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Title	UCI Numbers

URL Name	UCI-Numbers

Issue

What is a UCI number and how do I create one?

FAQ

A Unique Candidate Identifier (UCI) is a reference that's unique to a candidate and lasts for the duration of their study career. It's used to aggregate unit results for modular exams. Without it, candidates may not be given their full results.

If a candidate transfers to your centre, you should try to obtain their UCI from their previous centre or from any results documentation they've been given. You'll need to create a UCI number for each new candidate who comes to your centre. This also applies to private candidates.

Please select from the following options:

UCI number breakdown

Candidate has more than one UCI number?

UCI number breakdown

Each UCI number is made up of 12 digits followed by an alphabetical ‘check character’:

Character Position	Data	Example
1–5	Your centre number	99999
6	0 (zero) for UK centres and B for international centres	0 or B
7-8	Year that the candidate enrolled	09
9-12	The candidate number is a four-digit reference number within the range 0001–9999 and is unique to each candidate in each series, you'll need to allocate this number at your centre; your MIS software may automatically generate it.	0001
13	Check character. When submitting a UCI leave this blank; our system will calculate this and return the correct check character on your statements of entry.

For more information please see here.

Candidate has more than one UCI number?

If a candidate has different UCI numbers across multiple sessions, they will need to be merged to ensure the original UCI is used at all times. Please advise a Customer Services Specialist by creating a case record which includes the below details:

Candidate number
Candidate name
Exam series
Qualification
Incorrect UCI number
Correct UCI number

If you have more than one request, please complete the UCI merge tab on this spreadsheet link and click on download to open in Excel.

Detailed Instructions

Not Applicable.