External Examiner - Role

Role

While the role of the external examiner varies with the level of examination, the purpose of the system remains the same: to ensure that standards are kept the same across universities, and to provide an assurance of fair play given that internal examiners might be prejudiced for or against a candidate. In consequence, by convention, and often by regulation, if examiners disagree the view of the external examiner takes precedence.

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