UNEB Discovers New Cheating Tricks -Schools Select Their Good Pupils To Benefit From Extra Time , 68 Arrested

The Uganda National Examinations Board has revealed that schools have twisted tactics of cheating Examinations for their candidates.

According to the Executive director of UNEB Dan Odongo, errant schools have been found to select their good pupils to benefit from the extra time.

"A worrying development however, has been noticed in a few schools that are registering perfectly normal pupils to be recognized as special needs candidates. They are hiding under the category of Others; pupils that suffer from health conditions such as Asthma, Epilepsy and Sickle Cell anaemia. The Board recognizes that such candidates may get attacks during the examination period. However, those candidates do not require any specialized assistance, except extra time of 45 minutes allowed to them".Said Dan Odongo.

 A total of 68 suspects have so far been arrested and charged in courts of law and remanded, and already 12 convictions and sentencing have been secured

The Board registered 3,328 learners with Special Needs of various categories, including the blind, the deaf, the physically handicapped and the dyslexics, compared to 2,652 in 2023.He added.

"The major form encountered this year has been teachers found inside examination rooms actually writing answers for the candidates to copy. As such, many arrests have been made and convictions secured," Celestine Obua, UNEB Chairperson.

Hon Museveni noted that , the selection of S1 students will take place next week on January 30 and 31. I also announce that the first term for the new S1 cohort will commence on February 17, 2025.