KNEC Issues New Guidelines To 2024 KCSE Exams
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has introduced several changes to the 2024 KCSE Exams.
The newly introduced changes aim to prevent exam cheating, KNEC CEO David Njengere said in a statement at Mitihani house.
Candidates who break the regulations would be held personally responsible, Njengere stressed.
He clarified that pre-printed names, index numbers, and other personal information will be modified on exam papers for children taking the 2024 KCSE.
This method guarantees that any misbehavior on the part of a single candidate won’t lead to sanctions for a school or testing facility as a whole. We are proposing to customize the test sheets so that every applicant will have their information pre-printed.
“In the event of malpractice, we will question the candidate about why they permitted their paper to be utilized by another party,” Njengere stated.
Previously, applicants were required to enter their names, index numbers, and other personal information in the assigned spaces on the examination papers.
Njengere explained that this modification implies that applicants will not receive any extra question or answer sheets.
KNEC Issues New Guidelines To 2024 KCSE Exams
In addition, principals will not be allowed to photocopy the documents—as some stories have claimed.
To prevent examiners from identifying individuals during marking, the part containing candidates’ details will be removed at the conclusion of each exam and stored separately.
Njengere added that making the papers more unique will aid in the abolition of imitation, an uncommon but documented exam misconduct.
He mentioned that the council found that an additional copy of each exam paper was printed and made available at the testing location for every 100 examination papers.
The theory tests for private applicants will henceforth be held at the County headquarters, as opposed to the prior location where they were hosted at the Sub-County headquarters.
Furthermore, only registered candidates will be able to take the subjects they have registered for in the exam, and only registered applicants will be able to sit for the exam.
“We even conducted a campaign where we met with all center managers and informed them of these innovations, and we gave you two months to register candidates.”
“There will be no room for excuses, so we expect that all candidates’ details were captured accurately at the registration stage,” Njengere continued.
KNEC Issues New Guidelines To 2024 KCSE Exams
In comparison to the 903,264 candidates who took the KCSE exam in 2023, about 965,501 candidates have enrolled for the 2024 exam, representing a 6.89 percent rise.
