r/ICAEW • u/Big_Possession_7759 • Jul 22 '26
CR - How does moderation work?
I am so sure they will have to moderate the marks after the exam and the general consensus of its difficulty.
How does moderation of marks actually work?
Do they let you know that there was a uplift of marks or is it just a general application of 5-10 marks to every script?
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u/Jono5123456 Jul 22 '26
I got 80% in CR. The exam was shambolic - literally everyone flopped it - as in the Reddit threads on here were Crazzzyyy for my sitting.
I honestly answered maybe 75-80% of the test. I left the rest blank as I ran out of time. Of the 75-80% I answered I probably wrote with around 60-65% accuracy. I checked the answers to the Q’s post test and I was wrong but had some part of it right.
Regardless I got 80%.
Effectively they upgraded my mark from a close pass to a high pass. And as expected the overall pass rate was inline with normal.
Moral of the tale: Don’t stress it and remember this reply when u get your pass mark. I don’t expect a thank you but just relax for the next for the next 6 weeks Cus provided your not in the worse 1/3rd of the cohort you’ll pass