As per the newly approved rules on the plagiarism from the HRD ministry, students found guilty of the same may lose their registrations and teachers can lose their jobs.
The same was approved by the UGC in a meeting held in March. According to a gazette notification, for students, plagiarism of up to 10 percent will not invite any penalty. A student will have to submit a revised research paper within six months if plagiarism is between 10 and 40 percent. In a case where plagiarism is between 40 and 60 percent, students will be debarred for one year and in extreme case (plagiarism > 60%) the registration of the student/s will be canceled.
For teachers, these anti-plagiarism rules are even stricter.
Case 1: Plagiarism 10-40 percent
Teachers will be asked to withdraw their manuscripts.
Case 2: Plagiarism 40-60 percent
Teachers research having plagiarism in this range will not be allowed to supervise the new masters, MPhil, Ph.D. students for two years. They also will not be entitled to one annual increment.
Case 3: Plagiarism > 60 percent
Teachers research having plagiarism greater than 60 percent will be suspended and may be dismissed.
The new rules also prescribe that of any member of the academic community suspects plagiarism (with appropriate proof) then he/she should report the same to the Departmental Academic Integrity Panel (DAIP).
“Upon receipt of such a complaint or allegation, the DAIP shall investigate the matter and submit its recommendations to the Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP) of the Higher Education Institutions (HEI). The authorities of HEI can also take suo moto notice of an act of plagiarism and initiate proceedings under these regulations. Similarly, proceedings can also be initiated by the HEI on the basis of findings of an examiner. All such cases will be investigated by the IAIP,” the regulations read.
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