KNEC: List of Items That will Not Be Allowed In Exam Rooms This Year
A list of objects that, in the opinion of the Kenya National Examination Council, should not be present in an exam room has been made public.
In a tweet on X (Twitter) on Wednesday, Knec stated that there shouldn’t be any electronics in an examination room.
Mobile phones, smart watches, tablets, body cameras, camera pens, earbuds, and any device that may be connected to another device via Bluetooth are among the technologies that are not allowed in the exam room.
“Handbags, briefcases, backpacks and Kiondo’s should not be found in an exam room,” Knec stated.
Knec forbids students from possessing any written or printed materials, whether or not they are related to the exam being taken.
Additionally, students should avoid wearing anything with writing on it, including their clothes and shoes.
In the examination room, wristwatches are also not permitted.
KNEC: List of Items That will Not Be Allowed In Exam Rooms This Year
No student is permitted to enter an exam room with written content on their body, hence Knec mandates that those who have tattoos declare them.
Additionally, programmable calculators are not permitted in the exam room.
The rules were released while students nationwide were getting ready to take the KCPE and KCSE exams.
Over 3.5 million candidates will take the national exams, with KCPE hopefuls making up the largest percentage ever seen in the nation.
This year, 1.4 million people will take the KCPE exams compared to little under a million for the KCSE. There are 1.2 million people signed up to take the first KAPSEA.
KNEC: List of Items That will Not Be Allowed In Exam Rooms This Year
The KCSE examination period will run from October 23 through November 24.
On October 19, the rehearsals will take place.
The KCPE and KPSEA rehearsal is scheduled for Friday, October 27.
Exams for the KCPE and KPSEA will start on October 30 and end on November 1 respectively.
The 8-4-4 system in primary schools will come to an end with the KCPE exams in 2023.
Exam malpractice claims were prevalent after the 2022 KCSE tests were announced earlier this year.
On January 27 of this year, the National Assembly Education Committee then decided to investigate the claims.
The commission discovered that exam malpractices in the 2022 KSCE included, among other things, conspiracy to exchange answers, using mobile phones in exam rooms, passing for someone else, smuggling of illegal written materials, leakage, and plagiarism.
To make sure there are no instances of cheating in the 2023 national exams, Knec is now working.
KNEC: List of Items That will Not Be Allowed In Exam Rooms This Year
