Cairo University Completes Preparations for First Semester Final Exams

Cairo University has completed all its preparations to commence the first semester final exams for the academic year 2025/2026. This is part of its commitment to ensuring the smooth conduct of the examination process, full adherence to the approved rules and regulations, and compliance with health safety instructions and precautionary measures related to seasonal viruses, thereby guaranteeing a safe and disciplined exam environment for students.

In this context, Dr. Mohamed Sami Abdel-Sadek, President of Cairo University, directed the deans of faculties and institutes to finalize and announce the exam schedules in their final form well before the exams begin, allowing students adequate time to prepare. He emphasized the importance of faculty members adhering to the exam paper specifications according to the model approved by the University Council, ensuring that questions are within the scope of the courses actually taught to students.

The university president stressed full compliance with the University Council's decisions regulating the examination process, particularly regarding the mechanisms for printing exams and securing their confidentiality. He also highlighted the prohibition of bringing mobile phones or any technological devices into exam halls, warning of legal accountability and the imposition of prescribed penalties for violations. Additionally, he emphasized that those responsible for exam committees and supervisors must not use mobile phones during the exams.

Meanwhile, Dr. Ahmed Ragab, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, confirmed that the university president ordered the formation of an emergency committee in each faculty, chaired by the dean and including the vice dean for education and student affairs and the head of the relevant department or their deputy. This committee is tasked with monitoring the exam process and promptly addressing any urgent issues during the exams, with full authority to make necessary decisions, including canceling or modifying any question found to violate the approved regulations.

The Vice President for Education and Student Affairs explained that the role of examiners' committees has been activated, requiring the presence of the course professor or their deputy from the same specialization inside the exam halls from the start until the end of the exam. He also stated that questions must be appropriate to the allotted answering time and considerate of students' varying levels, fully complying with the exam paper specifications in form and content. Faculty members are not allowed to travel during the exam period, and a sufficient number of supervisors must be provided inside the exam halls.

The university also emphasized the necessity of accommodating the circumstances of students with disabilities and integrated students, providing all the required facilitations according to the governing rules. It committed to announcing exam results within no more than three weeks from the end of the exams, ensuring a suitable interval between the last lecture and the start of the exams.