EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATIONS

BEFORE EXAMINATION

  1. Venue and Time of Examinations:Candidates are advised to consult the Final Examination Time Table regularly to avoid lateness or missing the Examination entirely.
  2. Registration for Examination:The candidate must make sure that he/she is properly registered for a particular Examination by referring to his/her Proof of Registration Slip.
  3. Time for entering the Examination Hall:All candidates must seat well in advance and be seated at least thirty (30) minutes before time.
  4. Seating Arrangement for the Examination:Candidates must sit ONLY at the desks where their Examination/Index Numbers are indicated.
  5. Prohibition of Foreign Materials:Candidates will not be allowed to bring any foreign materials to the Examination Halls.

 

DURING EXAMINATION

  1. Use of Index Numbers:Candidates are required to use their Index Numbers (written in full) throughout the examination. Under no circumstance must a candidate’s name or any other personal information other than the Index Number, be written or any part of the answer booklets, graph sheets, etc. provided. Candidates who fail to comply will be penalized.
  2. Possession of Mobile Phone in Examination Hall:Mobile Phones and any other digital devices with storage e.g., wrist watches are not allowed in the Examination Hall; whether switched on/off/silent. Candidates are warned that sanctions would be applied to those who may flout these regulations.
  3. Sending Mathematical Instruments into the Examination Hall:Candidates may use their mathematical instruments, and other aids as the regulations. Such materials or items must be presented to the Invigilator for inspection when entering the examination hall.
  4. Use of Calculators:When calculators are permitted, they should be handheld, quiet, self-powered, and portable. Candidates are responsible for the functioning of their calculators.
  5. Sharing of items in the Examination Hall:The sharing of items, such as erasers, pencils, mathematical sets, rulers etc., is not permitted in the examination hall. Candidates are therefore advised to bring along their own set of items.
  6. Use of Student Identification Card during Examination:Each candidate shall be required to place his/her student’s identification card on the desk in the examination hall for the duration of the paper. Impersonation is prohibited and it constitutes cheating. Both the impersonator and the candidate shall be deemed to be in breach of the examination regulations.
  7. Signing of the Examination Attendance Register:Candidates must sign the Examination Attendance Register when it is presented to the candidate by the Invigilator at any time during each examination.
  8. Commencement of the Examination:No Candidate shall be permitted to start any examination until formally instructed to do so by the Invigilator-in-charge.
  9. Late Arrival at the Examination Hall:Candidates will not be admitted into an Examination Hall fifteen (15) minutes after the start of the examination.
  10. First thirty (30) Minutes and last Fifteen (15) Minutes of an Examination:Candidates will not be permitted to leave the Examination Hall during the first fifteen (15) minutes and the last fifteen (15) minutes of any particular examination. Candidates who may have any genuine excuse for this regulation should write to the Director of Academic one week before the commencement of the Examination for permission.
  11. Possession of Foreign Material:Candidates found to be in possession of foreign materials will be suspended from continuing with the Examination.
  12. Communication in the Examination Hall:Any candidate caught communicating with another candidate shall be deemed to have committed an offence/ Examination Malpractice and would be penalized.

 

AFTER EXAMINATION

  1. Finishing an Examination before Time:A candidate who finishes writing an Examination ahead of scheduled time may be allowed to leave the Examination Hall after submitting his/her answer booklet to the Invigilator and duly signed the attendance register. He/she must remain seated until the Invigilator has asked him/her to leave the Examination Hall and shall not in any way be allowed to return to the examination hall for that particular Examination.
  2. Leaving the Examination Hall:When “stop work” is announced, candidates must not leave the Examination Hall until their written work has been collected by an Invigilator and have been dismissed accordingly.
  3. End of an Examination:When the Invigilator announces the end of the examination candidates shall stop writing immediately and remain seated in silence until all answer booklets have been collected before being allowed to leave the Exam Hall.
  4. Sending Examination Materials Out of the Examination Hall:Mathematical tables and other materials such as answer booklets, graph sheets etc. provided for use in an Examination should not be removed from the Examination Hall whether used or not.

ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR

OCTOBER 1, 2024