Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET June 2023 (20.06.2023) Shift-I
Identify the correct statements on the handling of plagiarism as per the UGC Regulations 2018 on plagiarism.
- A higher education institution can initiate proceedings on the basis of the findings of an examiner
- A higher education institution cannot take suo motu notice of an act of plagiarism
- The Departmental Academic Integrity Panel will be headed by the Head of the Department
A1 & 2 only
B1 & 3 only ✓ Correct
C2 & 3 only
D1, 2 & 3
Correct answer: (B) 1 & 3 only — The institution can act on an examiner's findings and the departmental panel is headed by the head of the department, so the answer is 1 and 3.
Explanation
★The institution can act on an examiner's findings and the departmental panel is headed by the head of the department, so the answer is 1 and 3.
★The UGC 2018 regulations set out how plagiarism is to be handled.
★An institution can initiate proceedings on the basis of an examiner's findings, matching item 1.
★An institution can also take suo motu notice of plagiarism, so the denial in item 2 is wrong.
★The Departmental Academic Integrity Panel is headed by the Head of the Department, matching item 3.
★So the correct statements are items 1 and 3.
★Therefore the answer is 1 and 3 only.
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