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Master of Education [M.Ed] From Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

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Gujarat University M.Ed admission 2024 will be done through the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS), a combined admission portal launched by the state government. Candidates seeking admission to M.Ed at Gujarat University affiliated colleges must register through the GCAS portal at gcas.gujgov.edu.in. The last date for registration is June 03, 2024. Preference filling for colleges on the Gujarat University official website (gujaratuniversity.ac.in) will be done from June 06 to June 13. Candidates check round 1 provisional admisison offers on the GCAS portal from June 14 to June 15, 2024. Check  Gujarat University Admissions 2024

Gujarat University M.Ed Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for M.Ed admission at Gujarat University, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

• The candidate who has completed B.Ed. in English Medium will only be eligible for getting admission in English Medium College.
• The candidate, who has completed B.Ed. from UGC recognized university and NCTE recognized college, is eligible for getting admission.
• Admission is given on the basis of the aggregate percentage of B.Ed. Degree, therefore only one merit list will be prepared and faculty wise seat allocation will not be there.

Gujarat University M.Ed Admissions Guidelines

Gujarat University M.Ed admissions are based on merit followed by Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) counselling. M.Ed admission process for admission at Gujarat University affiliated colleges is as follows:

Step 1: Registration on the GCAS Portal

Candidates seeking admission to M.Ed at Gujarat University and its affiliated colleges must register online on the GCAS portal at gcas.gujgov.edu.in.

• For the initial registration, students will have to fill in their name, date of birth as per HSC Marksheet, mobile, and email id.
• Applicant must have latest Photo and Signature with maximum size of 50 K.B
• (JPG/JPEG Format).
• Applicant must have below documents with maximum size of 200 K.B. for
• complete application fill-up.
• All Mark-sheets of Qualifying Exam (If Original Mark-sheet is not
• available, you can upload copy of online mark-sheet)
• School Leaving Certificate(Optional)
• Caste Certificate (If Applicable)
• Non-Creamy Layer Certificate of Valid Period (If Applicable )
• Differently Abled Certificate (If Applicable)
• EWS Certificate (If Applicable)
• After uploading all the documents, candidates must fill college, program, and medium of study choices of Gujarat University from the given list on the website.
• After verifying all the details, press lock button and submit the application form by paying a registration fee of INR 300.

Step 2: Preference filling/Rearrange of your choices

Candidates who have selected college/program/courses of Gujarat University, must log-in with your credential and select GU preference portal and rearrange choices of your preferences of admission based on your merit and category on a prescribed date/period. (Those who are not rearranging choices as per their preferences, their choices will be considered as per data provided by GCAS portal for admission allotment).

Step 3: Provisional Admission Offer

Gujarat University will release provisional admission offer letter to candidates based on marks secured in the qualifying, availability of seats, and choices for colleges and programs filled during registration. Students can download the admission offer letter through GCAS portal. Among the respective Course(Program), students can only download one offer letter for which they’ve applied for. 

Step 4: Reporting to the College

After downloading the admission offer letter, students must report to the respective college with all the original documents as well as copies and the Admission Offer Letter of the offered college. Candidates from other than Gujarat State are required to obtain a Provisional Eligibility Certificate (PEC) from the Gujarat University.

Step 5: Document Verification and Admission

The college will verify all original documents and marksheets of the student. If all documents and mark-sheets match and found correct with filled details and merit rank, the candidate will be offered admission after receiving the payment of admission fees.

Gujarat University M.Ed Seat Allocation

• 5% seats will be reserved for the candidates who have completed their B.Ed. from other University of Gujarat state (OUG) and 2% seats will be reserved for those who have completed B.Ed. from other universities of other than Gujarat State.
• Remaining 93% of the seats will be allocated of the candidates of Gujarat University. 
• The candidates, who have completed their B.Ed. from Gujarat University only, will be treated as the candidate of the Gujarat University. 

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Gujarat University M.Ed Fees Structure

Gujarat University M.Ed Fees structure for the Department of Education, Gujarat University and sel-Financing colleges is given in the table below:

Gujarat University M.Ed Course Details

The M.Ed course is given in both Gujarati and English medium. The M.Ed courses follow a choice-based credit system. The syllabus for the course was newly revised in 2017.

Gujarat University M.Ed. Course Syllabus:

Some core courses of M.Ed. courses are:

Some elective courses of M.Ed. courses are:

Gujarat University M.Ed FAQs

Ques. How can I get the eligibility certificate for the Gujarat University M.Ed course?

Ans. The application forms for the eligibility certificates can be found at the college office counters and the official college website. The application form costs INR 100 which students are required to pay either in the college counter or by demand draft.

Ques. What are the minimum hours required for passing the Gujarat University M.Ed course?

Ans. The students are required to fulfill a minimum of 240 hours for passing the M.Ed. at Gujarat University. The total hours required for passing the practical work is 260 hours per semester.

Ques. Is there any scholarship offered to Gujarat University M.Ed students?

Ans. The Gujarat University is a state-owned university. The students can look for scholarships provided by both the central and state governments through the government portal for meritorious and well-deserving students.

Ques. Where can I find the exam results for the Gujarat University M.Ed program?

Ans. The students are provided with their examination results at the department head and the official college website. Students can access it with the student ID numbers.

Ques. How can I contact Gujarat University regarding admission queries to the M.Ed course?

Ans. The postgraduate section officer can be contacted by phone at +91-079-26301341. They can be contacted by mail at [email protected]. Students can also find them in rooms No. 35-36 on the 2nd Floor at the university campus.

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Objective of program.

The core objective of M.Ed. programme is to prepare students for productive career in teaching. The 2 year M.Ed. programme is designed to provide opportunities for students to know, understand and extend knowledge of perspective courses such as philosophy, sociology, history, political economy, psychology of education, education studies and curriculum studies. The students also extend as well as deepen their knowledge and understanding of tool courses such as basic and advanced level of research, academic writing, communication skills, ICT skills, self development in specialise in selected areas such as gender and society, inclusive education, yoga education, academic writing. The M.Ed. programme provides focussed exposure and experiences in teacher education through internship. The students also develop research capacities, leading to specialization in either elementary education or secondary education.

Program Outcome

PO1 : Know, understand and apply educational concepts PO2 : Know, understand and apply the perspective courses such as philosophy, sociology, history, political economy, psychology of education and education studies. PO3 : Understand and apply tool courses such as basic and advance level educational research, academic writing, communication skills, educational technology, ICT skills and self development focusing on gender and society, inclusive education and mental and physical well being through yoga. PO4 : Understand, explore and analyze pre-service and in-service teacher education programme through field based internship programme in school and teacher education institutions. PO5 : Understand, apply and synthesize knowledge of curriculum pedagogy and assessment, policy, economics, planning, educational management, educational administration, education for differently abled and educational technology at elementary or secondary level. PO6 : Train students to conduct research, develop research skills and write research thesis. PO7 : Prepare students for profession of teacher education

Grant in Aid (GIA) : 50 + 5(EWS) Self-financed (SFI) : 50 + 5(EWS)

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Collection of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) Among State Universities of Gujarat: A Study

2019, International Journal of Information Studies & Libraries

The study is done on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) submission made by various State Universities in INFLIBNET’s website. One of the objective of the study is to present the scenario of ETDs among State Universities of Gujarat. For the study data was collected from the INFLIBNET’s website and Excel program were used to analyze the data respectively. The study highlights the contribution made by various State universities of Gujarat during June to August 2018 in “Shodhganga” (http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/). The finding of the study reveals that the not all the State Universities have participated in ETDs project. The study considered only top five State Universities participated in INFLIBNET’s “Shodhganga” project. It is found that the State Universities have contributed total 12,890 theses in the repository till the study period August 2018. To encourage them one time grants are recommended to Universities to participate actively in such type of projects. In addition to this effective training programs considered to be useful for creation and maintenance of ETD. It also indicates more action plans are needed – at implication stage, software selection, need concrete Policy framework. The study is important to avoid duplication of research work and the researchers get new innovative ideas.

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The concept of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) in India has gained momentum in recent years particularly from June 1, 2009, when the University Grants Commission (UGC), a statutory body of Indian Higher Education System mandated submission of electronic version of theses and dissertations by the researchers in universities with an aim to facilitate open access to Indian theses and dissertations to the academic community world-wide. In compliance to the UGC mandate, Shodhganga repository, a reservoir of Indian research output was set up by INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, using DSpace open source software with the aim to collect, preserve and provide access to ETDs submitted in Universities and Institutions in India. The purpose of this paper is to identify major contributors of ETDs in Shodhganga (Indian Ph.D. Theses Repository – iETD) particularly AMU, Aligarh during the years 2013-16. It also focuses on department/subject wise contribution of ETDs from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The study shows that AMU has been ranked no. 1 in terms of contribution in Shodhganga with 6138 full text theses and dissertations followed by Panjab University (5616) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (4458). The study also depicts that during the year 2015, highest no. of theses and dissertations (5405) were submitted in Shodhganga repository. Department of Chemistry of AMU has contributed maximum no. of ETDs i.e. 816 theses and dissertations, followed by Department of Bio-Chemistry (419) and Department of Zoology (371). The paper concludes with the brief discussion of some future plans which will be taken up by the AMU to make accessible its maximum research output to the global academic community

ETDs can contain non-text elements such as multimedia, sound, video, and hypertext links. This enables scholars worldwide to locate, search, and download ETDs. For most scholars, the the Ph.D thesis and M.phil dissertations are the first major work of scholarship they produce. To make those works more readily available to other scholars, as well as to save money, many universities and libraries are now making digitized (or electronic) versions available. The Shodhganga@INFLIBNET is set-up using open source digital repository software called DSpace developed by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in partnership between Hewlett- Packard (HP). The DSpace uses internationally recognized protocols and interoperability standards. Shodhganga provides a platform for research scholars to deposit their Ph.D. theses and make it available to the entire scholarly community in open access. An attempt has been made to determine the present status of participating Indian Universities in Shodganga.

In India, Library and Information Science Education has completed its one hundred years. Research is the most significant activity in every subject to established novel concepts, therefore comprehensive portrait of LIS research in India is trying to express in this article. Universities offering Ph.D. programmes were identified by using the various sources. A search was carried out by key wards for the theses submitted to Shodhganga, a data bank of Inflibnet. Based on data collected from shodhganga, the growth and development of LIS research in India till 2017 is traced.

Theses and dissertations have always been one of the most important types of grey literature for the scholarly world. However, there has always been a debate on their accessibility issues. In majority of cases, the usage of these documents is limited only to the University Level. The submission of theses and dissertations in electronic format has increased the opportunity for the user community to have access to the knowledge embedded in these works through various national and international e-theses & dissertations repositories. In India, UGC Regulations 2009, made it mandatory for every doctoral researcher to submit his/ her thesis in electronic format to the university concerned which are then deposited in INFLIBNET’s Shodhganga: a reservoir of Indian theses. The present study reports the status of ETD contributions of Universities of Maharashtra.

Theses and dissertation are known to be the rich and unique source of information, often the only source of research work that does not find its way into various publication channels. Theses and dissertations remain an untapped and under-utilized asset, leading to unnecessary duplication and repetition that, in effect, is the antitheses of research and wastage of huge resources, both human and financial. In this paper examines the Electronic thesis and Dissertation (ETDs) deposited at INFLIBNET Shodhganga project by Indian Universities. It is found that 99994 + theses have been deposited on various disciplines by 260 universities. The 3485 synopses were uploaded in the Shodhganga project. In this paper analysed top ten universities contributing electronic theses, year wise contribution and top viewed theses in the database.

This study is to identify the number of theses/dissertations submitted in the INFLIBNET Shodhganga ETD Repository by Indian universities till June 2016. The present study investigates the rate of successful submitted the thesis and dissertations in the field of Library and Information Science. A total number of 727 theses/dissertations were submitted in Library and Information Science by 61 universities departments. The data collected from Shodhganga website (http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/). It has been analyzed in different parameters and presented in different section I.e. date wise submission, items wise, region wise, university wise, language wise, state wise universities and so on. The aim of the study is to present the real picture of the Shodhganga ETD Repository.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), 2021

To create awareness about responsible conduct of research, thesis, dissertation, promotion of academic integrity and prevention of misconduct including plagiarism in academic writing among student, faculty, researcher and staff is the main challenge behind higher educational institutions in India. Up to the 2005 theses, dissertations, research papers and rare collection in most of the Indian libraries, are kept in closed access and it is very difficult to the researchers to access them as a reference source for the further study as well as to avoid duplication, to avoid plagiarism to maintain research ethics in the research, but after that in India UGC and Many higher/research education institutions taking lead to develop Institutional repositories (IR) for Collect, Manage, Disseminate, and Preserve scholarly work created by the Teachers and researchers. In this regard, this research paper presents the National Policy framework in India for building ETD repositories i.e UGC Regulations 2005, 2009, 2016 and 2018 as well as present Indian scenario in developing the Institutional Repositories. Total 84 Institutional Repositories in India have been analyzed based on selected study criteria like Type of IR, Present Status of Institutional Repository, software used for repositories, total no of items available in IR, total ETD available in IR, subject wise analysis, language wise analysis, issues and barriers in developing IRs/ETDs in India.

The present paper evaluates the contribution of ETDs by State Universities in Maharashtra in India‟s ETD Database Shodhganga. Shodhganga is the flagship project of INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad which provides open access to theses and dissertations through the repository. As per the present study there are 12 State Universities in Maharashtra providing degrees in non-technical fields in Arts & Humanities, Science and Commerce. Out of these 12 universities, 11 have signed MoU for Shodhganga and only 08 universities shave contributed 181 ETDs in Library & Information Science in Shodhganga. SavitribaiPhule Pune University (Pune), Dr.BabasahebAmbedkarMarathwada University(Aurangabad) and SNDT University (Mumbai) have contributed highest number of ETDs in the repository. The top five Research Guides are also from the universities of Pune and Auranagabad. English was found to be most preferred language for theses and dissertations and Impact of ICT (21), Information Seeking Behaviour (11) and Libr...

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Research & Innovation Policy Gujarat University

This policy establishes the ecosystem for research and innovation within schools, departments, affiliated colleges; teachers, research scholars and students to carry out their research.

Research includes work of direct relevance to the specific needs of communities, government, industry and commerce. In some disciplines, Research may be embodied in the form of artistic works, performances or designs that lead to new or substantially improved insights. Research may include : contributions to the intellectual underpinning of subjects and disciplines the use of existing knowledge in experimental development to produce new or substantially improved, materials, devices, products, communications or process the synthesis and analysis of previous Research to the extent that it is new and creative Contribute to the Research environment and culture of Gujarat University through activities such as mentoring, engagement in new Research initiatives and strengthening the Research infrastructure: and

• Participate in initiatives designed to secure financial support for Research activities from external sources (including for example, government funding, industry academia partnership and contracts, philanthropic gifts, Research translation and commercialisation opportunities).
• The requirement to undertake Research is a career expectation and will be balance with the other obligations of academic staff including teaching and administrative responsibilities.
• Nothing in this policy is to be construe so as to prevent Heads of School from allocating teaching and other responsibilities in the light of the Research record of academic staff.
• Statutory and Ethics obligations (a) Academic staff and students are required to carry out their Research in compliance with all the University’s obligations under legislation and any ethical and contractual obligations
• Research project that involve human or animal subjects, including those undertaken as part of a teaching programme, must be approved in advance (Human Ethics Policy and the Animal Ethics Policy laid by Central Government of India must be followed).
• All Academic staff, Students and visitors of the University are required to make them aware and follow the contents of the University from the University’s website.

R esources in Support of Research (a) University Research Fund (URF)

• The general principle governing the allocation of all Research funding in the University is that it is an investment intended to maximise the range of outcomes that the University expects to result from staff and students Research. The Allocations and Investment Subcommittee of the URF allocates grants from this fund.
• All applications for any external Research funding are to be submitted through the IQAC-GU
• University research fund will also be available to schools and departments for organizing seminar & conference for which proposals must be submitted to IQCA for the approval.
• Director of School should ensure that newly appointed staff are familiar with Research evaluations, Research training and funding opportunities and the importance of publishing in suitable venues, both within the university and external.
• Director of schools should ensure that newly admitted students are familiar with GUSEC (Gujarat University Start-up and Entrepreneurship Council, The Gujarat University Park for Industrial Extension and Research (PIER) and should also ensure about the privileges are given to them related to IPR and Research.
• Academic staff is expected to comply with the management of External Research, Consultancy and Related Contract Policy in the costing and pricing of external research a consultancy. They may also do research or consultancy under the Entitlement to Undertake Private Work Policy and are required to report such activity to IQAC.
• Academic Staff are eligible to apply for leave in support of their Research including research and study Leave, Overseas Conference Leave, Conference Leave and Exchange Leave. Faculty committees recommend the award of such academic leave to IQAC for approval.
• A range of scholarships are available centrally to students who are doing Ph.D. from the University.
• Research Planning Each Faculty, and its constituent academic units, is required to develop and implement its own Research plan that is consistent with and delivers to the University Research Strategy and the University Strategic Plan.
• The University established Research Park to raise the Research profile of the University focus strengths in areas where there is a concentration of Research excellence and to maximise external Research funding. Research centres help position the University’s areas of Research excellence and build the University’s Research reputation.
• Research agenda of the schools and departments should be Consistent with the strategic plan of the University.
• Similarly, to Research Centres and institutes, a suite of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary & transdisciplinary themes defines the academic emphasis of the University. They promote an outlook that beyond disciplinary, school, faculty and other traditional boundaries, and frame and develop Gujarat University’s distinctive teaching, Research and public engagement endeavours.

Research Recognition Council (RRC)

To cater the contemporary and recent advances in research and development, a committee was formulated by Hon. Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University to review the rules, Regulations and Ordinances for prevailing M.Phil. and Ph.D. programme in the Gujarat University, After deliberate discussion and consultation with the stake holders, the committee proposes Research Recognition Council (RRC) (instead of BUTR- Board of University for Teaching and Research was functioning earlier for both Teaching and research purpose, However to meet the current demand and expectation the council is separated from BUTR ) to address and recognize regular as well as multi-disciplinary / inter- disciplinary research capacity and content for all the faculties at Gujarat University. This council shall comprise of Deans of faculty, senior faculty members, external experts and permanent invitees. The Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University shall be the chairperson of the said council. The committee proposes followings as members for Research Recognition Council (RRC), Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

1. Deans of all the faculty at Gujarat University

2. Senior Faculties

The said RRC shall work as per requirement of the inter/multi-disciplinary research. There shall be a committee of five members from the above council members

• Dean of the faculty
• Two members from concern senior faculty,
• One concern external expert.
• Hon. Vice-Chancellor as Chairperson of the committee) related to the subject / discipline to address such applications. At least three members including one external expert shall constitute the quorum. The appointment of the committee shall be done by Hon. Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

Plagiarism / Academic Dishonesty Policy

P lagiarism/academic dishonesty policy of gujarat university, ahmedabad.

This ordinance shall become supplementary ordinances and are to be incorporated as M.Phil. / Ph.D. ordinance which come in to force from the year 2009 for the plagiarism and Academic dishonesty policy of the Gujarat University. This ordinance shall become the integral part of the already published ordinance / regulations for M.Phil. / Ph.D. by Gujarat University after adoption of UGC regulations for M.Phil. / Ph.D. in the year 2009 and shall come in to force the date of resolution passed by the Academic Council and Executive Council of Gujarat University, Ahmedabad i. e. 17.06.2015.

O = Ordinance

O. M.Phil. - 18 and O. Ph.D. - 31

Morality, honesty and ethical practices are three extremely pillars for any university system involved in academic activities like teaching, learning and research. The “academicians and associates” involved in the university system called as university community i.e. students / teachers / researchers / scholars / associates / collaborators / managers / etc or any staff members working in the Gujarat University, Ahmedabad who knowingly use, publish, present or perform other’s work as their own will be considered as Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty. It will defiantly disturb the healthy academic atmosphere and harm the research temperament in the university as well as the individuals involved. It is therefore important for Gujarat University to have in place a policy on plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty to avoid such acts and to maintain the academic credibility.

O. M.Phil. - 18.1 and O. Ph.D. - 31.1

Definition / Meaning: Plagiarism is defined as presenting / producing other’s intellectual work as one’s own work. This presentation / reproduction includes coping of ideas, processes, words, phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, longer extracts, infringement of copyright, piracy, theft, stealing, poaching, appropriation, informal cribbing from published or unpublished work including from the internet or e-resources that exceeds the boundaries of the legitimate cooperation / permission without acknowledgement of the reference source. Plagiarism / Academic Dishonesty is defined as Intentional Plagiarism / Dishonest Plagiarism and Non-intentional Plagiarism / Negligent Plagiarism.

O. M.Phil. - 18.2 and O. Ph.D. - 31.2

Negligent / Non-intentional Plagiarism: Without appropriate acknowledgment of the reference source, if somebody innocently or carelessly presents other’s work as his / her own work is called negligent plagiarism. This show inadequate knowledge and lack of competency in a particular subject. These careless and negligent efforts results into non-compliance of standard clarification / verification procedures established by the university, where the degree / level of copying is not substantial.

O. M.Phil. - 18.3 and O. Ph.D. - 31.3

Dishonest / intentional Plagiarism: A deliberate attempt of presenting other’s work as his / her own work without appropriate acknowledgement of the reference source is called dishonest plagiarism. This shows knowingly or intentionally a person invoice in substantial appropriation or copying of material of the other’s work without any permission of the reference source, where the degree / level of copying is substantial.

O. M.Phil. - 18.4 and O. Ph.D. - 31.4

Detection of Plagiarism / Academic dishonesty: A committee for each subject comprising of Dean of Concern Faculty, Head of the university department, two faculty members who are recognized guide from the respective university department including one professor and one outside technical expert from Ahmedabad City nominated by Hon. Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, will be responsible to distinguish original work from the plagiarized work and the level / degree of plagiarism. Any three members except guiding teacher will constitute the quorum. This committee will detect the plagiarism on receiving the written complain only by the original reference source with required proof / evidence as per prevailing norms by Gujarat University / UGC / National Knowledge Commission or equivalent agency. The final decision on the plagiarism wills the help of variety of tools like personal verification / use of software / e-resources etc. The Gujarat University will use the best available tools / software to detect plagiarism / Academic dishonesty.

O. M.Phil. - 18.5 and O. Ph.D. - 31.5

Procedural fairness and policy compliance to address alleged plagiarism / Academic Dishonesty: The Gujarat University, Ahmedabad is committed to deal with alleged plagiarism / Academic Dishonesty by any section of the University community in accordance with the principles of procedural fairness introduced with this document including the right to:

• Concerned persons must be informed of the allegations against them with sufficient details which enables them to understand the precise nature of allegations
• Reasonable time of fifteen to twenty working days should be given to respond to the allegations
• Total disputed matter should be resolved within one months of the detection of plagiarism
• Impartial investigation with absence of any bias in the process

O. M.Phil. - 19 and O. Ph.D. - 32

Gujarat University will ensure to educate its students, teaching community and other staff members about what constitutes plagiarism, its detection and the course of action. It is essential for all the section of the university community including researches / workers / students / staff working with the Gujarat University system to submit a statement with signature and declaration certificate that they are aware of the plagiarism policy of the Gujarat University, Ahmedabad where ever applicable and no part of their presentation / research / work / act / performance be it assignment, term paper, project report, dissertation, thesis, short communications etc. is not copied in any form of print or electronic source including internet and it is one’s original efforts and creation. Gujarat University, Ahmedabad will create a record in the university system that indicates that one has committed an act of plagiarism/academic dishonesty.

O. M.Phil. - 19.1 and O. Ph.D. - 32.1

Assessment and action against alleged Plagiarism / Academic Dishonesty: If the committee proves the alleged plagiarism, a detailed report with the proof will be discussed and submitted to the Hon. Vice Chancellor, who will confirm the degree / level of plagiarism along with the committee members first, if it is required then, it will be further submitted to The Academic Council of the Gujarat University for confirmation and then the case would be referred to The Executive Council of the Gujarat University which is empowered to take disciplinary actions.

O. M.Phil. - 19.2 and O. Ph.D. - 32.2

Consequences of alleged Plagiarism / Academic Dishonesty Plagiarism and academic dishonesty will have some severe penalties and repercussions. The committee may recommend any or every of the following depending on the severity of the act:

For Non - intentional Plagiarism / Negligent Plagiarism

• Recommendation for counselling or remediation
• Fine or warning
• Redoing / Resubmit in fresh of the assignment / course / project / performance / action
• Fine or warning to Guiding Teacher

For Intentional Plagiarism / Dishonest Plagiarism

• Reduced grade / detaining / failing in the assignment / course / project / performance / action
• Dismissing / rustication of the individual from the course / university for limited period or permanent
• Withdrawal of the degree
• Temporary or permanent withdrawal of the Guide ship for teacher

O. M.Phil. - 20 and O. Ph.D. - 33

Mandatory requirement: Gujarat University impacts regular and research degrees in various faculties in more than 100 subjects. The registered candidates are referring many source of information and preparing the relevant document in form of publications / dissertation / project / proposal / thesis / research related document (short communication, paper, review article, performance, presentation etc.) There is possibility that these candidates follow / refer / observe the same literature source as others are using, therefore it is essential to decide / address and restrict such practices. The level of tolerance and acceptability for alleged degree of plagiarism for publications / dissertation / project proposal / thesis / research related documents (short communication, paper, review article, performance, presentation etc.) before the submission of such document is as follows:

If any document exceeds the above proposed limit would be considered as plagiarism / academic dishonesty and the actions will be taken as mentioned in this document as O. M.Phil. - 19.2 and O.Ph.D. - 32.2

Moreover, Students / Research Scholars (M.Phil. & Ph.D.) shall observe the following Guideline before the submission of Dissertation / Thesis:

• Students are required to submit at least one review article / paper (M.Phil.) and two review article / papers (Ph.D.) before the submission of Dissertation / Thesis
• Students are also required to screen their submission for plagiarism and a certificate is mandatory before printing the hard copy of the same.
• The Dissertation / Thesis should be in spiral or loose binding to be sent to the external Examiners
• The Printing of hard copy would be allowed only after the necessary corrections and suggestions are being incorporated in the submission.
• E-resources may be utilized by the University and examiners for communication (via e- mail / soft copy / pen drive) for examination, evaluation and report submission.

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