Ordinance V - Examiners and Examinations

1. Examinations/assessments for a Degree, Diploma, or Certificate of the University whether taken at one time or in sections shall be the responsibility of a Board of Examiners comprising the internal and external examiners for each of the subjects or groups of subjects included in the scope of the examination. Each Board of Examiners shall appoint its own Chair except that the Vice-Chancellor, whom failing a Pro Vice-Chancellor, shall be the Chair of the University Final Examination Board and a Pro Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chair of the University Subsidiary Examination Board.

2. In every subject or group of subjects in all examinations/assessments leading to a Degree, Diploma, or Certificate of the University there shall be at least two examiners, one at least of whom shall not be a member of the staff of the University.

3. Appointments of external examiners will normally be made for four years in the first instance and will be renewable for one further year in exceptional circumstances.

4. No candidate shall be admitted to any examination unless he/she has satisfied the requirements laid down in Ordinances and Regulations or has been exempted from any special requirements by the Senate and has paid the fees prescribed or entered into an arrangement under the Regulation governing the payment of fees.

5. The list of successful candidates in every examination, arranged as prescribed by Regulations, shall be prepared by the Board of Examiners concerned, ratified by the Senate, and signed by the Chair of that Board.