Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2017–18, by comparison with those examinations in 2016–17, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Faculty Board of Biology gives notice that the form of the examinations for Part Ia of the Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos which will be held in 2018 has changed as follows:
Sections I and II are now combined into a single 90-minute MCQ/Practical Steeplechase paper. There will be 30 stations, with three questions per station, i.e. 90 questions in total. Candidates will spend three minutes at each station. Stations will include bones, prosected specimens, clinical photographs, radiological images, and MCQs-only stations.
For all questions, the Single Best Answer should be selected from the five choices provided.
The Section III paper remains unchanged.