7.1 Misconduct

Any act that contravenes the provisions of the academic regulations or, in the opinion of the Academic Board, is prejudicial to the good conduct of examinations or any academic activity.

7.1.1 Staff Misconduct

Any staff (academic or non-academic) found to be involved in any of the following is guilty of misconduct:

• Giving irregular assistance to students via foreknowledge of examination questions or any surreptitious aid in the examination hall
• Mischief; illegal removal or change of answered booklets during examinations
• Deliberate under/over-assessment of students' work
• Falsification of student's examination results or academic records
• Any act prejudicial to the good conduct of examinations or any academic activity

7.1.2 Penalty for Staff Misconduct

Proven cases carry penalties commensurate with the gravity of the offence:

1. Warning (verbal/written)
2. Deduction of allowance
3. Withholding of promotion
4. Demotion
5. Forceful retirement
6. Termination
7. Dismissal

7.1.3 Negligence of Duty by Examination Officers, Invigilators, and Coordinators

• Failure to ensure students sign the attendance register
• Failure to sign students' examination cards during examinations
• Failure to properly monitor students during an examination
• Deliberate delay in submission of results or other examination documents
• Lateness to the examination hall or leaving the hall during exams
• Obsession or preoccupation with mobile set during invigilation
• Failure to collect, return, or handle examination materials with care
• Failure to report cases of malpractice or any form of cheating
• Tampering with examination materials before/after examination
• Absenteeism and/or abandoning the examination hall unattended
• Disruption of examination processes
• Any unruly behaviour during or after examination

7.1.4 Penalties for Negligence of Duty

A. Moderate Negligence

Offences (i) to (v). Penalties:

• Verbal warning (first time); formal warning for repeat offences (written into the staff's file)
• Written reprimand from management; persisted occurrence attracts deduction of allowance for 2 months

B. Major Negligence

Offences (vi) to (xii). Penalties (depending on gravity):

• Demotion in grade level
• Denial of TETFund intervention for 3 years
• Termination of appointment for repeated offences
• Dismissal for gross negligence causing irreparable damage

7.1.5 Procedure for Handling Staff Misconduct

1. The examination coordinator or officer makes a written report to the Chief Examination Officer.
2. The CEO scrutinizes the case and forwards it to the Academic Board with relevant documents.

7.1.6 Student Misconduct & Penalties

Any student who contravenes academic regulations or commits an act prejudicial to the good conduct of examinations is guilty of misconduct.

7.1.7 Categories of Offences and Penalties

1. Warning
2. Cancellation of examination in question
3. Rustication
4. Expulsion

7.1.8 Procedure for Handling Examination Malpractice

1. Retrieve the incriminating material and answer booklet from the student.
2. Ask the student to sign on the retrieved material (where possible) and complete the examination malpractice report form.
3. If the student refuses to write or sign, a witness makes a written statement.
4. Retrieve the script, issue a new one, and let the student continue (if within exam period).
5. Report the case to the Examination Malpractice Committee.
6. Forward the Committee's report to the Academic Board.

7.1.9 Warning

Offences attracting a warning letter:

• Refusing to stop writing at the end of an examination or starting before being asked to.
• Failing to appear before the Malpractice Committee as a witness.
• Inscribing on the question paper or examination card.
• Changing sitting position without permission.
• Any act deemed by the Academic Board to warrant a warning.

7.1.10 Cancellation of Examination

• Talking or whispering to another candidate during examination.
• Copying from another candidate's answer sheet.
• Allowing another candidate to look or copy from your answer script.

7.1.11 Rustication

• Introduction into the examination hall of relevant unauthorized material (even without benefitting from it).
• Drinking, smoking, or causing disturbances that disrupt the conduct of examination.
• Theft and/or illegal removal of examination scripts.
• Leaving the examination hall without the invigilator's permission.
• Committing an offence punishable by warning after having been previously warned.

7.1.12 Expulsion

• Failure to submit an answer script after signing in for the examination.
• Cheating outside the exam hall (e.g., toilets, dormitory).
• Possession of leaked question papers or model answers.
• Refusing to cooperate with invigilators (destroying/mutilating or refusing to surrender incriminating material).
• Impersonation in any form.
• Physically assaulting any invigilator, examination official, or fellow student.
• Any kind of mischief that hinders the smooth conduct of an examination (e.g., causing fire, flood, or physical violence).
• Failure to sign an examination malpractice form or to appear before an investigation panel.
• Any student once rusticated who commits a similar offence.

7.2 Examination Malpractice Committee (EMC)

The Academic Board constitutes the EMC at the beginning of every academic session. The Committee has representatives from every school, is headed by at least a Senior Lecturer, with a Secretary from the Registry.

7.2.1 Functions of the EMC

1. To investigate the authenticity of alleged examination malpractice cases and recommend relevant punishment.
2. To submit its report to the Academic Board for consideration and ratification.

7.3 Petitions Against Academic Board Decisions

Petitions must be submitted within four weeks from the official release of the Board's decision, through the Department. The decision of the Academic Board after review is final.

7.3.1 Guidelines for Handling Examination Petitions

1. Submitted on the prescribed form in triplicate.
2. Addressed to the HOD, copied to the Dean and the Registrar.
3. Must be by the affected individual only.
4. Submitted within four weeks of the official release of results.
5. Accompanied by a non-refundable fee of ₦5,000.

7.3.2 Guidelines for Handling Proven Cases

1. The department gets the script re-marked by two different external examiners using different colored ink.
2. The average of the two marks is the final score.
3. The re-assessed result and recommendation are forwarded to the School Dean within two weeks.
4. The Dean holds a School Board of Examiners meeting to consider the result for onward submission to the Academic Board.