A CIMA student had his registration cancelled after he asked a test administrator to allow him to use a phone in return for a financial reward.
The student used the washroom three times during an exam, and it was during one of these visits that he asked the administrator if he could use his phone – for which they would be “handsomely” rewarded. He then asked the administrator to search for answers on the internet for him, again in return for payment!
At a recent appeal committee hearing CIMA ruled Derrick Ankrah’s conduct was dishonest and his registration should remain cancelled.
In a separate case student Prantiti Vijaywargia was found guilty of using her phone during a proctored remote exam.
She was observed looking down at the phone repeatedly as though reading its screen and keeping it out of sight. She had told the procotor the phone was on her bed!
CIMA said Vijaywargia’s conduct was so serious it could undermine the confidence in the accountancy profession, were she permitted to remain on the student register. She was found guilty of misconduct and fined £500.
