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Candidates are responsible for presenting themselves for examination on the date and time shown in the examination schedule.

Only candidates who have registered for the examination are permitted to enter the examination centre.

Candidates must bring with them their photo ID (e.g. NRIC, Work Permit, ITE Student Ez-Link Card or Student’s Pass with Passport) for identification.  (International candidates whose Student’s Pass or Work Permit has expired before the examination can seek approval from their Section Head to use Passport for identification instead.  The candidates must still write their Student’s Pass or Work Permit number on the answer scripts.) 

Candidates are to place their photo ID on their desk throughout the examination for verification by Invigilators. 

Candidates shall be liable to expulsion from the examination centre if their identification documents do not belong to them.

Candidates must be properly attired when they appear for the examination. Full-time candidates are required to be in their College uniform when sitting for the examination in their College. Otherwise, they may be barred from the examination.

Candidates are not allowed to possess, while in the examination hall/room, books, documents, pictures, notes and any unauthorised materials other than those provided by the examination centre.  Electronic and communication devices (e.g. mobile phones) that are capable of displaying visual or verbal information are also not allowed. Any candidates found to be in possession of such materials and devices are considered as dishonest and liable to the same penalty as those detected for dishonesty during examinations. If communication devices are left at the front or back of the examination room, they must be switched off. ITE will not be responsible for any loss of personal belongings.

Candidates are not allowed to borrow stationery and mathematical instruments such as rulers and calculators from other candidates during examination. 

Candidates are permitted to use only non-programmable electronic calculators that are silent. Calculators that give out sound, need external power supply or transmit signals are strictly prohibited.  Calculators must not be used for the retrieval of stored data, text or instructions or for the graphical representation of functions and data.

The guidelines on the features of calculators that are unacceptable for use in ITE are reflected at Annex A. Candidates are not allowed to bring instruction manuals, external storage media and other peripherals into the examination hall/room.

Candidates are not permitted to eat, drink or smoke in the examination hall/room.

Candidates are given about 10 minutes before the time scheduled for the start of examination to read the question paper. Candidates must not start writing until instructed to do so by the Presiding Examiner or Invigilator.

Candidates must inform the Presiding Examiner or Invigilator immediately if they are:

Issued a question paper they have not registered for, OR

Issued a question paper that does not contain the number of pages specified on the cover page, OR

Issued a question paper not scheduled to take place at that time, OR

Not issued supplementary materials (e.g. diskettes) indicated in the question paper.

No candidates are allowed to enter the examination hall/room after 30 minutes have lapsed from the start of the examination.

Candidates may leave the examination hall/room after 30 minutes have lapsed from the start of the examination.  They will not be allowed to return to the examination centre unless an Invigilator or a person authorised by the Presiding Examiner has accompanied them while they were away. 

Candidates are not allowed to place any documents including ‘Instructions to Candidates’ on their desks during the examination.

Candidates must not, for any reason, communicate with other candidates during the examination.  Candidates shall not do anything which causes unnecessary distraction to other candidates. Candidates who are guilty of improper conduct or misbehave themselves may be expelled from the examination hall/room.

Any candidate who wishes to communicate with an Invigilator must remain seated and raise his/her hand.

Candidates will be stopped from proceeding further in the practical test if they continue to adopt an unsafe or dangerous method of operation despite warning.  An unsafe or dangerous method of operation is one which may injure candidates or cause damage to machines or equipment.

Candidates are liable for any damage to machines, tools and equipment that are due to their negligence.

Candidates should note that legible handwriting is taken into account in the award of marks. Candidates are also reminded to use a soft-lead pencil (e.g. 2B) to shade their answers in the Multiple Choice Answer Sheets.  A soft eraser should be used for erasure if candidates wish to change their answers.

Candidates who are allowed into the examination hall/room within 30 minutes after start of the examination will not be given extra time at the end of examination.

No candidates are allowed to leave the examination hall/room during the last 15 minutes of the examination.

Candidates should stop writing immediately when instructed by the Presiding Examiner or Invigilator.

Candidates should remain seated while the answer scripts are being collected. Candidates can leave the examination hall/room only after they have been told to do so by the Presiding Examiner or Invigilator.

For examinations where more than one relay is carried out, candidates are not allowed to leave until the end of the examination, unless otherwise instructed by Presiding Examiner.

Candidates should not take question paper, used and unused answer booklets or any items issued by the Invigilator out of the examination hall/room unless otherwise stated.

A candidate is guilty of dishonesty if he/she cheats or attempts to cheat during the examination.

Candidates found guilty of dishonesty will be graded ‘Fail’ and may face disciplinary action. 

Candidates who are unable to sit for examination but have a valid reason can seek for deferment to the next examination series. Candidates are to submit their request to their Section Head for approval before the date of examination.

For reason of absence which cannot be known beforehand, candidates must submit their applications within the next two working days from the date of examination. 

Candidates who are absent from an end-of-module examination without ITE’s approval will be considered to have failed the module.

Candidates who are suffering from any infectious disease (e.g. chicken pox, SARS, H1N1) are not allowed to sit for examination in their usual examination hall/room.  Arrangement for a hospitalised candidate to sit for examination will be considered on case by case basis.