Examination schedule/Examination session

Contact for any problems prior to and during the examination session:

Examinations Office, Tel. 044 632 20 68

Publication of examination schedules

• Provisional schedule for written examinations
  • The date of your written examination(s) is displayed in the date questionnaire.
  • With the release of the date questionnaire, the provisional schedule for written examinations – albeit without any room details – is published for students (myStudies) and examiners (eDoz).
• Personal examination schedule
  The personal examination schedule lists all written and oral session examinations. As a general rule, it is displayed in eDoz approximately five to six weeks before the start of the Summer examination session resp. three to four weeks before the start of the Winter examination session.
• End-of-semester examinations
  No examination schedule for end-of-semester examinations is displayed in eDoz. You fix the examination dates directly yourself – in some cases following consultation with the department.

Binding nature of the examination schedule

The personal examination schedule published in eDoz is binding in all cases – both for students and examiners.

Particular note should be taken of the following:

• Changes to the type of examination (method, form and duration) are not allowed at this point and are no longer part of the examiner’s authority.
• Dates for written examinations may not be changed or rescheduled.
• Changes to the help materials are no longer permitted. The permitted help materials have already been published in the course catalogue and in the examination schedule, in accordance with your details.
• See also: "Examination Information from the Prorector" (PDF, 74 kB)

Updated information

• Withdrawals, as well as date changes which are notified in writing, are entered by us on to the system – you can therefore view them directly in eDoz.
• We also constantly update the system with those students who are unable to attend an examination due to illness.
  Please note:
  NO separate notification will be sent to you unless the change is made at very short notice.
• On the evening prior to an examination, it is recommended to check whether, and how many, students are registered for your examinations. There may also be withdrawals after the start of the examination session due to illness or discontinuations.

Rescheduling of oral examination dates (only possible within the examination session)

• Rescheduling request on your part
  Please note that date changes are not organised by the Rectorate.
  • Any date changes which you make must be arranged with the candidates. Under no circumstances should new dates disadvantage students or be set outside of the examination session.
  • Candidates must be informed in writing via eDoz (“Communication / Lists” > Link "Performance Assessments - Registration & Results").
  • You can notify the Examinations Office of the date change online using the rescheduling form (PDF, 300 kB).
• Rescheduling request on the students’ part
  Date changes initiated by students may only be made in agreement with all of the parties involved. Students must notify the Examinations Office themselves using the “Rescheduling form for oral examinations”, which is available in myStudies.
  Such date changes are only possible within the examination session.
  

Absent candidates

Please notify the Examinations Office immediately of any candidates who fail to attend an examination (Tel. 044 632 20 68).

Assessors

• Oral examinations for which you are the sole examiner require the presence of an assessor in order for the examination to be considered having been conducted properly. You must organize your assessor(s) yourself as no examination schedule is drawn up for them.
  

Tips on organising examinations

• "Leitfaden für das Planen, Durchführen und Auswerten von Prüfungen an der ETHZ" (PDF, 103 kB, only available in German)
• "Checkliste zur Durchführung von schriftlichen Prüfungen" (PDF, 76 kB, only available in German)

Dishonest conduct

• Please report dishonest conduct at exams by using the following form (PDF, 1.1 MB).