Examination Policy
The following unfair means guidelines are followed for all the
examinations:
1. During examination time having in possession or access to
a. Any paper, book, note or any other unauthorized material which
has relevance to the syllabus of the examination paper
concerned.
b. Mobile Phones or any electronic gadget other than calculator,
even in switch off mode, which can potentially be used for
communication or copying.
c. Anything written on any other instrument or any kind of furniture
or any other substance which may have relevance to the syllabus
of the examination paper concerned.
d. Anything written or signs made on the body of the candidate or
his/her clothes/garments, handkerchief etc which may have
relevance to the syllabus of the examination paper concerned.
e. Anything written on the question paper which may have
relevance to the syllabus of the examination paper concerned.
2. Giving or receiving assistance in answering the question papers to or
from any other candidate/person in the examination hall or outside
during the examination hours.
3. Talking to another candidate or any unauthorized person inside or
outside the examination room during the examination hours without the
permission of the invigilating staff.
4. Swallowing or attempting to swallow or destroying or attempting to
destroy a note or paper or any other material.
5. Impersonating any candidate or getting impersonated by any person for
taking the examination.
A candidate found using unfair means or involved in disorderly conduct or
disturbing other candidates, at or in connection with an examination shall
be referred to Unfair Means Committee. The committee after
consideration of the case as referred to it by instructor/invigilator can
award punishment. The punishment awarded by this committee will be in
addition to the punishment that may have been already awarded by the
course coordinator with one or more of the following:
1. Cancellation of the examination of the paper in respect of which he is
found to have been guilty; and/or
2. Cancellation of the examination of the semester examination for which
he was a candidate and/or debarring from examination for future
semester(s).
3. Any other punishment deemed suitable by the committee.
The following norms for punishment are laid down:
1. If the candidate is found having in his possession of any material
relevant to the syllabus of the examination paper concerned but has
not copied from or used it,
a. The punishment will be the cancellation of the examination of that
particular paper and he/she will be awarded F grade in that paper
with all the consequences to follow.
b. However, if the material found in possession of the candidate is
of insignificant nature the punishment may be relaxed to the
extent that he/she will be given the chance to reappear in the
examination.
2. If a candidate is found to have copied from or used the material caught,
a. The punishment will be the cancellation of the present semester
examination and he/she shall be awarded F grade in all the
papers of that semester with all the consequences to follow.
3. If the candidate is found talking to another candidate or to any
unauthorized Person inside or outside the examination hall during the
examination hours without the permission of the invigilator his
examination in that paper may be cancelled and F grade will be
awarded in that paper with all the consequences to follow.
4. If the candidate is found reading or possess some incriminating
material relevant to the syllabus of the paper in veranda, urinal etc
his/her examination in that particular paper or his whole semester
examination depending on the gravity of the offence shall be cancelled.
5. If candidate is found giving or receiving assistance in answering the
question papers to or from any other candidate/person in the
examination hall or outside during the examination hours, his/her
examination in that particular paper will be cancelled and F grade will
be awarded in that paper with all the consequences to follow.
6. If the behaviour of the candidate on being caught is unsatisfactory or
the candidate uses resistance/violence against the invigilator or any
person on examination duty or consistently refuses to obey the
instructions, the above punishments may be enhanced according to
the gravity of the offence as deemed fit by the Unfair Means
Committee.
