Examination guidelines

To ensure a good working order and to avoid the risk of cheating or disruptive behaviour during examinations, the below mentioned guidelines apply. These guidelines will given to students by the invigilator before each written examination. Anyone who is taking a written examination is obligated to keep themselves informed of the current guidelines for examinations.

1. The student taking the examination must follow the instructions provided by the invigilator and sit in the seat assigned to them by the invigilator.
2. Outerwear, bags and pencil cases may not be brought to the examination seat, but must instead be stored in a location specified by the invigilator.
3. Mobile phones, wireless headphones, watches (both analogue and digital) and other technical equipment may not be brought to the examination seat and must, when applicable, be switched off. For aids that are allowed, please see item 9.
4. You are permitted to bring lighter snacks and beverages that must be placed where they are clearly visible in the examination seat. Students are not permitted to bring nuts of any kind to the examination room.
5. When different examinations are in progress at the same time in the examination room, it is the examination-taker’s responsibility to ensure that he/she has received the correct examination.
6. All written examinations begin at the scheduled time. A person who arrive more than 30 minutes late may not take the examination.
7. A student who is taking an examination is not permitted to leave the examination room during the first 45 minutes of the examination. This also applies to students who intend to leave the examination blank. Only the use of toilets is permitted during the examination. No other breaks are permitted.
8. During the examination there must be silence and students are not permitted to disturb or communicate with other students.
9. Aids that are allowed during the examination are either listed on the cover page or on the work sheet. No other aids may be brought to the examination seat. The University will provide lined paper and squared writing paper.
10. A student who is taking an examination may only in exceptional cases borrow aids from other examination-takers. The invigilator will help to convey these aids between students. Borrowing a calculator is not permitted. The University does not have any calculators for students to borrow, with the exception of certain programmes which provide all examination-takers with a calculator during examinations.
11. Suspected cheating or disruptive behaviour will be reported and may result in a warning or suspension from the University without grades. The Vice-Chancellor manages reports on cheating. All decisions on suspensions are made by the disciplinary board.
12. When the examination time is up everyone must stop writing. Overtime is not permitted.
13. During a written examination, all students must show an approved photo ID when they hand in their examination. A person who takes an examination does not have the right to have their examination marked unless they are able to show an approved ID at the time of examination. However, it possible for teachers to confirm the examination-taker’s identity at the time of the examination by signing the form “Identification missing”, and the examination can then be marked. It is also possible for the invigilator to take a photo of the student that has no ID and then send the photo to the examination coordinator via MMS or email. After that, the student who has taken the examination must show their photo ID to the examination coordinator as soon as possible.
14. In cases where the student is wearing clothes (for example different types of veils or other head wear) that makes it difficult to check ID/identity the student, ID check/identification will be carried out in a private room in the presence of two employees at the University. The employees who will be present must be of the same gender as the student.
15. If the identity of the examination-taker cannot be confirmed, the written examination will be collected by the invigilator and archived.
16. No writing sheets, neither used nor unused, may be brought outside the room. Any remaining writing sheets must be given to the invigilator. The invigilator might allow that writing sheets belonging to examinations in drug calculation are brought from the room.