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Apart from declaring the results for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and Cambridge International AS and A level March series examinations, the Cambridge International Education Board (CIE) revealed that the percentage of students opting for the course has increased by 29 per cent from last year. While the number of students who appeared for the exam in 2016 was 26,000, this year the number increased to 34,000.