Examinations

All online courses are assessed by examinations.

Apply for examination when you feel fully prepared.

Register online through our student portal

Register online through our student portal three months before the exam is scheduled and choose the exam session, course and approximate location. You will then be allocated to an examination centre that's local to you, supervised by an invigilator or proctor appointed by Edinburgh Business School. All online courses are examined in June and December each year. Minor exam sessions are held in March and August in selected locations for selected courses.

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Our courses are assessed by examinations

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Exam Time table

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Examination sessions

Exam attempts per course

You are permitted a maximum of two examination attempts for each course. There is a fee of £160 for each examination attempt.

How long is the exam?

Each exam for each course is a three-hour written examination. All questions are compulsory. Exam scripts are marked by Edinburgh Business School Faculty and are rigorously scrutinised by external examiners from other UK universities.

Exam performance report

If you have failed an exam and would like feedback on your performance you may request an analytical report on each question. You will be required to indicate this by correspondence and to include a fee of £160 for each course or report you request.

Exam past papers

The course materials contain plenty of practice exam papers and worked examples Also, ProfilerTM; our interactive software that tests your positves and negatives, helps you prepare for examination. Try our student portal - username and password: demo

Revision sessions

Online and on-campus sessions. Try our Online Revision Sessions, or join us on-campus for our intensive Revision Sessions in the UK and Malaysia.

Your results

Results are issued approximately eight weeks after the relevant diet. You will receive an email when your results have been released. You can view all your results in the student portal.

COVID-19: Update on Exams

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