Results and Appeals

When you get your results, whether they are for mods/prelims or finals, they will appear on notice boards outside the Exam Schools.  If you do not want them to appear in public viewing, you can opt out before a deadline set a few weeks before exams begin.  You can also get a breakdown of the marks for each paper from your college tutor or college Academic Administrator a few days after the results have been published.  In 2007 Examination results were also published online.

If you find that you have not achieved the grade that you expected and that there was something wrong with the conduct of the examinations, you can make an appeal to the Proctors.  It is important to bear in mind that in the case of Finals, the Proctors cannot proceed with appeals
based on the academic judgement of the examiners. They can only deal with complaints made about the conduct of examiners and the procedure or format of the exams.  This is because Finals scripts are double marked and any discrepancies are then scrutinised by an external examiner.

The Proctors will not usually allow complaints about marking of scripts to proceed unless the student suspects that there may have been a clerical error made (e.g. if there is an anomalous result among your papers).  Complaints of this nature should be submitted through your college Senior Tutor.  More information on appealing against exam results is available in the Examination Decrees and Regulations.

The only form of feedback that is accessible to candidates at present is a copy of the examiners comments on your script.  To gain access to these, you need to submit a form and a £10 fee to the Data Protection Officer in the University.  In some cases, the comments may have already been destroyed and may amount to little more than what you know from your results. It is worth asking for this information if you are concerned about a result for one particular paper or just want to find out more about your overall performance.