Registration and withdrawal

Registration and withdrawal from exam

All activities that form part of the programme must be assessed. To obtain an assessment, you must be registered for the exam in the activity. You may not participate in an exam or have, for example, a substitution paper assessed if you are not registered for the exam in the course.

You cannot register for exams in courses that you have already passed (grade 02 or higher or ‘Pass’).

How do I register for and withdraw from exams?
All course registrations are automatically transferred to exam registrations once the course withdrawal deadline has passed. That happens before you can register for the exam and re-exam via www.tilmelding.dtu.dk. If you want to register for an exam in addition to the exam registrations transferred from a course enrollment, you have to register yourself.

It is your responsibility to ensure that all your exam registrations are correct, whether automatically transferred or not.

Registration for and withdrawal from courses occur via www.studieplan.dtu.dk, and registration for and withdrawal from the exam occur via www.tilmelding.dtu.dk. You must check your exam registrations at www.tilmelding.dtu.dk. 

When can I register for and withdraw from an exam?
You can find the deadlines for exam registrations, etc., at student.dtu.dk under 'Exam/Registration and withdrawal from exam/Registration and withdrawal deadlines'.

Can I register for the exam after the deadline?
As a rule, you can only register for an exam/re-exam if you, due to special circumstances, have not been able to register for the exam during the ordinary registration period. Special conditions can be:

  • You have been awaiting a decision from the Board of Exemptions regarding an additional examination attempt or a decision regarding exam cheating. 
  • Own illness or illness/death in the immediate family.
  • Special permits from a course coordinator, e.g. in connection with exam prerequisites approved after the registration deadline.
  • If the registration results in you being able to complete the programme immediately after the exam period.

After the exam registration deadline has expired, an electronic application form can be found at student.dtu.dk under 'Exam/Registration and withdrawal from exam/Late exam registration'. The application must be accompanied by documentation regarding the special circumstances.

When does a course become binding?
If you do not withdraw from your first exam attempt in a course before the deadline for exam withdrawal, the course registration becomes binding, and the course becomes part of your programme specification. That means you must pass the course to complete your programme, cf. student.dtu.dk under 'Study rules/Teaching/Binding courses'.

You may apply for cancellation of an exam registration in a course, but the application may only be met if you do not plan to participate in the exam or, if the exam has been held, and you have not participated in the exam. Find more information on this type of exemption at student.dtu.dk under 'Study rules/Exemption'.

How do I register for the second and third exam attempt?
You must register for and withdraw from any subsequent second or third exam attempt within the current deadlines. Find more information under 'Exam attempts' below. Similarly, if you have withdrawn from your first exam attempt in a course, you must register for a new exam in the course unless you register for the course once more.

Overlap of exams in time
If, after the publication of the dates for written exams, it transpires that you have registered for two exams that overlap, you are entitled to withdraw from one of the written exams and instead take the exam in question in the next (re-)exam period for the course. The same applies to oral exams if you cannot arrange a different examination time for the oral exam with the examiner. In these cases, you must contact the Study Administration via student email at studadm@adm.dtu.dk before the exam is held.

Exams in final projects, project courses, and internships
BEng projects, BSc projects, and MSc theses conclude with an exam (an oral defence), but registration is made by the main supervisor for the final project via the project reporting system. The same applies to project courses and internships.

Special rules apply for exam registration for guest students and students in part-time programmes. These rules are accessible on DTU's webpage.

Exam attempts
You are entitled to three exam attempts in each course or project.

Even though several versions of the same course with different course numbers may be available, you only have three exam attempts. That also includes one or more exam attempts used under the vacant place scheme (vacant place on DTU’s courses offered to students as a part-time programme). 

It counts as an exam attempt if you do not participate in an exam and get the grade EM (Not met). Read more at student.dtu.dk under 'Study rules/Exam/Assessment forms and grading'. The only exception is where you can present documentation of illness. Read more about the rules at student.dtu.dk under 'Study rules/Exam/Illness in connection with exams'.

It also counts as an exam attempt if you do not meet any exam prerequisites, e.g. compulsory assignments, and the deadline for registering for the exam has been exceeded. You will then receive the registration IG (Not approved). Read more at student.dtu.dk under 'Study rules/Exam/Assessment forms and grading'.

Courses with part-exams
Even if you have passed one or more part-exams in a course, that does not count as an exam attempt if you withdraw from the final exam within the current deadlines. At the first (re)exam, already approved exam prerequisites or/and passed part-exams will remain valid. 

If you wish to register for the course again, exam prerequisites/part-exams may be re-taken. The re-exam rules can be found at student.dtu.dk under 'Study rules/Exam/Re-exams'. 

Used up exam attempts
You have three attempts to pass a course/project. If you have used three attempts without passing, you will be expelled from the university unless you apply for an exemption and are granted an additional exam attempt. You must apply for an exemption no later than one of the biannual regulation checks conducted by the Office for Study Programmes and Student Affairs. Rules on exemption can be found on student.dtu.dk under 'Study rules/Exemption'.

Rules in my study programme

Go to 'My Programme Specification' to see which study rules apply to your study programme.

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