-issued ID accepted is a passport. Non-Korean candidates should bring a passport or a Korean-issued alien registration card.
  • Child candidates may substitute a student ID or a document that allows identity verification with a guardian present.
  • If identity cannot be verified, the exam will be refused, and no refund applies in that case.

Arrival

Arrival time

  • You must complete entry at least 30 minutes before the exam starts.
  • Entry is not permitted once the exam has started.
  • External factors such as traffic are the candidate's responsibility, and no separate remedy applies.

Conduct

Venue code of conduct

  • Mobile phones, electronic devices, and smartwatches must be powered off and stored separately during the exam.
  • Any cheating during the exam (referring to others' answers, using external devices, leaking answers, etc.) results in immediate invalidation.
  • After the exam, all question papers, answer sheets, and notes are collected; taking them out is subject to criminal penalties.

Results

Results and certificates

  • Scores can be checked on the candidate's My Page according to the schedule for each exam type.
  • Certificates issued by Cambridge are delivered by registered post according to a separate dispatch schedule.
  • The English name shown on scores and certificates is the English name entered at registration, converted to capital letters.