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Date: 23rd April 2025 Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Location: 2nd Floor, B Wing, LIRC ✨ Event Overview On the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day , SFIT Library organized a Book Exhibition and Takeaway as well as a Quiz on Plagiarism . The initiative aimed to cultivate a strong reading habit, educate students about the importance of respecting intellectual property, and highlight the significance of honest academic work. 🎯 Objectives Encourage and foster reading habits among students. Promote awareness about copyright issues. Educate students on plagiarism and its prevention. Enable sharing of knowledge through book donations from staff and ex-students. 👥 Participation Book & Magazine Takeaway: 82 Beneficiaries Quiz on Plagiarism: 68 Responses 🏁 Outcome The initiative was well-received and sparked interest in both reading and academic integrity. Suggestions were made to organize more such events, to further engage students and staff.

  Date: April 23, 2025 Venue: Learning and Information Resource Centre Each year, World Book and Copyright Day reminds us of the profound impact books have on shaping ideas, preserving culture, and respecting intellectual creativity. This year, the SFIT Library , in collaboration with the SFIT NDLI Club , is proud to host a vibrant celebration to honor books, authors, and the importance of copyright. 📚 Highlights of the Celebration: 📘 1. Book Exhibition & Takeaway Corner Explore a specially curated collection of books across genres—ranging from timeless classics to modern thought-leaders. What’s more? Selected books will be available for a takeaway —yes, you read that right! You can pick a book to keep, read, and cherish, absolutely free. It's our way of spreading the joy of reading. "A room without books is like a body without a soul." — Cicero ❓ 2. Quiz on Understanding Plagiarism Organized by the SFIT NDLI Club , this short and engaging quiz aims t...

📚 SFIT NDLI Club Presents: Quiz on Understanding Plagiarism 🗓️ On the Occasion of World Book and Copyright Day In the spirit of celebrating the power of books and the importance of intellectual property, the SFIT NDLI Club invites you to participate in a short, insightful quiz on plagiarism awareness . 🔍 Why take the quiz? Plagiarism isn't just copying—it's a violation of creativity and ethics. This quiz will help you understand what constitutes plagiarism, how to avoid it, and why it matters in both academic and creative spaces. 🎯 Who can participate? All students, faculty, and staff of SFIT are encouraged to join! 📝 Quiz Duration: 5-10 minutes 🏅 E-certificates for all participants! 📌 Let's promote originality and respect for intellectual effort. Take the quiz and be a part of the change! 👉 https://tinyurl.com/49va8wv3 #SFITNDLIClub #WorldBookDay #CopyrightAwareness #SayNoToPlagiarism #ReadResponsibly

The Scope of the UGC-CARE List UGC-CARE has taken the responsibility of preparing the “UGC-CARE Reference List of Quality Journals” (UGC-CARE List). A list of Indian journals, especially from disciplines of Arts, Humanities, Languages, Culture and Indian Knowledge Systems is being prepared and updated quarterly (UGC-CARE Group I). The UGC-CARE List includes journals from all disciplines indexed in globally accepted databases, such as indexed in Scopus (Source list) or Web of Science (Arts and Humanities Citation Index Source Publication, Science Citation Index Expanded Source Publication, Social Science Citation Index Source Publication). These journals are to be considered for all academic purposes. Journals indexed in Scopus and / or Web of Science are part of UGC-CARE List Group II . To access the UGC CARE list of journals: Go to  https://ugccare.unipune.ac. in/Apps1/User/lr/Registration   ( Registration is Mandatory ) For important FAQs on UGC CARE List of Journals, please...

Students feel the varsity is stimulating the 'copy-paste' culture among the students by not abiding the UGC policies. Mumbai University In May this year, the University Grants Commission (UGC) had sent a notice to the University of Mumbai (MU) regarding detection and prevention of plagiarism manual. This letter was in response to a complaint sent by a PhD student of the varsity, citing the problems students are facing when it comes to writing and preserving their thesis or dissertation. However, as per Shodhganga – a digital repository of the thesis by UGC – from the year 2010-18, MU has uploaded only 122 total thesis meanwhile Savitribai Phule Pune University in the same period has uploaded 1,243 thesis. Students feel the varsity is stimulating the 'copy-paste' culture among the students by not abiding the UGC policies. "Technically, if you upload a thesis on Shodhganga, if it has any plagiarized substance in it, it will draw a red line on it which will refrain ...

Teachers could lose their jobs for plagiarism IN CASE OF REPEAT PLAGIARISM OF OVER 60% SIMILARITY, THE FACULTY MEMBERS WILL BE SUSPENDED, EVEN DISMISSED NEWDELHI: Student researchers who plagiarise may lose their registration and teachers who do could lose their jobs with the University Grants Commission (UGC) approving a draft regulation on plagiarism which will be notified after approval by the HRD ministry. Plagiarism in higher academia is a huge problem in India and UGC, the apex body of higher education institutions, has been threatening to come out with a plagiarism law for several years now . It finally approved the UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Education Institutions) regulations 2018 in its meeting held on March 20. HT has seen the minutes of the meeting. The law prescribes graded punishment for plagiarism. The draft rules for studen...

OPINION  »  OPEN PAGE Published: February 16, 2016 00:20 IST | Updated: February 16, 2016 00:20 IST   February 16, 2016 Plagiarise and be damned — a brain perspective Tiny Nair Just copying and not thinking out-of-the-box may hamper some of the creative brain functions Japanese medical articles are some of the best in terms of research worth, but when it comes to English grammar use, they could be dicey. And that’s precisely what helped me pin down the culprit. An article written by an Indian author, sent to me by the journal editor for review, reminded me of the odd grammar I had seen before. The local author had not even taken the trouble to correct the grammar. Most of the article was copied; it was a clear case of plagiarism by any reckoning. My son was sitting on the other side of the table doing his homework, my wife trying to convince him something. His high-pitched voice in defence caught my attention: “Teacher told us to co...