Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER III
pp. 241–243
EXAMINATIONS

DATES OF EXAMINATIONS AND PUBLICATION OF CLASS-LISTS

Amended by Grace 2 of 26 November 2014

1. The dates on which the Qualifying Examination in Theology for Ministry, the First and Second Examinations for the B.Th. Degree, all examinations for the M.Phil. Degree, and all Preliminary Examinations shall begin shall be determined by the Board of Examinations in consultation with the Faculty Boards and other similar bodies concerned.

2. The dates on which all other examinations held in the Easter Term shall begin (except for examinations for the M.B., B.Chir., and Vet.M.B. Degrees, and for Certificates of Postgraduate Study, which shall begin on dates determined in accordance with the regulations for those examinations) shall be as set out in the table below, provided that

  1. (a)in any year in which candidates for an examination are permitted to offer a paper or subject included in another examination, the time-tables of the examinations shall be arranged accordingly;
  2. (b)in any year in which Full Easter Term begins on or after 22 April, all examinations held in that term which are specified in the table below as beginning on or after the Monday before the last Sunday but one in May shall begin one week later than the dates specified in the table;
  3. (c)it shall be competent for the Board of Examinations, on the recommendation of the Committee for the Natural Sciences Tripos, to determine that practical examinations for Part Ia of that Tripos be held on up to four of the weekdays immediately preceding the date specified for the beginning of examinations for that Part, and that the practical examination for the subject Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience in Part II of that Tripos be held at any time after the first day of Full Easter Term;
  4. (d)subject to the agreement of the Faculty Board or other comparable body concerned, it shall be competent for the Board of Examinations to determine that any particular paper of an examination in the following list shall be held up to three days (Saturdays and Sundays not being counted) before the date specified for the beginning of that examination.

Monday before first day of Full Easter Term

Classical Tripos, Part Ia

Engineering Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb

 

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part III5 (Easter Term examination)

First day of Full Easter Term

Architecture Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, and II

Second day of Full Easter Term

Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Part IIb

First Monday of Full Easter Term

Chemical Engineering Tripos, Part IIa

First Friday of Full Easter Term

Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, Part IIa

Second Tuesday of Full Easter Term

Management Studies Tripos

Wednesday before last Sunday but one in May

Education Tripos, Parts I and II

 

Diplomas and Certificates in Modern Languages6

Thursday before last Sunday but one in May

English Tripos, Part II

 

Geographical Tripos, Part II

Friday before last Sunday but one in May

English Tripos, Part I

 

Land Economy Tripos

 

Linguistics Tripos

 

Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib7, and II8

 

Philosophy Tripos

Saturday before last Sunday but one in May

Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Part Ib9

 

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ib

Monday before last Sunday in May

Chemical Engineering Tripos, Part IIb

 

Economics Tripos, Part IIb

 

Law Tripos

 

LL.M. Examination

 

M.C.L. Examination

 

Music Tripos, Parts Ib and II

Mus.B. Examination

Tuesday before last Sunday in May

Theological and Religious Studies Tripos

 

Advanced Diploma in Theology and Religious Studies

Wednesday before last Sunday in May

Classical Tripos, Part II

 

Advanced Diploma in Economics

 

Geographical Tripos, Part Ia

Historical Tripos, Part I

 

Music Tripos, Part Ia

 

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II

Thursday before last Sunday in May

History of Art Tripos, Part I

 

Mathematical Tripos, Parts Ia and III

 

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb

Friday before last Sunday in May

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos10

 

Historical Tripos, Part II

Monday before first Sunday in June

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos

 

Chemical Engineering Tripos, Part I

 

Computer Science Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib

 

Economics Tripos, Part IIa

 

Engineering Tripos, Part Ib

 

Mathematical Tripos, Part II

 

Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Part Ia

 

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part III

Tuesday before first Sunday in June

Computer Science Tripos, Part II

 

Mathematical Tripos, Part Ib

Wednesday before first Sunday in June

Classical Tripos, Part Ib11

 

Engineering Tripos, Part Ia

 

Geographical Tripos, Part Ib

Thursday before first Sunday in June

Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos, Parts I, IIa, and IIb

 

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part I

Friday before first Sunday in June

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia

 

History of Art Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb

Monday after first Sunday in June

Economics Tripos, Part I

3. The dates on which all examinations not held in the Easter Term shall begin (except for the examinations for the M.B., B.Chir., and Vet.M.B. Degrees, which shall begin on dates determined in accordance with the regulations for those examinations) shall be as follows:

Medical and Veterinary Tripos, Part Ib12 (Lent Term examination)

The last day of Full Lent term

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part III13 (Lent Term examination)

The Monday that next precedes the first day of Full Lent Term.

4. If it is necessary, from whatever cause, to begin an examination on a date other than that specified by Ordinance and there is not time to obtain approval by Grace for the change, the Council, or if a meeting of the Council cannot conveniently be convened, the Registrary or a deputy, shall have power to approve the change, on the recommendation of the Chair of Examiners, provided that the change shall be announced in the Reporter as soon as possible.

5. The latest dates for publication, where applicable, of class-lists of Preliminary Examinations and of examinations the dates of which are specified in Regulation 2 shall be as follows:

The Monday before the days of General Admission:

The class-lists for undivided Triposes, Part II examinations for Triposes, Part IIa of the Chemical Engineering Tripos, Part Ib of the Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part IIa of the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos, and the Second Examination for the B.Th. Degree.

The Friday after the days of General Admission:

The class-lists for all other Honours Examinations, for the LL.M. Examination and the Mus.B. Examination, for the Preliminary Examinations, Qualifying Examinations, Certificate Examinations, and the First Examination for the B.Th. Degree.

Footnotes

  1. 5. Examination in Physics only. See also Regulation 3.a
  2. 6. Except for the oral examinations, which shall begin on the following dates: oral examination for the Diploma, the Monday before the first day of Full Easter Term; oral examination for the Certificate, the fourth Friday of Full Easter Term.a
  3. 7. Except for the following examinations, which shall begin on the dates specified:
    (i) Oral examination A, the fourth Friday of Full Easter Term;
    (ii) Oral examination B, the Monday before the first day of Full Easter Term;
    (iii) Section (b) (listening comprehension test) of Paper B3 in the several languages, the Monday before the last Sunday but one in May.a
  4. 8. Except for the oral examinations, which shall begin not earlier than the eighth day before the first day of Full Michaelmas Term.a
  5. 9. Except the viva voce examination in Comparative Vertebrate Biology, which shall begin on the first day of Full Easter Term.a
  6. 10. Except for the following oral examinations:
    (i) for Part II in Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian, which shall be held not earlier than the eighth day before the first day of Full Michaelmas Term;
    (ii) Part II in all other languages, which shall be held not earlier than the third Monday of Full Easter Term;
    (iii) for Part Ia and Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, which shall be held not earlier than the third Monday of Full Easter Term.a
  7. 11. Except for Papers 11 and 12, the examinations for which shall be held on the first and second days of Full Easter Term.a
  8. 12. Examination in Head and Neck Anatomy only.a
  9. 13. Examination in Physics only.a