Examinationns

The examinations for the modules in the fall semester take place in calendar weeks (CW) 51 and 2 to 6. The relevant weeks for the spring semester modules are calendar weeks 22 to 28. There are no fixed examination periods for resit examinations, where they are offered. However, they usually take place in calendar weeks 35 to 37. The examination schedule with the dates of the written examinations for the modules of the foundational undergraduate courses in all study programmes can be found under Examinations

The examination schedule is published in early summer for the following two semesters, including retake examinations.

Information on the examinations/certificates of achievement for modules in the advanced semesters can be found in the online course catalogue or on the homepage of the study programme offering the module or will be announced by the lecturers responsible for the module at the beginning of the course.

For examinations of modules from other faculties of the university, their examination periods apply. They may differ from the examination schedule of the MNF. This also applies to examinations for modules at ETH Zurich, whose examination sessions take place in January/February and August. Check the examination dates of the modules you have booked in good time to avoid overlaps. This is particularly the case if you want to take modules from different academic years in the same semester.

Students at Bachelor level may postpone the examination for selected modules to the retake date if they have signed up for the relevant program in the autumn semester 2021 or later. More information can be found here (scroll down).

Anyone who is ill on the day of the examination must submit a request for deregistration within 5 working days of the examination and present a doctor's certificate. This also applies to retake examinations.

The deregistration should be made via Student Portal. Log in and select the My applications tile and then Deregistration from examination. Follow the instructions, enter all the necessary information and upload your medical certificate or documents in PDF format (20 MB max.). The Student Portal will also show when your application has been processed.

If you have been invited to take your examination directly by the institute concerned, e.g. an oral mathematics exam, please also inform the office that sent you the invitation. You can also do this by E-Mail.

If you were ill on an initial exam date, you can take the exam on the retake date if one is offered. You can register in the student portal in the "Modules" app under "Registration for the retake exam". If you have duly deregistered on the initial examination date, this will of course not count as a failed attempt. The registration deadline for the retake date is always the Thursday in calendar week 32 (midnight). If you do not want to make up an exam on the retake date, you must re-book the corresponding module yourself the next time it is offered.

This is a valid reason, and you may deregister from the examination. Please proceed in the same way as if you were withdrawing from the examination in the event of your own illness and enclose supporting documents, if available.

In such cases, you can take the examinations on the retake date. Deregistration is done via the student portal. Please proceed in the same way as when deregistering from an examination in case of illness and, if available, enclose supporting documents or indicate in the comments that the reason for the cancellation is student mobility etc.