1. Technical & hardware requirements
- Equipment: Participants must use a reliable desktop computer or laptop. Mobile phones or tablets are prohibited due to screen-sharing limitations.
- Peripherals: A functioning webcam and microphone are mandatory. Cameras and audio must remain active throughout the entire session.
- Connection & displays: A stable broadband internet connection is required. Multi-monitor setups are strictly forbidden; any secondary monitors must be unplugged or physically covered.
2. Environment & workspace setup
- Isolated room: Participants must take the exam alone in a quiet, closed, and well-lit room.
- Clean desk: The testing surface must be completely clear of books, notes, and electronic devices.
- Camera angle: The webcam must be positioned to clearly show the participant's face, hands, workspace, and scratch paper at all times.
3. Initial check
- ID check: Participants must present a valid government-issued photo ID (passport, national ID, driver's license) or an official school photo ID prior to starting the test.
- Room check: Participants must demonstrate on camera that the room and working place satisfy the requirements of the event.
4. Permitted vs. prohibited materials
- Allowed items: Blank sheets of scratch paper, pens/pencils/erasers, ruler/compass.
- Prohibited items: Smartwatches, headphones, phones (must be turned off and placed out of reach or face-down in view), calculators, textbooks, formula sheets, external software.
- AI & search bans: Using AI tools or browser-based search engines is an immediate ground for disqualification.
5. Exam conduct & behavioral rules
- No communication: Contestants cannot talk, whisper, read questions aloud, or communicate with anyone else during the exam window.
- Restroom breaks: Breaks are not permitted. Leaving the webcam frame results in an automatic flag for suspicious behavior. Please take care of everything related to this matter prior to joining the exam.
- Time management: The timer runs continuously on the platform server. If a participant experiences a brief technical drop (up to 2 minutes), they will be allowed to reconnect, but lost time will not be compensated. Breaks longer than 2 minutes will result in an automatic flag for suspicious behavior.
In case of any issues that prevent you from further participation, please immediately contact our team via talent@constructor.university and stand by for our prompt reply.
6. Exam structure and scoring
- 3 major topics: Combinatorics and probability, Algebra and number theory, Calculus.
- 9 questions and 39 points in total: The exam will contain:
- 3 questions worth 2 points each,
- 3 questions worth 4 points each,
- 3 questions worth 7 points each.
- Validation of scores: Scores are assigned based on the answers. However, participants are required to upload photos or scans of their scratch papers after submitting the answers. The expert committee will review the scratches to confirm that the questions were solved personally by the participant. The scratches will not be separately graded but discrepancy between them and submitted answers might result in disqualifying a specific question or the entire participation.
Comment 1: Please do not try to artificially align your scratch papers with your answers. It will be recognised and penalized. If you are not cheating, you have nothing to worry about.
Comment 2: After the event, you will be able to observe scores for your answers on the platform. Please keep in mind that these scores are preliminary while the final ones might differ due to the scratches based validation.
7. Violations & disqualification
- Participants must comply with all examination and proctoring rules. Suspected violations will be flagged and reviewed after the examination. Confirmed use of unauthorized assistance, AI tools, search engines, prohibited devices, communication with others, impersonation, or other forms of academic misconduct may result in disqualification and exclusion from related certificate awardment and scholarship selection. The decision of the examination review team regarding violations and examination results is final.
- The decision of the examination review team regarding violations and examination results is final.