Plagiarism Policy

Ensuring originality and integrity in academic work

The policy to curb plagiarism and tendency towards it in the early academic carriers is a necessity and our institutions already taken initiatives to implement a policy. The present UGC notification 2018 (University Grants Commission [Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions Regulations, 2018) provides and in depth understanding to the issues, its challenges and it is mandatory to implement in all academic institutions. The college council has entrusted the Research Promotion Council (RPC) for the implementation of UGC regulations. The RPC has formulated the following guidelines.

An Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP) with Principal as Chairman is to formed

The Plagiarism regulation of UGC 2018 is mandatory to PhD Research thesis.

All the PG dissertations and PhD thesis has to be screened for plagiarism software and a certificate has to be attached along with the Ph D thesis

Every student submitting a thesis, dissertation, or any other such documents to the Institution shall submit an undertaking indicating that the document has been prepared by him or her and that the document is his/her original work

The undertaking of PhD thesis shall include the fact that the document has been duly checked through a Plagiarism detection tool approved by the institution

Each supervisor of Ph D thesis shall submit a certificate indicating that the work done by the researcher under him / her is plagiarism free.

A repository available on the college website shall include dissertations, theses, and other in-house publications.

The institution shall submit soft copies of all PhD theses to INFLIBNET within one month after the award of degrees for hosting in the ShodhGanga e-repository.

The penalty for plagiarism shall be in accordance with Section 8, 12.1, and 12.2 of the UGC Plagiarism Regulations 2018.

All faculty members are required to review and check for plagiarism 2–4 weeks prior to the submission date. Students must submit within this period so that they have an opportunity to revise the manuscript and avoid any chances of plagiarism and related penalties.

The IAIP is recommended to take appropriate action and report to the university for further action if plagiarism is detected repeatedly and no mitigation measures are taken within the stipulated time.

All research proposals, both major and minor, must be submitted to the Research Council (at least in draft form) at least 10 days prior to the submission date.

It is also required that all major and minor research proposals be presented before the committee.

All departments must conduct synopsis and final project presentations for all PG and PhD research projects.

UGC Guidelines

Intellectual property plays an important role in providing a competitive edge to any Institution. The tangible assets like inventions, designs, software, brand name and other creative & innovative ideas are more valuable than physical assets. MES Kalladi College IPR Cell is committed to encourage, protect, manage and commercialize Intellectual Property such as Patent, Copyright, Trademark etc.

Patent: is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.

Copyright: is an exclusive right given to the author of the original literary, architectural, dramatic, musical and artistic works; cinematograph films; and sound recordings.

Financial resources for new infrastructure may come from government funding, college management, or other approved sources.

In certain cases, PTA support may be utilized for infrastructure development.

All construction works and purchases follow government rules and standard procedures.

Institutional Policy

The institution upholds strict standards of academic integrity and does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. All students and faculty are expected to submit original work and properly acknowledge all sources. Plagiarism checks are mandatory before submission, and any violations will be handled as per UGC Plagiarism Regulations, 2018. Repeated offenses may lead to disciplinary action and reporting to the university.

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