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Candidates are not allowed
to use Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) or any devices
(except authorised calculators |
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mentioned under the
Policy on the Use of Dictionaries and Electronic Calculators)
which include any of the following functions during
the examination:
- input/output
and/or transmission of information such as data, text
and images;
- data,
text or image storage/display functions (e.g. electronic
diaries, electronic dictionaries and databank watches);
- wireless
communication functions such as Bluetooth ® wireless
technology, infrared interface, Wireless Local Area
Network (LAN);
- audio/video
play-back and/or recording (e.g. MP3 and compact disc
players);
- walkie-talkie
(i.e. radio transmitting and/or receiving) capability;
- text/graphics
scanning functions;
- photo-taking
functions. |
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Candidates should use blue/black
ball pens to fill in all particulars on the question
booklets/answer booklet(s) and to |
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answer the examination questions on
the answer booklets . |
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Candidates must sit at the
designated seat according to the seat number printed
on their Exam Admission Letter, |
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unless otherwise approved by
the invigilator. Back to top |
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7. |
Only the Exam Admission Letter,
stationery, authorized calculator and dictionary are
allowed on the desk. All personal |
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belongings, textbooks, notes, electronic diaries and
any other study materials must be placed at designated
area during the examination. |
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8. |
CIS will NOT be responsible
for any loss, theft or damage of personal belongings
during the examination. |
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9. |
Drinking, eating and smoking
are not allowed in the examination hall/room during
the examination. |
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10. |
No candidate will be admitted
to the examination hall/room more than 30 minutes after
the start of the examination. |
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11. |
Once the examination has
been in progress for more than 30 minutes, candidates
may request to leave the |
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examination hall/room with the
approval of the invigilator. However, candidates are
not allowed to leave the
examination hall/room
in the last 15 minutes. |
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At the end of the examination,
candidates should remain silent and seated until all
examination materials including |
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but not limited to question booklets
have been collected and the invigilators tell them
that they may leave. |
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| Proof of
Identity |
| On the examination
day, each candidate MUST bring: |
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his/her Exam Admission Letter;
and |
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his/her CIS/CIIA Student Card. |
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Anyone failing to produce the
above documents will not be permitted to sit for the
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| Misconduct |
| A candidate may be
disqualified from the examination if he/she: |
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improperly obtains information
of an examination paper prior to the examination; |
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communicates or attempts to
communicate with any person inside or outside the examination
hall/room during |
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the examination; |
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copies from notes, books or
electronic devices brought into the examination hall/room
or from the work of |
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other candidates during the examination; |
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takes away, or attempts to take
away, from the examination hall/room any examination
materials, such as |
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examination question booklets,
answer booklets, backing sheets or graph paper; |
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leaves the examination hall/room
without permission; |
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starts to work on the examination
paper before being instructed to do so, or continues
to write after |
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being told to stop writing at
the end of the examination; |
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does anything which causes
unnecessary distraction to other candidates or disruption
to the examination; |
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takes an examination on behalf
or in the name of another person; |
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fails to follow the Examination
Regulations, or the invigilators' instruction during
the examination; or |
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is found cheating in whatever
manner. |
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| Postponement
and Cancellation of Examination |
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Candidates are advised to
call the CIS Examination Hotline ((234)1-212-0431)
for any special announcements. |
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Candidates are also advised
to listen to radio and/or television broadcasts for
any special announcements. |
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If an examination is cancelled,
the CIS will notify candidates in writing of the examination's
rescheduled date |
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and time. In these circumstances,
candidates do not have to re-register for the examination.
Applications for a refund and/or transfer of examination
fees paid will not be entertained. |
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The CIS reserves the right
to postpone and/or cancel an examination under extraordinary
circumstances. |
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| Candidates should
refer to Appendix 1 of this Handbook for the Policy
on the Use of Dictionaries and Electronic Calculators
in the CIIA Final Examination. Back to
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