Subject specific Examining info

Note that the number of examiners shown for each subject is the contribution from Biochemistry. For shared subjects (e.g. Part IA Biology of Cells and Mathematical Biology, Part IB Cell & Developmental Biology, Part II BBS) there are additional examiners from other departments.

Biology of Cells (BoC)

NST Part IA

Exam Format – Part IA BoC
Course Papers Exam length Written papers
Biology of Cells Paper 1 3h SAQ/Essays
Paper 2 3h Data Handling

Note: Assessors (6) are used in addition to the examiners. 

Mathematical Biology

NST Part IA

Exam Format – Part IA MB
Course Papers Exam length Written papers
Mathematical Biology Paper 1 3h Questions

Note: Lecturers act as Assessors for the question on the material they taught.

MIMS

MST, VST Part IA

Exam Format – Part IA MIMS
Course Papers Exam length Written papers
MIMS Section I 1h MCQ
Section II 2h Data handling
Section III 2h Essays

MIMS

(Resits)

 Section I 1h MCQ
Section II 2h Data handling

Note: Assessors (3) are used in addition to the examiners. 

MST/VST exams:

  • Section I: Assessment for Second MB/Second Vet MB and Tripos
  • Section II: Assessment for Second MB/Second Vet MB and Tripos
  • Section III: Assessment for Tripos only

MST/VST – Second MB resits (Sept)

  • Section I: Assessment for Second MB/Second Vet MB
  • Section II: Assessment for Second MB/Second Vet MB

Medical students are entitled to two attempts at all MB examinations; those who fail any Second MB subjects twice are automatically withdrawn from the Medical Student Register and are not able to continue with their medical studies.

Veterinary students are entitled to two attempts at Second Vet MB subjects. In special circumstances, a student’s College may submit an application to the Faculty Board of Veterinary Medicine for additional Second Vet MB attempts.

BMB

NST Part IB

Exam Format – Part IB BMB
Course Papers Exam length Written papers
BMB Paper 1 3h Essays
Paper 2 3h SAQ/Data Handling

Note: Assessors are used in addition to the examiners. 

CDB

NST Part IB

Exam Format – Part IB CDB
Course Papers Exam length Written papers
CDB Paper 1 3h Essays
Paper 2 3h Integrative Essays/Data Handling

Note: Lecturers mark their own essay questions.

Part II Biochemistry

NST Part II

Exam Format – Part II Biochemistry
Course Papers Exam length Written papers
Part II Biochemistry/ BBS Papers 1-4 3h Essays
Paper 5 3h Data Handling

Notes:

  • Lecturers mark their own essay questions (first marker).
  • Academic staff will also act as assessors for the Part II project dissertations (first marker)
  • Modules B and D are borrowed by Part II Zoology (Modules M7 and L7, respectively). Zoology students sit the same exam, which is marked along with Biochemistry and BBS scripts.
  • Modules B and D are also taken as minor BBS subjects

Part II BBS

NST Part II

Exam Format – Part II BBS
Course Papers Exam length Written papers
Part II Biochemistry/ BBS Papers 1-4 3h Essays
Paper 5 3h Data Handling

Notes:

  • Lecturers mark their own essay questions (first marker).
  • Academic staff will also act as assessors for the Part II project dissertations (first marker)
  • Modules B and D are borrowed by Part II Zoology (Modules M7 and L7, respectively). Zoology students sit the same exam, which is marked along with Biochemistry and BBS scripts.
  • Modules B and D are also taken as minor BBS subjects

Part III Biochemistry

NST Part III

Exam Format – Part III Biochemistry
Course Papers Exam length Written papers
Part III Biochemistry Paper 1 3h Essays
Paper 2 3h + 15 min reading Data Handling

Notes:

  • Lecturers mark their own essay questions (first marker).
  • Academic staff will also act as assessors for the Part III project dissertations (first marker). Each Part III student has a viva on their project, which involves the dissertation assessor and an examiner.
  • Data handling exam is 3h plus 15 min reading time.

Part III Systems Biology

NST Part III