3.2. Regulations Relating to Examination Procedure

Regulations made by the Senate of the University of Peradeniya and approved by the Council under Section 136 read with Sections 29, 45 and 46 of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 as amended by the Universities (Amendment) Act No.7 of 1985. 

Examination of a course/course unit/module may consist of several assessment components with diverse assessment tasks (quizzes, within semester 

and end-semester examinations, term papers, practical/clinical skills assessments, assignments, etc.)

      * Regulations relating to examination procedure, offences and punishments for examinations conducted under the old system, please refer section 

         31 of the University Calendar 2007/08.

These Regulations may be cited as the Examination Procedure, Offences & Punishment Regulation No.1 of 20##.

1. A candidate is expected to be outside the examination hall at least 15 minutes before the commencement of each paper, but shall not enter the hall           until he/she is requested to do so by the supervisor.

2. On admission to the hall a candidate shall occupy the seat allotted to him/her and shall not change it except on the specific instruction of the                    Supervisor.

3. A candidate shall have his/her student record book/student identity card and admission card with him/her in the examination hall on every occasion        he/she presents himself/herself for a paper. His/her candidature is liable to be cancelled if he/she does not produce the student record book/student          identity card and admission card when requested to do so. If he/she fails to bring his/her student record book/student identity card /admission card,         he/she shall sign a declaration in respect of the paper for which he/ she had not produced the student record book/student identity card and admission     card in the form provided for it, and produce the student record book/student identity card and admission card to the Supervisor within the next three     working days. If a candidate loses his/her student record book/student identity card and admission card during the examination period, he/she shall         obtain a duplicate of student record book/student identity card and admission card as the case may be from the Registrar or relevant Senior Assistant      Registrar/Assistant Registrar for production at the examination hall.

4. A candidate shall not have on his/her person or in his/her clothes or on the admission card, time-table, student record book/student identity card, any      notes, signs or formulae, etc., except those items that are permitted. All unauthorized items which a candidate has brought with him/her should be           kept at a place indicated by the Supervisor/Invigilator. The candidate shall not wear any digital devices such as smartwatches during the examination.

5. A candidate may be required by the supervisor to declare any item in his/her possession or person.

6. No candidate shall copy or attempt to copy from any book or paper or notes or similar material or from the scripts of another candidate. A candidate       shall neither help another candidate nor obtain help from another candidate or any other person. A candidate shall not conduct himself/herself so             negligently that an opportunity is given to any other candidate to read anything written by him/her or to watch any practical examination performed       by him/her. No candidate shall use any other unfair means or obtain or render improper assistance at the examination.

7. If any candidate was found to have copied from another candidate by an examiner at the time of marking, he/she would be treated as having                    committed a punishable offence.

8. No candidate shall submit a practical book or field book or dissertation/thesis or project study or answer script or assignment which has been                   prepared wholly or partly by anyone other than the candidate himself/herself. This section, however, does not apply to group projects/assignments/         research of students.

9. A candidate shall bring his/her own pens, ink, mathematical instruments, erasers, pencils or any other approved equipment or stationery which he/she     has been instructed to bring. The use of a calculator will be permitted only for examinations that contain a rubric to that effect.

10. Examination stationery (i.e., writing paper, graph paper, drawing paper, ledger paper, precis paper, etc.) will be supplied at the examination hall as          and when necessary. No sheet of paper or answer book supplied to a candidate may be torn, crumbled, folded or otherwise mutilated. No papers             other than those supplied to him/her by the Supervisor/Invigilator shall be used by candidates. All material supplied, whether used or unused, shall         be left behind on the desk and not removed from the examination hall.

11. Every candidate shall enter his/her Index Number/Registration Number on each answer book and on every continuation paper. He/ She shall also             enter all necessary particulars as required. A candidate who inserts on script an Index Number/Registration Number other than his/her own is liable         to be considered as having attempted to cheat.

      A script that bears no Index Number/Registration Number, or has an Index Number/Registration Number which cannot be identified, is liable to be         rejected. No candidate shall write his/her name or any other identifying mark on the answer script unless otherwise authorized.

12. All calculations and rough work shall be done only on paper supplied for the examination, and shall be cancelled and attached to the answer script.         Such work should not be done on any other material. Any candidate who disregards these instructions runs the risk of being considered as having           written notes or outline of answers with the intention of copying.

13. Any answer or part of an answer, which is not to be considered for the purpose of evaluation, shall be neatly crossed out. If the same question has           been attempted in more than one place, the answer or answers that are not to be considered for evaluation shall be neatly crossed out.

14. Candidates are under the authority of the supervisor and shall assist him/her by carrying out his/her instructions and those of the Invigilator during         the examination and immediately before and after it.

15. Every candidate shall conduct himself/herself in the examination hall and its precincts as not to cause disturbance or inconvenience to the supervisor       or his staff or to other candidates. In entering and leaving the hall, he/she shall conduct himself/herself as quietly as possible. A candidate is liable           to be excluded from the examination hall for disorderly conduct.

16. Candidates shall start going through the questions only after being ordered by the Supervisor/Invigilator and stop work promptly when ordered by          the Supervisor/Invigilator to do so.

17. Absolute silence shall be maintained in the examination hall and its precincts. A candidate is not permitted for any reason whatsoever to                           communicate or to have any dealings with any person other than the Supervisor/Invigilator. The attention of the Supervisor/Invigilator shall be               drawn by the candidate by raising his/her hand from where he/she is seated.

18. During the course of answering a question paper no candidate shall be permitted to leave the examination hall temporarily. In case of an emergency,       the Supervisor/Invigilator may grant him/her permission to do so but the candidate will be under his/her surveillance.

19. No person shall impersonate a candidate at the examination, nor shall any candidate allow himself/herself to be impersonated by another person.

20. Any candidate receiving unauthorized assistance from any person shall be deemed to have committed an examination offence.

21. The Supervisor/Invigilator is empowered to require any candidate to make a statement in writing on any matter which may have arisen during the            course of the examination and such statement shall be signed by the candidate. No candidate shall refuse to make such a statement or to sign it. If           such a candidate refuses to make such a statement or refuses to sign it, the Supervisor/Invigilator shall make his own statement and report the matter       to the Dean of the relevant Faculty.

22. No candidate shall contact any person other than the Vice-Chancellor, Dean, Head of the Department, the Registrar or the relevant Senior Assistant        Registrar of the Faculty regarding any matter concerning the examination.

23. Every candidate shall hand over the answer script personally to the Supervisor/Invigilator or remain in his/her seat until it is collected. On no                   account shall a candidate hand over his/her answer script to an attendant, a minor employee, or another candidate.

24. Every candidate who registers for a course/course unit shall be deemed to have sat the examination of that course/course unit unless he/she                     withdraws from the course/course unit within the prescribed period for dropping courses/course units. He/She should submit a medical certificate in        support of his/her absence, prior to the commencement of the examination. If such a document cannot be submitted before the commencement of           the examination, a candidate shall inform of his/her inability to attend the examination to the Dean of the Faculty within a week after the                         commencement of the examination. The medical certificate shall conform to the Senate Regulations (Section 3.5).

25. When a candidate is unable to be present for any part/section of an examination of a course/course unit, he/she shall notify or cause to be notified           this fact to the Dean of the Faculty and relevant Senior Assistant Registrar or Assistant Registrar immediately. This should be confirmed in writing         with supporting documents by registered post within two weeks.

26. A student will be eligible for “a Class” if all requirements for the award of the respective Class are met within the prescribed period for the degree.         However, candidates found guilty of an examination offence shall not be eligible for Classes.

27. No student shall sit an examination of a course/course unit, if he/she has exhausted the number of attempts that he/she is allowed to sit that                     particular examination, unless he/she has been granted special permission to do so by the Dean of the relevant Faculty.