Results of the 21+ entrance examination
No later than fourteen days (holidays excluded) after sitting the tests, you will receive an email with your results. This message will also explain what the next step is, if there is one that you can take.
Signing up for the 21+ entrance examination in the 2023-2024 academic year is no longer possible. Registration for 2024-2025 opens on 1 October 2024.
When will I have passed a test?
| Subject tests | You will pass if you score 5.5 out of 10 or higher. |
|---|---|
| Dutch language test | You will pass with a mark of 5.5 or higher for Reading and 5.5 or higher for Writing (both components are considered separate tests) |
| English language test | You will pass with an average grade of 5.5 or higher. The average of both tests will be taken: the reading skills test makes up 60% of your final grade, and writing skills makes up 40%. |
Admissibility Statement
Did you pass all the tests? You will receive a Statement of Admissibility (in Dutch: Verklaring van Toelaatbaarheid Toelatingsonderzoek) by email for the degree programme that you selected. We will send a scan of this document to the student administration. You do not need to do so yourself.
What happens if you did not pass the test?
If you have received an insufficient mark (fail), you only have one more opportunity to do a resit and this must be at the next available moment to sit a subject or language test. You will automatically receive an invitation for the resit. There are no additional fees involved.
The only condition to take the resit is that you attended the initial test opportunity.
Please note: this does not apply to the registration date of 13 May 2023 when a resit is not possible.
What can I do if I fail the resit?
In that case, your current 21+-entrance examination is over, unless the registration date for the next start date is still upcoming.
Please note: if you want to register a second time for the 21+-entrance examination, you will have to pay the entire exam fee of again, regardless of how many tests you sit.
How long are my results valid?
Every mark of 6 or higher is valid for two academic years.
When you pass the tests, the Statement of Admissibility is valid for two academic years.
- Academic year 2024-2025
- Academic year 2025-2026
If you want to start in February:
- Academic year 2024-2025
- Academic year 2025-2026
- Academic year 2026-2027
Can I review my marked examination or test?
After every test date, there is a single review date.
The review date is listed in the invitation email for the tests and in de email with the test results. Only the participating candidates may review their tests.
What can I do if I disagree with the results?
You can file an objection to the results of the 21+-entrance examination with the Objections, Appeals and Complaints Office, Examination Appeals Board (Cobex). File your objection within six weeks after receiving the results of the 21+-entrance examination. Read more on the Objections, Appeals and Complaints Office in the Legal affairs section.
I have not yet received my results
About 14 days (holidays excluded) after the exam, you will receive an email with your results through the mail. If you have not received an email after this period, try checking the spam folder for your email address. Perhaps the email ended up there.