A. 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: It is the
responsibility of ALL candidates of any particular examination to find the
examination hall well in advance and be seated at least thirty (30) minutes
before time.
4. Admission into the
Examination Hall: Candidates would
be allowed into the examination hall by showing their Student Identification
Cards to the Invigilators. Candidates who do not possess an Identification Card
may be refused entry to an examination hall by the invigilator. Candidates are
therefore advised to secure their student Identification Cards before the
commencement of any examination.
5. Seating Arrangement
for the Examination: Candidates must
sit ONLY at the desks where their Examination/Index Numbers are indicated.
6. Prohibition of
Foreign Materials: Candidates will
not be permitted to bring bags, notebooks, textbooks, or any other item
considered as foreign materials to the Examination Halls or verandas.
B. 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 miniature or hand-held 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 Printed
Materials into Examination Hall: Candidates may only take printed materials or manuscripts
into the Examination Hall when it has previously been advertised together with
the Examination Time-table or when stated in the rubrics on the question paper.
Such materials or items must be presented to the invigilator for inspection
when entering the examination hall.
4. Sending
Mathematical Instruments into the Examination Hall: Candidates may use their slides- rules,
mathematical instruments, and other aids as the regulations or the rubrics on
the paper may permit. Such materials or items must be presented to the
Invigilator for inspection when entering the examination hall.
5. Use of Calculators: When calculators are permitted, they
should be handheld, quiet, self-powered, and portable. Examination question
papers shall state whether programmable calculators and/ or information storage
devices shall be allowed. Calculator instructions/ manuals will not be allowed
in the examination rooms under any circumstance. Candidates are responsible for
the functioning of their calculators.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Smoking at the
Examination Hall: Smoking is not
permitted in the Examination Hall.
9. Language Usage: All questions in any written examination
must be answered in the English Language unless instructions on the question
paper indicate otherwise.
10. 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.
11. Commencement of
the Examination: No Candidate shall
be permitted to start any examination until formally instructed to do so by the
Invigilator-in-charge.
12. Late Arrival at
the Examination Hall: Candidates will
not be admitted into an Examination Hall thirty (30) minutes after the start of
the examination.
13. 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 thirty (30) 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 Affairs one week before the commencement of the semester Examination for permission.
14. Permission to
leave Examination Hall: A
candidate may be permitted to leave an Examination Hall temporarily but must be
accompanied by an Invigilator or any officer engaged for that purpose.
15. Possession of
Foreign Material: Candidates found
to be in possession of foreign materials will be made to write a statement
before continuing with the Examination.
16. 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. Candidates should
address all complaints/questions to the Invigilator.
C. 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. The candidate shall
prompt the Invigilator by raising his/her hands without making any noise to
distract other candidates. 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 lead
Invigilator announces the end of the examination candidates shall stop writing
immediately and remain seated in silence. They are to remain seated 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 ACADEMIC COMETTEE
DATED: FRIDAY, 16TH JANUARY, 2017/2025
Act that punishes organised cheating in government exams comes into effect
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair
Means) Bill, 2024 that has provision for up to five years’ imprisonment and a
fine of up to ₹1 crore for malpractices and organised cheating in government
recruitment exams was notified by the Union government to come into effect from
June 21.
The University Grants Commission-National
Eligibility Test 2024 (UGC-NET) examination that was cancelled on June 19 on
grounds of being compromised and is being investigated by the Central Bureau of
Investigation will however not be covered by the newly enacted law.
On February 6, Parliament passed the Bill.
The Act mentions punishments for “leakage of
question paper or answer key”, “directly or indirectly assisting the candidate
in any manner unauthorisedly in the public examination” and “tampering with the
computer network or a computer resource or a computer system” as offences done
by a person, group of persons or institutions.
What are the most important things that you need to carry to your board exams?
Admit
Card/Exam Ticket: This is crucial for entry into the
examination hall. Ensure it’s printed and properly filled out.
Stationery:
- Pens:
Bring multiple pens (preferably black or blue ink).
- Pencils:
For diagrams or rough work.
- Eraser:
For correcting pencil marks.
- Sharpener:
To keep your pencils ready for use.
Calculator:
If permitted, make sure it’s functioning and has fresh
batteries.
Ruler/Sc
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Important things that students need for exams
1.
Stationary
The first group of materials that students
may wish to consider is the items of stationary that they might need to
successfully complete an exam. This may include:
Pencil cases
Pencils, pens and highlighters
Erasers and whiteout
Protractors and rulers
Pencils, for example, may be needed in
arts examinations or to complete multiple-choice exam papers that are marked by
machine, while highlighters might be very useful for separating information
into categories. Likewise, anyone completing a mathematics or science-based
exam may wish to include protractors and rulers in their pencil cases to assist
with measurements and calculations. Students should note however that pencil cases
should usually be clear (if accepted at all), and that corrective stationary
such as whiteout is generally not allowed.
2. Technology
Some examinations may
even allow or encourage students to bring in certain items of technology, such
as laptops or calculators. Calculators in particular are especially important
in any examination that requires complex calculations, such as during a
calculus or algebra exam. However, because some calculators allow for text
storage, universities usually remove the temptation to cheat by having an
approved list of devices that students must strictly follow. As for smartphones
and smart watches, students are generally not allowed to use these devices and
must make sure they are firmly switched off. Any student whose phone rings
during an exam or who is caught wearing a smart watch is likely to be accused
of cheating.
3. Research materials
Before walking into an examination room,
students should also be confident that they have the correct research materials
in their possession. This may include dictionaries, notes, and potentially
even subject-specific books. While many exams may not allow educational aids
such as these, if a student is encouraged to bring a dictionary into an
examination, they should make sure that that dictionary is of an approved
standard and that it is free from any notes – suspicious or otherwise.
4.
Clothing
Even the clothing that students wear may be
restricted in examinations.
Items such as coats in particular are generally banned in exams because they
have numerous pockets to hide notes in. Students are therefore usually
instructed to leave such clothing outside or in the front of the examination
room. Likewise, students may also be instructed to leave items such as hats and
bags at the front of the room. When completing an exam in the middle of winter,
students should therefore make sure that they wear warm enough base layers to
avoid feeling cold when without jacket and hat.
5. Personal
wellbeing
Finally, students may also wish to bring
items into the examination for
their personal wellbeing, such as bottles of water, headache tablets or tissue
paper for runny noses. Provided water is in a clear bottle, this item is
generally allowed, but students may wish to check with their tutor to be 100%
sure. Other beverages such as coffee or energy drinks are generally not
recommended, and students should be wary of these drinks anyway as they
increase the need to use the bathroom.
Good work on completing this second chapter
about exam
preparation. After completing the related Chapter 2
worksheets, students should continue studying with Chapter 3 to learn about
preparing the mind and body for academic exams.
