4. Examinations and Assessments

4.1 Exam Entry

You will need to formally enter for the units you wish to be assessed on, including those courses which only have a homework completion requirement, by completing an examination entry form. This is done online through Student Self Service (https://evision.ox.ac.uk/) and further information on the process can be found at https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/exams/examination-entry

For this course there will be three examination entry dates: 

Exam Entry Period Assessments Example
30th October - 6th November 2025

0th week Hilary invigilated written examinations

ALL APPROVED SUBJECTS

Quantum Field Theory exam

C3 Condensed Matter Physics
22nd - 29th January 2026

0th week and 6th-8th week Trinity invigilated written examinations

Michaelmas Term practicals (homework)

Hilary term submissions (such as mini-projects released in Hilary Term)

Cosmology exam; Algebraic Geometry exam

Anyons and Topological Phases of Matter homework

Galactic and Planetary Dynamics mini-project 
7th -14th May 2026

Hilary term practicals (homework)

Trinity term practicals (homework)

Trinity term submissions (such as the dissertation)

Advanced Fluid Dynamics homework

Astroparticle Physics homework

Dissertation (1 unit); Dissertation (2 units)
 
 

When completing your examination entry, you should try to ensure that the decisions you make are as final as possible. Please note that you must take care in selecting the correct options; it is your responsibility to ensure you are entered for the courses you intend, and it is not always possible to make amendments to your entries once you have submitted the form. In particular, please keep the below terminology in mind when completing your entries, as it is not always possible to rectify mistakes

Exam  Papers assessed by written in-person examination 
Submission  Work assessed by written submissions; this includes dissertations, mini-projects, and papers assessed by take-home exam. This does not include homework completion. 
Practical  This only denotes homework completion courses; you should always select this where you wish to be assessed on homework completion rather than any alternative assessment method for the course.  

If you wish to withdraw from an assessment after the exam entry window has closed, you can request a withdrawal from your college up to a week before the exam/assessment deadline takes place. For homework completion courses, you must withdraw before the final homework deadline. If a course requires both homework completion and an examination, you will not be able to withdraw from the examination once the final homework completion deadline has passed. 

Please discuss with your college tutor or academic advisor before making the decision to withdraw. There is no fee for withdrawal. 

If you with to add an additional assessment after the exam entry window has closed, you will need to make a 'Change of Option' request to your college and pay a late entry fee. You should do this at least ten days before the assessment, so that the Academic Records Office has time to process the request.