Cambridge English Advanced CAE
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British Council

Important information about registration for Cambridge English Qualifications

We would like to inform all candidates and partner institutions that from 23 April 2023 we will no longer be offering exam sessions for Cambridge English Qualifications.  Further information on the website page Cambridge English Qualifications.

Cambridge English: Advanced is also known as the Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (CAE). This general English qualification shows that your English is of a standard expected of a professional business person or an undergraduate university student.

Level of qualification: Advanced = C1 on the Common European Framework.

Exam dates, fees and locations

Álava

Vitoria-Gasteiz (Carmelitas del Sagrado Corazón)

Date Exam type Registration deadline Price
No sessions available

Barcelona

 Date Exam type Registration deadline Price
22/04/2023 Paper closed 233€

Bizkaia

BILBAO

Date Exam type Registration deadline Price
No sessions available

Madrid

Date Exam type Registration deadline Price
22/04/2023 Paper closed 233€

Palma de Mallorca

 Date Exam type Registration deadline Price
22/04/2023 Paper closed 233€

Santiago de Compostela

Date Exam type Registration deadline Price
No sessions available

Tarragona

 Date Exam type Registration deadline Price
No sessions available

Valencia

 Date Exam type Registration deadline Price
22/04/2023 Paper closed 233€

 

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS EXAM?

You should take CAE if you want to prove to employers or universities that you can communicate confidently in English in professional and high-level academic situations. To take the exam you should be able to:

  • write complex reports and emails, and take notes in meetings or lectures
  • give presentations on complicated ideas in English
  • understand a variety of texts, from fiction to newspaper opinion pieces.

HOW DOES THE EXAM PROCESS WORK?

There are five parts to the CAE exam. You will complete papers Reading, Writing, Use of English and Listening on the same day. The Speaking may be on a different day. You do the speaking with two examiners and one other candidate.

  READING AND USE OF ENGLISH WRITING LISTENING SPEAKING
Time 1hr 30 mins 1 hr 30 mins 40 mins 15 mins per pair of candidates
Marks (% of total) 40% 20% 20% 20%