EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATION
Examinations constitute a very important aspect of the School activities. Students are therefore advised, in their own interest to abide the rules and regulations pertaining to examinations the seriousness they deserve.
Materials to be provided by students
Students are to provide themselves with the following materials:
· Pen
· Pencil
· Eraser
· Sharpener
· Ruler
· Mathematical Set (when necessary)
· Drawing Instrument (where applicable)
· Drawing Board
· Calculator.
Any other materials specified by the Course Lecturer.
Students are advised to be in possession of their own items, as borrowing/lending whilst examinations are in progress will not be allowed. No student shall be allowed to borrow from or lend the materials listed above to his neighbor during an examination, and there should be no jottings on any of them. No programmable calculator shall be allowed, and where an examination condition forbids the use of calculator, no calculator shall be allowed into such examination.
Arrival of students in the examination hall
- Each student may be searched before entering the examination hall and where necessary, during the examination.
- After this purpose, each student is required to be present at the examination hall carrying only authorized materials,
at least 30 minutes before the commencement of a paper.
- After the search, each student will immediately proceed into the hall and sit on his or her designated chair.
- A student arriving at the examination hall 30 minutes after the commencement of a paper may not be permitted to sit for that paper.
Discipline as regards examinations
- A student for a written examination would not be allowed to take bags, purse, wallet, mobile phone and any paper
into the examination hall, except School Identity Card.
- Only the students’ matriculation number shall be used as examination number.
- Student shall be provided with all the papers needed for writing the examination.
- All rough work should be done on the School’s stamped Answer Booklet provided for the examination but should be
neat and legibly cancelled if a need arises. The workings must therefore be on paper provided for the examination by the School.
- Where a student is in doubt as to what he is allowed to take into examination hall, he should find out from the School’s
Examination Officer at a reasonable time before the start of the paper.
- All forms of “Co-operation” between students (e.g. conversation, exchange of examination materials) and all forms of
communication in the examination hall are regarded as misconduct.
- Where a student is in extreme need of help, such as sudden illness, illegible question or in an uncomfortable circumstance,
he shall call the attention of the invigilator by raising up his hand. Tapping on the table or desk and all forms of noise in order to invite attention are violations of proper conduct of the examination and shall be considered as misconduct and will be punished accordingly.
- Students can visit the toilet only one at a time during examination and strictly under escort.
- It is misconduct for a student to:
- Destroy, mutilate or swallow any object that can be used as evidence - Solicit for marks before or after an examination - Possess examination stationery before or after an examination.
Submission and collection of answer scripts
- Students must submit their answer scripts by hand to the invigilator and sign an attendance sheet that they sat for
the examination and submitted their answer script.
- It is misconduct for a student to take out of the examination hall any of the answer booklets, answer scripts and materials
provided by the school.
- A student may submit his/her answer script any time not earlier than one hour from the commencement
of the examination if he/she so wishes but must leave the examination hall immediately. Such student should leave his question paper with the invigilator and may collect the question paper at the end of the examination. On no account should such a student be allowed back into the examination hall.
HEALTH
- In case a student falls sick during an examination, he/she should report immediately to the invigilator, who shall take necessary action.
- Any student in ill-health who requires any form of special attention or supervision or who feels that his health may affect his work
in the examination hall should notify and submit a report signed by a Medical practitioner to the principal of the school prior to the examination date.
- Medical report from any student brought from the examination hall for ill-health or who was seen during the examination period
by any School medical personnel for treatment, but could not continue or finish the examination because of this ill-health, would only be honored if it comes direct from the principal of the School.
- In case a student fails to reports if seriously ill prior or during the examination period and is attended to at the School Medical Centre,
a written report on the student shall be made by the doctor and be forwarded to the principal of the School within 48 hours of attending to the student.
- Where a student is referred to a specialist or another hospital, the external report on the student shall be counter-signed with comments; if need be, by the school Medical Officer and be forwarded to the principal of the School. In a case where
there is no external report, the doctor who made reference shall take action as in I above.
PROCEDURE FOR PETITION
Any student having an unusual or abnormal problem in connection with his examination or its results and wishes to complain, may put his complaint forward to the Education Officer in writing and copy the principal and the Academic and Technical Committee of the school.
A fee of One thousand (N1, 000.00) must be paid to the Schools Bursary/Account and the receipt of payment must accompany the letter of complaint from the student to the Registrar.
If a complaining student is vindicated after investigation, refund of the fee of One thousand Naira (N1, 000.00) paid shall be made to him. The alleged lecturer or any member of staff, if after investigation with any form of misconduct shall be dealt with as appropriate by the authority.
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