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Examinations The Examinations and Graduation Office (EGO) is the central point for providing a service and communication on examinations and graduations to students, Faculties and to the Wits community. Contact Us
Examinations The Examinations and Graduation Office (EGO) is the central point for providing a service and communication on examinations and graduations to students, Faculties and to the Wits community. Contact Us
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Examinations / Assessments

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you well in the upcoming assessments which will commence on Monday, 2 November 2026 until Friday, 27 November 2026 and the Deferred assessments will commence on Monday 23 November 2026 until Friday 4 December 2026. We would also like to share some pertinent information with you to ensure that the assessment process progresses as efficiently as possible.

Assessment Timetables and Venues

The year-end assessment period will include both remote and in-person/sit-down assessments. Please consult the year-end assessment timetable to establish which form your assessment/s will take. If you have any queries regarding the timetable, please consult with your course coordinator. The year-end assessment timetable is available on the Examinations and Graduation Office (EGO) webpage on the Wits website and via this link: http://www.wits.ac.za/exams/exam-timetables.

Should you be writing an in-person/sit-down assessment, please review the maps of our campuses and familiarise yourself with the environment, so that you arrive at your assessment venues timeously: https://www.wits.ac.za/maps. It is essential that you determine in advance, which venue you are scheduled to write in.

Students are expected to carefully verify their assessment timetable. Misreading or failing to verify the timetable will not constitute grounds for consideration of a missed assessment.

Procedures within Assessment Venues

The following procedures must be strictly followed for all in-person/sit-down assessments:

  1. You will be invited to enter the assessment venue thirty minutes before the commencement of the assessment (20 minutes prior, for small venues).
  2. You will not be permitted to leave the venue during the last thirty (30) minutes of the assessment.
  3. YOU MUST CARRY YOUR STUDENT CARD WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES, as the Chief Invigilators will scan your student card to allow you to access the venue. If you have lost your card, report it to Campus Protections Services immediately and obtain a new card.
  4. All stationery must be placed in a transparent plastic bag. Please place all other essential items, such as your keys and cell phone (switched off) in a separate transparent bag which will be stored at your feet while writing the examination.
  5. You are discouraged from bringing other bags into the assessment venue. However, if needed, bag tagging will be done by Campus Protections Services (CPS) and will start fifty (50) minutes prior to the start of your assessment.
  6. Please do not leave any personal belongings behind in the assessment venue. These items will be disposed of or destroyed for hygiene purposes.
  7. The use of a cellular telephone, smartwatch, or any electronic device during an assessment will not be permitted.

Should any disruption occur during the assessment (inside or outside the venue), please remain calm and wait for instructions from the Chief Invigilator.

Late Arrivals

Candidates who arrive late may be admitted up to half an hour (30 minutes) after the start of the assessment into the assessment venue, provided that there is no disruption to the other candidates.

However, if the nature of the assessment is such that any late entry may, for example, nullify the objectives of that assessment, candidates will not be admitted and should apply for a deferred assessment.

Online Assessments

For all online assessments, students need to ensure that they have sufficient data available when taking a remote assessment. Students who experience connectivity issues/ technical challenges during the period in which they need to complete a remote assessment need to report them to the course coordinator and the lecturer within 6 hours, using the information provided by the lecturer/ course coordinator.

Please also ensure that as much information as possible has been provided about the technical problem and email it to ulwazihelp@wits.ac.za or ideally, take a screenshot of the error and attach it to the email.

Extra Time

Extra time is a privilege extended to a student whose proven disability prevents the student from writing an assessment in the time normally allocated. Students must apply for extra time with the Campus Health and Wellness Centre who will conduct an assessment and copy this to the relevant Faculty.

The Faculty will in turn copy the Examinations and Graduation Office on a letter sent to the student based on the recommendation from the Campus Health and Wellness Centre.

Further information is available from Faculty Offices, the Disability Rights Unit, or the Examinations and Graduation Office. For more information or to apply for Extra-Time please go to the website https://www.wits.ac.za/exams/extra-time/.

Deferred Assessments

Students who for good reason are unable to write an assessment (and where Faculties allow for such deferred assessments), must follow the University’s usual procedures to apply for deferred assessments via the student self-service portal. Please consult your course coordinator in this regard. You can find more information on https://www.wits.ac.za/exams/deferred-examinations/ or, Go to Student Self-Service - Academic Information - Application for Deferred Assessment).

Assistance is at hand

If you feel at any time that you are not coping with your exams/assessments, please seek help. Consult with your lecturers, tutors, and the Wits counselling staff.

Please direct any queries pertaining to the assessment process to the Examinations and Graduation Office via help.EGO@wits.ac.za or call (011) 717-1272.

Enquiries

Please direct any queries pertaining to the assessment process to the Examinations and Graduation Office(EGO) via help.EGO@wits.ac.za or call (011) 717-1272.

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Exam Timetables There will be summative assessments taking place for the next exam cycle. Find faculty-specific assessment schedules here.
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Deferred Examinations Find out the conditions and process of applying for a deferred examination if you are unable to complete an assessment on a scheduled date.
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Supplementary Exams Supplementary exams are granted dependent on certain criteria. Remember you cannot apply for a supplementary exam.
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