Online Exam Guidelines - Exam period May/June 2026
5. During the Exam
5.1. Late start - IMPORTANT
The exam end time is set regardless of the time you start the exam attempt.
All Exam times are London UK (GMT) time zone.
Example:
If the start time is 10:00
The duration is 3 hours
The end time is 13:00
If you start your exam attempt at 12:00, you will have 1 hour to complete the Exam attempt before it ends.
Access to the module section and the exam attempt activity will become unavailable at the end time. For Method 1 exams only, the submission window will remain open for a further 10 minutes, but a 10% late penalty will be applied to any file uploaded during this period.