Come into effect on 12 January 2010

An examination timetable will be published in the ‘General Information for Students’ web page of the MPI website and posted on notice boards of Registry and Division for Pedagogical Affairs (DAP). Students should check the footnotes detailed on the examination timetable including the dates, times and examination venues for their examinations. For questions regarding examination time conflict, students should report to Registry (Room A101) immediately.。

Unless prior permission has been given, students are not permitted to take into the examination venue calculators, books and papers of any kind. Those students who do take anything impermissible into the examination venue will have their case handled by the School Examination Committee and Student Management Office according to the circumstances.

Students should not enter the examination venue until permitted to do so by an invigilator. Upon entering the examination venue, students must comply with the instructions given by the invigilators.

Students are not permitted to take the examination if arriving after the first 30 minutes of the examination. Students who arrive up to 30 minutes late will be permitted to take the examination. No compensatory time will be allowed for latecomers.

Students should switch off all communication devices and apparatus which could create a noise (e.g. mobile phones, pagers, watches, etc.).

Only stationery and essential items for the examination are allowed in the examination venue. Personal belongings should be kept in students’ lockers whenever possible.

Students must place their (i) student card, or (ii) ‘Provisional Application for Examination’ form with the valid identification document which was used for registration, at the top left hand corner of the examination desk for inspection by invigilators. Any cases of discrepancy between the identity of a student and his/her identification document will be handled by the Student Management Office.

Except for student cards, only examination stationery can be placed on the examination desk (e.g. writing instruments, erasers, correction fluid, rulers, etc.). Any pencil case/box should be placed under the seat.

Students should ensure that there are no paper or notes in the pencil case/box or calculator jacket.

Students should not turn the examination papers over until the chief invigilator makes an announcement for the start of the examination.

Students should pay attention to the directions stated on the cover page of the examination paper or at the beginning of each question. They should also listen carefully to the announcements made by the chief invigilator.

If students have questions regarding the examination paper, they should raise them with the invigilator during the first hour of the examination.

Smoking, eating, drinking and talking are prohibited in the examination venue. Students may ask the invigilator for water in order to take medicine if necessary.

Students wishing to go to the washroom must raise their hands to get permission from the invigilator of their School, sign a report and be accompanied by the invigilator/staff. Students who leave the examination venue unaccompanied by an invigilator cannot return to the examination venue to continue the examination.

Students are not allowed to leave the examination venue in the first 45 minutes and last 15 minutes of the examination, except for cases of illness or emergency. Students who wish to leave the examination venue early should raise their hands to get permission from the invigilator of the School before leaving.

At the end of the examination, the chief invigilator or a DAP staff member will announce that the examination is finished. At this time, students must stop writing and remain seated in silence. Students should not leave the examination venue until the invigilator has collected and counted the examination scripts, and only when the chief invigilator or a DAP staff member has made an announcement regarding leaving the examination venue.

Students should not remove from the examination venue any examination materials, including examination papers and answer booklets (papers), etc.

Students must follow the chief invigilator’s instructions if anything untoward happens during the examination.

In the event of emergencies (e.g. fire) in the examination venue, students should follow the invigilator’s instructions.

Please refer to the related web page of the Registry on the MPI website.