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The Semmelweis online exam: Safe Exam Browser, Zoom and the rules

Checked against Semmelweis University's official pages on 26 October 2026. The 2027/28 Admission Rules are not published yet; the rules quoted are 2026/27's.

Key figures

on your own computer, through Semmelweis's Moodle
At home
display at most, in Safe Exam Browser
1
Zoom camera and microphone, the whole time
On
four tests, each on its own clock
4 × 20 min

Semmelweis's written tests are taken online, on your own computer at home, through the university's Moodle. That makes the day easier to reach and stricter to set up: Safe Exam Browser on a single display, a Zoom call with camera and microphone on throughout, and nobody else in the room. This page sets out the rules as Semmelweis publishes them, and a checklist for the setup.

In short

  • The four tests (Medical Biology, Medical Chemistry, General English, Biomedical English) run on Moodle and open only in Safe Exam Browser, with at most one display.
  • You stay alone in a room, connected to a Zoom video conference with your web camera and microphone on at all times.
  • Questions come one at a time, in order. You can change an answer until you move on, leave a question blank, but never go back.
  • Each test has 20 minutes and submits itself when they run out; a calculator is allowed in Medical Chemistry only.

The rules of the written tests

RuleAs Semmelweis states it
WhereOnline, on Semmelweis's Moodle, 'using their own computers at home'
BrowserSafe Exam Browser only, installed from the Moodle page of the tests, run with 'up to one display (internal or external monitor)'
SupervisionAlone in a room, connected to a Zoom video conference, web camera and microphone on at all times
Questions20 per test, answered in the given order, one correct option each
Changing answersPossible until you enter the answer and go to the next question
Going backNot possible to any earlier question, answered or not; questions can be left unanswered
Time20 minutes per test; time left in one test is not added to another
SubmissionPossible once all questions have been asked; automatic when the 20 minutes are up
CalculatorAllowed in the Medical Chemistry test

Semmelweis sends the final details in an invitation letter about a week before the exam, and asks candidates to prepare the hardware and software setup before the written test.

A setup checklist

IvyTest's suggestions, from the rules above. Do them before the invitation letter arrives, not on the day.

  1. 01

    Use a laptop or desktop

    Safe Exam Browser is installed on a laptop or desktop computer. Install it from the Moodle page of the tests and make sure it starts.

  2. 02

    One screen only

    Disconnect any second monitor before the exam: Safe Exam Browser runs with one display, internal or external.

  3. 03

    Try the sample test

    The sample test on Semmelweis's Moodle also opens only in Safe Exam Browser, so it checks your setup and shows you the interface. The logins are on the entrance-exam page.

  4. 04

    Test Zoom

    Camera and microphone stay on for the whole exam. Check both before the day, and follow the invitation letter's instructions for joining.

  5. 05

    Prepare the room

    A room where you can be alone for the whole exam, with a stable connection and nothing that will interrupt you.

  6. 06

    Have a calculator ready

    For Medical Chemistry only. Practise with the one you will use.

Pacing four separate clocks

The 80 minutes are four blocks of 20 that do not share time. Finishing Medical Biology early saves you nothing for Medical Chemistry, so each test needs its own pace: about a minute a question.

Because you cannot return to a question, answer each one as you meet it. If a question is not coming, decide quickly whether to guess or leave it blank, and move on: the time you spend on it comes out of the questions after it.

If you cannot sit on the day

Under the 2026/27 Admission Rules, you can withdraw from an exam you registered for only before that exam's registration deadline. If you are registered and do not attend, it is not a withdrawal: it counts as an exam sat with no valid result, and it uses one of your two attempts for the calendar year.

Questions

Is the Semmelweis entrance exam online?

The written tests are. You sit them on your own computer at home, through Semmelweis's Moodle in Safe Exam Browser, with Zoom camera and microphone on throughout. The interview that follows is in person by default, with online interviews also available.

Can I use two monitors for the Semmelweis exam?

No. Safe Exam Browser can only be run with up to one display, internal or external.

Can I use a calculator in the Semmelweis exam?

Only in the Medical Chemistry test.

Can I go back to a question in the Semmelweis online test?

No. You can change your answer until you go to the next question; after that you cannot return to any earlier question, whether you answered it or not.

Official sources

Every figure on this page was read on the source itself on the date above. (26 October 2026)

Practise in the real format

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