Published: 2013 December 16 18:45:05 (5221 Views)

TWO National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students last week failed to sit for their end of semester examinations after the institution's authorities caught them trying to enter the examination hall using forged clearance certificates.

A clearance certificate is a document that is used by university students to enter examination halls; it is issued by universities as confirmation that the students do not owe the university any fees and can therefore sit for examinations.

NUST director of Information and Public Relations, Felix Moyo, confirmed the incident and said the whole incident could have been avoided had the affected students followed proper channels to solve their problems.

"I can confirm that two students who had outstanding fees were advised to visit the bursar's office and present a payment plan so that they could be allowed to sit for their examinations. However, instead of approaching the bursar's office they decided to forge clearance certificates, but they were caught as they tried to enter the examination halls," said Moyo.

Moyo advised students who faced problems with the payment of their fees to approach the university's authorities and present a payment plan rather than trying to cheat.

"I strongly advise students to desist from cheating as they will definitely get caught. As for those two students, we are waiting for them to complete writing their examinations then disciplinary procedures will follow," he said. One of the affected students said indeed forged the clearance certificate out of desperation as he could not raise the outstanding fees that were required for him to be given the proper clearance certificate. "I could not raise the required fees and when I went to the bursar's office for help they insisted on having a signed affidavit form from my mother with a payment plan.

My mother is in Harare and because I was desperate to sit for the examination I decided to forge the clearance certificate but unfortunately I was caught," said the student who declined to be named.

Nust and other tertiary institutions countrywide always have problems with students who fail to pay fees on time and in some instances they end up holding on to results of students with outstanding fees.

- Zim Metro

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