On August 11, Cambridge Assessment International Education — part of the UK-based  University of Cambridge — released the results of its June 2020 series. Altogether more than 950,000 grades were issued to almost 4,000 schools in 139 countries.

In India, this year the most popular Cambridge IGCSE subjects are First Language English, Physics and Chemistry and the most popular Cambridge International AS & A Level subjects are Mathematics, Economics and Physics.

Globally, the most popular Cambridge International AS & A Levels this year are English (General Paper), Maths and Physics. The most popular Cambridge IGCSEs are Maths (without coursework), First Language English (oral endorsement) and Physics.

Comments Mahesh Srivastava, regional director, South Asia at Cambridge Assessment International Education, “2020 has been a transformational year and has had a huge impact on teaching and learning across the world. With school closures, Cambridge learners were not able to take their June exams and therefore we developed a rigorous process for awarding assessed grades. Throughout the process we worked closely with schools and aimed to create a level playing field and ensure that our grades are fair.”

Christine Özden, chief executive, Cambridge International said, “In a unique situation, Cambridge International had to respond quickly so that our global community of Cambridge students stayed safe, but could progress with their education. A key priority was to ensure Cambridge students received grades that are trusted by employers and universities around the world.”

We engaged worldwide with other awarding bodies, governments and universities to develop our process for awarding grades. It works across the many different countries in which we work, and is similar to the process used in the UK. I would like to thank our schools and teachers for the huge amount of effort they put into supporting our awarding process for the June 2020 series, which has enabled us to provide students with reliable and trusted grades this year.”

“Our awarding process combined teacher insights — predicted grades and rank orders — with a rigorous standardisation process, keeping teacher judgments consistent across different schools. This ensured grades issued for June 2020 would be fair and reliable and accepted by universities and employers globally, in the same way as any other year,” adds Özden.