Below are the offenses and all applicable penalties for students who are found/involved cheating in
examinations. Students are expected to read carefully and adhere to the examinations rules and regulations.
Group Offence Penalty
1. i. Being found in the examination room in possession i. Cancellation of the candidate’s
of unauthorized materials and electronic gadgets examination results in the
brought by the candidate himself/herself or by course.
other person(s). ii. Issuance of a warning letter
ii. Writing on the question paper.
the candidate or to both (i) and
iii. Writing the names of the candidate on the answer
(ii).
booklet.
iv. Attempting to assist or attempting to get assistance
from another candidate such as peeping,
“giraffing”, and other ways.
v. Continuing writing even after the invigilator has
announced the expiry of time allocated for the
examination.
vi. Sitting examinations without payment of requisite
fee.
vii. Presenting oneself for an examination in a course
he/she has not duly registered.
viii. Interfering with sitting arrangements.
ix. Plucking or mutilating examination script.
x. Sitting final examination in a course where one has
not done Continuous Assessment Tests.
2. i. Causing disturbance(s) or interruption(s) during an i. Cancellation of the
examination/Unruly behaviour. examination results from the
ii. Copying from or using unauthorized materials and course.
electronic gadgets brought to the examination ii. Suspension of the candidate
venue by the candidate himself/herself or by other for one (1) academic year
person(s). iii. Issuance of a warning letter
iii. Possession and/or usage of another candidate’s to the candidate.
Examination Card.
iv. Availing ones’ Examination card for use by another
candidate.
v. Presenting an invalid Examination Card to the
invigilator during an examination.
vi. Possession of a forged Examination Card.
vii. Purporting to be having information about the
examination questions whether real or otherwise and
disseminating the same to other candidates.
3. i. Permitting another candidate to copy from or make i. Cancellation of the
use of one’s examination papers to answer examination results for the
questions. course.
ii. Copying from the examination papers of another ii. Suspension of the candidate
candidate. for a period of two (2)
iii. Circulating, exchanging, issuing unauthorized academic years.
material to other candidates during an examination. iii. Issuance of a warning letter to
the candidate.
4. i. Carrying one’s or another candidate’s examination i. Cancellation of all
scripts/answer sheets out of the examination room. examination results.
ii. Impersonation and/or imposter, that is, giving or ii. Expulsion of both the
attempting to give assistance to another candidate or candidate and imposter
student, directly in writing an examination paper or student from the University.
practical. iii. If the imposter is not a student
iii. Possessing or accessing a question paper or questions of Garissa University, the
of an examination before the date and time scheduled University shall be at liberty to
for the examination. file a criminal charge of
iv. Possessing a written or unwritten examination impersonation in a court of
booklet/sheet/script, other than the one issued law against the person.
officially by an invigilator in the examination room.
v. Presenting for marking an examination answer script
whose answers were written elsewhere other than in
the examination venue at the time when the particular
examination paper was scheduled to be done.
vi. Destroying evidence which may be used as proof of
an examination irregularity.
vii. Threatening and obstructing the invigilator from
carrying out his/her duties.
viii. Assaulting the invigilator or causing him or her actual
bodily harm.
ix. Plagiarism/Unacknowledged copying or presenting
for examination the works of another person or
persons without acknowledgement and with intent to
deceive.
x. Sitting for examinations at a time when one is on
suspension.
xi. Committing a subsequent examination irregularity
after suspension and readmission or committing two
or more examination irregularities within the same
period of examination.
5. i. Failing to appear before the Senate Committee on The case shall be determined in
Examination Irregularities when one has been line with available evidence and
summoned to do so. schedule of irregularities and
ii. Failure to write a statement after a suspected
penalties.
examination irregularity.
iii. Any evidence of cheating in an examination that may
be detected during marking.
Any emerging evidence of cheating, falsification of Withdrawal or cancellation of the
admission requirements and examination results, or degree/diploma/certificate
committing any of the offences after the student has conferred on or awarded to the
graduated. candidate upon establishing that
cheating or falsification of results
did indeed occur.
Examination offences where the verdict leads to To be graduated without Honours
suspension of the student for at least one year.
EXAMINATION REMEDY
Candidates whose answer booklet(s) has/have been taken i. Cancellation of the
out of the examination room without his/her knowledge or candidate’s examination
consent. results in the course(s)
concerned.
ii. Re-sit the course as a Special
iii. Examination if absolved
from
iv. any complicity or
conspiracy.
Group Offence Penalty
6. xi. Being found in the examination room in possession iii. Cancellation of the candidate’s
of unauthorized materials and electronic gadgets examination results in the
brought by the candidate himself/herself or by course.
other person(s). iv. Issuance of a warning letter
xii. Writing on the question paper.
the candidate or to both (i) and
xiii. Writing the names of the candidate on the answer
(ii).
booklet.
xiv. Attempting to assist or attempting to get assistance
from another candidate such as peeping,
“giraffing”, and other ways.
xv. Continuing writing even after the invigilator has
announced the expiry of time allocated for the
examination.
xvi. Sitting examinations without payment of requisite
fee.
xvii. Presenting oneself for an examination in a course
he/she has not duly registered.
xviii. Interfering with sitting arrangements.
xix. Plucking or mutilating examination script.
xx. Sitting final examination in a course where one has
not done Continuous Assessment Tests.
7. viii. Causing disturbance(s) or interruption(s) during an iv. Cancellation of the
examination/Unruly behaviour. examination results from the
ix. Copying from or using unauthorized materials and course.
electronic gadgets brought to the examination v. Suspension of the candidate
venue by the candidate himself/herself or by other for one (1) academic year
person(s). vi. Issuance of a warning letter
x. Possession and/or usage of another candidate’s to the candidate.
Examination Card.
xi. Availing ones’ Examination card for use by another
candidate.
xii. Presenting an invalid Examination Card to the
invigilator during an examination.
xiii. Possession of a forged Examination Card.
xiv. Purporting to be having information about the
examination questions whether real or otherwise and
disseminating the same to other candidates.
8. iv. Permitting another candidate to copy from or make iv. Cancellation of the
use of one’s examination papers to answer examination results for the
questions. course.
v. Copying from the examination papers of another v. Suspension of the candidate
candidate. for a period of two (2)
vi. Circulating, exchanging, issuing unauthorized academic years.
material to other candidates during an examination. vi. Issuance of a warning letter to
the candidate.
9. xii. Carrying one’s or another candidate’s examination iv. Cancellation of all
scripts/answer sheets out of the examination room. examination results.
xiii. Impersonation and/or imposter, that is, giving or v. Expulsion of both the
attempting to give assistance to another candidate or candidate and imposter
student, directly in writing an examination paper or student from the University.
practical. vi. If the imposter is not a student
xiv. Possessing or accessing a question paper or questions of Garissa University, the
of an examination before the date and time scheduled University shall be at liberty to
for the examination. file a criminal charge of
xv. Possessing a written or unwritten examination impersonation in a court of
booklet/sheet/script, other than the one issued law against the person.
officially by an invigilator in the examination room.
xvi. Presenting for marking an examination answer script
whose answers were written elsewhere other than in
the examination venue at the time when the particular
examination paper was scheduled to be done.
xvii. Destroying evidence which may be used as proof of
an examination irregularity.
xviii. Threatening and obstructing the invigilator from
carrying out his/her duties.
xix. Assaulting the invigilator or causing him or her actual
bodily harm.
xx. Plagiarism/Unacknowledged copying or presenting
for examination the works of another person or
persons without acknowledgement and with intent to
deceive.
xxi. Sitting for examinations at a time when one is on
suspension.
xxii. Committing a subsequent examination irregularity
after suspension and readmission or committing two
or more examination irregularities within the same
period of examination.
10. iv. Failing to appear before the Senate Committee on The case shall be determined in
Examination Irregularities when one has been line with available evidence and
summoned to do so. schedule of irregularities and
v. Failure to write a statement after a suspected
penalties.
examination irregularity.
vi. Any evidence of cheating in an examination that may
be detected during marking.
Any emerging evidence of cheating, falsification of Withdrawal or cancellation of the
admission requirements and examination results, or degree/diploma/certificate
committing any of the offences after the student has conferred on or awarded to the
graduated. candidate upon establishing that
cheating or falsification of results
did indeed occur.
Examination offences where the verdict leads to To be graduated without Honours
suspension of the student for at least one year.
EXAMINATION REMEDY
Candidates whose answer booklet(s) has/have been taken v. Cancellation of the
out of the examination room without his/her knowledge or candidate’s examination
consent. results in the course(s)
concerned.
vi. Re-sit the course as a Special
vii. Examination if absolved
from
viii. any complicity or
conspiracy.
