2012/2013 FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION: FUNAAB Gives Less Privileged Students Special Consideration …As TIMTEC Chairman Unfolds Welfare Measures …Makes Case for a Physically Challenged who Writes Slowly than Usual

04 February 2013

Not batting an eyelid, the Chairman of the Time-Table and Examination Committee (TIMTEC), Dr.Ikechukwu James on Wednesday reeled out a catalogue of logistic measures taken by the University towards making the ongoing examination a  success.
Speaking in an exclusive chat with FUNAAB Bulletin, Dr. James said  he was gladdened by the fact that the Management has improved on its special consideration for the less privileged students during the examination.
He disclosed that waivers like not allowing the less privileged to seat or line up at Step Down and Holding Centre, leading to the examinations halls , topped the list of special consideration accorded the physically challenged in the ongoing exam.
Dr. James informed that as usual, vehicles that the University specially and exclusively provided for the conveyance of the physically challenged were fully on ground.
He, however, called on the Management to grant a less privileged student,  who write slowly than usual, due to genetic defects more time to write his papers in the ongoing examination and subsequent ones.
According to him, “the Management is examination friendly to all, especially the less privileged. It has provided vehicles to take physically challenged students to the examinations venues.  It has given them special consideration too.  Read more...