Archive: Guidelines for Examination

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March 2022

The March 2022 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

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March 2021

The March 2021 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

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November 2019

The November 2019 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

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November 2018

The November 2018 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

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Hyperlinked, showing modifications

November 2017

The November 2017 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

Standard version

Hyperlinked version

Hyperlinked, showing modifications version

November 2016

The November 2016 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

Guidelines for Examination

General Part

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

Part F

Part G

Part H

Alphabetical keyword index

Guidelines for Examination (all parts, showing modifications)

Order a printed copy

November 2015

The November 2015 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

Guidelines for Examination

General Part

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

Part F

Part G

Part H

All parts as ZIP file (ZIP, 5.5 MB)

Alphabetical keyword index

November 2014

The November 2014 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

Complete Guidelines all parts as PDF

General Part

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

Part F

Part G

Part H

All parts as ZIP file (ZIP, 6.4 MB)

Alphabetical keyword index

September 2013

The September 2013 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

1. Complete Guidelines all parts as PDF
2. General Part
3. Part A
4. Part B
5. Part C
6. Part D
7. Part E
8. Part F
9. Part G
10. Part H
11. All parts as ZIP file (ZIP, 5.9 MB)

June 2012

The June 2012 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

Complete Guidelines

General Part

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

Part F

Part G

Part H

All parts as ZIP file (ZIP, 5.1 MB)

Table of contents indicating source in Guidelines 2010

Table of correspondence between Guidelines 2010 and 2012

Alphabetical keyword index

April 2010

The April 2010 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

Complete guidelines

General part

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

All parts as ZIP file (ZIP, 2 MB)

April 2009

The April 2009 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

Complete guidelines

General part

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

All parts as ZIP file (ZIP, 1.5 MB)

December 2007

The December 2007 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

General Part

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

Complete Guidelines for Examination

Complete Guidelines for Examination (ZIP, 1.5 MB)

June 2005

The June 2005 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

General Part

Complete Guidelines

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

Complete Guidelines PDF version as ZIP file (ZIP, 1.7 MB)

December 2003

The December 2003 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

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October 2001

October 2001 Guidelines for Examination are available as PDF files.  

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