Tools for examination (Inspera)

Inspera is NTNUs examination tool for digital exams. The 2020 home exam will be conducted through Inspera. Information about home exams. 

Improving grade when changing grading rule

If you already have a letter grade in a subject where the grade scale has now changed to pass/fail and you carry out a new assessment in the course, "Passed" will replace the previous letter grade. If you receive "failed" on the assessment this spring, your previous letter grade will still apply.

If you are looking to improve your grade, and the subject has changed to pass/fail, then you must consider whether you want a "pass" as a result, or whether you choose to withdraw from the examination and take the exam on a later occasion.

Withdrawal from examination

The deadline for withdrawing from an examination is 14 days before the exam date. 

Consequences of changing grade rule from letters to passed/failed 

When calculating the grade point average on your diploma, subjects that use the grading scale passed/failed will not be included in the calculation.

Examination dates and duration

The exam date and duration of the exam does not change. 

Special examination arrangements

Students who have been granted extra time on their written exams will receive the same amount of extended time on their home exams. For other special examination arrangements for students with disabilities etc., more information will be provided at a later time. 

Examination aids for the home exam

Exams are individual, independent work. When conducting a home exam, all aids are permitted. In addition to this, home exams are arranged on ordinary exam conditions. During the exam, it is not allowed to communicate with others about the assignment, to distribute the assignment text or to draft answers. Such communication is considered cheating. Additionally, all submitted assignments will be checked and controlled for plagiarism. 

Cheating on exams can result in serious consequences for the student who cheats. If you are caught cheating, you may be banned from the university for a year, you may be denied the right to take the exam at other universities and university colleges, and your exam from the course in which you cheated will be annulled

More information about cheating on NTNUs pages about cheating.

Re-sit examination

Because of the situation with the corona pandemic, the IE faculty has decided that re-sit exams will be arranged for subjects that have changed from written exams to home exams. Students who have valid absence, or has received "failed" on a home exam will be able to re-sit the exam. 

Self-certification for absence from exams

If you cannot take an examination due to illness or for other pressing reasons, you must apply for legitimate absence. NTNU will accept this as a legitimate absence from exams for the 2020 spring semester. This applies to absence in relation to the extraordinary situation with the coronavirus, as well as absence caused by illness or other legitimate reasons. 

The form for applying for approval for absence from exams 

Explanation of grades and appeals

Examination Regulations at NTNU, legislations, and regulations also apply to exams that change assessment forms. 

Frequently asked questions about exams and Corona

On Innsida, there is a site with frequently asked questions about exams and Corona. Here, you may find answers to many of your questions. 

Academic information about the exam 

Academic information related to the completion of the exam will be published on the course's blackboard page, or on similar pages used for such information.

Innsida - channel "All students"

We encourage all students to pay close attention to Innsida. Information from the central administration at NTNU is published in the channel "All students".