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(NAR) VOL. 8 NO. 1 / JANUARY - MARCH 1997

[ PRC RESOLUTION NO. 463, November 27, 1996 ]

PROHIBITION AGAINST THE BRINGING INSIDE THE EXAMINATION ROOMS, BOOKS, REVIEWERS, OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS, INCLUDING PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS AND THE LIKE, COMPUTERS AND SIMILAR GADGETS/DEVICES



It has been observed during licensure examinations that examinees abuse the privilege granted by Board Examiners in allowing them to bring in written or printed useful tables/formulas that will aid them in solving problems by bringing in books, notes, review materials, other examination aids such as printed/written materials containing coded data/information. Other examinees bring with them programmable calculators, cellular phones, beepers, portable personal computers and other similar devices which they use during examinations. The possession of such materials, devices or gadgets, in examination rooms during licensure examinations and/or the use thereof is pure and simple cheating which cast doubt on the integrity of the results of licensure examinations.

To insure the integrity of the results of licensure examinations, cheating in any form should be prohibited and the wrong-doer should be meted out the penalty.

WHEREFORE, the Commission hereby resolves to amend Article III of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Regulation and Practice of Professionals, as amended, by inserting between Sections 10 and 11 a new Section to be known as Section “10-A” which shall read as follows:

“SECTION 10-A. The possession or use by an examinee in examination rooms during licensure examinations of books, notes, review materials and other printed written materials containing principles or excerpts thereof, coded data/information/formulas which are relevant, pertinent, relative to or connected with the subject under examination, including programmable calculators, cellular phones, beepers, portable personal computers or other similar gadgets/devices shall be considered cheating and/or act of dishonesty and any examinee found guilty thereof shall be suspended or debarred from taking future licensure examinations and his/her examination papers shall be cancelled.”

This Resolution shall take effect after 15 days from its publication in the Official Gazette and newspaper of general circulation, whichever is earlier.

Adopted: 27 Nov. 1996

(SGD.) HERMOGENES P. POBRE
Commissioner

(SGD.) ALFONSO G. ABAD
(SGD.) ROSALINDA D. EVANGELISTA
Associate Commissioners

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