Rules and Regulation for Online Plagiarism Check(applicable from 1.11.2022 onwards)
Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism Regulations-2018
The similarity checks for plagiarism shall exclude the following:
The Plagiarism would be quantified into following levels in ascending order of severity for the purpose of its definition:
The regulations as prescribed by UGC on detection / Reporting / Handling of Plagiarism be followed. These regulations include :
The regulations as prescribed by UGC on formation of Departmental Academic Integrity Panel (DAIP) be followed. These regulations include :
All Departments in Bharathiar University / affiliated college / research institution shall notify a DAIP whose composition shall be as given below:
The tenure of the members in respect of points ‘b’ and ‘c’ shall be two years. The quorum for the meetings shall be 2 out of 3 members (including Chairperson).
The DAIP shall follow the principles of natural justice while deciding about the allegation of plagiarism against the student, faculty, researcher and staff.
The DAIP shall have the power to assess the level of plagiarism and recommend penalty(ies) accordingly.
The DAIP after investigation shall submit its report with the recommendation on penalties to be imposed to the IAIP within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of complaint / initiation of the proceedings.
The regulations as prescribed by UGC on formation of Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP) be followed. These regulations include : Bharathiar University / affiliated college / research institution shall notify a IAIP whose composition shall be as given below:
The Penalties in the cases of plagiarism shall be imposed on students pursuing studies at the level of Research programs and on researcher, faculty & staff of the Bharathiar University affiliated college / research institution only after academic misconduct on the part of the individual has been established without doubt, when all avenues of appeal have been exhausted and individual in question has been provided enough opportunity to defend himself or herself in a fair or transparent manner.
The regulations as prescribed by UGC on Penalties in case of plagiarism in submission of thesis and dissertations may be followed. These regulations include: Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP) shall impose penalty considering the severity of the Plagiarism.
A mechanism be created so as to ensure that each of the paper publication / thesis / dissertation by the student, faculty, researcher or staff of the University / affiliated college is checked for plagiarism at the time of forwarding / submission.
If there is any complaint of plagiarism against the Head of the University / affiliated college / research institution, a suitable action, in line with these regulations, shall be taken by the Controlling Authority of the education institution.
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