Faculty of Science and Engineering

Examination Room Rules

  1. You will be allowed to enter the examination room ten minutes before it is due to begin.

  2. All personal belongings and bags must be deposited in an area indicated by the Principal Invigilator. Mobile telephones and all other programmable devices must be switched off, and not in your pocket on on the desk. You will only be allowed equipment that is required for the examination on their desk. You are not permitted the use of translation dictionaries, or electronic dictionaries unless explicitly allowed on validation of the component, and stated in the rubric for the examination. Note: The use of cordless, non-programmable, silent, pocket calculators will be permitted in examinations unless explicitly disallowed by an Examination Board. Calculators will not be supplied by the university.

  3. You must place in a prominent position on your desk your completed attendance slip. The invigilators will use these as evidence of identity to complete the attendance register.

  4. After entering the examination room, there must be no communication between students in writing, speech or gesture or by electronic devices.

  5. You may not leave the examination room during the first thirty minutes of the examination period, or the last fifteen minutes. If you are late, you will not be allowed into the examination later than thirty minutes after the exam has begun. No examination paper or other stationery may be removed from the room. Any student in breach of these examination room rules will be reported immediately after the conclusion of the examination period and a hearing will be arranged at the earliest possible opportunity. For serious breaches of the rules, such as proved 'cheating' (see Section F of GEAR), severe penalties may be applied, including the withholding of an award.

For further information on rules for examinations please see University of Brighton’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses (GEAR) booklet, which you can obtain from Registry in Mithras House.