1. The General Board have recently reviewed the payments made to Examiners and Assessors (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 225). The fees and payments were last revised in 2003. Increases are now proposed as laid out in Annex 1. As part of their review, the Board took into account concerns raised by Faculties and Departments, and new or revised forms of examinations.
2. The Board have noted that rates of payments to Examiners and Assessors have historically been low and that measures must now be taken to redress this. They have agreed to an immediate doubling of all rates of payments to internal Examiners and Assessors for the examinations completed from Lent Term 2007. Rates of payments to External Examiners were revised in line with national rates in the last review and remain at appropriate levels.
3. The General Board have therefore recommended to the Council that Regulation 3 of the regulations for payments to Examiners and Assessors should be revised as set out in Annex 1 attached to this Notice, with effect from 1 January 2007. The Council has agreed to submit a Grace to the Regent House (Grace 4, p. 517) for the approval of the revised regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 225)
Regulation 3.
3. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 1, payment for acting as an Examiner or an Assessor in any of the examinations specified in this regulation shall be made at the rates shown below, subject to the following provisions:
(i) the payment for examining or assessing components of an examination other than those specified below shall be determined by the General Board, having regard to the nature of the examining or assessment;
(ii) except by special permission of the General Board, no one shall receive more than one additional payment for acting as an External Examiner or Assessor under any of subsections (a)-(d) below;
(iii) if a person examines for a written paper or other component part of an examination which is offered in more than one examination, he or she shall not thereby be qualified to receive more than one payment for acting as Examiner or Assessor.
| (a) Preliminary, Qualifying, and Honours Examinations | |
| Examination in Law for European students | |
| Examinations for the LL.M., M.B.A., M.Ed., and Mus.B. Degrees | |
| Qualifying Examination in Theology for Ministry, First Examination and Second Examination for the B.Th. Degree | |
| Examinations for Diplomas in Computer Science, Conservation of Easel Painting, Economics, and Theology and Religious Studies | |
| Examinations for Certificates of Postgraduate Study, for Diplomas and Certificates in Modern Languages, and for the Certificate in Humanities Computing for Languages | |
| Examination for the Postgraduate Certificates in Education | |
| For acting as an Examiner | £110 |
| For acting as an Assessor | £55 |
| For acting as a Principal External Examiner (additional payment) | £600 |
| For acting as an External Examiner (additional payment) | £330 |
| For marking answers to a complete written paper of at least three hours | £4.50 |
| For marking answers to a complete written paper of two hours | £2.50 |
| For marking answers to a complete written paper of less than two hours | £2 |
| For assessing a dissertation or thesis | £10 |
| (b) Oral Examinations | |
| (i) Oral Examinations for Parts IA and IB of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, the Preliminary Examination in Oriental Studies, Part I of the Oriental Studies Tripos, Part IA of the Law Tripos, and for Diplomas and Certificates in Modern Languages | |
| For acting as an Examiner in a language | £55 |
| For acting as an External Examiner (additional payment) | £55 |
| For each candidate examined | £2.50 |
| (ii) Oral Examinations for Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos and Part II of the Oriental Studies Tripos | |
| For acting as an Examiner in a language | £55 |
| For acting as an External Examiner (additional payment) | £55 |
| For each candidate examined | £8.50 |
| (c) Practical examinations of the Music Tripos and the Education Studies Tripos | |
| (i) Aural tests and keyboard tests for Part IA of the Music Tripos | |
| For each candidate examined | £2.50 |
| (ii) Performance tests and keyboards tests for Part IB of the Music Tripos | |
| For each candidate examined | £3 |
| (iii) Performance tests for Part II of the Music Tripos and Part I of the Education Studies Tripos | |
| For each half day spent acting as an Assessor | £75 |
| For each half day spent acting as an External Assessor (additional payment) | £75 |
| (d) Examinations for the M.B., B.Chir. Degrees and the Vet.M.B. Degree | |
| (i) Second M.B. Examination | |
| For acting as an Examiner | |
| (1) in Introduction to the Scientific Basis of Medicine and Medical Sociology | £55 |
| (2) in any other subject | £145 |
| For acting as an Assessor or External Assessor in Preparing for Patients | £145 |
| For acting as an External Examiner (additional payment) | |
| (1) in Introduction to the Scientific Basis of Medicine and Medical Sociology | £80 |
| (2) in any other subject | £220 |
| For marking answers to a complete written paper at least three hours | £4.50 |
| For marking answers to a complete written paper of two hours | £2.50 |
| For marking answers to a complete written paper of less than two hours | £2 |
| For marking a report submitted as part of Preparing for Patients | £2.50 |
| (ii) Second Veterinary M.B. Examination | |
| For acting as an Examiner | |
| (1) in Comparative Vertebrate Biology, Farm Animal Husbandry, and Preparing for the Veterinary Profession | £55 |
| (2) in any other subject | £145 |
| For acting as an Assessor | |
| (1) in Farm Animal Husbandry and Preparing for the Veterinary Profession | £30 |
| (2) in any other subject | £75 |
| For acting as an External Examiner (additional payment) | |
| (1) in Comparative Vertebrate Biology, Farm Animal Husbandry, and Preparing for the Veterinary Profession | £80 |
| (2) in any other subject | £220 |
| For marking answers to a complete written paper at least three hours | £4.50 |
| For marking answers to a complete written paper of two hours | £2.50 |
| For marking answers to a complete written paper of less than two hours | £2 |
| (iii) Final M.B. Examination, each Part | |
| For acting as an Examiner | £145 |
| For acting as an External Examiner (additional payment) | £145 |
| For each half day after the first day spent | |
| (1) as an Examiner in clinical, oral, or practical examinations | £70 |
| (2) as an External Examiner in examining in Cambridge | £145 |
| (iv) Final Veterinary Examination, each Part | |
| For acting as an Examiner | £130 |
| For acting as an External Examiner (additional payment) | £130 |
| For each half day after the first day spent | |
| (1) as an Examiner in clinical, oral, or practical examinations | £70 |
| (2) as an External Examiner in examining in Cambridge | £130 |
| (e) Examinations for Diplomas in Legal Studies or International Law | |
| For assessing a thesis | £70 |
| (f) Examinations for the M.Phil. Degree | |
| For acting as an Examiner or Assessor | £110 |
| For acting as an External Examiner (additional payment) | £600 |
| For marking answers to a written paper or other written work prescribed by the regulations for a particular subject | £5 |
| For assessing a dissertation or thesis | £70 |