Summary:
Professors found guilty of the offence would lose their guideship for a period of three years and have two annual increments lopped off. However, University of Madras has decided that for all science disciplines, 20% similarity would be acceptable. The rest of the graded penalty levels would be applicable as per the guidelines as mandate by the UGC. This would investigate allegations of plagiarism against a student, researcher, faculty or staff. If it is between 40% and 60%, he/she would be debarred from submitting a revised script for a year.For professors, it’s more stringent..