Faculty of Science

Examination Guidelines

1. All students who are duly registered for courses in a given semester are eligible to sit for examinations in those courses except students in the following categories:
   • A student who absents himself from the University for upwards of six weeks without official
     permission;
   • A student who fails to attend up to 70% of any tutorials or practical in a course.
2. Students must acquaint themselves with the instructions governing examinations.
3. Students must be punctual for their papers. Students arriving later than half an hour after the examination has started shall not be admitted into the examination hall.
4. Students must bring with them to the examination hall their own ink, pen, ruler, eraser and pencil and any materials which may be permitted by regulations. Students are warned that if not otherwise indicated, lecture notes, cellular phones, textbooks, jotters, bags, calculators etc are not allowed in the examination hall.
5. To ensure order in the examination hall, seats will be arranged according to the number of groups taking examinations at each particular time and candidates are not expected in the hall earlier than 10minutes to the commencement of each examination. They are also advised to keep strictly to the sitting arrangements to avoid confusion. Chairs arranged in examination halls should not, under any circumstances, be removed by any student.
6. Once inside the examination hall, communication between students is strictly forbidden.
7. Silence must be observed in the examination hall. The only permissible way to attract the attention of the invigilator is by raising a hand.
8. Smoking in the examination hall is strictly forbidden.
9. The use of scrap paper is not permitted. All rough work must be done in the answer books, crossed neatly through and submitted along with the answer booklet.
10. Students must use their registration number for each examination.
11. Before handing in their scripts at the end of the examination, students must satisfy themselves that they have inserted in the appropriate places, their registration numbers and the numbers of the questions answered.
12. It is forbidden to make distinctive marks of any kind on the answer booklets. Only blue or black ink is allowed for writing on examination answer booklets.
13. Students must not leave the examination hall during the first 30minutes and the last 50 minutes of any examination.
14. Students must remain seated until invigilators have completed collection of answer booklets.
15. Students are required to sign against, their registration numbers on the attendance sheet

Examinations Misconduct and Disciplinary Sanctions

1. In conformity with decree N o 93/027 of 19 January 1993 fixing common regulations to all Universities particularly in its articles 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66; it shall be an offence for any student, staff or any persons whosoever to impersonate a student in any University examination. Any student or staff or the University found guilty under this regulation shall be subjected to disciplinary sanction but this does not preclude prosecution by the law enforcement authorities.
2. Any student or staff who attempts in any way to unlawfully have or give pre-knowledge or an examination question or to influence the marking of scripts or the award of marks by the examiner shall be subject to disciplinary sanction.
3. If any student is suspected of cheating, assistance or assisting other students or of infringing any other examination regulation, a written report of the circumstances shall be submitted by the invigilator to the Dean/Director within 24 hours of the examination.
4. Any student suspected to have cheated, received assistance or assisted another student shall be required to submit written statement to the invigilator immediately after the paper. Failure to make such a statement shall be regarded an admission of guilt.
5. The Dean/Director shall promptly set up a disciplinary panel made up of :

The report of such investigation with a recommendation of sanctions shall be submitted to the Vice-
chancellor.
Where the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that a student has committed a breach of any of these
regulations, such a student shall be deemed to have committed an examination offence and the Vice-
Chancellor may:

6. Where the Vice-Chancellor has reason to believe that the nature of any question or the content of
   any paper may have been known before the date and time of the examination to any persons other
   than the examiner(s) of the paper, the Board of Examiners and any official of the University
   authorized to handle the paper, he/she may order the suspension of the examination or the
   cancellation of the paper or the setting of a new paper and shall report the matter to senate. The
   Vice-Chancellor shall take any disciplinary measure against the staff/student as provided for by
   the regulations in force.
7. Any student or member of the academic staff may lodge a petition with the Vice-Chancellor
   through the Dean of Faculty or Director of School if they feel that the examination has been
   improperly conducted. The Vice-Chancellor shall investigate the complaint and report the resultof the investigation to senate which shall take actions as it may deem appropriate, including
   withholding results or deprivation of the award of a degree/diploma etc.

Absence from Examination

1. Students must present themselves at such University Examination for which they have registered under these regulations. Students, who fail to do so for reasons other than accidents or illness duly justified by a medical report from the University’s Chief Medical Officer or exceptional cases, shall be deemed to have failed that examination. Misreading of the timetable and such lapses on the part of the students shall not be accepted as a satisfactory explanation for absence.
2. A student who falls ill during an examination shall report in writing to the Dean or Faculty/Director of School.
3. A student who is absent from an examination on account of illness confirmed by medical evidence from the Head of the University Health Services shall take the regular examination on the following occasion without repeating the course concerned if he so desires. Approval for make-up examinations shall be given by senate on the recommendation of the Faculty Board.