Under the UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in…
2024
Under the UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2018, which percentage of similarity in an academic or research publication falls within the level that carries denial of one annual increment for a faculty member?
Answer: C. 48% — ConceptThe UGC Regulations classify similarity in academic and research publications into four levels so that the penalty corresponds to the measured…
- A.
62%
- B.
34%
- C.
48%
- D.
18%
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Correct answer: C
Concept
The UGC Regulations classify similarity in academic and research publications into four levels so that the penalty corresponds to the measured similarity band.
Level 0 covers up to 10%, Level 1 covers above 10% through 40%, Level 2 covers above 40% through 60%, and Level 3 covers above 60%; penalties increase with the level.
Application
Take the offered value 48%.
Because 48 is greater than 40 and not greater than 60, it falls in Level 2.
Regulation 12.2 includes denial of one annual increment among the penalties for Level 2.
Cross-check and contrast
62% is above 60%, so it falls in Level 3, which carries denial of two successive annual increments.
34% is above 10% and at most 40%, so it falls in Level 1, which requires withdrawal of the manuscript.
18% is above 10% and at most 40%, so it also falls in Level 1, which requires withdrawal of the manuscript.
Therefore, the required similarity percentage is 48%.