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                                                 Item No.A.2   AGENDA
                                                 137th Meeting of the
                                                 SENATE
                                                 26.03.97
      REPORT OF THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES COMMITTEE (UGPC)
      The Committee met twice after the last meeting of the Senate held

in November 1996.

A.2.1 : Disciplinary action on the students who use “Unfair Means in Academic 

        Matters."
      The Item was discussed in the 136th meeting held on 4th December

1996. This was referred back to UGPC for further deliberations taking into account the views expressed by the members of the Senate. The committee deliberated on this item and recommends the following penalty for use of unfair means in academic matters.

Category (a) : 

      Copying in assignments and laboratory projects or any other similar

act of indiscipline. 

      The committee observed that while the instructors may reduce the

total score by 20% or may award two grade points less, the maximum penalty may be an 'FF' grade in that Course. 

      THE SENATE DISCUSSED THE MATTER AT LENGTH AND DECIDED AS UNDER:
      I)      RECOMMENDATION UNDER CATEGORY (A) BE ACCEPTED WITH THE 2ND

PARA MODIFIED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 

              THE COMMITTEE OBSERVED THAT THE MAXIMUM PENALTY CAN BE UPTO

AN “FF” GRADE IN THAT COURSE.

Category (b) : 

      Prompting answers, seeking answers from neighbours, carrying small

chits with written material, scribblings on one's palm etc. during quiz/test/examination, making changes in valued answer books or any other similar act of indiscipline. 

      The committee recommends that the minimum penalty is to award FF

grade in that course and not to permit the student to take re-examinations in that course. 

      If the instructor observes that there is a case for higher penalty,

then he/she may refer the case to the Disciplinary Committee. 

      II)     RECOMMENDATION UNDER CATEGORY (B) BE ACCEPTED WITH THE

INCLUSION OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE LIST OF UNFAIR MEANS: 

              'CARRYING COPYING MATERIAL IN A PROGRAMMED CALCULATOR'.

Category © : 

      Repetition of unfair means as outlined under category (a) and

category (b), possesssion of written material such as class notes, text books, carrying written supplements and attaching to the main paper or any other similar act of indiscipline. 

      The case may be referred to the Disciplinary Committee and the

minimum punishment will be cancellation of registration and suspension for one year. However, at the end of the suspension period, the student may be permitted to take re-examination in the backlog courses in which he has previously obtained FF grade. 

      III)    RECOMMENDATION UNDER CATEGORY (C) BE ACCEPTED.

Category (d): 

      Copying material from text books/theses/dissertations/project

reports as partial fulfillment for a degree (without giving any reference to them) or use of similar unfair means or any other similar act of indiscipline. 

      The case may be referred to the Disciplinary Committee and the

minimum penalty is suspension for a period of one year. 

      The committee is of the opinion that for Ph.D. thesis, if the

Disciplinary Committee finds the charges are proved, it may even recommend withdrawal of the degree already awarded to the candidate. 

      The Disciplinary Committee will consist of:
      (i)      Dean (AP)
      (ii)     Dean (SA)
      (iii)    The concerned Instructor/Supervisor
      (iv)     Two members nominated by the Director.
      IV)     RECOMMENDATION UNDER CATEGORY (D) BE ACCEPTED WITH THE 1ST

AND 3RD PARAS MODIFIED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 

              "COPYING MATERIAL FROM TEXT

BOOKS/THESES/DISSERTATIONS/PROJECT REPORTS AS PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR A DEGREE (WITHOUT GIVING ANY REFERNCE TO THEM) OR USE OF SIMILAR UNFAIR MEANS OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR ACT OF INDISCIPLINE. AN EXCEPTION MAY BE MADE IF A PROPER REFERENCE IS NOT GIVEN IN THE LITERATURE SURVEY CHAPTER”. 

      THE COMMITTEE IS OF THE OPINION THAT IF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

FINDS THE CHARGES ARE PROVED FOR A THESIS/DISSERTAION, IT MAY EVEN RECOMMEND WITHDRAWAL OF THE DEGREE ALREADY AWARDED TO THE CANDIDATE. 

      IT WAS ALSO DECIDED THAT LEGAL OPINION BE OBTAINED ABOUT THE

POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF WITHDRAWING A DEGREE AND THAT THE RECOMMENDATION UNDER CATEGORY (D) BE SUITABLY REWARDED, IF NECESSARY. </pre></html>