Colleges
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- Examination Entry Procedures
- Tables of dates and examinations
- Standing Committee on Applications
- Making a Request for a Graduate Examination Allowance
- Making a Request for a Special Examination Arrangement for a Graduate Student
- Further information
- Special Exam Arrangements for an Undergraduate Student
- Guidance Note for Tutors on Examination Warnings
Any exams queries should be driected to the Student Registry.
Student Registry (student.registry@admin.cam.ac.uk)
Examination Entry Procedures
The following links are intended to provide a reference point for dealing with all aspects of the examination entry procedures. The links are updated annually.
- Notes on examination entries 2011-12
- Tutorial Office Guide
- Director of Studies Guide
- Current Examination Entry Correction Form
- Examination Set-up templates (for examinations which adopt student self service enrolment)
- Examination entry forms (for examinations which entail entry by submitted form)
Tables of dates and examinations
The following tables provide details of examinations and dates for 2011/12, including timetables which were previously published in a special edition of Reporter. The Table of Dates provides information regarding the final dates for receiving examination entries; the last dates for receiving corrections to entries; the dates for publishing First and Final lists of Candidates; dates for issue of Entry Verification Forms and for Entry Confirmation Forms; and dates for the start of examinations. The Examination Start Date table is self explanatory for the next 5 years. The third table is a list of current examinations and their codes.
- Further information
Standing Committee on Applications
The Standing Committee on Applications is a committee of the Council which meets monthly throughout the year to consider applications for examination allowances and related matters. There is also a large volume of student casework undertaken under delegated authority much of which involves the expert opinion of its Medical Advisers.
Guidance Notes
Applications Committee Notes for Guidance for Staff and Students 2011-12.
Forms
All applications must be submitted by the relevant Senior Tutor on behalf of the student concerned using the application forms below. Students should raise any queries relating to applications to their Tutor or Tutorial Office as appropriate.
- Relevant extracts from Statutes and Ordinances
- Application form for an Examination Allowance
- Student Declaration Form
- Conditional allowance of a term
- Withholding of personal data from class lists form
Making a Request for a Graduate Examination Allowance
Please note that Graduate Examination Allowances for Graduate Students only relate to the MPhil, MRes and MSt degrees and the Certificate of Postgraduate Study (CPGS) and Graduate Diplomas in Economics, Legal Studies and International Law.
The college tutor will need to email their request for a Graduate Examination Allowance to the Student Registry Graduate Examinations Team. Please give full information and detail exactly which part(s) of the overall examination the application relates to. A medical note from the students' GP, counsellor or college nurse will be required if the application is being made on medical grounds.
Please note that the Board needs to receive requests no later than three months from the date of the Board's letter if candidates have been formally notified by the Board in writing that they have not been approved for their degree.
Making a Request for a Special Examination Arrangement for a Graduate Student
Please note that Special Examination Arrangements for Graduate Students only relate to examinations undertaken by Graduate Students for graduate qualifications; that is, the PhD, MSc, MLitt, MPhil, MRes, MSt, Certificate of Postgraduate Study (CPGS) and Graduate Diplomas in Economics, Legal Studies and International Law.
The college tutor needs to email their request for a special examination arrangement to the Student Registry Graduate Examinations Team. A medical note from the students' GP, counsellor or college nurse will be required if the application is being made on medical grounds.
The application also needs to be made on CamSIS (refer to section 15 and 15.1 of the CamSIS User Guide).
- Further information
The Board will let the college and all interested parties know the result of the application once the request has been considered.

