OFFENCES | PENALTIES |
CATEGORY ‘A’ (a) Bringing into the Hall materials related to the examinations. |
• Cancel all papers of the candidate at that particular examination. • Ban him/her from taking the examination for a minimum of two years i.e. four consecutive examinations. • Inform their employers. |
(b) Proven cases of spying or copying from another candidate. | • Cancel that particular paper and issue a warning to the candidate. |
(c) Impersonation. | • Ban the persons concerned from taking the Institute’s Examinations for life. • Inform their employers • If a member of the Institute, report him/her to the Investigating Panel. • Handover the affected persons to the police. • ICSAN can also report to the institute of the person involved where he is a professional in addition to report to the police or relevant authority or person. |
(d) Assistance from Invigilator. |
1) The Invigilator • Forfeits invigilation honorarium • Ban from future invigilation. • If a member of the Institute, report to the Investigating Panel 2) The Person Assisted • Penalties as in a. b. & c. depending on the mode of assistance. |
(e) Substitution of Prepared Answer Script(s). |
1) The Person Assisting (i) If an Examiner • Ban from future participation in the Institute’s examinations. • Report to the employer (ii) If a member • Report to the employer • Report to the Investigating Panel 2) The Person Assisted • Cancel all the candidate’s papers at the particular examination. • Ban for life |
CATEGORY ‘B’ Bringing materials not related to the particular examination into the Examination Hall. | • Give warning letter. |
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