Exam regulations
When sitting an exam at the University of Leeds you must follow the rules and regulations.
If you are caught breaking them, you will be reported for exam misbehaviour or cheating in exams. The University takes cheating very seriously.
Definition of cheating
The University of Leeds definition of cheating is that candidates should not, intentionally or otherwise:
- introduce unauthorised items into the examination room – for example, notes (however they are recorded), or other unauthorised material (including blank paper), pagers, electronic devices (this list is not exhaustive).
- disobey the regulations relating to mobile phones – phones should be switched off and placed in the plastic bags provided (unless being used for DUO authentication during a computer exam).
- copy from other candidates or from notes.
- access or copy from sources of information (except what is allowed by the examiners) or annotate or mark this authorised information (except as authorised by the examiners).
- disobey the regulations relating to calculators.
- communicate in any way with other candidates or persons except the invigilators.
- remove script books (blank or otherwise) from the exam room.
Once in the exam room do not break the rules, not even to talk to a friend to wish them good luck. In the exam room, you are under exam conditions and talking is regarded as an attempt to cheat.
Consequences of rule breaking
If you are suspected of breaking any of the exam rules, you will be reported.
In previous cases, where students have been suspected and found guilty of examination misbehaviour or cheating, they were expelled from the University. They did not get the chance to finish their studies and receive an award.
Do not compromise your future at the University of Leeds by breaking the rules.
Visit the academic integrity pages for more information on rule breaking in exams.