The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is a globally recognised qualification, taken at the Class 10 level, similar to the Class 10 examinations of the CBSE and ICSE or the middle years Programme of the IB.
IGCSE assessment is conducted by two UK assessment bodies: Edexcel (also known as London Examinations) and Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) (see below).
A student who has passed IGCSE is eligible for any +2 level qualification, like Class 12 CBSE/ ICSE or any international pre-university programme, like the IB Diploma, Advanced Placement Diploma (US), and A/AS Level & AICE (UK).
COURSES & SUBJECTS
There are five Subject Groups in IGCSE with several subjects to choose from, in each group:
Group 1 : Languages (First Language, Second Language, Foreign Language, etc)
Group 2 : Humanities and Social Sciences (Geography, English Literature, History, etc)
Group 3 : Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc)
Group 4 : Mathematics (Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, etc)
Group 5 : Creative, Technical & Vocational (Accounting, Business Studies, Computer Studies, Music, etc)
For each subject, the certificate merely indicates the grades scored, and not pass or fail.
Five scores of ‘C’ or higher indicates a students readiness to pursue +2 level qualifications, like the Class 12 CBSE, IB Diploma, Advanced Placement Diploma (US), etc.