Information on the schedule for the EQE 2021 examination papers - Pre-Exam
"Information on the schedule for the EQE 2021 examination papers" has been published in the EQE website yesterday at the end of the day.
It indicates that:
"The EQE 2021 exam schedule is now available. Candidates are advised that the document may be subject to minor changes as testing continues.
The EQE 2021 will take place online using LockDown Browser. On examination days, candidates are advised to log on to the online examination system's internet platform at least 20 minutes before the start of the relevant paper.
Information on how to register and log on to the online examination system will be communicated in due course.
The pre-examination and both papers C and D will be split into parts. This means that candidates will not be free to allocate their time as they see fit across the different parts of the papers. To compensate for this restriction, the total duration of the relevant papers has been extended. Once the time allowed for a part has elapsed, it will not be possible to go back to that part.
Pre-examination - 1 March 2021
The pre-examination will have the same syllabus and character as before, but it will be split into four parts. Each part must be completed before the start of the next break, with the next set of questions only becoming available after the break. The pre-examination lasts four hours and forty minutes. [Note from the editor: that is the time available to work on the paper - you get 10 minutes extra per part; the total duration of paper and intermediate breaks from beginning to end is much longer]
Candidates will be allowed to print the prior-art documents for the claim analysis parts before the start of the appropriate part. The documents allowed for printing will be made available during the break preceding the relevant claim analysis part."
The details for each of the Pre-Exam (and main exam papers) are given in the document.