Each paper is three hours long and is divided into three sections:

• Pure Maths (eight questions),
• Mechanics (three questions),
• Probability and Statistics (two questions).

There is no restriction on choice of questions. Calculators are not allowed. Universities will specify which papers a candidate needs to sit.

In order to register for STEP you should:

1. Read the STEP Regulations carefully.

2. Fill in the STEP Registration Form and pay the exam fee according to the British Council fees list to:

British Council
Al. Jerozolimskie 59
00-697 Warszawa
68 1030 1061 0000 0000 3018 9000

IMPORTANT: when paying the payment to our account please complete the “Tytułem” part of the payment form with the following description:
Name of exam/candidate’s name + surname
e.g. STEP I & II/PAWEŁ KOMAR

3. Submit the signed Registration Form together with a proof of payment to the British Council Examinations Services:

• in person or by post to the following address:

British Council
Examination Services
Al. Jerozolimskie 59
00-697 Warsaw

• photocopies or scans of documents by email to exams@britishcouncil.pl or by fax to +48 (0) 22 695 59 86.

Before submitting your documents please make sure that:

• your entry documentation is completed and signed,
• you have chosen a centre for your exam,
• you have attached proof of payment.

Entries received after the deadline as well as incomplete entries will not be accepted.

In order to receive the registration documents, candidates can also contact any British Council Examination Centres. Candidates can collect the documents in person or receive them by mail or post.

Information about venue and time of the exam will be sent to candidates by e-mail approximately 2 weeks before the test date.

On the day of the exam please bring a valid identity document (with a recent photo) a pen, pencil and eraser.

Requests for modified question papers for candidates with special needs – by 30th March 2012

Standard entry closing date – 26th April 2012

Late entry closing date – 23rd May 2012

You can register for the STEP exam in the British Council office in Warsaw.

The exam can be taken at all British Council Examination Centres in Poland.

Check the examination fees for 2012 sessions.

STEP Mathematics will take place on the following dates in 2012:

• STEP Mathematics I: Monday, 18th June 2012
• STEP Mathematics II: Wednesday, 20th June 2012
• STEP Mathematics III: Wednesday, 27th June 2012

1. DISABLED CANDIDATES

Candidates who require special arrangements (e.g. candidates with hearing or visual difficulties) are asked to provisionally report it while subbmitting their registration forms to the British Council. Relevant supporting documentation, i.e. a medical certificate, a registration form completed and signed by the candidate and a proof of payment - should be submitted to the British Council in Warsaw by the end of the particular registration period. Candidates who require modified question papers for disabled persons are asked to submit a medical certificate, signed registration form and a proof of payment to the British Council office in Warsaw by the 30th March 2012.

2. CANDIDATES WITH DYSLEXIA, DYSGRAPHIA OR DYSORTOGRAPHIA

Candidates applying for extra time for the examination because of dyslexia, dysgraphia or dysorthographia are asked to provisionally report it while subbmitting their registration forms to the British Council and submit the following documents to the British Council office in Warsaw by the end of the particular registration period:

1. a report provided by a fully qualified educational, clinical or chartered psychologist:

a) issued not earlier than two years before the exam date

b) stating details of the degree of dyslexia, dysgraphia or dysorthographia

2. a registration form (completed and signed by the candidate) and a proof of payment

No documents will be accepted after the end of the particular registration period. Any request for special arrangements of candidates who provisionally reported their special arrangements needs in the registration form, but did not deliver the abovementioned documents by the end of the particular registration period will not be taken into consideration.

Candidates will be able to download their results using the Results Online system on the 16th of August 2012.

Information about how to retrieve results will be provided to candidates at the time of the relevant test.

Candidates wishing to apply for a results enquiry should submit an application for results enquiry to the British Council office in Warsaw by:

• fax to 22 695 59 86,
• post (special delivery or equivalent) to:

British Council
Examinations Services
Al. Jerozolimskie 59
00-697 Warszawa

• or as a scanned email attachment to exams@britishcouncil.pl

The results enquries should arrive with the British Council no later than on the 22nd August 2012.

The service is chargeable. The fee for this service is 210zł.

Information about how to prepare for the STEP is available at http://www.admissionstests.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/adt/step/Test+Preparation

Information on reimbursement of fees can be found in the exam regulations.

Suitable documents mentioned in the regulations and the refund form should be submitted no later than two weeks after the exam date to:

British Council
Examinations Services
Al. Jerozolimskie 59
00-697 Warsaw

Our aim is to continuously improve our services to our customers.  If you should have any suggestions or comments that may help us in this process please contact us.

Any comments you may have concerning the conduct of the examination should be directed to the Supervisor immediately after the examination and in writing to the examination centre staff no later than by the date stated in session regulations.

Please read our complaints procedure.