GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (GIMPA)
EXAMINATION REGULATIONS
The following Examination Regulations extracted from the Student Handbooks (2017-2021), Postgraduate and Undergraduate, are published to remind candidates of the existence of these rules. Prescribed sanctions, also in the Handbooks, will be applied when these regulations are infracted. All candidates are advised to apprise themselves with all the Examination rules and regulations in the Handbooks.
These are to be read by the Invigilators at the beginning of every examination session. 1.0 Eligibility for Examinations
1.1Candidate must have registered for the course in the semester
1.2Candidate must have followed the approved course as a regular student over the required period in the semester and attended at least 75% of the lectures and undertaken all other assignments as approved by the Institute and completed the continuous assessment requirements.
1.3Candidate has fully paid all fees.
1.4Candidate must possess a valid GIMPA Students Identity Card and an Examination Card
2.0Examination Room Prohibitions
2.1It is the responsibility of the candidate to provide a pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, calculator and any other requiredequipment or material to each examination. These should be kept in a transparent case.
2.2Do not bring to the examination venue or to the washroom of the examination venue any note- books, cellular or mobile phones, correction fluid, unauthorized electronic devices, duffle bags, opaque pencil bags or any other unauthorized material
2.3Do not enter examination room until you are invited, called or requested to enter the examination room
2.4Do not leave the examination room within the first thirty minutes of the examination session unless you are unwell and permitted by the invigilator. You will be accompanied by an Invigilation Assistant.
2.5If a student becomes ill or is affected by unforeseen circumstances immediately before or during an examination, the student must advise the invigilator of his/her condition. If the student chooses to continue, the student will be asked to endorse to fitness to sit declaration form.
2.6Do not leave the examination room the last fifteenminutes of the examination, remain seated until the examination scripts have been collected by the Invigilator.
2.7Do not obstruct or frustrate the work of any examination official
2.8Do not hide unauthorized material on your body. Do not refuse to submit your body to search, when that becomes necessary
2.9Do not communicate with a fellow candidate in the examination hall
2.10Do not copy or attempt to pass information or an instruments to another candidate during an examination. Raise your hand to catch the attention of the Invigilator for assistance.
2.11Do not copy or attempt to copy from another candidate or engage in any similar activity
2.12Do not use correction fluid in any examination answer booklet.
2.13Do not borrow any material from another candidate. Raise your hand to catch the attention of the Invigilator for assistance.
2.14Smoking or drinking alcoholic beverage is not allowed in the examination halls.