Conduct of Examinations

Candidates are admitted to venues several minutes prior to exam starting times.

All Monash University examinations have a standard 10 minute reading/settling period unless otherwise stated.

Your Student ID card must be brought to each examination and displayed prominently on your desk. You are permitted to bring personal items and study material into the venue provided they are placed in a closed bag under your desk.

You should ascertain from your lecturer in advance, what material will be authorised for your exam(s). During an exam, you must not have in your possession, a book, notes, paper, calculator, pencil case, mobile phone or other material/items which has not been authorised for the exam or specifically permitted. Any material or item on your desk, chair or person will be deemed to be in your possession. You are reminded that possession of unauthorised materials in an exam is a discipline offence under Monash Statute 4.1.

Your handwriting in examinations must be legible.  Where the handwriting in a particular answer is illegible, a Mark of "0" may be awarded for that question.

'Open Book' means a student is entitled to bring any material other than a calculator, computer or Monash University Library books into the examination.

After entering an examination venue you will not be permitted to leave until one hour after the scheduled start of the exam, nor will you be permitted to leave in the last 10 minutes.

If you enter an examination venue on the wrong day or at the wrong time, you will be required to remain in that venue for one hour after the scheduled start time of the exam.

You will not be admitted to an examination if you arrive more than one hour after the scheduled start time of the exam.

Extra time will not be granted to any student who does not present for an examination at the correct time and place.

You must not remove any examination paper or script book from any examination venue.

There must be no communication of any kind among students in examination venues. You are strongly advised not to draw attention to yourself by looking frequently at other candidates or around the venue.

Be alert to, and follow all instructions given by the supervisor in charge of the venue.

A warning will be given ten minutes before the end of the examination and an instruction to cease writing will also be given.

Answers must be numbered and cover pages completed during the time allowed for writing.

At the conclusion of the examination, please remain seated until all papers have been collected and permission to leave is given by the supervisor in charge.