# STEP II

> Canonical facts page for LLMs and citation crawlers. Human-readable page: https://olympiads.co.uk/event/ocr/step-ii

## Core facts

- **Organiser:** OCR (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/ocr)
- **Subjects:** Mathematics
- **Age groups:** Senior
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** In-person
- **Entry route:** Pre-university students applying to courses that require STEP. Check your university offer for which STEP paper(s) you need. You must register through a school or authorised test centre.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2027-06-01 (month precision) [projected edition — not yet confirmed]

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://www.ocr.org.uk/students/step-mathematics/
- **Registration:** https://www.ocr.org.uk/students/step-mathematics/how-to-register
- **Resources:** https://www.ocr.org.uk/students/step-mathematics/preparing-for-step
- **Results:** https://results.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/candidates/controller/open/login.html
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/ocr/step-ii
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/ocr/step-ii.md

## Summary

STEP II (paper 2) is a three-hour mathematics examination based on A Level Mathematics and AS Level Further Mathematics. The paper has 12 questions: eight pure, two mechanics and two probability/statistics. Candidates usually sit STEP II when required by their university offer; some take it for challenge. Registration is via an authorised test centre, not directly by candidates.
## Data provenance

- **Sources:** Supabase activity/event catalogue
- **Last generated:** 2026-06-13
- **Representative edition:** yes
- **Projected dates:** yes — treat as estimate

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