One of the
primary objectives of SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of
Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics is to
inculcate research an important component in teaching and learning. The college
has a research committee that gives support to the faculty and students
regarding research projects. The college has nine research centres. These centres
have qualified guides who guide the students for award of Ph.D.
In 2018-19, the college
received graded autonomy for 10 years as per the 1918 Gazette of autonomy. The Governing
Body of the college decided to appoint Vice Principal, ‘Research and Consultancy,
whose mission along with members of the research committee is
·
to create awareness regarding research among the faculty and students,
·
to motivate the faculty to enrol for Ph.D. programmes
·
to encourage faculty members to apply for financial assistance for
research projects to various funding agencies and to organise training workshops
for the same.
·
to encourage faculty to publish their research finding in journals of national
and international repute
·
to organise various workshops, seminars, conferences to strengthen
research in the college
Participation in National/International
conferences/seminars/workshops
·
To encourage research among faculty, financial support in terms of
registration fees will be provided to the teachers presenting their original
research in national/international conference organised by professional
organisations of repute. Financial support in the form of travel expenses
full/partial will be provided by the management on the basis of evaluation of
the expert committee constituted by the management.
Guidelines for Research proposal submission to the
external agency
·
Any
faculty submitting project proposal to the external funding agency will have to
seek approval from the research committee.
·
Before
submission of a major project proposal to the national funding agency, it will
be mandatory for the faculty to make presentation of the project proposal in
the presence of the Research committee and external expert appointed by the Principal.
Publication
•
It is mandatory that every faculty member & Ph.D. scholar will have
to generate plagiarism report before they submit their articles to publishing
agency. This will have to be stringently followed.
•
Any publications in Scopus/ Web of Science /UGC journals/Thomson Routeur
indexed journal will be recognised by the college and the Management.
•
Publication by faculty and Ph.D. scholars in Thomson Reuters indexed
journal will receive recognition and incentive from the management. This will
be based on evaluation of expert committee constituted by the college.
Impact factor
|
Incentive (Rs.)
|
Faculty
|
Ph.D.Scholar
|
1-2
|
5000/-
|
2000/-
|
2-3
|
7500/-
|
3000/-
|
Above 3
|
10000/-
|
5000/-
|
Rules and Regulations for Plagiarism and any Other
Academic Dishonesty
According to the ethics to be
followed in higher education, fair conduct of research and prevention of misconduct, and as
per UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher
Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2018, learners, researchers and faculty
members should not perform any academic misconduct by way of theft of intellectual property in any manner.
The research work carried out by the learner, faculty member, researcher and staff
shall be based on original ideas, which shall include
abstract, summary, hypothesis, observations, results, conclusions and
recommendations only and shall not have any similarities. It shall exclude common knowledge or
coincidental terms, up to fourteen (14) consecutive words. It shall be covered by Zero Tolerance
Policy on Plagiarism.
Similarity checks for
exclusion from Plagiarism
The similarity checks for
plagiarism shall exclude the following:
i)
All
quoted work reproduced with necessary permission and/or attribution.
ii)
All references,
bibliography, table of contents, preface, and
acknowledgements.
iii)
All
generic terms, laws, standard symbols, and standard equations.
Levels of Plagiarism
Plagiarism will be quantified into the following
levels in ascending
order of severity
for the purpose of its definition:
i)
Level
0: Similarities up to 10%
ii)
Level
1: Similarities above 10% and up to 40%
iii)
Level
2: Similarities above 40% and up to 60%
iv)
Level
3: Similarities above 60%
Detection/Reporting/Handling of Plagiarism
If any member
of the academic community suspects
with appropriate proof, that a case of plagiarism
has happened in any document, he or she shall report it to the Departmental
Academic Integrity Panel (DAIP). Upon receipt of such a complaint or allegation, the DAIP shall investigate the matter
and submit its recommendations to the Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP) of the college. The authorities of college can
also take suo moto notice of an act of plagiarism and initiate proceedings
under these regulations. Similarly, proceedings can also be initiated by the
authorities on the basis of findings of an examiner. All such cases will be
investigated by the IAIP.
Departmental Academic
Integrity Panel (DAIP)
i)
All Departments in the college
shall notify a DAIP whose composition shall be as given below:
a.
Chairperson
- Head of the Department
b.
Member
- Senior academician from outside the department, to be nominated by the
Principal.
c. Member - A person well versed with
anti-plagiarism tools, to be nominated by the Head of the Department.
The tenure of the members in respect of points 'b' and
'c' shall be two years. The quorum for the meetings shall be 2 out of 3 members
(including the Chairman).
The DAIP shall follow the principles of natural justice
while deciding about the allegation of plagiarism against the learner, faculty, researcher, and staff.
ii)
The
DAIP shall have the power to assess the level of plagiarism and recommend
penalty/ies accordingly.
iii)
The
DAIP after investigation, shall submit its report with recommendation on
penalties to be imposed, to the IAIP within
a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of complaint / initiation
of proceedings.
Institutional Academic
Integrity Panel (IAIP)
i) composition shall be as given below:
a. Chairperson – Principal/Senior Academician
of the college.
b. Member - Senior Academician other than
Chairman, to be nominated by the Principal.
c.
Member
- One member nominated by the Principal from outside the college.
d. Member - A person well versed with
anti-plagiarism tools, to be nominated by the Principal.
The Chairperson of DAIP and IAIP shall not be the same. The tenure of
the Committee members including the Chairperson, shall be three
years. The quorum for the meetings shall be
3 out of 4 members (including the Chairperson).
ii) The IAIP shall consider the recommendations
of the DAIP.
iii)
The
IAIP shall also investigate cases of plagiarism as per the provisions mentioned
in these regulations.
iv)
The IAIP shall follow
the principles of natural justice
while deciding about the allegation of plagiarism against the learner, faculty member, researcher
and staff of the college.
v)
The IAIP shall have the power to review
the recommendations of the
DAIP, including penalties with due justification.
vi)
The
IAIP shall send the report after investigation and the recommendation on
penalties to be imposed, to the Principal, within a period of 45 days from the
date of receipt of recommendation of the DAIP/complaint / initiation of the proceedings.
vii)
The
IAIP shall provide a copy of the report to the person(s) against whom inquiry
report is submitted.
Penalties
Penalties in the cases of plagiarism shall
be imposed on learners pursuing studies at the level of Masters and Research programs
and on researcher, faculty member & staff of the college, only after academic misconduct on the part of the
individual has been established without doubt, when all avenues of appeal have
been exhausted and the individual in question has been provided enough
opportunity to defend himself or herself in a fair and transparent manner.
Penalties in case of
plagiarism in submission of thesis and dissertations
Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP) shall
impose penalty considering the severity of Plagiarism.
i)
Level
0: Similarities up to 10% - Minor Similarities, no penalty.
ii)
Level
1: Similarities above 10% and up to 40% - Such a learner shall be asked to
submit a revised script within a stipulated time period not exceeding 6 months.
iii) Level 2: Similarities above 40% and up to
60% - Such a learner shall be debarred from submitting a revised script for a
period of one year.
iv) Level 3: Similarities above 60% -Such a
learner’s registration for that program shall be cancelled.
a)
Note 1: Penalty on repeated plagiarism- Such a learner shall
be punished for the plagiarism of one
level higher than the previous level committed by him/her. In cases where
plagiarism of the highest level is committed, then the punishment for the same
shall be operative.
b)
Note 2: Penalty in case where the degree/credit has already
been obtained - If plagiarism is proved on a date later than the date of award of degree or credit as the case may be, then his/her degree or credit shall be put in
abeyance for a period recommended by the IAIP
and approved by the Head of the Institution.
Penalties in case of plagiarism
in academic and research publications
I.
Level
0: Similarities up to 10% - Minor similarities, no penalty.
II.
Level
1: Similarities above 10% and up to 40%
i.
Shall
be asked to withdraw the manuscript.
III.
Level
2: Similarities above 40% and up to 60%
i.
Shall
be asked to withdraw the manuscript.
ii.
Shall
be denied a right to one annual increment.
iii. Shall not be allowed to be a supervisor to
any new Master’s, M.Phil., Ph.D. learner/scholar for a period of two years.
IV.
Level
3: Similarities above 60%
i.
Shall
be asked to withdraw the manuscript.
ii. Shall be denied a right to two successive
annual increments.
iii. Shall not be allowed to be a supervisor to
any new Master’s, M.Phil., Ph.D. learner/scholar for a period of three years.
a. Note
1: Penalty on repeated plagiarism - Shall be asked to withdraw the manuscript
and shall be punished for plagiarism of one level higher than the lower level
committed by him/her. In cases where plagiarism of the highest level is
committed, then the punishment for the same shall be operative. In case level 3
offence is repeated, then disciplinary action including suspension/termination
as per service rules, shall be taken by the
college.
b. Note
2: Penalty in cases where the benefit or credit has already been obtained - If
plagiarism is proved on a date later than the date of benefit or credit
obtained as the case may be, then his/her
benefit or credit shall be put in abeyance for a period recommended by IAIP and
approved by the Principal.
c. Note
3: The college shall create a mechanism to ensure that each paper
publication/thesis/dissertation by a learner, faculty member, researcher or
staff of the college is checked for plagiarism at the time of forwarding/submission.
d.
Note
4: If there is any complaint of plagiarism against the Principal, a suitable
action, in line with these regulations, shall be taken by the Governing Body of
the college.
e. Note 5: If there is any complaint of plagiarism against
the Head of Department/Authorities at the
institutional level, a suitable action, in line with these regulations, shall
be recommended by the IAIP and approved by the Competent Authority.
f. Note
6: If there is any complaint of plagiarism against any member of DAIP or IAIP,
then such member shall excuse himself / herself from the meeting/s where
his/her case is being discussed/investigated.