EXAMS chiefs will this week close a consultation on a new appeals process that recommends that pupils cannot dispute grades.
GCSE, AS-level, A-level and vocational exams have all been cancelled this summer.
Instead, results will be predicted and based on a combination of information provided by schools and statistical data.
Young people will receive their grades on the pre-planned results days in August.
Most pupils in Northern Ireland usually take exams set by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).
When Education Minister Peter Weir announced that calculated grades would be used, he instructed CCEA to develop an appropriate and robust appeals process.
CCEA is running a short public consultation on "an alternative appeals process" and it will close on Thursday.
The body has recommended that pupils will not be able to appeal their grades themselves, even if they disagree with the result awarded by their teacher.
Grades can only be appealed if the school principal thinks an error has been made.
While this has caused some surprise, CCEA pointed out that there would be no assessment material marked or moderated.
It added that it would not be appropriate for pupils to appeal if they disagreed with their teacher's professional judgement.
Individual students can raise an appeal through their school, which could make the request on their behalf.
CCEA Chief Executive, Justin Edwards said appeals needed to operate differently from previous years.
"This summer students' grades will be calculated using a combination of teacher estimated grades and statistical data. Because there will be no examination scripts to mark, it will therefore not be possible to have a review of the marking process post results as in previous years," he said.
"The consultation will allow interested groups or individuals to comment on a wide range of principles to be considered in determining a final appeals process. It is expected that in addition to students, parents, teachers and schools directly involved with this summer's qualifications that other respondents will include third level education providers, potential employers and representative bodies, who will be using the grades in their various decision making processes.
"Our primary goal this summer is to awards students with grades which fairly reflect their work, thus enabling them to progress towards further education, employment or other pathways. We recognise that not every student will be content with their grade and where this is the case it is very important that the appeals process is fair, open and transparent."
