Prohibited Materials
The following items are not permitted to be taken into
any examination room, including any pre-exam or post-exam waiting
areas (for clinical/viva exams):
- mobile phones
- all watches (both digital and analogue)
- calculators
- pencil cases and glasses cases
- portable computers
- tablets
- or other electronic audio-recording devices (e.g.
audio-recording wrist bands, pens, spectacles, mp3 players, IPods,
IPads etc )
- any notes, books, textbooks or other materials
A candidate who takes prohibited equipment or materials
into an examination room will be informed that he or she must leave
the examination room immediately and will not be permitted to take
further part in the examination.
The candidate's result for the examination will not be approved
and any examination fees paid will be forfeited. The matter will
also be reported to the relevant Specialty Training Board or the
Clinical Director IMG Assessments for consideration as to whether a
misconduct investigation should be conducted.
Cheating
Cheating is defined as, but is not limited to:
- gaining or attempting to gain access to any materials such as
specimens or images, or patients involved in the examination, prior
to an examination;
- copying, or allowing another candidate to copy, answers during
the course of an examination;
- disseminating or making available questions or answers to
another candidate or prospective candidate relating to the current
examination;
- procuring knowledge of the questions, and their answers, from
anyone before the examination.
If a candidate is suspected of cheating, they will not be given
extra time at the end of the examination for any reason, including
time taken for discussions with the person who has identified the
incident.
For further information on Prohibited Materials and
Cheating and the consequences involved, please see the relevant examination
policy.