What are some examples of Mal-Practices in Examinations?

There are several ways mal-practices or cheating in examination occur. Here are few of them. 

• Impersonation
• Cheating
• leakage of examination questions
• bringing in unauthorized aids
• Collusion with other candidates/examiners/external agents.
• Leaving examination hall without permission.
• Inadequate timing by exam invigilators 
• Noise and disturbance from outside 
• Teaching to the exam without covering the Syllabi
• Copy from others

How can Examination mal-practices be minimized? 

• Nation-wide awareness of mal-practices in schools and Development office.
• Tighten up on exam development and process
• Minimize on the number of exam writers
• Tighten security on exam distribution to provinces
• Careful selection of markers
• Close check on the posting history of markers
• Close check on scripts marked by markers

What should be avoided?

• Cheating by exam writers
• Cheating by Provincial Exam Supervisors (PES)
• Cheating by provincial authorities
• Cheating by schools
• Cheating by Invigilators 
• Cheating by Markers
• Selling of Exam papers
• Bribery