Form and conduct of examinations

Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2019–20, by comparison with those examinations in 2018–19, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.

Engineering Tripos, 2020

The Faculty Board of Engineering gives notice that with effect from the examinations to be held in 2019–20 the form of examination for certain papers of the Engineering Tripos will be changed as follows:

Part Ib

Paper 5. Electrical engineering
The paper will be divided into two sections. Candidates will be required to answer two questions from each section. All other details of the examination remain unchanged.

Part IIb

4A13. Combustion and engines
This paper was previously known as Combustion and IC engines. All other details of the examination remain unchanged.

4B5. Quantum and nano-technologies
This paper was previously known as Nanotechnology. The examination will consist of a one-and-a-half-hour written examination. Candidates will be expected to answer not more than three questions from a choice of five. All questions will carry the same number of marks.

4B26. Advanced devices for high frequency electronics and biosensing
The examination will consist of a one-and-a-half-hour written examination. Candidates will be expected to answer not more than three questions from a choice of four. All questions will carry the same number of marks.

4D7. Concrete and prestressed concrete
This paper was previously known as Concrete structures. There will be three equally weighted questions and candidates will be required to answer all questions. This year’s examination paper may contain questions on ultimate limit state design for reinforced concrete structures, material properties and durability, behaviour of continuous prestressed concrete beams, losses and long term behaviour in prestressed concrete, or structural failures involving concrete. There will no longer be questions on advanced composite materials, probability of failure and statistical concepts, fire, or serviceability limit state design for reinforced concrete structures. All other details of the examination remain unchanged.

4D9. Offshore geotechnical engineering
The examination will consist of a one-and-a-half-hour written examination. Candidates will be expected to answer not more than three questions from a choice of four.

Full details of the examination requirements, including the project, coursework and examination credit notices for each Part, can be found on the Department of Engineering’s undergraduate teaching website at http://teaching.eng.cam.ac.uk/.

Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, 2020

The Faculty Board of Engineering gives notice that with effect from the examinations to be held in 2019–20 the form of the examinations for certain papers of the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos will be changed as follows:

Part IIb

Paper 1 and Paper 2
This year’s papers may draw questions from the METIIB Leadership and Managing People module. All other details of the examination remain unchanged.

Full details of the examination requirements for the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos can be found on the Institute for Manufacturing website at https://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/education/met/.