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

(8) In the event of an emergency, the Vice-Chancellor may appoint any full-time teacher of the
University as a member of the Committee of Examiners on condition the appointment is
reported to the Senate as soon as possible.

(9) The functions of the Committee of Examiners are as follows:

(a) To consider the examination results in accordance with the marking scheme as
provided under paragraph 28(1)(c) below and to determine the candidates who have
passed or failed an examination;

(b) To recommend to the Senate that the candidates who have failed the examination in
any course be permitted to repeat the course and to retake the examination for the
course concerned or not be permitted to retake the examination or to be readmitted
into the Degree programme of study; and

(c) To report to the Senate on any matters in connection with the quality or conduct of an
examination.

External examiner

24. (1) External examiners shall be appointed for a Degree programme of study as follows:

(a) Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Research

(i) At least two external examiners shall be appointed by the Senate to examine the
candidate‟s thesis. In the event no suitable teacher of the University can be
appointed as an internal examiner, another external examiner may be appointed
to perform the duties of the internal examiner.

(ii) An external examiner is normally appointed from among academic staff outside
the University who is qualified, experienced and possesses expertise relating to
the area of research of the candidate‟s thesis. In special circumstances, an
expert in the field concerned from outside the University who is not an academic
staff may be appointed as an external examiner.

(iii) An external examiner who is appointed shall not have close family ties with the
candidate.

(iv) An Emeritus Professor or an Adjunct Professor cannot be appointed as an
external examiner.

(v) Subject to subparagraph (ii), a former full time teacher may be appointed as an
external examiner provided he has left the services of the University for a period
of not less than five years from the date of appointment as an external examiner.

(vi) A graduate of the University who is a former student of a candidate‟s supervisor
may be appointed as an external examiner provided that the graduate had
completed his studies at the University for the period of not less than five years
from the date of his appointment as an external examiner.

(vii) In the event of an emergency, the Vice-Chancellor may appoint an external
examiner to examine the thesis of a candidate provided that the Faculty shall
report the appointment to the Senate as soon as possible.

(viii) An external examiner appointed to examine a thesis of a candidate shall submit a
report in the prescribed format as soon as possible but not exceeding two months
from the date the thesis was delivered to him. The Faculty may recommend to the
Senate to substitute an external examiner who has not carried out his duties
satisfactorily with another external examiner.

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