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Electronic Devices During Examinations

These rules explain which electronic devices may be used, how they must be stored before an examination, and how violations are treated. The applicable rule depends on your academic year, campus, and faculty.

Storing devices before entering the examination room

At Tokyo Senju Campus, for the 2025 Faculty of Engineering Division II and the 2026 Faculty of Engineering, electronic devices must have their alarms disabled, be switched off, and be stored in a bag or similar item before you enter the examination room. Do not keep a device on your person or hold it in your hand. Wearing earphones, except hearing aids, is treated as using them. For the 2026 Faculty of Future Science, the same storage requirements apply, and failure to follow the instructions is treated as misconduct.

Electronic-device use in the Faculty of Future Science

For the 2026 Faculty of Future Science, you may not use a laptop, mobile phone, smartphone, smartwatch or other wearable device, tablet, electronic dictionary, IC recorder, earphones except hearing aids, music player, or similar electronic device unless the instructor in charge of the class gives permission. These devices may not be used as calculators or clocks.

Electronic-device use in the 2025 Faculty of Engineering Division II

For the 2025 Faculty of Engineering Division II, laptops, mobile phones, smartphones, smartwatches and other wearable devices, tablets, electronic dictionaries, IC recorders, earphones except hearing aids, music players, and similar electronic devices may not be used without permission from the instructor in charge of the class. Electronic devices may not be used as calculators or clocks. Failure to follow instructions concerning electronic devices is treated as misconduct.

Rules at Saitama Hatoyama Campus

For the 2025 Faculty of Science and Technology at Saitama Hatoyama Campus, bringing mobile phones and similar devices into the examination is prohibited. They may not be used as clocks.

Official sources

The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.