In the modern education system, scores obtained as a result of a student passing the Unified State Exam are the surest way to enter the chosen university and continue studying in the specialty of interest within the framework of higher education. Therefore, many are concerned about the question: "What if I did not pass the exam or passed, but did not arrive on time?" Let's find out how long the exam results are stored.
General information
USE is an official testing based on the basis of secondary education. This exam applies to graduation for students in grade 11, as well as entrance to higher educational institutions of the country.
According to the invariable rules, for the successful completion of state testing, the graduate must pass two compulsory subjects - Russian language, mathematics (profile or basic level) and two or more subjects to choose from. For each, he must score a threshold point, but to participate in the competition for budget places in the university, these points should be as high as possible.
If the student could not pass this or that subject for a satisfactory mark, he may try to retake it on additional dates, or next year according to the established schedule.
Validity of the exam results
Often, due to certain life circumstances, a graduate cannot enter the chosen university in the year of passing the Unified State Exam. But this is not a reason to be upset. For such cases, the exam does not expire within a year. This rule is established in the law on education.
According to it, the validity of the exam is four years following the year of receipt of the test results. This means that if the results were obtained in 2018, then they will be valid until 2022.
The same principle applies for the duration of the exam if a student enters a university, has studied, for example, for three years and decided to enter another specialty. He can retake the objects of interest to him, and provide the objects, the results of which suit him, unchanged.
Validity of the exam certificate
A certificate is a special document that is issued to a graduate or his parents and indicates that this student has passed the Unified State Testing. The duration of the USE certificate is also four years.
However, since 2014, it was decided to abolish the paper carrier of this important information. Now the results of all graduates who have passed the exam are stored in a single database. If desired, at any time, you can request the necessary information and receive it after several simple procedures.
This system base protects the results from loss.
State Test Expiration
If a graduate graduated from high school for a long time and within four years did not think about entering a higher educational institution, then its results cease to be relevant. He will no longer be able to enter the university of interest to him on outdated information about testing.
In this case, if the exam has expired, the higher education system is merciless. In order to enter the university, all the subjects necessary for admission to the chosen specialty will have to be prepared and taken again according to the schedule of the Unified State Exam.
There is also an option to go to college or college, where they do not require a USE certificate, and after graduation pass the entrance exams directly at the university.
The results of state testing are very important information giving a graduate a ticket to the world of higher education. Therefore, they should be taken with all seriousness and preferably used immediately for admission to the university.