Test Day Information

Make sure you attend on time

> Know the date, time and place of your test and arrive before the scheduled starting time.

> If you arrive late for any of the papers, report to a supervisor or invigilator. You may not be allowed to take the test.

Bring what you need

> Take into the test room only the pens, pencils and erasers which you need for the examination.

> Correction fluid and highlighters MUST NOT be used.

> Leave anything which you do not need, or is not allowed, either outside the test room, or as instructed by the supervisor.

> You may not lend anything to, or borrow anything from, another candidate during the test.

Examination instructions

> Listen to the supervisor and do what you are told to do.

> Tell the supervisor or invigilator at once if you think you have not been given the right question paper, or if the question paper is incomplete or illegible.

> Read carefully and follow the instructions printed on the question paper and on the answer sheet.

> Fill in the details required on the front of your question paper and on your answer sheet.

Advice and assistance during the test

> If you are in doubt about what you should do, raise your hand to attract attention. An invigilator will come to your assistance.

> You may not ask for, and will not be given, any explanation of the questions.

> If, on the day of the test, you feel that your work may be affected by ill health or any other reason, you must inform the invigilator at the time.

Leaving the test room.

> You may not leave the test room without the permission of a supervisor or invigilator.

> You cannot leave your seat until all papers have been collected and you have been told you can leave.

> When you leave the examination room you must leave behind the question paper, your answer paper, any paper used for rough work clearly crossed through and any other materials provided for the test.

> Do not make any noise near the examination room.

Rules and regulations

You must:

Provide proof of your identity (i.e. national identity card or passport) at registration and every examination session. Second country nationals must produce a passport. This ID must contain a number, a signature, a date of birth and a photograph. It is the Responsibility of the candidate to prove their identity.

Provide two recent passport sized photographs on registration.

Only have on your desk a pen/pencil and eraser.

Ensure mobile phones, pagers and any other electronic equipment are switched off and placed with personal belongings in the area designated by the supervisor. Any candidate who does not switch off their phone/pager or any other electronic equipment, or who retains one in their possession, will be disqualified.

Any candidate found using a mobile phone or other electronic device on any test site (this includes car parks and waiting areas) on the test day is liable to disqualification.
Any candidate with any such a device in their possession in a test room, whether switched on or not, will be disqualified.

Notify the test invigilator immediately if the test day conditions in any way impede your performance.

You must not:

Attempt to cheat, copy the work of another candidate or disrupt the test.

Use, or attempt to use a dictionary, pager, spell checker, electronic recorder, mobile phone or similar electronic device during the test. Any candidate doing so will be disqualified.

Talk to or disturb other candidates once the the examination has started.

Smoke, eat or drink in the examination room (You may drink water from a clear plastic bottle).

Reproduce any part of the test in any format/medium. Any candidate doing so will have their test results disqualified and be LIABLE TO PROSECUTION.

Remove any materials used during the examination. This includes, but is not limited to, examination papers and working paper.

Disqualification warning:

If you are infringing any of the candidate rules and regulations, your test results will be disqualified and notification of your disqualification will be sent to any receiving institution or professional body to which you have applied.