King's has three examination and assessment periods across the academic year.
Assessment Period 1: Friday 8 - Friday 22 January 2027
Apply for Personalised Assessment Arrangements (PAA) for Period 1 by 23.59, Tuesday 27 October 2026
MBBS students needing PAA must apply by 23.59, Monday 12 October 2026
Assessment Period 2: Monday 10 May - Friday 4 June 2027
Apply for Personalised Assessment Arrangements (PAA) for Period 2 by 23.59, Thursday 25 February 2027
Assessment Period 3: Monday 9 - Friday 20 August 2027
Apply for Personalised Assessment Arrangements (PAA) for Period 3 by 23.59, Wednesday 7 July 2027
Remember, not all students will have exams or assessments in every assessment period. Your faculty or department will let you know which exams and assessments you will need to complete in each period, if any.
Exam timetables are released as far in advance of the start of each assessment period as possible. You'll be sent an email to let you know when your exam timetable is ready.
For more information, please see our article Support when registering for your exams & accessing your exam timetable
Important to know:
If there are exams missing on your exam timetable when it's released, or you can see exams you were not expecting, please contact your department or faculty.
Deadlines for all other submission types (e.g., coursework, essays) will be communicated to you by your department. If you have any queries, please contact your department or faculty.
Preparing to take assessments at King's
The following articles may be helpful as you prepare to take assessments:
Personalised Assessment Arrangements (PAA)
If you have approved Personalised Assessment Arrangements, you will be able to find your exam room location and seat number via your personalised exam timetable on My Timetable when it's released. Please refer to our article After you have submitted your Personalised Assessment Arrangements (PAA) application for more information.