Cambridge University Reporter


Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Part IB, and Second Vet.M.B. Examination: Notice

With effect from 1 October 2005

The regulations have been amended to include a viva voce examination in the subject Comparative Vertebrate Biology (CVB).

Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Part IB

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 325)

Regulation 21.

By amending sub-paragraph (d) so as to read:

(d) The examination in Comparative Vertebrate Biology shall consist of:

(i)a combined written and practical paper of an hour and a half, which shall contain short answer questions (Section I)2 and a practical examination; candidates will be allowed forty-five minutes to complete Section I;
(ii)one written paper of one-and-a-half hours, which shall contain essay questions (Section III);
(iii)a viva voce examination.

The practical examination and the viva voce examination together will constitute Section II.2

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (Revised Regulations)

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 505)

Regulation 7.

By amending sub-paragraph (d) so as to read:

(d) The examination in CVB shall consist of a combined written and practical paper of an hour and a half, and a viva voce examination. The paper shall be divided into two parts, one of which shall contain compulsory short answer questions (Section I), and one of which will be a practical examination. Candidates will be allowed forty-five minutes to complete each part. The practical examination and the viva voce examination together will constitute Section II.

2 In each subject of Part IB Sections I and II of the examination also serve as the examination in the corresponding subject of the Second M.B. Examination or the Second Vet.M.B. Examination.