2012 Prospectus - Kigali Institute Of Science And Technology

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after collecting all
examination material and
dismissing all the other
candidates, the offending
student, shall be asked
to comment and sign
on the Examination
Incident Report form,
which will be submitted
to the Principal
Examination Officer,
with copies to the
relevant Faculty Dean
and Head of Department,
immediately after
the exam, no later
than 24 hours after
the occurrence of the
incidence.
v. The student shall be
permitted to continue
writing the rest of the
remaining examinations.
The evidence collected
and the written
statements of the
invigilators and student
shall then be submitted
to the Institute Students’
Disciplinary Committee
for deliberation. If the
student is thereafter
found guilty of
examination cheating
or malpractice, the
Committee shall
recommend to Senate
that the student be deregistered
and expelled
indefinitely from the
institution.
302 Invigilators/ Examiners are
required to submit written
reports to relevant Heads
of Departments or other
appropriate authorities as
soon as possible any instance
of a breach of Examination
Regulations.
303 The Institute’s Students
Disciplinary Committee shall
review all reports received in
connection with Examination
Cheating or malpractice. If
the findings of the Student
Disciplinary Committee are
that a candidate is guilty
of examination malpractice
or cheating, the committee
shall recommend to Senate
that the student be deregistered
immediately and
expelled indefinitely from the
Institution.
304 If a student found guilty
of examination cheating
or malpractice, against
who a decision has been
entered for de-registration
and indefinite expulsion,
wishes to appeal against the
penalty, he or she shall have
a right to a hearing by the
Institute Students Disciplinary
Committee and may bring
a witness to support him or
her in the hearing. He or she
shall be warned, however,
that if the previous verdict
is confirmed by this hearing
then, the Student Disciplinary
Committee may levy a fine
of RWF 5,000 in addition
to upholding the previous
verdict of de-registration and
indefinite expulsion from the
Institute.
305 If a student makes an appeal
against a penalty imposed
by the Institute Students
Disciplinary Committee
and then fails to attend
the hearing, the appeal
hearing shall be held in his
or her absence, the evidence
available reviewed and
the penalty reconfirmed or
varied.
306 When plagiarism is proven
for any component of
written assignment, project
report for an undergraduate
degree or dissertation
for a higher degree that
has been submitted for
summative assessment, the
student shall fail the project
or dissertation without
possibility of resubmission.
Further to this the student