Board of Examiners

Terms of Reference

A Board of Examiners (BoE) is set up to oversee examination matters, their major duties are:

a) To maintain the academic standards of the programme at a level appropriate to the type of award.
b) To approve examination question papers after considering the views and recommendations of External Academic Advisers, where appropriate.
c) To maintain general supervision of the system of continuous assessment, where it applies.
d) To maintain the proper conduct of examinations.
e) To determine students' examination results.
f) To assess the progress of students and to report its decisions, including its recommendations for award classification, to the Postgraduate Studies Committee (postgraduate programmes).
g) To consider appeals referred to it by the Registrar.