As per the UGC Regulations on Plagiarism 2018, for which of the following percentages of discrepancy in research publications will a faculty member be denied two successive annual increments? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1.42%
2.58%
3.76%
4.62%
5.52%
A1, 2 and 5 only
B2, 3 and 4 only
C1, 2, 4 and 5 only
D3 and 4 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 3 and 4 only
Explanation
Two successive annual increments are withheld only above sixty percent similarity, satisfied by 76% and 62%.
The 42% and 52% values fall in the forty to sixty band, which costs one increment only.
The 58% value also lies within that forty to sixty band.
Crossing sixty percent additionally bars supervising new scholars for three years.
The ten to forty band only requires a revised script within six months.
Similarity up to ten percent attracts no penalty under the 2018 regulations.
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