IMPORTANT CHECK POINTS
The National Institute of Open Schooling conducts two full-fledged examinations every year. Conduct of Examination is a very important activity in which all constituents of the NIOS contribute whether they are at the Headquarter, Regional Centres or at the Accredited Institutions. The Centre Superintendent/Dy. Superintendents take all precautions to ensure smooth and fair conduct of examination at their Examination Centre. However, there is need to check all the details before the commencement of Examination. For the sake of uniformity, the NIOS has laid down detailed Guidelines for Centre Superintendents for Practical Examinations. Before moving on to various aspects of the conduct of practical examination, here are some important instructions/points, which may strictly be adhered to. All persons concerned with practical examinations should read carefully the Guidelines for Centre Superintendents for the commencement of examination.
1.1 BEFORE THE EXAMINATION
i.
The laboratories for the conduct of the practical examination should be ready.
ii.
Apparatus, instruments, chemicals etc. required for the practical examination are available and the apparatus is operational.
iii.
The question papers for practical examinations have been developed taking into consideration the number of candidates appearing.
1.1.2 Facilities for the candidates
i.
Display date-sheets, group of the candidates and Instructions for the Candidates on the notice board. ii.
Make suitable arrangement for white/ruled papers and stencils in advance for Typewriting paper for the purpose of Practicals. Guidelines for the Practical Examiners may please be seen for details.
1.1.3 Instructions to Lab Assistants/Lab Attendants
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Ensure that the Lab Assistant/Lab Attendant is available for the Practical Examination. Necessary instructions should be given to the Lab Assistant/Lab Attendant for the smooth conduct of the practical examination. 1Guidelines for Centre Superintendents 2 NIOS
1.1.4 Eligibility of the candidates to appear in Exam
i.
Only those candidates, whose names appear in the list of candidates supplied by NIOS or those who have been given written permission from the Regional Centres/ National Institute of Open Schooling Headquarters, be allowed to appear for practical examinations at your AI. Please do not allow other ineligible candidates to appear in the practical examinations.
ii.
If some candidates approach the allotted Examination Centre with Intimation Card of the current examination showing eligible subjects and dates, they may be allowed even if their names are omitted from the list of candidates due to some error after verifying their Identity Cards on provisional basis and after obtaining an undertaking subject to their being eligible otherwise.
1.2 DURING THE PRACTICAL EXAMINATION
1.2.1 Checking the Candidates before Entry in the Laboratories
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Frisking of the candidates may be done thoroughly at the entrance gate itself before they are allowed to enter the Lab.
ii.
Do not permit the candidates to bring books, papers or reference material of any kind in connection with the examination in the Lab.
iii.
Ensure that no candidate brings any electronic equipment like Calculators, Tape Recorders, Cellular Phones, Pager etc. in the Lab.
iv.
However, the candidates are permitted to bring with them the requisite material as allowed by the concerned practical examiners.
1.2.2 Handling Attendance Sheet
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Ensure that Attendance Sheets are correctly filled in and signed by the candidates.
ii.
Encircle the Roll Numbers of absent candidates with Red Ink and mark them ABSENT in place of their signatures in Attendance Sheets.
iii.
Mark ‘UFM’ in case of candidates who have been booked under use of unfair means.
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Ensure that the Attendance Sheets bear the signatures with rubber stamp of the Centre Superintendent and OSD (Observer) deputed by the RC (NIOS) Examiners before these are sent to the concerned Regional Centres.
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Add the names of additional/authorised candidates such as centre change cases (permitted by Regional Centre/NIOS Headquarters) on the computerized attendance sheet for obtaining their signatures.
vi.
In case computerized attendance sheets sent by the NIOS are not received at the Examination Centre before the Practical Examination, please take the attendance of the candidates allotted at the centre in the attendance sheet (Performa given in Annexure-I). Guidelines for Centre Superintendents 3 NIOS
1.2.3 Handling the Answer Books for Practical examination
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Please affix facsimile stamp of the signature of the Centre Superintendent on Answer Books before the same are distributed to the candidates.
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Maintain a proper account of all the used and unused Answer Books for practical examination and send a copy of the same duly verified by the Centre Supdt./OSD (Observer) of NIOS along with the Attendance Sheets and sealed answer books to the R.C. One copy may be retained by the Centre Supdt. in his records which would be open for Inspection and for physical verification of unused answer books by OSDs, Observers or Flying Squad Members or any other persons deputed by the NIOS.
iii.
Additional answer book shall not be provided.
1.2.4 Handling Unfair Means Cases
• Please ensure that the unfair means cases detected during the course of practical examination are properly recorded and packed in a separate envelope and sent to the concerned Regional Centre with requisite statements and documents as per procedure laid down. Please send this packet along with the packet containing the Answer Books for the day of practical examination.
• A candidate found guilty of any of the following offences shall be deemed to have used unfair means and his/her examination result shall be withheld:
(i)
Writing name, roll number or putting signature or any other mark in the answer book which may disclose, in any way, the identity of the candidate. Name and/or roll No. is to be written only in the space provided for it and no where else.
(ii)
Appearing in the Practical Exam. at an AI other than his/her own AI(study centre) without the permission of NIOS.
(iii)
Having in possession of book(s) notes, papers or any other material other than that allowed for the practical examination.
(iv)
Receiving or giving assistance in any form during the course of the practical examination.
(v)
Smuggling in or out of the Lab of the question papers, answer book etc. and tearing leaf/leaves from the question papers or answer book or tampering with the practical answer book in any way.
(vi)
Using abusive/derogatory language orally or in the practical answer book against the Centre Supdt./Examiner/Lab Assistant or threatening/using violence towards any of them.
(vii)
Impersonation i.e. sending some other person to take the practical examination. Guidelines for Centre Superintendents 4 NIOS
(viii)
Communicating with the examiner or any other person connected with the practical examination, with the object of unduly influencing him/her in any way.
(ix)
Any other type of misconduct or a deliberate previous arrangement to cheat in the practical examination.
(x)
Writing questions or answers on any paper other than the answer book.
(xi)
Wrong statement in the application for admission such as tempering with the certificate/statement of marks etc. or forging a signature. The decision of the UFM Committee in imposing penalty for the offence committed by him/her shall be final and binding on him/her.
1.3 DISPATCH OF ANSWER BOOKS
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The Answer Scripts/Attendance Sheets/Award Lists and other related material pertaining to Practical Examinations will be dispatched to the concerned Regional Centre or to specified places as per the details given in Chapter 4.
