Any candidate found guilty of following matters, his/her case shall be submitted to the Unfair Means Cases Committee constituted by all departments of the University. This committee shall comprise of 02 senior faculty members, Nominee of Dean/Director Academics, headed by Chairman/Chairperson/HoD of the Department.
Following acts, if committed by a student, shall be considered for disciplinary actions:
a) Removes a leaf from his/her answer book, the answer book shall be cancelled.
b) Submits forged or fake documents in connection with the examination.
c) Commits impersonation in the examination.
d) Copies from any paper book or notes.
e) Mutilates the Answer Book.
f) Possesses any kind of material, which may be helpful to him/her in the examination.
g) Does anything that is immoral or illegal in connection with the examination and which may be helpful to him/her in the examination.
h) Refuses to obey the invigilation staff or refuses to follow the instructions issued by the University in connection with the examination.
i) Misbehaves or creates any kind of disturbance in or around the examination center
j) Uses abusive or obscene language on the answer script.
k) Possesses any kind of weapon in or around examination center.
l) Possesses any kind of electronic device which may be helpful in the examination.
m) His/her case shall result in penalties keeping in view the nature and intensity of offence.
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PENALTY |
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General Guidelines |
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1. |
No evidences of cheating and/or possessions found |
Debarred from punishments and from the imposition of any fine |
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2. |
Possession of cheating material(s), but not copied |
Fine of Rs.500/- per paper |
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3. |
Copied |
Fine of Rs. 500/- per paper with cancellation of the concerned paper(s) |
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4. |
Making frequent appeals of serious nature to examiners |
Fine of Rs. 1000/- |
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5. |
Removal of sheets from script or continuation sheet |
Fine of Rs. 1000/- |
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6. |
Using abusive/obscene language in answer books |
Fine of Rs. 1000/- with cancellation of the concerned paper. He/she should redo the concern course whenever offered |
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7. |
Staging a walkout or persuading others to do so |
Fine of Rs. 1000/- with cancellation of the concerned paper. He/she should redo the concern course whenever offered |
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8. |
Smuggling of Question papers outside the hall. |
Fine of Rs. 1000/- with cancellation of the concerned paper. He/she should redo the course whenever offered. |
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9. |
Refusing to handover cheating material |
Fine of Rs. 2000/- with cancellation of the concerned paper. He/she should redo the concern course whenever offered. |
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10. |
Disobeying supervisory staff |
Fine of Rs. 2000/- with cancellation of the current semester exams (all papers) |
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11. |
Cheating by force |
Fine of Rs. 2000/- with cancellation of the current exam (all papers). |
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12. |
Running/taking away answer book |
Fine of Rs. 2000/- with cancellation of the current semester exam (all papers) |
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13. |
Smuggling Answer Books or sheets in/out of the examination hall |
Current semester exam (all papers) cancelled and a fine of Rs. 3000/- |
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14. |
Creating disturbance and/or misbehaving with the supervisory staff/Inspector |
Current semester exam (all papers) cancelled with a fine of Rs. 3000/- |
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15. |
Possession or Display of fire arms/weapons of offence |
Current semester exam (all papers) cancelled, expelled from the university, and a fine of Rs. 3000/- |
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Impersonation |
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Real Candidate |
Current semester exam (all papers) cancelled, expelled from the university and fine of Rs. 3000/- |
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Impersonator, if student of the university |
Current semester exam cancelled, expelled from the university, and fine of Rs. 3000/- |
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Impersonator, outsider(not a student) |
The case may be referred to the police for necessary actions under the law. |
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Note: The concern Departmental Examination Committee shall decide on the provided evidences for each cases. Concerned teachers/invigilators shall fill in the UFM forms completely, get it signed by the concerned student(s), and attach (with the paper) all the evidences