How much plagiarism?

The Bangalore Mirror  publishes a written report:  Ctrl-C-Ctrl-V, but only up to 25%, VTU tells its PhD pupils, with the sub-heading

"After installing fresh anti-plagiarism program to sniff out borrowed materials, the technology varsity possesses realistically left some area for 'permissible lifting'."

It appears that students have already been submiting their PhD theses with an increase of than 50% "borrowed" material.

A VTU official said the brand new plagiarism software program aims to inculcate in college students respect for educational integrity and discipline, since it identifies functions of dishonesty even.

To revive credibility to the University's degrees, and (as explained in this article) "to inculcate in pupils respect for educational integrity and discipline, since it identifies works of dishonesty even," the number of allowable plagiarism is usually to be capped at 25%:

VTU has set the acceptable degree of plagiarism at 25 % now. But this has a caveat -- a good 0.5 % variation from the 'permissible level', will bring about rejection of the thesis.

Be warned, students.

Some may feel that 25% is certainly generous (or is certainly "disingenuous' the term I am seeking for?), however the University Vice-Chancellor is certainly reported as suggesting that is actually very strict:

(VTU vice-chancellor ) Maheshappa explained, "It is just a known fact that a lot of brand-new theses being submitted happen to be approaching short on uniqueness. Actually, worldwide, universities will be reconciled to accepting up to 30 % of similarity with posted material. We, however, took a tough look at by adding a cap of 25 %," he said.

It's a pity that Dr Maheshappa didn't name his sources because of this pronouncement. There can be a ... misunderstanding somewhere?

You will find a complicated process of submission and for resubmission of theses. In the earliest stage, students post their theses to the program, and so are are permitted to change their function to get below 25%.  After the learning student indications off on the task, theses are at the mercy of two extra checks, and decision manufactured regarding the work's authenticity acceptability.

Just a little investigation at the university's website quickly found what's surely confirmation of the brand new procedures: a file with the heading "Objectives of Anti-Plagiarism" says on the 1st page

Permitted Similarity index <= 25%

Can't argue with that.

This document shows that the program being used is usually Turnitin also; there can be an illustration of a Turnitin originality report.

One miracles - or at least I think about - what education and training pupils and faculty are getting given in the consumption of the program and the reports.

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