Sitting the exam

For the AKT and KFP, arrive at the exam venue during your allocated registration timeslot. Registrations close 30 minutes before the scheduled commencement time. If you arrive after this time, you won’t be permitted entry into the exam and your attempt will be forfeited.

Bad weather or traffic experienced on the way to the exam venue aren’t valid reasons for late arrival. It’s important to plan ahead and ensure you’re early for the exam.

For the CCE, log in to the exam using the appropriate link 30 minutes before the scheduled commencement time. If you log in after this time, you won’t be permitted to sit the exam and your attempt will be forfeited.

You must present a primary proof of identity that is original, current (not expired) and includes a photograph. Digital proof of identity (for example, digital driver’s licences) won’t be accepted. Accepted identity documents include:

• Australian or foreign passport
• Australian driver’s licence
• a proof of age or identity card issued by an Australian state or territory
• Australian student identity card
• any other current Australian entitlement or identity card, issued by the Australian Government or a state or territory government.

If the first or last name on your identity document is different to the name you entered on your enrolment form, email  examinations@racgp.org.au at least 48 hours before the exam date. You’ll need to provide evidence of the name change, and this must be approved before the exam day.

AKT and KFP

For the list of permissible and non-permissible items in the exam room, refer to the webpage.

CCE

CCE candidates may use a pen and blank paper to take notes and may have their phone with them on silent in case they need to be in contact with the RACGP.

At RACGP-arranged venues, you'll be provided with note-taking materials to use during the exam. These must be left in the exam room after you have finished the exam.

For the CCE, you may use your own blank paper and pen. Notes must be torn up at the end of each exam case.

If you don’t comply with these rules you’ll be investigated in line with the Academic Misconduct Policy.

You must follow all written instructions on the exam materials and verbal instructions given by the exam staff.

During an exam, you must not:

• smoke in the venue
• disturb any other candidate (eg mumbling, talking)
• communicate with or help any other candidate
• accept assistance from any other candidate or person in the room
• look at another candidate’s computer screen or exam paper for any purpose
• permit any other candidate to read or copy from your computer screen or exam paper
• disturb the exam proceedings in any other way
• record the exam or its contents in any form.

Failure to comply with these requests will be investigated in line with the Academic Misconduct Policy.

AKT and KFP

If you need to leave the room during an exam, you must be escorted by an invigilator. You won’t be re-admitted into the exam room unless an invigilator supervises you while you’re out of the exam room.

You must not leave the exam room during the first 30 minutes or the last 15 minutes of the exam.

CCE

If you need to use the bathroom, you may take a break during the marking/transition time of the exam (after your reading and case time ends). You need to advise your examiner that you’re taking a bathroom break and ensure you’re back for the start of the next case. Your exam time won’t be extended if you return after your case has commenced. You must not log out of the exam until you’ve been dismissed by the examiner.