2,337 Replies to “What is IGCSE?”

  1. My daughter took her Hindi in March 2016 . Subsequently she had to withdraw from the
    June exams due to reasons of ill health. We now registered her as a private candidate from another
    centre – IN 690 for ESL and Maths Core.

    She will need to take two more papers to clear her exams for her 10th
    grade certificate. She will be taking Biology, Physics in March 2017 from a third centre, which offers the March series.

    With reference to the above I needed to know if
    her having taken the exams from three different different centres at different
    times (March 2016, Oct 2016 and March 2017) have any bearing on the issuance of the final certificate

    • Hi Kumar,
      No, she will not have any problems with the certificates. She will obtain respective certificates for each examination series.

    • Hi Vivek,
      There is no “maximum grade” in IGCSE. The student would obtain 5 IGCSE certificates if he registers for 5 subjects.

  2. Hello,
    My son is doing IGCSE in Malaysia (Year11). He has chosen English and English literature as his two languages. Now we are shifting to India and he is appearing for exam as private candidate. The school he has sought admission does not have English literature. Is it mandatory to have two languages? Can he have only one language (English) and seven other subjects.
    Kindly advise

    • Hi Deepak,
      Yes, he may take only one English subject. It is fine. Please make sure that he does not need English Literature for his further studies.

  3. Dear IGCSE
    I’m in grade 9 right now,and i am planning to be a neurosurgeon.
    Can you tell me in which specific subjects should i get good grades and what is the minimum grade which i can take.

    • Hi Maryam,
      First of all, you must get minimum Grade A for: English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry in your IGCSE. If you could get A* for Biology and Chemistry, that would help you a lot in entering into top universities.

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