Find out what happens on the test day including information on rules and regulations
Before the test (0800 – 0900)
You must:
- Arrive at the exam venue by 8.00a.m. for registration
- Look for your name in the candidate entry lists posted outside the exam room. Please remember your candidate number
- Find the location of your designated seat in the seating plan posted beside the candidate entry lists. Your seat number is the same as your candidate number
- Deposit all your belongings including mobile phones at the designated baggage area. You are only allowed take your ID, wooden pencil(s), sharpener, and eraser into the test
- Visit the comfort room before registration as you will not be given time for toilet breaks once the test has started
- Line up at registration table according to your candidate number. Present your ID and sign the attendance register
- Enter the exam room and find your seat. Find the desk label with your name and candidate number
- The Moderator begins reading the instructions at exactly 9.00a.m. Late candidates are not allowed to enter the test and the exam fee is forfeited.
During the test (0900 – 1200)
You must:
- Listen carefully to the Moderator and follow instructions
- Raise your hand to attract attention if you are in doubt about what you should do. An invigilator will assist you
- Tell the Invigilator at once if you think you have not been given the right question paper, or if the question paper is incomplete or illegible
- Do not lend anything to, or borrow anything from another candidate during the test
- Do not speak to any other candidate during the test
- Expect random ID checks during the timed portion of the test
The speaking test
You must:
- Check the Speaking Test schedule posted at the registration area. Note the time of your interview, name of your examiner and test venue.
- Arrive at the speaking venue 30 minutes before your scheduled interview time
- Bring your ID
- Register with the invigilator when you arrive. Go to the waiting area until the invigilator calls you for your interview
- Deposit your baggage and cell phones with invigilator. You must not take anything inside the interview room
- The speaking test lasts between 11 to 14 minutes.
- Leave the test venue immediately after your interview. Do not talk to waiting candidates.
NOTE: Parking is usually available at or near test venues but the British Council will not be responsible for any parking related fees which candidates incur.
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