DATES OF EXAMINATIONS AND PUBLICATION OF CLASS-LISTS

Amended by Grace 1 of 7 November 2018 and Notice (Reporter, 2018–19, p. 157)

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 by advanced study, and all Preliminary Examinations shall begin shall be determined by the Registrary in consultation with the Faculty Boards and other similar bodies concerned.

Easter Term examinations.

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

(a)in any year in which candidates for an examination are permitted to offer a paper or subject included in another examination, the timetables of the examinations shall be arranged accordingly;
(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;
(c)it shall be competent for the Registrary, 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;
(d)subject to the agreement of the Faculty Board or other comparable body concerned, it shall be competent for the Registrary 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
First day of Full Easter Term	Architecture Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, and II Natural Sciences Tripos, Part III1 (Easter Term examination)
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
Thursday before last Sunday but one in May	English Tripos, Part I English Tripos, Part II Geographical Tripos, Part II
Friday before last Sunday but one in May	History and Modern Languages Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, and II Land Economy Tripos Linguistics Tripos Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib2, and II3 Philosophy Tripos
Saturday before last Sunday but one in May	Medical Sciences Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ib Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib4
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	Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Tripos Advanced Diploma in Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion
Wednesday before last Sunday in May	Classical Tripos, Part II Advanced Diploma in Economics Geographical Tripos, Part Ia Historical Tripos, Part I History and Politics Tripos, Parts Ia, Ib, and II 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 Tripos5 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
	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 Ib6 Engineering Tripos, Part Ia Geographical Tripos, Part Ib
Thursday before first Sunday in June	Archaeology Tripos, Parts I, IIa, and IIb 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

Examinations not in Easter Term.

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 Sciences Tripos, Part Ib7 (Lent Term examination)

The last day of Full Lent term

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part III8 (Lent Term examination)

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

Change of date.

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.

Publication of class-lists.

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. Examination in Physics only. See also Regulation 3.a
2. 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
3. Except for the oral examinations, which shall begin not earlier than the eighth day before the first day of Full Michaelmas Term.a
4. Except the viva voce examination in Comparative Vertebrate Biology, which shall begin on the first day of Full Easter Term.a
5. Except for the following oral examinations:
(i) for Part II in Arabic, Hebrew, and Japanese, 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
6. Except for Papers 11 and 12, the examinations for which shall be held on the first and second days of Full Easter Term.a
7. Examination in Head and Neck Anatomy only.a
8. Examination in Physics only.a