Zero Tolerance Policy Given by UGC
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University grants commission, has drafted a new policy to control the menace. The name of the policy is Zero Tolerance Policy. The new policy drafted as a part of researcher effort towards plagiarism. Authorities of HEI (Higher education Institution) also take notice of an action of plagiarism and initiate proceeding.
Key Details
- Recently, Research scholar face cancellation of his/her registration if found to have plagiarized someone else՚s work.
- And if faculty found guilty of the same, could be:
- Disqualified from publishing any work
- Denied annual increment
- Disqualified from supervising any student or scholar
- Researchers can lose their registration if 60 % plagiarism is found.
- Researchers will get a chance to revice their works.
- As per the Zero Tolerance Policy 3 types of penalties would be imposed for faculty & researcher.
- This policy՚s penalties would be imposed on those, who found guilty of lifting someone else՚s work.
About Zero Tolerance Policy
- Also compulsory for the HEIs to submit to INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network) soft copies of all M Phil. , PhD theses.
- Under “Shodh Ganga e-repository” programme: Theses carried out in its several departments after the award of degrees for hosting in the digital repository.
Plagiarism in Non-Core Areas
- In case of “Level 1 and 2” offence: Researchers would get a chance to revise their work.
- In case of “Level 3” offence, which is “60 % similarities” would result in cancellation of the researcher՚s registration.
Plagiarism in Core Areas
- There will be ‘zero tolerance’
Core Work
- Core work carried out by the student, faculty, staff and researcher.
- Based on original ideas and shall be covered by Zero Tolerance Policy on Plagiarism.
- In case plagiarism is established in the core work claimed, then maximum penalty imposed by Plagiarism Disciplinary Authority (PDA) of the HEI. ″
- It include abstract, summary, hypothesis, observations, results, conclusions and recommendations.
Plagiarism Detection Tools
- Every faculty, researcher and MPhil/PhD student should be provided access to plagiarism detection tools.
- These tools provide for checking the content of their scripts and document has been duly checked through a plagiarism detection tool.
- This tool approved by the HEI.
Three Types of Penalties
Level: 1
- Withdraw manuscript submitted for publication.
- Cannot publish any work for a minimum period of 1 year.
Level: 2
- Withdraw manuscript and cannot publish any work for a minimum period of 2 years.
- Will be denied right to one annual increment.
- Will not be allowed to be a supervisor to any student/scholar for a period of 2 years.
Level: 3
- Withdraw manuscript and shall not be allowed to publish any work for a minimum period of 3 years.
- Will be denied right to 2 successive annual increments.
- Will not be allowed to be a supervisor to any student/scholar for a period of 3 years.
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