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(3) The Committee of Examiners may at its discretion require a candidate to sit for any
additional examination that is deemed necessary for the assessment of his thesis.

Committee of Examiners

21. A Committee of Examiners shall be appointed for each examination or part thereof of the Degree
programme of study.

Programme of study by research

22. (1) The membership of the Committee of Examiners shall comprise the following —

(a) The Dean of the Faculty as Chairman;

(b) A representative of the Senate appointed by the Senate;

(c) The Chairman of the Faculty’s Higher Degree Committee or the Deputy Dean in
charge of postgraduate matters in a Faculty where the Deputy Dean is not the
Chairman of the Faculty’s Higher Degree Committee;

(d) The Head of Department concerned; and

(e) Three examiners with expertise in the field concerned of whom at least two are
external examiners appointed by the Senate.

(2) The quorum for the meeting of the Committee of Examiners shall be at least four
including an examiner and the representative of the Senate.

(3) Where the Dean of the Faculty is the supervisor or examiner of the thesis of the
candidate concerned, the chairman of the Committee of Examiners may be one of the
Professors in the field concerned or the Dean of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies or
such officer as may be determined by the University.

(4) Where the Dean of the Faculty or the Chairman of the Higher Degree Committee or the
Deputy Dean responsible for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy or the Head of
Department or Coordinator of the programme is the supervisor for the candidate
concerned, he shall attend the meeting of the Committee of Examiners on the invitation
of the Committee of Examiners and not as a member thereof.

(5) Except otherwise provided under subregulation (3), where the Dean of the Faculty or the
Dean of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies or such officer as may be determined by
the University for any reasons is not able to perform his duties as the chairman of the
Committee of Examiners, the Deputy Dean who is responsible for postgraduate matters
or the Deputy Dean of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies or such officer as may be
determined by the University may perform the duties of the Dean as the chairman of the
Committee of Examiners with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor.

(6) Members of the Committee of Examiners shall not delegate to any other person who are
not members of the Committee of Examiners to represent him in any meeting of the
Committee of Examiners except with the written approval of the Vice-Chancellor.

(7) The Registrar or his representative shall be the secretary of the meeting of the
Committee of Examiners.
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