PROCEDURES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS FOR PLAGIARISM AND OTHER ACADEMIC OFFENCES
The following are the academic offenses recognized by the SUC and could have been committed at any level of BBA program and for all academic activities including assessments, midterm and final examination.

1. PLAGIARISM
   • Paraphrasing materials or ideas of others without identifying the sources.
   • Using sources of information (published or unpublished) without identifying the source.
   • Directly quoting the words of others without using quotation marks or indented format to identify them.
   • Detection of such plagiarism based on plagiarism software is also included.


2. PRESENTING FALSE CREDENTIALS
   Is an act of submitting misleading certificates / documents / information like presenting false medical excuses; change of identity; presenting falsified certificates.


3. CHEATING
   • Using material not permitted by the faculty during exams, including stored information on electronic devices.
   • Copying answers from another student on exams or assignments.
   • Altering graded exams or assignments and submitting them for re-grading.
   • Submitting the same paper for two classes.
   • Altering exam answers and requesting that an exam be re-graded.
   • Cooperating with or helping another student.
   • Fabricating information such as data for a computer lab exam.
   • Other forms of dishonest behavior, such as having another person take an exam in your place.


4. FACILITATING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
   • Allowing another student to copy an assignment or problem set that is supposed to be done individually.
   • Allowing another student to copy answers during an exam.
   • Taking an exam or completing an assignment for another student.


5. COLLUSION
   • Is an agreement between two or more persons when not allowed.
   • The work that has been done with others is submitted and passed off as solely the work of one person.
   • Working with others without permission from your faculty to produce work which is then presented as your own independent work.


6. FABRICATION OF DATA
   • The falsification of data, information, or citations in any formal academic exercise.
   • This includes making up citations to back up arguments or inventing quotations. Fabrication predominates in the natural sciences, where students sometimes falsify data to make experiments "work". It includes data falsification, in which false claims are made about research performed, including selective submitting of results to exclude inconvenient data to generating bogus data.


7. DECEPTION
   Providing false information to faculty concerning a formal academic exercise—e.g., giving a false excuse for missing a deadline or falsely claiming to have submitted work.


8. SABOTAGE
   Acting to prevent others from completing their work. This includes cutting pages out of library books or willfully disrupting the experiments of others. All the above defined academic offenses should be reported by the concerned faculty to the Dean. The Dean in consultation with Registrar & Head – Admin & Exam Department will decide on the action to be initiated against the student. The following is the normal flow of such a process.

INQUIRY OF SUSPECTED ACADEMIC OFFENSES (AS DEFINED ABOVE)

1. When a student is suspected of academic offenses, the Administration and Examination department arranges an investigatory interview by an investigating team appointed by Dean. The minutes are recorded by a member of the investigating team.
2. The allegation is fully explained and the student is allowed to have his/her say to defend himself / herself and explain the situation.
3. The investigating team will submit its recommendation along with the minutes of investigation interview to the office of Dean & Registrar.
4. The Dean in consultation with Registrar & Head – Admin & Exam will advise appropriate action, based on recommendation of the investigating team. The decision of the Dean cannot be challenged or reviewed.
5. Unfair means students will not be included in the toppers or Founder President's list.

COURSES OF ACTION THAT MAY BE RECOMMENDED BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF OFFENSE

1. A strict warning to be issued to the student against committing academic offense in future and impose deduction of marks on the piece of assessment excluding midterm and final examination.
2. Record a mark of zero for the piece of assessed work or examinations.
3. Record a mark of zero for every assessment made within the course.
4. Record a mark of zero for every assessment mode for all courses during the concerned academic year.
5. Debar from the University for the concerned academic year. Allow no re assessment or Recourse and no refund of tuition fees.
6. Debar from the University. Allow no re enrollment and no refund of tuition fees.

DISCIPLINARY POLICIES – GENERAL RULES & REGULATIONS
Any violation of the code of conduct as specified in the student handbook is liable for punishment. Some of the specific violations could be:

1. Any misbehavior or misconduct, which may distort the image of the SUC.
2. Misconduct in classroom, computer lab, or library.
3. Any insult to faculty or staff members.
4. Any damage to SUC property.
5. Any misconduct during exams.
6. Moving around as couples.
7. Dress code
8. Fighting.
9. Theft.

In order to make fair decisions on any misconduct/ misbehavior or violation of a student, a disciplinary committee called Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) is in place. The objective of this committee is to hear from the student and the complainant involved in such an act in order to decide the course of action to rectify such misbehavior / misconduct in the future. The administration department will present the case to the committee at the time of meeting/hearing. The DAC consists of:

1. Chairman of DAC Committee
2. One faculty member teaching the student who has been called for hearing.
3. Dean
4. Registrar
5. The Advisor [BBA] & Mentor [MBA] of the student
6. Class Representative
7. Head – Admin & Exam Department

The decisions made by this committee is communicated to the student concerned, copy of the written decision is filed in the student's file and the punishment decided by the committee should be served by the student.

LEVELS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION, RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY

1. Verbal warning - Admin
2. Written warning – Admin (Maximum 2 written warnings)
3. Depriving the student of some privileges – Admin (1 to 2 weeks)
4. Preventing the student from attending SUC – Temporary Admin (Suspension not exceeding 7 working days)
5. Suspending the student for more than 7 working days – DAC
6. Permanent expulsion from SUC - DAC
7. Canceling registration the academic degree given to the student
8. SUC Management can cancel the degree in case of any falsification or deceit information or records is discovered after the completion of degree The level of disciplinary action will depend on the number of, and/or the extent of violation. Registrar carries the right to apply any level of punishment depending on the seriousness of indiscipline act committed by the student.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY PLEDGE
I [student's name] pledge my commitment to the following values:

1. I will hold myself accountable for all that I say and write
2. I will hold myself responsible for the academic integrity of my work
3. I will not misrepresent my work nor give or receive unauthorized aid
4. I will behave in a manner that demonstrates concern for the personal dignity, rights and freedoms of all members of the community
5. I will respect university property and the property of others
6. I will not tolerate a lack of respect for these values