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OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS

GUIDELINES FOR AWARDING PUNISHMENTS TO MALPRACTICE CASES OF STUDENTS
RECOMMENDED BY EMGRC
S.No Nature of Malpractice Maximum Punishment
1. Appeal by the candidate in the answer script to show
mercy by way of awarding more than deserving marks
2. The candidate writing his/her name in the answer
script
3. The candidate writing his/her registration
number/name in places other than specified in the
answer script.
4. Any special marking in the answer script by the
candidate.
5. The candidate communicating with neighboring
candidate orally or non-verbally; If repeated after first I. Invalidity of Particular subject /
warning by invigilator, then punishment can be Paper
awarded.
6. The candidate either possessing the question paper of
another candidate or passing his question paper to
another candidate with the question paper containing
no additional writing on it.
7. The candidate possessing cell phones / programmable II. Invalidity of Particular subject /
calculator(s) / any other electronic storage device(s) Paper
containing no incriminating materials.
8. The candidate facilitating the other candidate(s) to IIIA–Invalidating the examination of
copy from his/her answers script. the particular subject shown by the
candidate.
9. The candidate possessing any incriminating
material(s) (whether used or not). For example:-
Written or printed materials, bits of papers containing Invalidating the examinations of the
written information, writings on scale, calculator, subject concerned and all the theory
handkerchief, dress, part of the body, Hall Ticket, etc. and the practical Course of the current
10. The candidate possessing cell phone(s) / semester registered by the candidate.
programmable calculator(s)/any other electronic
storage device(s) and containing incriminating If the candidate has registered for the
materials (whether used or not) arrear subjects only, invalidating the
11. The candidate possessing the question paper of examinations of all the arrear-subjects
another candidate with additional writing on it. registered by the candidate. The
12. The candidate passing his/her question paper to punishment does not include project
another candidate with additional writing on it. work
13. The candidate passing incriminating materials brought
into the examination hall in any medium (hard/soft) to
other candidate(s).
14. The candidate copying from neighboring candidate
15. The cases of malpractice reported during evaluation of
answer script.
 S.No Nature of Malpractice Maximum Punishment
16. Vulgar/offensive writings by the candidate in the V. Invalidating the examinations of all
answer script. the theory subjects.
17. The candidate possessing the answer script of another
candidate.
18. The candidate passing his / her answer script to
another candidate.
19. Appeal by the candidate in the answer script coupled
with a promise of any form of consideration.
20. The candidate misbehaving in the examination hall VIa.–For candidates who have not
21. Involved in any one or more of the malpractices of completed the programme:
serial no.10 to 21 for the third or subsequent times. The examinations of all the theory
and the practical subjects of the
current semester and all the arrear
subjects registered by the candidate
are invalidated and suspended for
one full year.
VIb.–For candidates who have
completed the programme:
The examinations of all the arrear
subjects registered by the candidate
are invalidated.
22. Cases of Impersonation For both the impersonator and the
bonafide student for whom the
impersonation was done.
VII.–The examinations of all the
subjects registered by the candidate
are invalidated and further the
student is debarred from continuing
his/her studies and debarred from
writing the examinations
permanently. He/She is not eligible
for any further admission to any
programme of the University.
23. In case any appeal by the students after the EMGRC In general, EMGRC recommendations
report. are final. But for some very specific
cases, another committee may be
formed by COE after the staff council
approval.

Note : The EMGRC has right to take decision for the malpractice, which is not listed in the nature of
malpractice.

Controller of Examinations
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