NEWS NOUN’s: Approved Punishment for Examination Malpractice

NOUN’s Approved Punishment for Examination Malpractice*

*1. Involvement in the leakage of examination papers i.e. serving as agent to circulate leaked examination questions. The punishment is EXPULSION.*

*2. Bringing in unauthorized materials into the examination hall with or without using them e.g. Textbooks, notes, paper, GSM phones, other electronic devices, manuscripts etc. The penalty is*
*SUSPENSION FOR 2 SEMESTERS AND ‘CARRYOVER IN AFFECTED COURSE.*

*3. Copying from another person’s work or looking into another person’s work. The penalty for this is SUSPENSION FOR 2 SEMESTERS AND CARRYOVER In the affected course.*

*4. Releasing or exposing one’s answer script to be copied by another candidate attracts SUSPENSION FOR 2 SEMESTERS AND ‘CARRYOVER’ in the affected course.*

*5. Exchanging answer scripts and question papers, information like printed materials, text messages,* *microchips etc during any examination attracts*
*SUSPENSION FOR 2* *SEMESTERS AND ‘CO’*
*in the affected course.*

*6. Collaboration in the examination hall while examination is going on attracts*
*SUSPENSION FOR 2 SEMESTERS AND ‘CO in the affected course.*

*7. Aiding and Abetting:*
*(a) Assisting in the transfer of prohibited items from one candidate to another in the examination hall attracts Suspension for 2 Semesters.*
*(b) Failure or refusal to report act of cheating during examination attracts Suspension for 1 Semester.*

*8. Substituting examination scripts with unauthorized scripts or materials before, during or after any examination attracts EXPULSION.*

*9. Coming into an* *examination hall with a gun or any dangerous weapon attracts EXPULSION AND THE HANDING OVER OF THE CRIMINAL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS.*

*10. Physical assault or insulting any staff before, during or after any examination will attract EXPULSION.*

*11. Unruly behaviour in the Examination Hall e.g. Disobedience to lawful orders, drunkenness or obstructing peace during an examination attracts SUSPENSION FOR 2 SEMESTERS.*

*12. Destruction/Mutilation of answer script by any student attracts SUSPENSION FOR 2 SEMESTERS.*

*13. Assaulting another student during any examination attracts EXPULSION.*

*14. Loitering near Examination Hall with intention to aid or abet attracts*
*suspension FOR 1 semester.*

*15. Refusal to complete Examination Malpractice form attracts SUSPENSION FOR 2 SEMESTERS.*

*16. Impersonation During Examination: This applies to any Candidate caught writing examination for another person. When the impersonator and impersonated are students NOUN both students shall be EXPELLED.*

*17. Any Candidate who signs the register on behalf of another Candidate shall be treated as a case of impersonation and shall be expelled from the university.*

*18. Spying during examination: Any Candidate caught spying other Candidate’s work in the examination hall SHALL HAVE HIS/HER PAPER CANCELLED.*

*19. Soliciting for Marks: Any Candidate caught soliciting for marks before, during or after an examination directly and indirectly SHALL HAVE HIS/HER PAPER CANCELLED.*

*20. Destruction of Evidence: Any Candidate who destroys or mutilates materials that will be used as evidence to establish an allegation against him/her shall BE EXPELLED.*

*21. Writing on Question Papers: Any Candidate caught with unauthorized writings, jottings and drawing on question papers shall have his/her examination paper CANCELLED.*

*22. Illegal Possession of Live Question Paper: Any Candidate found with live question(s) or with prepared answers, indicating that there was fore-knowledge of the actual question(s) shall be EXPELLED.*

*23. Incrimination of Invigilator(s)/Lecturer (s) and Other Students: Any Candidate found to have falsely incriminated a lecturer; staff or another student in a case of examination malpractice shall be EXPELLED.*

*24. Repeated Misconduct : Any Candidate who commits any examination misconduct as a second time offender shall be EXPELLED.*

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