FOR BOTH COMPUTER-BASED AND PAPER-BASED TESTS
On Test Day
Friends or relatives who accompany you to the test center will not be permitted to wait in the test center or be in contact with you while you are taking the test. Be sure to take your admission ticket to the test center.
Except for ETS-authorized observers, visitors are not allowed in the testing room while testing is in progress.
ID verification at the test center may include thumb-printing, photographing, videotaping, or other form of electronic ID confirmation.
If you refuse to participate, you will not be permitted to test and you will forfeit your test fee. This is in addition to the requirement that you must present acceptable and valid identification. Other than ID, personal items are not allowed in the testing room. Before the test, you will be assigned a locker or receive instructions from test center staff regarding where you must deposit items such as cell phones, pagers, handbags, and study materials.
(Cell phones are not permitted on the writing surface.) You may also be asked to empty your pockets. Storage space is limited, so plan accordingly. You may not have access to your personal items during the test or break.
Test centers assume no responsibility for candidates' personal belongings.