According to UGC Regulations 2018 on plagiarism, level 3 plagiarism refers to similarities of?

Under the UGC 2018 regulations on academic integrity, Level 3 plagiarism means similarity of more than 60 percent of the content.

Below 10 percent is Level 0, which attracts no penalty and is treated as negligible overlap.

Above 10 percent to 30 percent lies inside the Level 1 band, which the rules fix at 10 to 40 percent.

Above 40 percent to 60 percent defines Level 2, one grade below the maximum.

Level 3 draws the harshest action against the researcher.

A registered student at Level 3 can lose registration and a faculty member can face suspension.