To facilitate the security of examination materials, a test shall be administered only on the announced date (if any), with due provision being made for religious observance; provided, however, the State Department of Civil Service may provide for rescheduling the administration of a test to a candidate under such circumstances of personal hardship and under such conditions as may be defined by that department.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 4 § 70.4