Dear Students,
Exam period begins! You may be allowed to bring specific items to your exam, but check beforehand.
These usually include:
- Your TOP Student ID card. This is mandatory.
- Textbooks or notes (hard-copy only): For open-book exams, you may bring hard-copy written materials into the exam room. These must be in English unless you have been otherwise directed. This does not include calculators or computer.
- Calculator: Your calculator must be self-powered, silent and non-programmable. The memory must be cleared.
You may also bring:
- Wrist or hand-held watch - Note: You must remove your watch from your wrist before the start of the exam and place it in bags at the front of the examination room.Smart watches are not allowed.
- Pens, pencils, rulers and erasers are permitted, but all answers must be written in ink - except where expressly required. Pencils may be used only for drawing, sketching or graphical work. Pencil cases are not permitted in exam rooms. Pens, pencils, rulers and erasers must be in your hands ready to be placed on your desk.
- All electronic devices including but not limited to mobile phones, tablets and music players (all switched off) and a small money purse/wallet, may be taken into your exam but must be placed it in bags at the front of the examination room.
- A head covering worn for religious or cultural purposes is permitted in the exam room.
- Bottle of water - You can bring in a small clear (not tinted) bottle of water with no label.
- Dictionary - You may take a hard-copy bi-lingual English dictionary. You cannot use electronic dictionaries or discipline-specific dictionaries.All dictionaries will be checked during exams to ensure they do not contain unauthorised materials.
All the best with your final exams!