To write on-campus examinations

If you need aids/adjustments when taking a written on-campus exam, you must make the request for each occasion. You do this in Ladok when you register for the exam.
Information on how to make the request can be found in Ladok's informational video (1:48 min).

Request for aids - Ladok External link.

If you need spell check

For the support option ‘Computer with spell check’, there are two alternatives in the drop-down list: Swedish or English. If you have this support option in your Nais notification and want to apply for it for a on-campus written exam, you should only choose one of the alternatives – the language in which your written exam is given.

If you need Legimus for the exam

If you need Legimus for the exam, please contact the coordinator for targeted pedagogical support via rps@mdu.se to have it entered into Ladok.

For digital Inspera exams

If your exam is a digital Inspera exam, special rules apply for computers depending on the location of the exam. The "computer" aid does not refer to ordering a loan computer for digital exams with Inspera https://www.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/student/practical-things-about-studying/about-examinations/digital-written-examinations-in-inspera-assessment

If you have any questions, you are welcome to visit the Student Centre:

The Student Centre

You can see on the web schedule whether your written exam will be conducted digitally. A digital written exam is taken on a computer in Inspera and can only be taken at our campuses in Eskilstuna and Västerås. In Västerås exam rooms, you take the exam on your own laptop, and in Eskilstuna on a desktop computer in the exam room.

You need to prepare in different ways depending on where you will be taking the exam.

Digital written examinations in Inspera Assesment

If several examinations are held at the same time/examination session, you as a student can submit a request to take two examinations at the same time. This must be done no later than 10 calendar days before the examination session.

Apply to take two examinations at the same time

You will receive notification from the university if this can be arranged, along with information about the current examination room.

If there are special reasons, you may be allowed to write the exam at another location. Special reasons may be social, medical or other special circumstances, such as childcare and military or civil service. If you wish to apply to take the exam at another location, you must be able to provide documentation to support your application.

Forms and templates for students

No later than two days before the exam date, the web schedule will show which exam rooms have been booked for your exam. An exam may be booked in several exam rooms. In that case, the exam supervisor will guide you to the correct room when you arrive.

If you have an approved certificate in Nais to write in a smaller examination room, you will receive an email no later than two days before the exam day. There you will find information about which examination room you should go to.

Exam rooms in Eskilstuna

In Eskilstuna, the university's examination rooms are located at Rademachergatan 7. Rooms 1 and 2 are on the first floor, and rooms 3, 4 and 5 are on the second floor.

Find Rademachergatan 7, at Google maps External link.

Sometimes exams can also be booked on campus in classrooms.

Local guide Eskilstuna pdf, 859 kB.

Exam rooms in Västerås

In Västerås, exams are held in classrooms on campus, usually on the second floor of Building R, and occasionally on the first floor.

Local guide Västerås pdf, 2 MB.

There is also an examination hall at Kopparlunden, at Metallverksgatan 24.

Find Metallverksgatan 24, at Google maps External link.

Valid ID is ID with a photo and Swedish personal identity number, such as a driving licence, passport or national ID card. Swedish SIS-marked ID cards or ID cards issued by a government agency are also considered valid ID.

If you do not have a Swedish personal identity number, you must bring your passport or national ID card (must have text in English, French or Spanish).

MDU cards, digital IDs or photocopies of ID cannot be used. Residence permits or LMA cards are also not considered valid forms of ID.

• Follow the invigilator's instructions and sit in the designated place.
• Personal belongings such as bags, outerwear, watches, mobile phones and other digital devices must be placed in the designated place. All technical equipment that is not to be used during the exam must be turned off. Alarms must also be turned off.
• Pencil cases, glasses cases and similar items may not be used. You are required to show your paper, aids and other materials at any time during the examination if an invigilator asks you to do so.
• You may not eat nuts or products containing nuts in the examination room. If anyone in the room is allergic to other foods, the invigilator may decide that such foods should be removed from the room.
• Your ID must remain on your desk throughout the examination.
• You must write your anonymity code on the examination form and on each answer sheet submitted during the examination. You may not write your name or personal identification number.
• Only the university's exam cover sheet and the writing paper distributed by the invigilator at the time of the exam are permitted.
• In the case of digital examinations, you must check that the pre-filled information is correct and immediately inform the invigilator if it is not.
• Once the examination form has been handed out, you are not allowed to talk or otherwise communicate with anyone other than the invigilators. This applies both in the examination room and during any toilet breaks.
• If you wish to pray during the examination, you are permitted to do so silently while seated at your desk.
• The invigilator has the right to expel any student who causes a disturbance. Before a student can be expelled, they must, as a general rule, have been given the opportunity to comply with the invigilator's instructions.
• You may leave the room to use the toilet or for other urgent reasons with the invigilator's permission. You must bring identification with you and show it to the invigilator. Other personal belongings and writing materials may not be brought with you. The break will be noted on a list.
• When you want to hand in your exam, you must signal this to the invigilator. Identification must be shown when handing in the exam. The invigilator will check that all materials have been filled in correctly and that the correct number of answer sheets have been handed in.
  
• You may leave the room no earlier than 45 minutes after the start of the exam.
• In the event of an alarm, the exam room must be evacuated and you may not take any writing materials with you. Follow the exam invigilator's instructions. After an alarm and evacuation, the exam cannot continue, but the examiner is responsible for arranging a new exam date as soon as possible.

Under certain circumstances, breastfeeding is permitted during the examination. If you need to do so, you must notify us at least 10 calendar days before the examination date.

If you wish to pray during the examination, you are permitted to do so quietly while seated at your desk.

Suspected cheating or disruption of order during an examination must be reported to the examiner. Being caught with a mobile phone or other unauthorised technical equipment that is switched on or has not been stored in the designated place will result in a deviation report for attempted cheating. If there is reasonable suspicion of attempted cheating or disruption of order, the examiner shall report this to the vice chancellor.

Exam results are published in Ladok no later than 15 working days after the exam date.

View your exam results in Ladok External link.

Graded paper exams are scanned within five working days after you receive your grade in Ladok, and you can then view them in the Aldoc Student Portal. (Applies to exams written from HT25 onwards).

Older exams are scanned in gradually. If you cannot see your exam in the portal, you can collect it from Studenttorget.

The scanned exam is your original. Contact The Student Centre immediately if you notice any errors in your scanned exam.:

studenttorget@mdu.se

The paper version of your exam will be discarded one month after it has been scanned.

Login in the portal with your student account.

Graded paper exams in Aldoc student portal External link.

Graded digital exams taken in Inspera Assessment can be downloaded from the Archive in Inspera Assessment.

Graded exams in Inspera External link.

In Aldoc's student portal, you can search for old exams going back three years. Login in with your student account.

Search for old exams in Aldoc student portal External link.

If you don't have a student account, pleast contact The Student Centre.

The Student Centre

If you have a regular registration, you can retake a course as many times as you wish. You never need to re-register for a retake as long as the course code has not changed.

At present, we are unable to accept external students.