EXAMINATION

EXAMINATION ACT.

THE ORISSA CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION ACT - 1998

THE ORISSA GAZETTE

Friday March 11, 1998

No. 3601 / Legis - The following act of the Orissa Legislative

Assembly having been assented to by the Governor on the 11th

March 1998 is hereby published for general information.

ORISSA ACT 2 OF 1998

THE ORISSA CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION ACT, 1998

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR PENAL ACTION FOR

ADOPTION OF UNFAIR MEANS AT CERTAIN

EXAMINATIONS HELD IN THE STATE AND OTHER MATTERS CONCERNED

THEREWITH

        It is enacted by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the thirty ninth year of the republic

of India as follows :

1.      Restriction on Fake Papers :

         No person, shall procure, possess distribute or otherwise publicize or cause to be publicized any question paper as being the one or purporting to be one that is to be given or likely to be given at ensuing recognised examination.

2.     Prohibition of loitering etc. near Examination centre etc.

a)              No person, save in the discharge of his duties shall during the hours when a recognised examination is conducted at any recognised examination centre or where any evaluation or tabulation work relating to a recognised examination is done.

        b)              Two hours preceding the commencement of such examination evaluation or tabulation work on any date on which such examination is conducted or evaluation or tabulation work is done.

3.     Refusal of duties connected with examination prohibited :

                No person assigned with invigilation work or superintendence of any rcognised examination at any centre or any other work connected with such examination or evaluation, tabulation or publication of results of such examination shall refuse, save under circumstances beyond his control perform the work or duties so assigned.

4.     Penalty :

                Whoever contravences any of the provisions of Section 3 of 8 shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees but shall, not be less than five hundred rupees or both.

5.     Investigation etc. :

        1)     An offence under this Act. shall not be investigated by an office below the rank of a sub-inspector of Police.

        2)     All offence under this Act shall be cognizable and non-bailable.

University Regulation

Regarding Attendance, Examination, etc...

(I) ATTENDANCE

            A student is required to attend at least 75 percent of the General Lectures, 75 percent of the Tutorial/Practical Classes. Attendance will be counted separately under each head.

            Condonation of attendance between 60 and 75 percentage may be granted in exceptional cases.

            Students are advised that their application for leave of absence on medical or other grounds though supported by relevant documents will not be entertained if they do not inform through the messenger to the Principal in writing about it on the first day of absence.

            Non-collegiate candidates in Science faculty are required to do practical work for a month and to obtain a certificate from the Principal of their having done so, before they are permitted to sit for their examination.