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UNIVERSITY of MUMBAI Ordinance 5050 - Unfair Means

11. Punishment :

The Competent Authority concerned i.e. the Board of Examinations in the cases of University examination, the concerned Principal in the cases of College examination, and the Head in the cases of examination held by the Recognized Institution, after taking into consideration the report of the Committee shall pass such orders as it deems fit including granting the student benefit of doubt, issuing warning or exonerating him/her from the charges and shall impose any one or more of the following punishments on the student/s found guilty of using unfair means.

Annulment of performance of the student in full or in part in the examination he/she as appeared for.
Debarring student from appearing for any examination of the University or College or Institution for a stipulated period not exceeding five year.
Debarring student from taking admission for any course in the University or College or Institution for a stipulated period not exceeding five year.
Cancellation of the University or College or Institution Scholarship/s or award/s or prize or medal etc. awarded to him/her in that examination.
In addition to the above mentioned punishment, the competent authority may impose a fine on the student declared guilty. If the student concerned fails to pay the fine within a stipulated period, the competent authority may impose on such a student additional punishment/penalty as lit may deem fit.
As far as possible the quantum of punishment should be as prescribed (category wise) in Appendix – A.
The student concerned be informed of the punishment finally imposed on him/her in writing by the competent authority or by the Officer authorized by it in this behalf, under intimation to the College/Institution he /she belongs to.

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Appendix A

12. The Broad Categories of Unfair Means Resorted to by Students at the University/College/Institution Examinations and the Quantum of Punishment for each Category thereof.

S. No	Nature of Malpractice		Quantum of Punishment
(1)	Possession of copying material		Annulment of the performance of the student at the University/ College/Institution examination in full” *
			(Note : - This quantum of punishment shall apply also to the following categories of malpractices at Sr. No. (2) to Sr.No. (12) in addition to the punishment prescribed thereat.
(2)	Actual Copying from the copying material		Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for one additional examination.
(3)	Possession of another student’s answerbook		Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for one additional examination. (BOTH THE STUDENTS)
(4)	Possession of another student’s answerbooks + Actual evidence of copying therefrom.		Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for two additional examinations (BOTH THE STUDENTS)
(5)	Mutual / Mass copying		Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for two additional examinations.
(6)	(i)	Smuggling-out or smuggling-in of answerbook as copying material.	Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for two additional examinations.
	(ii)	Smuggling-in of written answerbook based on the question paper set at the examination.	Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for three additional examinations.
	(iii)	Smuggling-in of written answerbook and forging signature of the Jr. Supervisor thereon.	Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for four additional examinations.
(7)	Attempt to forge the signature of the Jr. Supervisor on the answerbook or supplement.		Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for four additional examinations.
(8)	Interfering with or counterfeiting of University/College/Institution seal, or answerbooks or office stationery used in the examinations		Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for four additional examinations.
(9)	Answerbook, main or supplement written outside the examination hall or any other insertion in answerbook		Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for four additional examinations.
(10)	Insertion of currency note/s to bribe or attempting to bribe any of the person/s connected with the conduct of examinations.		Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for four additional examinations.
			(Note:- This money shall be credited to the Vice-Chancellor’s Fund)
(11)	Using obscene language/violence threat at the examination centre by a student at the University/College/ Institution examination, to Jr./Sr. Supervisors/Chief Conductor or Examiners.		Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for four additional examinations.
(12)	(a)	Impersonation at the University/ College/Institution examination	Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for five additional examinations. (both the students if impersonator is University or College or Institute student.)
	(b)	Impersonation by a University /College/Institute student at S.S.C. /H.S.C. any other examinations.	Exclusion of the student from University or College or Institution examination for five additional examinations.
(13)	Revealing identity in any form in the answer written or in any other part of the answerbook by the student at the University or College or Institution examination.		Annulment of the performance of the student at the University or College or Institution examination in full.
(14)	Found having written on palms or on the body or on the clothes while in the examination		Annulment of the performance of the student at the University or College orInstitution examination in full.
(15)	All other malpractices not covered in the aforesaid categories.		Annulment of the performance of the student at the University or College or Institution examination in full and severe punishment depending upon the gravity of the offence.
(16)	If on previous occasion a disciplinary action was taken against a student for malpractice used at examination and he/she is caught again for malpractices used at the examinations, in this event he/she shall be dealt with severely. Enhanced punishment can be imposed on such students. This enhanced punishment may extend to double the punishment provided for the offence, when committed at the second or subsequent examination.
(17)	Practical/Dissertation/Project report Examination.
	Student involved in malpractices at Practical/Dissertation/Project report examinations shall be dealt with as per the punishment provided for the theory examination.
(18)	The Competent Authority, in addition to the above mentioned punishments, may impose a fine on the student declared guilty.
*(Note: The term” Annulment of Performance in full” includes performance of the student at the theory as well as Annual Practical examination, but does not include performance at term work, project work with its term work, oral or practical and dissertation examinations unless malpractice used threat.)

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