As an NTU examination candidate, you must follow these instructions conscientiously. If you breach any of the regulations, you will be dealt with by the Board of Discipline.
Dress code
Candidates must comply with the dress code of the University. A candidate who is not properly attired will not be admitted into the examination hall.
Absence
Attention is drawn to the following regulation relating to absence from any examinations:
"A student who, having registered, fails to take any examination for which he is eligible to sit, shall be deemed to have sat and failed the course unless the Chair concerned is satisfied that there is good and sufficient reason for such failure to take the examination."
Illness
Attention is drawn to the following regulation relating to illness:
"Where a candidate, on account of illness, is absent from an examination for a degree, he may be permitted to appear for the examination at the next period of the examination provided:
(a) the illness has been reported to the Registrar; and
(b) the candidate has been examined by a registered medical practitioner and a medical certificate and a medical report submitted to the Registrar within forty-eight (48) hours of the absence.
Any fee payable for the medical examination under the above regulation shall be paid by the candidate."
If a candidate falls ill during an examination, he should inform the Chief Invigilator at the examination hall. A doctor from the Medical Centre will be dispatched to the examination hall to examine the candidate. If the candidate is too ill to continue with his examination paper, his unfinished answer script will still be marked and graded. Special consideration may be given if the candidate submits the doctor’s memo as a supporting document.
Medical Certificate and Medical Report
Students are required to submit an original medical certificate and medical report within 48 hours to the Office of Academic Services when they are absent from an examination due to illness. Please note that the medical certificate and medical report must be submitted together to the Office of Academic Services. Submissions will not be accepted if either document is missing. Students are therefore advised to bring along a copy of the medical report form and ask the medical practitioner they are seeing to complete it.
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the report is completed by the medical practitioner and that it reaches the Office of Academic Services within 48 hours. Due consideration cannot be expected from the Board of Examiners if this medical report is not received on time.
Please note that this medical report does not replace the medical certificate (MC), which must also be handed in to the Office of Academic Services.
Marking Attendance and Verification of Identity for Students without Identification Documents in Examination Hall
If a student forgets to bring identification documents (matric card, identity card or passport) to the examination hall during his examination, the invigilator will ask the student to sign beside his name on the attendance sheet. After the examination is over, the student is required to bring his identification document to OAS for verification.
Compassionate Leave
In the event of death in a student’s immediate family (defined to include parents, siblings and grandparents), it is up to the student to decide whether or not to proceed with any scheduled examination(s). Leave of absence on compassionate grounds will be granted for absence from any examination(s) within 7 days of the death (starting from the day of death, and inclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays). A copy of the death certificate must be submitted to the Office of Academic Services with a note giving the date of the funeral.
Outstanding Fees
Attention is drawn to the following regulation relating to outstanding fees:
"No candidate shall be entitled to be admitted to a University examination unless the Chief Financial Officer certifies that he is not in debt to the University (otherwise than as a result of a loan made by the University) or to any University hall of residence."
Candidates are reminded to settle all outstanding fees with the Office of Finance before they sit for any examination.
Cheating
A candidate who is caught cheating in examinations is liable to be expelled from the University.
Several students were expelled from the University in the past as they were found to be in possession of unauthorized materials during their examinations. Though the students were adequately informed and reminded of the examination regulations, they brought written notes relevant to the examination paper into the examination hall.
The University takes a serious view of cheating in examination and wishes to remind all students of the consequences for not observing examination regulations. All students are to take note of the written examination instructions issued to them as well as the announcements made by the Chief Invigilators during examinations.
Timings
Examinations will be conducted during the allocated times shown in the examination timetable.
Candidates are allowed into the examination hall ten minutes before the time scheduled for the commencement of the examination. They are, however, not permitted to turn over the question paper placed on their desks until the time for the commencement of the examination.
No candidate is allowed to present himself for examination later than one hour after the commencement of the examination.
In the event of a major train service disruption lasting more than one hour and if caught in such a situation on their journey for the examination, candidates are advised to approach the SMRT staff at the station's information counter for assistance. SMRT has assured the University that alternative means of transport will be provided for examination candidates to reach the examination venue as quickly as possible.
Candidates held up by a major train service disruption authenticated by the SMRT and who arrived after the commencement of an examination will be given extra time to complete their paper.
Candidates are advised to tune in to the radio for traffic news before leaving home for the examination.
Items permitted / not permitted in the examination Hall
- Matriculation cards or identity cards: candidates are required to bring their matriculation cards or identity cards and place them at the top right-hand corner of their desks at the commencement of each examination.
- Calculators: Candidates may bring into the examination hall only those calculators that have been approved by the School. Graphic calculators which are approved for use must be re-set i.e. ALL memory cleared, prior to any examination. Unauthorised calculators are not permitted in the examination hall.
- No unauthorised material such as book, paper, document or picture is allowed inside the examination hall. Bags, waist pouches, ear or headphones are also not permitted to be brought into the examination hall. For security reasons, candidates must leave their bags outside the examination halls regardless of whether the examination is a closed or an open book examination. You are advised not to leave any valuables in your bag. If it is possible, do not bring your bag at all.
- The University will not be responsible for the loss of candidates' belongings in or outside the examination hall.
- Candidates are allowed to bring their handphones into the examination hall. However, the handphones must be switched off at all times. Disciplinary action will be taken against a candidate who breaches this regulation.
- Inside the examination hall
- No candidate who has entered the examination hall will be allowed to leave the hall, temporarily or otherwise for any reason whatsoever until the examination has commenced.
- No candidate is allowed to leave his seat without the permission of an invigilator.
- A candidate who wishes to communicate with an invigilator must raise his hand.
- A candidate who has been given permission to leave his seat temporarily must be accompanied by an invigilator.
- No communication by word of mouth or otherwise between candidates is allowed in the examination hall.
- Candidates must carefully read the instructions printed on each answer book and examination question paper. The blank pages in the answer book are to be used only for candidates' rough work. Solutions or any other materials written on these blank pages will not be marked.
- Candidates must not write their names on the answer books. They should write only their matriculation numbers in the space provided on the cover of each answer book.
- Candidates are not allowed to write, mark, highlight or deface any reference materials provided for the examination. Any candidate found doing so is liable to have his reference materials removed from his use for the rest of the examination and be made to pay for the cost of the materials that have to be replaced.
- No candidate who has presented himself for an examination will be allowed to hand in his answer script until one hour has elapsed after the commencement of the examination.
- No candidate is allowed to leave his seat during the last 15 minutes before the conclusion of the examination.
- At the conclusion of the examination, candidates must remain seated and must not communicate with one another while their answer scripts are being collected and tallied.
- No papers, used or unused, may be removed from the examination hall except that a candidate may take with him his own question paper unless instructed otherwise.
Use of Dictionaries by Foreign Exchange Students
Foreign students on Exchange Programme in NTU are allowed to use dictionaries for certain examinations. They should check with the course lecturer or coordinator to find out whether or not they are allowed to use dictionaries for that particular examination. Candidates who intend to use hardcopy dictionaries need not register their dictionaries. However, all electronic dictionaries must be registered and approved before they can be used in the examination hall. Only electronic dictionaries that do not have a memory function and are not programmable are allowed. Candidates are to bring their electronic dictionaries to the School that offers the course for registration prior to the examinations.