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Special Regulations for the Preliminary Examination in Biological Sciences

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A

  1. 1. The subjects of the examination, the syllabus, and the number of papers shall be as prescribed by regulation from time to time by the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board.
  2. 2. The Chairman of the Moderators for Honour Moderations in Biological Sciences shall designate such of their number as may be required for the Preliminary Examination in Biological Sciences.

B

  1. 1. Candidates will be required to take three papers, each lasting three hours, as follows:
    1. Paper 1: Organisms
    2. Paper 2: Cells and Genes
    3. Paper 3: Ecology
  2. 2. The questions set may be of an elementary and straightforward nature.
  3. 3. A practical examination and/or a computer/data handling exercise may be set in the case of candidates deemed to have an inadequate record of practical or class work.