An appeal is made by email to [email protected], and for the May 2026 sitting it must arrive by 31 August 2026. You do not pay up front: you write first, the Centre for the Greek Language replies with bank details and instructions, and only then do you pay the €60 fee. Replies to appeals are sent out after 15 September 2026.
Verified 12 August 2026 against the Centre for the Greek Language May 2026 results announcement. The practical section comes from one candidate’s account of going through the process; it is marked as such and is not a rule.
What it officially is
In the Centre’s own wording this is not an “appeal” but επανεξέταση των εξεταστικών τετραδίων — a re-marking of your exam papers. The right belongs to every candidate who did not pass, should they want it: «κάθε υποψήφιος/υποψήφια έχει το δικαίωμα, εφόσον το επιθυμεί, να ζητήσει γραπτώς από το ΚΕΓ την επανεξέταση των εξεταστικών τετραδίων του/της».
The operative word is γραπτώς — in writing. There is no form, no portal and no template: there is an email address and a deadline.
Step by step
- Send the email to
[email protected]by 31 August 2026. Free form. - Wait for the reply. The Centre sends back bank details and payment instructions.
- Pay the €60 into the account they give you. The fee is paid after the application, not with it, and goes by bank transfer rather than card.
- Wait for the outcome. Replies are sent after 15 September 2026.
The fee is not refunded, whatever the outcome.
What to put in the email
No format is prescribed, so people write in free form, explaining why they are asking for the result to be reviewed. So that your paper can be found without a round of correspondence, include:
- your name, exactly as on your exam application;
- your examination centre code (in Cyprus,
35703) and your candidate code — the same details you used to look up your results; - the level and sitting (e.g. B1, May 2026);
- which part you want re-marked;
- why: what you believe was assessed wrongly.
One candidate’s experience: an appeal on the speaking part worked
What follows is one person’s account. It is a single case, not a rule, and nothing can be promised on the strength of it. But it answers a question the official announcements do not address.
She failed the speaking part: nerves got her specifically on the dialogue, even though talking about herself and describing the picture had gone fine. One part failed, and the whole exam went with it.
Other candidates talked her out of appealing — the dialogue is the heavy part, it carries the most marks, you will just waste €60. She applied anyway. The reply came back: “Very good.”
Her own conclusion afterwards:
- The essay and the speaking part — worth appealing. These are marked by human judgement against criteria, not counted.
- Listening and reading — largely not. There you need a clear minimum number of correct answers, and there is nothing to dispute, unless you can show the audio quality was genuinely bad.
The logic holds up: where a mark is a person applying criteria, a second person can read it differently; where a mark is a count of matching answers, recounting gives the same number.
Note the tension: the official wording covers exam booklets — written papers — and this case was about the speaking part. Oral answers are recorded, so there is material to review. But no published rule addresses it, so if you are in the same position, write and ask.
The May 2026 timetable
| Stage | When |
|---|---|
| Results published | 31 July 2026 |
| Appeal deadline | 31 August 2026 |
| €60 payment | after applying, to the details they send |
| Reply to the appeal | after 15 September 2026 |
| Certificates dispatched to centres | late September 2026 |
The window is a month from the results. If you are undecided, send the email in the next few days: the bank details do not come back instantly, and the deadline is on the application.
If the appeal does not work
You can re-sit at the next sitting, and that need not mean waiting a year. Ελληνομάθεια runs once a year in Cyprus, in May — the next is 11–13 May 2027 — but the University of Cyprus holds several sittings a year and its certificate is recognised too.
The thing worth doing before re-sitting: work out which part actually sank you, and go at that. If it was the dialogue, what needs practice is the conversation itself — a partner whose replies you cannot predict — not more vocabulary. The live voice role-plays in GreekBrain are shaped like the paired exam task, and written work comes back marked against the criteria. That feedback is exactly what is missing when people fail these two parts.
FAQ
Where do I appeal a Greek exam result?
By email to [email protected]. That is the only channel — there is no separate form or online portal. For the May 2026 sitting, applications are accepted until 31 August 2026.
What does an appeal cost and how do I pay?
€60. The fee is paid after you apply: the Centre for the Greek Language replies to your email with bank details and instructions, and payment goes by bank transfer, not card. It is not refunded regardless of the outcome.
What do I write in the email?
Free form. Explain why you are asking for the result to be reviewed, and be sure to give your name, examination centre code, candidate code, level and sitting, plus which part you want re-marked.
When will I hear back?
For the May 2026 sitting, replies are sent after 15 September 2026 — roughly two weeks after applications close.
Is it worth appealing the speaking part?
There is no official answer, but one candidate appealed specifically on the speaking part, against the advice of others, and got a positive result. The human-marked parts — speaking and writing — leave room for a second opinion in a way that listening and reading, where the mark is a count of correct answers, do not.
Can I dispute a listening or reading result?
The application will be accepted, but there is little to dispute: the mark is determined by how many answers were right, and a recount gives the same figure. The exception would be a case where the audio quality really was poor.
Who can appeal?
Every candidate who did not pass has the right to request a re-marking of their papers. It is voluntary, made on your own initiative, and must arrive within the deadline.
Can an appeal make my result worse?
The Centre for the Greek Language publishes no rule on this. If it matters to you, ask the question directly in your email — the process starts with your message either way.