REVISED UNIVERSITY OF JOS EXAMINATION REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES
1. Leakages
All cases of leakages established should be reported to the Senate Examinations Misconduct Committee for consideration. The relevant Departments or units of the University affected and those responsible for handling such matters shall carry out preliminary investigation. The report shall be forwarded to the Senate Examinations Misconduct Committee through the Vice Chancellor.
Punishment
a. If found liable, the student shall be immediately expelled from the university.
b. If the student is not found liable, the result shall be released and the student allowed to continue with his/her study.
c. If the person involved in the leakage is not a student of the University, he/she shall be handed over to the police by the Security Division of the University for prosecution.
d. The staff alleged to be involved shall be reported to the appropriate Staff Disciplinary Committee.
2. Impersonation
This includes among others, hiring of and arranging with examination touts, contractors, etc., whether students of the University or outsiders, to write examinations for other students who hired or contracted them.
Punishment
a. The student who hires or contracts somebody to write the examination shall be expelled from the university.
b. If the impersonator is a student of the University of Jos, he/she shall be expelled.
c. If the impersonator is not a student of the University of Jos, he/she shall be handed over to the police by the Security Division of the University for prosecution.
3. Bringing Foreign Unauthorized Materials into the Examination Hall
This includes smuggling of items hidden in different parts of the body, scripts, textbooks, notebooks, pages of textbooks, question papers of previous examinations, handsets, Bluetooth, electronic wristwatches, electronic slippers, unauthorized computers, blank pieces of paper or notes on handkerchiefs, notes on shirts, notes on waist slips, currency notes with notes, photocopies, notes on palms, notes on receipt or course registration forms, notes on calculators, etc.
Punishment
a. If found liable, the student shall be suspended for the next two semesters and the student’s result in the affected paper(s) shall be cancelled.
b. If caught the second time in the same misconduct, the student shall be expelled from the University.
c. If the student is not found liable, the result shall be released and the student allowed to continue with his/her study.
4. Taking Examination Script out of Examination Hall
Any candidate who takes out, throws out or fails to submit his/her examination scripts commits a serious misconduct.
Punishment
a. If found liable, the student shall be suspended for the next two semesters and the student’s result in the affected paper(s) shall be cancelled.
b. If caught a second time in the same offence, the student shall be expelled from the University.
c. If not found liable, the result shall be released and the student allowed to continue with his/her study.
5. Unauthorized Exchange of Information in or out of the Examination Hall
This includes collusion, consultation, copying, peeping and copying (“giraffing”) from another person’s script and all forms of assistance and similar offences.
Punishment
a. If found liable, the student shall be suspended for the next two semesters and the student’s result in the affected paper(s) shall be cancelled.
b. If caught a second time in the same offence, the student shall be expelled from the University.
c. If not found liable, the result shall be released and the student allowed to continue with his/her study.
6. Consulting Unauthorized Materials or Persons Outside the Examination Hall during Examination
This includes going outside the examination hall to consult lecture notes, materials related to examinations not allowed in examination halls or discussing with persons outside the examination hall.
Punishment
a. If found liable, the student shall be suspended for the next two semesters and the student’s result in the affected paper(s) shall be cancelled.
b. If caught a second time in the same offence, the student shall be expelled from the University.
c. If not found liable, the result shall be released and the student allowed to continue with his/her study.
7. Insult on Supervisors, Invigilators and other Staff Members Associated with the Examination
This includes verbal attack on supervisors (Deans, Heads of Department, Examination Officers), Invigilators and any other member of the staff associated with the examination in question.
Punishment
a. If found liable, the student shall be suspended for the next two semesters and the student’s result in the affected paper(s) shall be cancelled.
b. If caught a second time in the same offence, the student shall be expelled from the University.
c. If not found liable, the result shall be released and the student allowed to continue with his/her study.
8. Assault or Battery on Supervisors and Invigilators
This includes physical attack on supervisors (Deans, Heads of Department, Examination Officers), Invigilators and any other member of the staff associated with the examination in question.
Punishment
a. If found liable, the student involved shall be expelled from the University.
b. If not found liable, the result shall be released and the student allowed to continue with his/her study.
9. Carelessness in the Examination Hall
Proven cases of carelessness include the following: allowing unauthorized materials to lie under the writing desk, on top of it, on the floor, near or beside the student(s) or assisting others to pick unauthorized materials without the express permission of the invigilator(s) or mutilating examination materials, writing notes on question papers, etc.
Punishment
a. If found liable, warning letters shall be written to the student(s) by the Registrar, copying the relevant Heads of Department, Dean of Faculty and Senate Examination Misconduct Committee for the records.
b. If the student(s) is/are caught again in the same offence, he/she shall be suspended for two semesters from the University.
c. If the student is caught more than twice in the same misconduct, the student(s) shall be expelled from the University.
Unauthorized materials in this context mean materials that are prohibited from being brought into the examination hall and are relevant to the examination in question.
10. Suspension and Withholding of Results of Students Involved in Examination Misconduct Cases
a. The Senate shall suspend the student(s) allegedly involved in examination misconduct who fail(s) to honour and appear before the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee from registration and lectures pending the determination of their cases.
b. On no account shall the Department/Faculty release the results of the affected student(s) before the determination of such cases by the Senate.
c. The Senate Examination Misconduct Committee shall conclude all cases of examination misconduct as soon as possible preferably within six (6) weeks of the alleged misconduct, to enable the student(s) that may be exonerated to register without undue delays.
d. In unusual cases where more time would be required to get to the truth of the matter, the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee shall apply to the Vice-Chancellor for more time to conclude the case.
e. The Registrar shall promptly notify all students who are exonerated from examination misconduct allegations and direct their Departments/Faculties to release their results to enable them register and continue from where they stopped.
11. Unforeseen Methods of Examination Misconduct
Any other misconduct in the course of an examination not covered or described above shall be classified as a General Examination Misconduct and shall attract the same punishment as bringing unauthorized materials into the Examination Hall in Paragraph 3 above.
The Senate Examination Misconduct Committee shall report such new misconduct to Senate immediately and the Senate may decide to classify such misconduct and prescribe appropriate punishment thereto.
12. Forwarding Misconduct Cases to the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee
a. Departments/Faculties where misconduct cases have occurred shall adhere strictly to the Senate guidelines in dealing with the matter.
b. All students involved in examination misconduct cases must be promptly issued with letters by the Faculty/Department instructing them to stay behind immediately after the period of examination to appear before Senate Examination Misconduct Committee to defend themselves. Copies of such letters shall be sent to the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee.
c. In cases of examination misconduct committed by any student outside his/her Department/Faculty, the Head of Department where the misconduct was committed shall report the case to the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee and inform, in writing, the Head of the student’s Department/Faculty who, in turn, shall instruct the student to stay behind immediately on the conclusion of semester examination to appear before the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee.
d. All cases of examination misconduct shall be reported to Senate Examination Misconduct Committee using the appropriate examination misconduct form not later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the examination, failure which the Department would be required to give an explanation of the delay to Senate.
13. Mitigation
All pleas for mitigation of punishment shall be directed to the Chairman of Senate and shall be taken on the floor of the Senate.
14. Rights of Students Caught in Examination Misconduct Cases
a. Students caught in examination misconduct should be allowed to continue the examination in question after the misconduct has been duly documented as prescribed above by the invigilator and the student(s) involved have completed the examination misconduct form.
b. Supervisors and invigilators are not allowed to insult/assault students allegedly involved in examination misconduct.
15. Failure to Honour Senate Examination Misconduct Committee’s Invitations
Students who, without good cause, fail to honour the invitation of the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee after being given the opportunity in writing on the first instance shall be suspended. Should the student fail to present himself/herself on three occasions after the written invitation, he/she shall be expelled from the University.
16. Students Who Served Suspension for Examination Misconduct and Commit Examination Misconduct Again
A student suspended for examination misconduct who commits examination misconduct the second time shall be expelled from the University.
17. Staff Involved in Examination Misconduct Cases
All cases of examination misconduct involving staff, both teaching and non-teaching, shall be forwarded to the appropriate Staff Disciplinary Committee by the Senate.
18. Powers of Senate
Where special or exceptional circumstances exist, Senate may decide to prescribe a lesser punishment than that presented above.