332 former students of Makerere University have been summoned to defend themselves over allegations of altering their marks. According to a notice signed by Venny Nakazibwe, the chairperson of the central adhoc regularities and malpractices committee of the university, the affected students where the majority are form the college of Business and Management Sciences are expected to appear before the committee at senate building.
The probe into the examination malpractice was commissioned on November 13 in 2014 after complaints from heads of departments and college principals that names of some students who didn’t meet the minimum qualifications had found their way on the 65th graduation list.
According to the report, students engaged in the malpractice either with the help of their colleagues or in connivance with university officials. Other colleges and schools affected include the college of Engineering and Technology, School of Law and the college of computing and information sciences.
The cases under review are dated between 1999 and 2012.
