Examination
Yes, under certain conditions. A student who has failed two exams in a course – or part of a course – has the right to have another examiner appointed, unless there are special reasons preventing such a change.
A student does not have the right to take an exam at another location, but based on provisions in the Administrative Procedure Act regarding the duty of public authorities to provide service, there may be reasons for higher education institutions to offer such an opportunity. Students who are given the opportunity to take an exam at another location cannot be charged any fees by the educational institution.
There is no national legislation on how much time an examiner has to mark an exam. A starting point is the provision in the Administrative Procedure Act that cases must be dealt with as quickly as possible without compromising the quality of the process.
It is not uncommon for higher education institutions to have their own regulations on how much time the marking should take.
There is no national legislation on this subject matter, but UKÄ’s approach is that the time between the announcement of the exam results and the re-examination must be at least ten working days or at least two calendar weeks.
A student can, in principle, take an exam or undergo a practical training period an unlimited number of times. Higher education institutions can however decide on a limit if an unlimited number of attempts would lead to an unreasonable use of resources.
Such limits should be specified in the course syllabus or in another formal decision by the higher education institution. The minimum number of exam attempts must be at least five, and the minimum number of practical training periods must be at least two.
The date for re-examinations should be announced on the day of the original exam.