Change to examination format

Changes to examination formats requires approval by the relevant Sub-Committee.

These include changes to the duration of the examination, the number of questions available for students to choose from, the number of sections on the paper or substantive change to the style of questions.

Approval procedure

You should email requests for examination format modifications to the relevant Sub-Committee Secretary and provide: 

1. all details of the modification, including the year in which they are to be applied; and 
2. the reasons why you wish to make the change.

Departments should liaise with Registry and the Assessment Regulations manager about examination format changes that impact permitted materials or examination set up in advance of submitting format changes.

All requests for examination format modifications must be submitted by the end of Week 6 of MichaelmasTerm for the January examination period and by the end of Week 2 of Lent Term for the Summer examination period.

The Chair will consider your request and the Secretary will inform you of the outcome.

Following approval

If the change is approved, the department must give all students on the course clear advance warning in writing of the examination format changes. A sample examination paper, or a mock examination in the new format must be provided for students to revise from.

The Secretary will make the required amendments to the course guide and inform the relevant School Officers that the changes have been approved as appropriate.