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    This document outlines the workflow and objectives of an anti-plagiarism process for research theses. It details the steps that a research scholar must follow to submit and check their thesis, including submitting a soft copy for plagiarism checking with the examination section. Theses are checked for plagiarism excluding references and bibliography, and must have a similarity index of 25% or less to be accepted. Resubmissions with fees may be allowed if the index is higher. The overall process involves the research scholar, guide, examination section, and anti-plagiarism committee.

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    This document outlines the workflow and objectives of an anti-plagiarism process for research theses. It details the steps that a research scholar must follow to submit and check their thesis, including submitting a soft copy for plagiarism checking with the examination section. Theses are checked for plagiarism excluding references and bibliography, and must have a similarity index of 25% or less to be accepted. Resubmissions with fees may be allowed if the index is higher. The overall process involves the research scholar, guide, examination section, and anti-plagiarism committee.

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    This document outlines the workflow and objectives of an anti-plagiarism process for research theses. It details the steps that a research scholar must follow to submit and check their thesis, including submitting a soft copy for plagiarism checking with the examination section. Theses are checked for plagiarism excluding references and bibliography, and must have a similarity index of 25% or less to be accepted. Resubmissions with fees may be allowed if the index is higher. The overall process involves the research scholar, guide, examination section, and anti-plagiarism committee.

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    This document outlines the workflow and objectives of an anti-plagiarism process for research theses. It details the steps that a research scholar must follow to submit and check their thesis, including submitting a soft copy for plagiarism checking with the examination section. Theses are checked for plagiarism excluding references and bibliography, and must have a similarity index of 25% or less to be accepted. Resubmissions with fees may be allowed if the index is higher. The overall process involves the research scholar, guide, examination section, and anti-plagiarism committee.

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    Objectives of Anti-Plagiarism

    Inculcate the habit of respecting the academic integrity and discipline.


    To identify any act of dishonesty in academic work constitutes academic
    misconduct.
    The proposed workflow
    1. The research scholar should submit the soft copy of the thesis for the
    plagiarism check to the examination section through a CD.
    2. Checking shall be done excluding the bibliography, index and references.
    3. During the initial plagiarism check the thesis shall not be added to the data
    repository.
    4. The anti-plagiarism report will be generated and mailed back to the
    student, guide, co-guide and the Registrar (Evaluation).
    5. A letter from the office of Registrar (Evaluation) to this effect will be sent
    to the guide, co-guide and student.
    Permitted Similarity index <= 25%.
    6. The thesis can be printed and submitted to the examination section only if
    a letter to this effect is issued to the candidate, guide and co-guide.
    7. The candidate shall mandatorily produce the anti-plagiarism report as a
    part of the thesis.
    8. If the similarity index is > 25% the modified thesis has to be resubmitted
    following the step no.1 of the process with the fee of Rs. 5000/-.
    9. The student can submit the thesis for the third time with the fee of Rs.
    7500/-.
    10. The third chance shall be considered as the final submission failing which
    the thesis shall not be accepted.
    The detailed work flow diagram is as below.

    Fig.1 Flow diagram of the process





    1
    st
    submission No fees
    Resubmission Fees of Rs. 5000/-
    2
    nd
    resubmission Fees of Rs. 7500/-
    Maximum of 2
    attempts with
    resubmission
    fees

    Fig 2. Sample copy of the turn it in report for reference




    Workflow chart for Anti-Plagiarism test
    Entities involved:
    1. The Registrar Evaluation (RE)
    2. Anti -Plagiarism committee (APC)
    3. The Research Scholar.
    4. The Guide and/or Co-Guide.

    Processes involved in the RE office after reception of softcopy of thesis
    Sl. No Activity Processes
    1 Reception of thesis in the form of
    CD.
    1. CD must be signed by scholar and guide with
    details like Name USN and title of thesis and
    email id of student and guide.
    2. CD should contain the entire thesis in
    monolithic form as a PDF file ( not separate
    chapters)
    3. Check for the other details of registrations and
    fees paid.
    2 Encode uniquely Encode the CD and submit in the sealed cover
    containing CD to the chairman of APC
    3 Record the transaction in record book.


    Processes involved in the APC office after reception of softcopy of thesis
    Sl. No. Activity Processes
    1 Thesis verification 1. Check for the plagiarism index ready file for completeness
    2. If incomplete report back to RE.
    2 Creation of a turnit
    in project with
    academic year
    folder.
    1. Submit the thesis for the plagiarism.
    2. Generate the report in hard copy as well as softcopy.
    3. Check similarity index.
    4. Check for a sample resource match on the internet
    5. Store the softcopy for further verification at RE office.
    6. Print the first page of the report.
    7. Submit the report copy of the report by mail to RE
    3 Submission of the
    report
    1. Soft copy of the report to be stored.
    2. Submit the duly signed report and CD to the office of RE

    Processes involved in the RE office after reception of Plagiarism report.
    Sl. No Activity Processes
    1 Information to the candidate and
    guide
    1. Check the report for acceptance.
    2. If accepted send the information to candidate
    and the APC office to add thesis to the
    repository.
    3. If not accepted ask the candidate shall be asked
    to resubmit within 10 days with fees of Rs.
    5000/- or 7500/- based on numbers of
    attempts
    4. Maximum 2 attempts with resubmission fee
    failing which thesis will not be accepted.
    2 Softcopy of the report Mail will be sent to the candidate that contains the the
    report generated by APC office with the code as the
    name of the project.
    3 Submission of Hard copy of the
    report
    The candidate need to produce the hard copies of the
    report as prescribed along with the clearance letter
    related to plagiarism.

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