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Download Solution PDFAccording to UGC regulation 2018 on plagiarism, a similarity of 14% would correspond to which of the following levels of plagiarism?
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Download Solution PDF- The UGC Regulation 2018 on plagiarism defines four levels of plagiarism:
- Level 0: Similarities up to 10% - Minor similarities, no penalty.
- Level 1: Similarities above 10% to 40% - Shall be asked to withdraw the manuscript.
- Level 2: Similarities above 40% to 60% - Shall be asked to withdraw the manuscript and denied a right to one annual increment.
- Level 3: Similarities above 60% - Registration for that programme shall be cancelled.
Therefore, a similarity of 14% would correspond to Level 1 of plagiarism, which means that the student would be asked to withdraw the manuscript.
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