HRD Ministry has signed off @ University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Rules on Plagiarism

HRD Ministry has signed off @ University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Rules on Plagiarism

“One of the main objectives of UGC’s anti-plagiarism regulations is to create awareness about responsible conduct of research in promotion of academic integrity and prevent misconduct which includes plagiarism in academic writing,” said the senior HRD ministry official who asked not to be identified.

According to the regulations, every higher educational institution is mandated to generate awareness about 

·         responsible conduct of research,

·         promote academic integrity and

·         prevent plagiarism

They will have to conduct sensitization seminars focusing on cardinal principles of academic integrity. Every institute will also train students/faculty and researchers for using plagiarism detection and reference management tools. There are several software that do these.

Rules for Students

·         plagiarism of up to 10% would not invite any penalty  

·         between 10% and 40% would entail the submission of a revised research paper within six months

·         between 40% and 60%, students will be debarred from submitting a revised paper for one year.

·         student’s registration for a programme will be cancelled if the similarities are above 60%.

Rules for Teachers

·         Teachers academic and research papers have similarities ranging from 10% to 40% with other papers will be asked to withdraw the manuscript.

·         similarities are between 40% and 60%, they will not be allowed to supervise new Masters/MPhil/PhD students for two years and will also be denied the right to one annual increment.

·         In case of repeat plagiarism (of over 60%), the faculty members will be suspended, even dismissed

As part of the new regulations, all institutions will have to notify an Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP) and all departments, a departmental academic integrity panel (DAIP).

Concise From | https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/hrd-ministry-tightens-rules-against-plagiarism-guilty-can-lose-registration-job/story-Dmkv2CLO94UFzTSVPAAVjM.html

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