Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Business Studies 0986 - Version 1 - Syllabus for exams in 2023, 2024 and 2025

Oct 23, 2026

Syllabus for Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Business Studies 0986, version 1, covering examinations in 2023, 2024 and 2025. It outlines why Cambridge International offers the programme, including learning pathways, global standards, and quality management certified to ISO 9001:2015. The syllabus presents course aims, content overview, assessment objectives, assessment papers (Short Answer and Data Response; Case Study), command words, and guidance for entries, grades, and changes relevant to the 2023–2025 cycle.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages30

Reading Time1 h 16 min

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Contents

1 Why choose this syllabus?

2 Syllabus overview

Aims

Content overview

Assessment overview

Assessment objectives

3 Subject content

4 Details of the assessment

Paper 1 – Short Answer and Data Response

Paper 2 – Case Study

Command words

5 What else you need to know

Before you start

Making entries

After the exam

How students and teachers can use the grades

Grade descriptions

Changes to this syllabus for 2023, 2024 and 2025

Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE™ (9–1) Business Studies 0986 Use this syllabus for exams in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Exams are available in the June and November series. Version 1 Please check the syllabus page [at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0986](at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0986)[ ](at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0986)[to see if this syllabus is available in your administrative zone.](to see if this syllabus is available in your administrative zone.) Why choose Cambridge International? Cambridge International prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of the University of Cambridge. Our Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path for educational success from age 5 to 19. Schools can shape the curriculum around how they want students to learn – with a wide range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. It helps students discover new abilities and a wider world, and gives them the skills they need for life, so they can achieve at school, university and work. Our programmes and qualifications set the global standard for international education. They are created by subject experts, rooted in academic rigour and reflect the latest educational research. They provide a strong platform for learners to progress from one stage to the next, and are well supported by teaching and learning resources. Our mission is to provide educational benefit through provision of international programmes and qualifications for school education and to be the world leader in this field. Together with schools, we develop Cambridge learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged – equipped for success in the modern world. Every year, nearly a million Cambridge students from 10 000 schools in 160 countries prepare for their future with the Cambridge Pathway. ‘We think the Cambridge curriculum is superb preparation for university.’Christoph Guttentag, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University, USA Quality management Cambridge International is committed to providing exceptional quality. In line with this commitment, our quality management system for the provision of international qualifications and education programmes for students aged 5 to 19 is independently certified as meeting the internationally recognised standard, ISO 9001:2015. Learn more [at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001](at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001) Copyright © UCLES September 2020 Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which itself is a department of the University of Cambridge. UCLES retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Contents 1 Why choose this syllabus? .................................................................................................... 2 2 Syllabus overview .................................................................................................................... 5 Aims 5 Content overview 6 Assessment overview 7 Assessment objectives 8 3 Subject content ...................................................................................................................... 10 4 Details of the assessment ...................................................................................................22 Paper 1 – Short Answer and Data Response 22 Paper 2 – Case Study 22 Command words 23 5 What else you need to know ............................................................................................. 24 Before you start 24 Making entries 25 After th

FAQs

For which exam years does this syllabus apply?

It is for exams in 2023, 2024 and 2025, available in the June and November series.

What assessment papers are included?

The syllabus includes Paper 1 – Short Answer and Data Response, and Paper 2 – Case Study.

Are there significant teaching-impact changes for 2023–2025 compared with the latest syllabus version?

The latest syllabus is version 1, published September 2020, and the document states there are no significant changes which affect teaching.

Oct 23, 2026

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