Failure in GED

To pass GED you must receive a minimum standard score of 410 or more on each of the five GED tests and an overall average standard score of 450 or more in the GED Test. You must also receive a score of 2 on the essay exam.
If however you failed,GED Testing Service permits GED test candidates to test up to three times per contract year (January 1 to December 31), based on the number of standard forms available each contract year.

GED test scores are valid for three years from the date of the first GED test taken.
The GED Testing Service introduced a new form of the GED Test in January 2002. Anyone who had started GED testing but had failed to complete the testing successfully when the new form was released must begin the entire GED test again, including all fees.

If a student passes some but not all tests within the battery, they are not required to retake the entire battery; instead, they only need to retake the portion(s) they did not pass. In most states, students are limited to a set amount of times they can take any portion of the battery each year, meaning that there will generally be a waiting period of a few months or more before they can take the failed test again. Students can take any test as many times as it takes them to pass, though most states charge a fee for each retest.