In the submission of thesis, if a student is found to commit plagiarism of…
2023
In the submission of thesis, if a student is found to commit plagiarism of level 3 as per UGC Regulations 2018 on Plagiarism, the following penalty will be imposed—
Answer: B. Student's registration for that programme shall be cancelled — CONCEPTThe UGC plagiarism framework classifies similarity by ascending levels of severity. For thesis and dissertation submissions, the penalty becomes…
- A.
Student shall be debarred from submitting the revised thesis for a period of one year
- B.
Student's registration for that programme shall be cancelled
- C.
Student shall be debarred from submitting the revised thesis for 6 months
- D.
Student shall be asked to submit a revised thesis within 6 months
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Correct answer: B
CONCEPT
The UGC plagiarism framework classifies similarity by ascending levels of severity. For thesis and dissertation submissions, the penalty becomes progressively stronger as the similarity band rises.
APPLICATION
Level 3 covers similarity above 60%. Under Regulation 12.1(iv), the prescribed consequence is cancellation of the student’s registration for that programme.
CONTRAST
A one-year bar on submitting a revised thesis is the Level 2 consequence for similarity above 40% to 60%.
Cancellation of programme registration is the consequence specified for Level 3, above 60% similarity.
A six-month bar on revised submission is not the penalty stated in the regulation’s thesis/dissertation scale.
Submission of a revised thesis within a period not exceeding six months is the Level 1 consequence for similarity above 10% to 40%.
RESULT
Therefore, the student’s registration for that programme shall be cancelled.