Online proctored exams: What to expect and how to prepare

mvdhoutAs myself and others have said, we have cleared our desks as much as possible. Yes, it's the same conditions as an on-site exam, but to expect to remove lamps, audio equipment, batteries, etc is quite frankly, ridiculous.

I couldn't go in the lounge as my wife works there. I couldn't go in a bedroom or attic, as there's no desk. I have no laptop. So there's no other option than to do it in my main computer room, where it should be clear to anyone that the items still on my desk have nothing whatsoever to do with the exam and items such as books, phones, notepads, etc have been removed.

If they are strict and say exactly what they expect, that's fine, but they are completely inconsistent with it. It's all very well to just say to us clean your room, when we're all obviously trying to do that anyway and there's only certain places most of us can do these exams. Having to prepare for 30 minutes is crazy, there's no way anyone has that amount of items on their desk that are related to an exam they'd have to remove.