STEP 2027 dates and fees

STEP 2 is on 14 June 2027 and STEP 3 on 21 June 2027. Registration closes on 4 May 2027.

Registration	1 March 2027 to 4 May 2027
Test days	STEP 2 on 14 June 2027, STEP 3 on 21 June 2027, 9am in the UK
Results	12 August 2027, 8am UK time
Fee per paper	£105.80 in the UK, £146.90 outside the UK

Key dates

Some centres add an administration fee. There is no extension if the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday.

What	When
Registration opens	1 March 2027
Last date to request modified papers	21 April 2027
Registration and access arrangements close	4 May 2027
STEP 2	14 June 2027
STEP 3	21 June 2027
Results	12 August 2027
Last date for results enquiries	19 August 2027

Paper 2 · Integration · Accessible · 20 marks

(i)
Let $a$ $>0$ , let $g$ be a continuous even function and let $h$ be a continuous odd function, both defined on $[-a,a]$ . By using the substitution $x$ $=-u$ , show that $\int_{-a}^{a}\frac{g(x)}{1+e^{h(x)}}\,\mathrm{d}x=\int_0^a g(x)\,\mathrm{d}x.$
7 marks
(ii)
Find $\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}\frac{1}{(1+x^2)(1+e^{x^3})}\,\mathrm{d}x$ .
3 marks
(iii)
Find $\displaystyle\int_{-\pi/3}^{\pi/3}\frac{\sec x}{1+e^{\tan x}}\,\mathrm{d}x$ .
4 marks
(iv)
By adapting the method of part (i) to the substitution $x$ $=\pi-u$ , find $\displaystyle\int_{0}^{\pi}\frac{\sin x}{1+e^{\cos x}}\,\mathrm{d}x$ .
6 marks

OCR's STEP key dates and fees, on the OCR website

How much does STEP cost?

£105.80 a paper in the UK and £146.90 outside the UK in 2027. A results enquiry or an appeal costs £52.40 a paper.

What time does STEP start?

9am in the UK. International centres set their own start times.