CEH v13 exam environment was extremely distracting. Is this normal?
I recently took my CEH v13 exam at an authorized exam center in India, and I'm wondering if this is normal.
I was asked to take the 4-hour exam at the back of a normal classroom. About 15 minutes after I started, a teacher and students entered and began their regular class.
During the break, students were eating, talking, laughing, and joking near me. After the break, 50+ students returned, and there was significant noise and conversation for around another hour. I asked people around 4-5 times to keep the noise down, but it continued.
The noise was so distracting that I sometimes struggled to properly read and understand the technical questions. It felt like taking an exam in the middle of a busy marketplace.
I also didn't see a physical proctor supervising me. Someone came at the beginning, entered the information needed to start the exam, and then left.
I've already submitted an Exam Incident report to EC-Council.
For those who have taken CEH at an authorized center:
Is it normal for a regular class to happen in the same room during the exam?
Should there normally be a physical proctor present?
Has anyone experienced something similar?
What happened after you reported it to EC-Council?
I'm mainly looking for advice on whether this was normal procedure and whether there's anything else I should do.