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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.

(8) The supervisor may be invited to attend the meeting of the Committee for the purpose of
advising on matters under discussion but he does not have the right to participate in the
consideration and the results of the examination of the candidate‟s thesis.

(9) The Committee of Examiners shall consider the examiners‟ reports with regard to the thesis of
a candidate, conduct viva voce and arrive at a decision regarding the level of achievement of
the thesis in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations in its recommendation to the
Senate. The Committee of Examiners shall also report to the the Senate on any matter
concerning the standard or conduct of an examination

Programme of study by Coursework and Research

23. (1) Separate Committees of Examiners shall be required for the coursework component and
the research component.

(2) The Committee of Examiners for the research component shall be as provided under
subregulation 22(1) above.

(3) The membership of the Committee of Examiners for the coursework component shall
comprise the following as approved by the Senate:

(a) The Dean of the Faculty as Chairman;

(b) The Chairman of the Faculty‟s Higher Degree Committee or the Deputy Dean in charge
of postgraduate programmes in a Faculty where the Deputy Dean is not the Chairman
of the Faculty‟s Higher Degree Committee;

(c) A professor appointed by the Faculty;

(d) The Head of Department or Coordinator of Programme or the Chairman of Division
concerned;

(e) The coordinator of the field concerned who is responsible for any of the course or
programme of study not within the Department/Faculty;

(f) The external examiner concerned; and

(g) Any examiner who is a full-time teacher or any other person appointed by the Faculty.

(4) The quorum for the meeting of the Committee of Examiners for the coursework component is
the Chairman and one-third of the members of the Committee of Examiners.

(5) A part-time teacher of the University may be invited to attend a meeting of the Committee of
Examiners.

(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.

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