Exam dates and support
Assessment periods for 2019/20 academic year
The University's main exam periods for the forthcoming academic year are:
- Half year assessment period: 20 January – 31 January 2020
- Main assessment period: 11 May - 5 June 2020
- Resit assessment period: 17 August - 28 August 2020
Some Schools may also hold other exams outside the above periods, please consult your local Subject or School Administrator for further clarification.
The examination schedules are produced by Academic Registry using dedicated software for which the overarching factor is the production of a timetable with no, or as few as possible, student clashes.
Wherever possible, we attempt to provide students a minimum of a day in between each examination. While attempts are made to ensure that students have a spread of examination dates throughout the examination period, in many cases this is not possible given the institutional constraints on the numbers of examination venues that are available, the number of examinations that are scheduled to take place and the options available to students on any particular course of study.
Final year undergraduate exams are usually assigned during the first two weeks of the main assessment period.
Religious Commitments
If you have any religious commitments that prevent you from sitting exams on a particular day of the week, please email reg.examinations@ntu.ac.uk
Whilst we cannot guarantee that exams can be avoided during these periods, Academic Registry will make every attempt to schedule exams around commitments, where notified in time.
In order for religious commitments to be taken into account when scheduling exams, notification must be received at the above email address by the following deadlines:
| Assessment period | Deadline for notification to be received |
|---|---|
| Half-year | 17 October 2019 |
| Main | 14 November 2019 |
| Resit examinations | 10 April 2020 |
Personalised exam plans (PEPs)
If you require any specific adjustments for your exams, due to a disability, injury or ongoing condition which could affect your exam performance, you must contact the Student Services team for an assessment of your requirements.
Student Services will then pass on any recommendations to Academic Registry who will put the adjustments in place. We advise you to contact Student Services as soon as possible on commencement of your course to ensure enough time for the necessary adjustments to be considered and the correct paperwork submitted.
Recommendations received after the deadlines shown below cannot be accommodated but will be put in place, where appropriate, for the following exam period.
| Assessment period | Deadline for receipt of paperwork from Student Support |
|---|---|
| Half-year | 10 December 2019 |
| Main | 25 February 2020 |
| Resit examinations | 7 July 2020 |
When can I view my exam timetable?
Timetables are usually published on NOW, confirming exam dates and times as shown below:
- Half-year examinations: First week in December
- Main examination period: Third week in March
- Resit examinations: Third week in July
Venues are normally added three to six weeks before your exam date, depending on the time of year.
Got a question about your exams?
Visit our frequently asked questions section for more information
Exam results online
Details of when your results will be available online will be issued later in the academic year.
