INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINATION CANDIDATES

1.      A candidate shall not be admitted to the University Examinations if he/she owes the university or under suspension or has been dismissed from the university.

2.      A candidate for a University examination must have attended not less than 75% of the number of hours assigned to a given course.

3.      Every candidate must provide a proof of identity before being allowed into an Examination Hall.

4.      No candidate shall enter the Examination Hall until invited or requested to do so.

5.      Candidates must comply with instructions given by the invigilator.

6.      Unauthorized items shall not be permitted in the Examination Hall. Authorized items are pen, pencil, eraser, and any other item as may be specified by the University.

7.      All other items shall be provided by the University.

8.      No candidate shall be admitted to the Examination Hall later than thirty minutes after the commencement of the Examination.

9.      Communication between candidates during Examination is absolutely forbidden.

10.  Candidate may attract the attention of the invigilator by raising a hand.

11.  Smoking or drinking of alcoholic beverages are not allowed in the Examination Hall.

12.  Candidate may leave the Examination Hall temporarily to visit the toilet, and only with the express permission of the invigilator who will then accompany him/her.

13.  A candidate who finishes an Examination ahead of time may leave the Examination Hall after surrendering his/her answer books and will not have the option of returning to the Examination Hall.

14.  Candidate who has completed an examination which is still in progress, ahead of time, shall not be seen in the vicinity of the Examination Hall.

15.  Attendance at University Examination is compulsory. A candidate who fails to turn up for an Examination without satisfactory explanation shall be deemed to have obtained an F in the paper.

16.  Location of the examination: The location of the examination shall be specified in the Examinations Timetable

17.  Examinations Offences: Any of the following actions on the part of the candidate shall constitute a punishable Examination Offence:

a. IMPERSONATION resulting from:

An RMU student writing examination for another RMU student.

A person/student from outside the RMU writing examination for another RMU student.

b. ACT OF CONTEMPT resulting from:

Failure of student(s) to report when summoned by Examination Committee.

Rudeness to members of Examination Committee during interrogation.

Acts meant to prevent the cause of justice, hiding of useful information, lying etc.

Destruction of evidence(s) and or exhibits by students.

18.  Any candidate who commits any offence while examination is in progress shall be immediately barred from continuing with the Examination and all papers/the evidence, if any, handed over to the invigilator.

19.  Any offence or act of misconduct during Examinations shall be documented and reported by the invigilator to the Examinations Coordinator not later than ONE hour after the completion of that particular examinations paper.

20.  The outcome of any investigation into such acts of misconduct shall be made available to the Registrar through the Examinations Coordinator and appropriate sanctions to be impose by the University Committee.

21.  A Grade Z shall be awarded to a candidate whenever it is established that he had attempted to gain an unfair advantage in an Examination. In such a situation the candidate shall be debarred from taking a University Examination either for a stated period or indefinitely or expelled from the University.

EBENEZER O. TEIGAGA

[EXAMINATIONS COORDINATOR]