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The oral exam (also oral test or viva voce; Rigorosum in German-speaking nations) is a practice in many schools and disciplines in which an examiner poses questions to the student in spoken form. The student has to answer the question in such a way as to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the subject to pass the exam.
The examination takes the form of a Multiple Choice Question paper and, for candidates successful in this, an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and Viva Voce (oral) examination. Successful Candidates are informed the same day, after the OSCE and Viva exams.
Viva voce is a Latin phrase literally meaning "with living voice" but most often translated as "by word of mouth." It may refer to: Word of mouth; A voice vote in a deliberative assembly; An oral exam. Thesis defence, in academia; Spoken evidence in law; Viva Voce (band), an American indie rock band
One of the requirements for certain advanced degrees is often an oral examination (called a viva voce examination or just viva in the UK and certain other English-speaking countries). This examination normally occurs after the dissertation is finished but before it is submitted to the university, and may comprise a presentation (often public ...
Externals are expected to make a report both to the department and also to the university authorities; they have wide licence to comment on all aspects of the degree programme, including its staffing and teaching, not just on the examination process. Where viva voce examinations are still held as part of the final degree assessment, it is ...
viva voce: living voice "by word of mouth"; oral exam; spoken, in-person, evidence in law vivat crescat floreat: may it live, grow, [and] flourish: vivat rex: may the king live: The acclamation is ordinary translated as "long live the king!". In the case of a queen, "vivat regina" ("long live the queen"). vivat rex, curat lex
Phase II: Written examination - This is the main test, usually held in October/November/December every year. Notification for this is published about one month before the exam. Results are usually published 6 to 10 months after the exam. Phase III: Viva Voce (Interview) - It is the oral test and is held after the publication of written result.
The exam takes the form of a written Short-Answer Question (SAQ) paper (3 hours, 12 questions), and a Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) paper (3 hours, 60 five stem questions covering medicine, surgery, intensive care, pain and basic sciences and 30 Single Best Answer clinical questions) [3] which can be attempted at several regional centres in the UK (such as Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham ...