The jury meets within thirty days at the latest from the date of submission of the thesis to the jury members and the student is taken to the thesis defence exam. The defence exam cannot be held with missing members. For the exam that cannot be held on the announced day, the situation is determined with a report and notified to the relevant institute by the department and a new exam date is determined and a second exam is held within fifteen days. The institute board of directors decides on the procedure to be taken regarding the juries that cannot meet for the second time.