The University of South Africa (Unisa) is reinforcing its student examination rules, particularly for the upcoming May/June 2023 online exams.
In the past, thousands of students have taken advantage of the fact that the Unisa exams are administered online, which has led to an increase in exam cheating and plagiarism.
Therefore, the reinforcement of the strict rules comes as a measure to ensure that students do not take advantage of the exam processes.
Unisa noted that in order to ensure academic integrity, the university will be tightening examination processes and rules and any student that is found violating examination rules will be held accountable.
In a statement the university noted that students will now be given 30 minutes to upload their answer scripts for their written examinations on the official myExams platform and have only one submission opportunity for multiple-choice question examinations.
Unisa stressed:
In addition, listening to audio (music) and utilising audio-to-text software has been strictly prohibited during your examination session, unless use of the software is related to a student’s assistive device which has been declared.
The institution says that listening to music or utilising such software without declaring the software is a transgression of Unisa’s examination rules and as a result, a student's marks will be withheld
If a student is found to have been outside the invigilator app for a total of 10 minutes during their examination session, they will be considered to have violated Unisa's examination rules and their marks will be withheld.
Furthermore, Unisa also strictly prohibits the use of any Artificial Intelligence software (ChatGPT, etc) and online sources (Course Material) during your online examination session.
Any proctoring or invigilation images found to be unrecognizable, obscured, faint or not containing a full facial image will be deemed a transgression of Unisa's examination rule, and students’ marks will be withheld.
Unisa Exam Timetable
Unisa has reminded students that they access learning material on the Unisa myLife student portal as well gain access to their exam timetable online.
Here’s How To View Your Timetable:
- Visit the Unisa website.
- Insert your module codes.
- Click “display” to view the dates and times of exams.
Once you have entered your Module codes, you will be given your examination timetable.
Students are urged to read their timetable carefully, as no account of misreading examination dates or times will be considered as a reason for granting admission to supplementary examinations.
