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You may be eligible to apply for a deferred exam if:

• You experienced sudden, unavoidable circumstances beyond your control (e.g. illness, accident, family death), and
• Those circumstances directly prevented you from sitting the exam.

You cannot apply for both an assessment adjustment and a deferred examination for the same task. You are normally allowed only one ECA per assessment item, with a final additional ECA permitted if new circumstances arise in connection with a deferred exam.

No further ECAs are permitted beyond this.

Applications must be supported by independent, verifiable documentation that demonstrates:

• The date when the circumstances began or changed, and
• How they affected your ability to attend or complete the exam, and
• If possible, a recommended ‘fit to study’ date 

Acceptable evidence may include:

• Medical certificates from a registered health professional
• Official letters from employers, counsellors, or other relevant authorities

Please note: photographs, videos, or unverified content are not considered valid evidence.

Requirements for independent supporting evidence

• You must not submit photographs, audio files or videos with content that may be considered distressing or graphic. In addition, for any application where you are required to provide supporting evidence, photographs, audio files or videos are generally not considered appropriate evidence as their authenticity cannot be verified.
• You are not required to provide certified copies of documents during the initial application process. However, the University reserves the right to require applicants to provide original documentation subsequently. Any document submitted may be audited and is subject to verification from the issuing body.
• Documentation must be in English or an official translation must be provided. You should submit copies of the original documentation and the English translation of these documents.

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Deadline for applications:

Applications must be lodged within five (5) working days of the original exam date. 

If circumstances occur that impact your ability to undertake a deferred exam, you may lodge one additional ECA within five (5) working days of the deferred exam date.

An application form must be completed and lodged within five business days of the original examination date. Applications will not be accepted after five business days unless serious illness or misadventure prevented you from submitting the form within this period.

Students will be notified of the outcome of the application via their student email account.  The Examinations Office will contact students via their student email account if an application is incomplete, so it is important to check your email account regularly.

Outcomes for deferred examination applications may not be resolved before the scheduled examination.

No. Wherever possible, students should sit their examination as scheduled and apply for an extenuating circumstances adjustment. Where sitting the examination as scheduled is not possible due to severe illness, or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances, seeking to defer the examination is the appropriate action.

Students will be advised of the details of their deferred examination by the relevant ANU College/School or the Examinations Office. The timing of the examination is set at the discretion of the ANU College/School.