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The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced major changes to the Kenya Secondary Education (KCSE) examination papers, effective this year.
KNEC chief executive David Njengere said the new measures were aimed at improving the integrity of exams and reducing cheating.
At a meeting held at Mitikhani House, Njere announced that the examination papers for the 2024 KCSE examinations will be customised. These examination papers will include pre-printed names, index numbers and other personal information of the candidates.
Therefore, any individual candidate’s misconduct will not result in the entire school or examination center being punished.
Njengere explained that the introduction of personalised examination papers would address the issue of impersonation, a rare but worrying form of cheating in examinations.
“What we are saying is that we will personalise the exam papers so that each candidate’s details are printed. This means that if there is cheating we will ask the candidate why they allowed someone else to use their exam paper,” Njangel said.
As part of these measures, test centres will no longer provide extra answer sheets or exam papers. This decision is aimed at eliminating the possibility of cheating and ensuring a fair testing environment.
In addition, Njengere stressed that the new system will also prohibit principals from photocopying examination papers, which some principals have reportedly done.
To further ensure the integrity of the exams, the candidate details section will be removed and individually packaged after each exam. This procedure will help prevent examiners from identifying candidates during the marking process.
The committee also discussed logistical changes for self-taught students. Unlike previous years, when self-taught students took theoretical exams at county-level examination centers, they must now take theoretical exams at county-level examination centers. This adjustment is intended to simplify the examination process and strengthen supervision.
Furthermore, the KNEC has made it clear that only registered candidates can appear for the examination and only in the subjects for which they have been duly registered.
This policy change is intended to ensure that all participants are properly cared for and to maintain the integrity of the exam.
“We gave you two months to register candidates and we even ran a campaign to meet all the centre managers and introduce them to the innovations.
“We therefore expect that the details of all candidates will be accurately recorded during the registration stage and there will be no excuses.” Njangel said.
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