Plagiarism is when a student submits work i.e.,research, essays and assignments , that is stolen; attempts to pass off another’s ideas or words as his/her own or uses another’s work or idea without properly crediting the source. Plagiarism would be quantified into following levels in ascending order of severity for the purpose of its definition:
- Level 0: Similarities upto 10% – Minor similarities, no penalty
- Level 1: Similarities above 10% to 40%
- Level 2: Similarities above 40% to 60%
- Level 3: Similarities above 60%
Detailed guidelines promulgated by the UGC is placed at Annexure – 3 (Page No. – )