CAIE 9990 Psychology Paper 2 Research Methods Past Papers
Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level 9990 Psychology Paper 2 Research Methods: written paper, 60 marks, 90 minutes. 19 past papers from 2022 to 2025; 2 can be taken online.
Take a past paper online — free once
Open any series below, then choose “Take this paper online”.
Variants: one series has several variants (v1/v2/v3); the last digit of the paper number is the variant, e.g. Paper 21 = v1, Paper 22 = v2, Paper 23 = v3. The Feb/March series usually has v2 only. Variants contain different questions of similar difficulty.
All series
| Series | Code | Max | Qs | Thresholds (min marks) | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May/June 2025 v2 | 9990/22/M/J/25 | 60 | – | A 39 / C 31 / E 23 | soon |
| May/June 2025 v3 | 9990/23/M/J/25 | 60 | – | A 40 / C 33 / E 24 | soon |
| Feb/March 2025 v2 | 9990/22/F/M/25 | 60 | – | A 38 / C 30 / E 23 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v1 | 9990/21/O/N/24 | 60 | – | A 40 / C 30 / E 21 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v2 | 9990/22/O/N/24 | 60 | – | A 38 / C 30 / E 21 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v3 | 9990/23/O/N/24 | 60 | – | A 38 / C 30 / E 21 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v1 | 9990/21/M/J/24 | 60 | – | A 39 / C 32 / E 25 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v2 | 9990/22/M/J/24 | 60 | – | A 37 / C 30 / E 22 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v3 | 9990/23/M/J/24 | 60 | – | A 40 / C 33 / E 26 | soon |
| Feb/March 2024 v2 | 9990/22/F/M/24 | 60 | – | A 43 / C 35 / E 27 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v1 | 9990/21/O/N/23 | 60 | – | A 40 / C 30 / E 22 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v2 | 9990/22/O/N/23 | 60 | 10 | A 36 / C 28 / E 20 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v3 | 9990/23/O/N/23 | 60 | – | A 40 / C 30 / E 21 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v1 | 9990/21/M/J/23 | 60 | – | A 38 / C 31 / E 24 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v2 | 9990/22/M/J/23 | 60 | – | A 38 / C 31 / E 22 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v3 | 9990/23/M/J/23 | 60 | – | A 39 / C 31 / E 23 | soon |
| Feb/March 2023 v2 | 9990/22/F/M/23 | 60 | 10 | A 43 / C 33 / E 25 | online |
| May/June 2022 v2 | 9990/22/M/J/22 | 60 | – | A 39 / C 31 / E 23 | soon |
| May/June 2022 v3 | 9990/23/M/J/22 | 60 | – | A 39 / C 31 / E 23 | soon |
Grade thresholds (average of latest 8 series)
Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total.
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 60 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 23 |
| Percent | 65% | 59% | 52% | 45% | 38% |
