Kwara State Polytechnic Expels 42 Students Over Examination Malpractice.

Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has expelled 42 students over examination malpractice following investigations by the institution’s Examination Malpractice Committee.

The affected students comprise 31 Higher National Diploma (HND) and 11 National Diploma (ND) students from various institutes and programmes of the Polytechnic.

The decision was contained in a statement signed by the Principal Assistant Registrar, Academic Board Matters Division, Ibrahim Esin, on Monday.

According to the statement, the students were found guilty of the allegations against them after due investigation by the Examination Malpractice Committee.

The Polytechnic said the offences contravened the Matriculation Oath sworn to by the students upon admission.

It added that the expulsions were approved in line with the provisions of the institution’s Students’ Handbook, effectively terminating the students’ membership of the Polytechnic.

A breakdown showed that:

• 23 expelled students were from the Institute of Finance and Management Studies.
• 8 were from the Institute of Technology.
• 4 were from the Institute of Information and Communication Technology.
• 2 were from the Institute of Health Technology.
• 1 was from the Institute of General Studies.
• 4 were from the Centre for Continuing Education.

The names of the affected students have not been officially released to the public at the time of filing this report.

Further updates will be published as more information becomes available.