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3) Plagiarism - Plagiarism is defined as the unauthorized use of the work of another person as
one’s own, whether or not such work has been published. It is considered as academic theft.
Plagiarism occurs when someone uses words, ideas or work attributable to another
identifiable person or source, without attributing the work to the source from which it was
obtained, in a situation in which there is a legitimate expectation of original work, in order to
obtain some benefit.
4) Impersonation - Impersonation takes place when a student or outsider assumes the identity

of another student with the intent of providing an unlawful advantage in any course
assessment for that student.

12.9.3. Reporting of Academic Misconduct Cases

The procedure to be followed for reporting academic misconduct cases is as follows
1) If any student is found using unfair means during the examination, extraneous material, if
any, found with the student should be confiscated by the proctor. However, the student
should be permitted to continue the examination. At the same time, a “Student’s
Academic Misconduct Report” should be submitted by the proctor to the CEX.

2) Any student involved in verbal cheating should be warned in the first instance. If he/she
repeats the offence second time, he/she will be accused of cheating.
3) For the final examination, a “Student’s Academic Misconduct Report”, signed by at least

two proctors, should be submitted to the CEX on the same day. There should be a separate
report for each academic misconduct case. All reported academic misconduct cases shall
be forwarded by the CEX to the Chairperson of the College/FP Student Affairs Committee
(SAC) within one working day.
4) For mid-term examinations in colleges, the cheating cases will be reported by the Course

Instructor (CI) to the Department Chair, who will forward all such cases to the Chairperson
of College SAC.
5) For mid-term examinations in FP, the cheating cases will be reported by the proctors to
the CEX, who will forward them to the Chairperson of FP SAC.

6) All cheating cases will be investigated by the SAC and the outcome of investigation will be
communicated within one (1) week to both, the student accused of cheating and the CI
through DU email and/or any other appropriate means.

(For more details, refer to DU Examination Policy - DU-AC-006)

12.10. Student Grades

12.10.1. Submission of Final Grades
The final grades of the student shall be discussed by the Department Chair with the course
instructor and, after approval, they are submitted to the College Council (CC) for final approval.

Once the grades are discussed and approved by the CC, the course instructor is informed by the
Department Chair to confirm the grades in the system and a hard copy of the grades approved by
the CC shall be sent to the DAR by the College Dean (FP Director) by the predefined deadline.

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