Semmelweis University Organizational and Operational Regulations
– Part III. Student Standards –
Chapter III.2. Study and Examination Regulations
7. Assessment of Meeting the Study Requirements
Article 33 [Rules Applicable at Examinations]
(1) The (partial) examination is considered to have begun when the examination task (a question or a topic etc.) has been given to the student. The (partial) examination once started shall be concluded with an assessment of the examination.
(2) During the oral and practical (partial) examinations, the student shall be given preparation time adjusted to the nature of the examination before they answer the questions or complete the practical task. This may be waived only at the student’s request.
(3) Examinations can be held primarily on university premises and the sites of the practical trainings. Examinations may be held outside these premises with the permission of the dean of the faculty responsible for the given education (training program, specialization, etc.).
(4) It is the responsibility of the examiner or the chair of the examination board to ensure that the (partial) examinations are conducted orderly, in an undisturbed and calm atmosphere.
(5) If the examination is taken before an examination board, any member of the board may pose a question to the student. However, the student’s performance is assessed by the chair of board, who takes the opinions of the board members into account.
(6) The announced (partial) examination shall be held if it has been registered for by any eligible student.
(7) The exact time of the (partial) examination within the duration of the independently announced oral (partial) examination can be determined by the educational-research unit or the examiner either for individual students or for groups of students. The examinees shall be notified about the appointed time in NEPTUN at least 8 hours before the beginning of the examination. In the absence of specified time, the examination begins at the starting time of the examination for all the examinees.
(8) If the appointed examiner is absent, the head of the educational-research unit shall assign a competent substitute examiner or organize a (partial) retake examination without adverse consequences for the students.
(9) The head of the educational-research unit is responsible to have the announced (partial) examinations conducted and to provide a new examination occasion if an examination is cancelled due to the absence of the examiner. Students may file a complaint regarding a cancelled examination or comprehensive examination at the Studies and Examinations Committee.
(10) Certain (partial) examinations may be reserved only for retake or second retake examinations by the organizing educational-research unit. These examination occasions cannot be taken into consideration when the maximum number of examinations and the maximum number of students are calculated in accordance with Article 31, paragraph (6).