Some final year medical students travelled hundreds of miles to avoid sitting the test online - while others are now considering deferring entry to the NHS this year in order to re-sit after the pandemic MEDICAL students have faced unfair and in some cases inhumane treatment during an online exam, which saw some would-be doctors failed for putting on a jumper and others left to urinate in their seats. The fiasco emerged as thousands of final year medical students sat a crucial end-of-degree exam, known as the situational judgement test (SJT). The compulsory 140-minute test is an essential career requirement for entry into NHS as a junior doctor.