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2.9

“Course Detail” means detailed scheme of a course;

2.10

“Curriculum” includes the set of Academic Regulations, Course-Structure and

Course-Contents;

2.11

“Department” is a part of School running one or more courses in the University.

2.12

“Distance Education” means education imparted by combination of any one or

more means of communication, viz. broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence

courses, seminars, contact programs and any other such methodology including

online courses, instructions etc.;

2.13

“ETE” means End-Term Examination.

2.14

“Expulsion” means removal of a student for a specified period of time from the

University rolls.

2.15

“Faculty Advisor” means the Faculty Advisor or the Panel of Faculty Advisors in

the Department for a group of students;

2.16

“Fee” means monetary collection made by the University or its colleges,

institutions or study centers, as the case may be, from the students by whatever

name it may be called, which is not refundable;

2.17

“Government” or the “State Government” means the Government of Bihar;

2.18

“Governing Body” means the Governing Body constituted under section 22 of

the Act;

2.19

“Higher Education” means study of a curriculum or course for the pursuit of

knowledge beyond 10+2 level;

2.20

“Hostel” means a place of residence for the students of the University or its

institutions and study centers, established or recognized by the University;

2.21

“Official Gazette” means the Government of Bihar Gazette;

2.22

“Practical” means classes that require students (generally in smaller groups

compared to lecture) to perform certain activities that help them to test and

understand what is being taught in the course of studies or otherwise;

2.23

“Prescribed” means prescribed by statutes or ordinances or regulations, as the

case may be;

2.24

“Programme Co-ordinator” means a faculty in charge of an academic

programme;

2.25

“Regulating Body” means a body established by the Central Government or the

body which controls and supervise standard of education for laying down norms

and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as

University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education,

National Council of Teacher Education, Medical Council of India, Bar Council

of India, Pharmacy Council of India, National Council of Assessment and

Accreditation, Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Council of Scientific and

Indian Research etc., and includes the Government;

2.26

“Roll Number” means a number given to every student admitted in the

University;

2.27

“Rustication” from the University means the withdrawal of right of access to

entire premises and facilities of the University for a specified period of time and

till the fulfillment of specified conditions;

2.28

“School” is combination of various departments run in the University wherein

these departments are specialized in one particular area, subjects or faculty;

2.29

“Sponsoring Body” means the Sandip Foundation, registered as a Trust under the

Bombay Public Trusts Act; XXIX of 1950;

2.30

“State” means State of Bihar;

2.31

“Statutes”, “Ordinances” and “Regulations” means respectively, the statutes,

ordinances and regulations of the Sandip University;

2.32

“Student” means a person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study

for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction instituted by the University,

including research degree;

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2.33

“Study Center” means a center established and maintained or recognized by the

University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other

assistance required by the students in the context of education, distance education

and online education;

2.34

“Suspension” from the University means withdrawal of the right of access to all

or some of the facilities or premise of the University as an interim measure

pending further investigation;

2.35

“Syllabi or a Curriculum” means and includes description of nature, duration,

pedagogy, syllabus and related details of a program;

2.36

“Teacher” means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or any

other person required to impart education or to guide research or to render

guidance in any form to the students for pursuing a course of study of the

University;

2.37

“Term” means a part of academic year and includes Semester, wherever

applicable;

2.38

“Tutorial” means a class that offers students (generally in smaller groups

compared to lectures) an opportunity to discuss in detail about the subjects

taught, ask questions with their classmates and the teacher.

2.39

“University” means the Sandip University, Sijoul established under section 6 of

the Bihar Private Universities Act, 2013;

Admission and Registration of Students—

3.1

Admission shall be based on merit providing equal opportunity to all the

students without any prejudice towards gender, religion, caste, or creed.

3.2

The University shall make provisions for reservation of the students

belonging to weaker and backward section of the society and others in

accordance with the prevailing policy of Government of Bihar.

3.3

The admission criteria as recommended by the Admission Committee and

approved by the Vice-Chancellor shall be followed for admission in all the

programmes of studies. The criterion, if any, prescribed by Statutory

Councils shall be followed in admissions to the programmes of studies

governed by the respective councils.

3.4

The registration of the provisionally admitted and continuing students

shall be done by the respective school as per the dates notified in

Academic calendar each year. If it is not possible, for any reason, to

follow the Academic Calendar the Admission Committee shall record the

reasons thereof in writing.

Programmes of Studies and Degrees—

4.1

The University shall offer Certificate, Diploma, Under Graduate, Post Graduate

and Doctoral programmes in the subject under respective faculties as mentioned

in the Statutes duly approved by the Board of Management on the

recommendation of the Academic Council.

4.2

The nomenclature of various degrees shall be as per the Regulations issued by

the University Grants Commission from time to time.

4.3

The structure and duration of the Academic programs shall be as approved by the

Board of Management on the recommendation of Academic Council.

4.4

The University shall make suitable provisions for admission through lateral entry

or transfer of credits by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of Dean of

the concerned faculty.

4.5

The University may also run courses through distance learning, Correspondence

and in online modes. The guidelines of University Grants Commission shall be

followed in this respect.

Medium of Instruction and Examinations—

The medium of instruction and examinations shall be English, Hindi or Maithili.

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Conferment of Degrees, Diplomas and other Distinctions—

6.1

The Degrees shall be conferred in an annual Convocation or in a separately

organized convocation for the purpose of conferring degrees for specific reason.

6.2

The Academic Council shall approve the text and the format of the degrees,

diploma and the citations.

6.3

The Visitor or in his absence; the Chancellor; or in the absence the Chancellor,

the Vice-Chancellor shall preside over the convocation or the special

convocation.

Award of Fellowships, Scholarships, Medals and Prizes—

The Deans of the faculties shall institute and decide the policy for the award of

fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes, to be approved by the

Academic Council.

Co-operation and Collaborations—

8.1

The University may cooperate and collaborate with other Universities,

Institutions, Centers of Excellence and ‘Persons of Eminence’ on mutually agreed

terms in areas including the following:

(i)

Establishment of University Centre abroad;

(ii)

Joint Research projects funded by national and international agencies;

(iii)

Exchange of faculty;

(iv)

Twinning programme, Articulation of syllabus, Exchange of students at

Under Graduate, Post Graduate level and higher levels under credit transfer

arrangement;

(v)

Sharing of course and instruction materials;

(vi)

Developing e-courses for interactive and integrated learning;

(vii)

Sharing of Library, Laboratory and other learning resources;

(viii)

Joint arrangement for:

(a)

Holding Conferences, Seminars and Workshops;

(b)

Training and Internship Programs;

(c)

Refresher and continuing education Courses;

(ix)

Expert lectures;

(x)

Any other activities of mutual interest.

8.2

The scope and the terms and conditions of cooperation and collaboration shall be

as approved by the Board of Management from time to time.

University Fees—

9.1

The Vice-Chancellor shall appoint a committee to propose the tuition,

examination and any other fees chargeable from the students for various

programmes of degrees, diplomas and certificate courses of the University.

9.2

The committee shall consist of the following:—

(i)

Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Chairman;

(ii)

one Dean to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(iii)

two teachers nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;

(iv)

one officer not below the rank of Assistant Registrar nominated by the

Vice-Chancellor – Member Secretary.

Provided that there is no Pro Vice Chancellor, the Dean nominated by the Vice –

Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the committee.

9.3

The committee shall take into account the expenses incurred and income and

prepare a proposal to be submitted to the Academic Council. The Academic

Council shall consider the same and submit its recommendation with or without

modifications to the Board of Management for its approval.

9.4

The revised fee shall be applicable to all the students admitted in that Academic

year and onwards.

9.5

The fees chargeable to the students as decided by the Board of Management shall

be submitted to the appropriate authority constituted by the State Government,

wherever necessary.

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10. Maintenance of discipline among Students—

10.1 (i)

All powers relating to maintenance and enforcement of discipline

and taking disciplinary action against the students shall vest in the Vice-

Chancellor.

(ii)

The Vice-Chancellor may delegate his powers pertaining to exercise of

disciplinary control over the students to the Deans of the respective

faculties.

(iii)

Without prejudice to the generality of the power to maintain and enforce

discipline under this ordinance, the following shall constitute as an act of

misconduct on the part of a student of the University:

(a)

physical assault or threat to use the physical force against any member of

the teaching or non-teaching staff of the University or against any student

of the University;

(b)

remaining absent from class, test or examination or any other curricular or

co-curricular activity without permission of the concerned person;

(c)

carrying of, threat of, or use of any weapon;

(d)

misbehavior with employee of the University or a fellow student;

(e)

encouraging or indulging in violence or any act of unbecoming of student;

(f)

involving in any act or any offence involving moral turpitude;

(g)

violation of status, dignity and honor of a student belonging to weaker and

socially deprived class or community;

(h)

discrimination against any student or staff on grounds of caste, creed,

language, place of origin or social and cultural background;

(i)

practicing casteism and untouchability in any form or inciting any other

person to do so;

(j)

any act, whether verbal action or otherwise or derogatory remarks in case of

a woman;

(k)

any form of gambling;

(l)

an attempt of bribing or corruption in any manner;

(m)

willful destruction of the University property;

(n)

behaving in a rowdy, intemperate or disorderly manner in the premises of the

University or encouraging or inciting any other person to do so;

(o)

causing disruption in any manner of the academic functioning of the

University;

(p)

indulging in or encouraging any form of disruptive activity related to the

assessment or the examination work or any other activities of the University;

(q)

indulging in any act of ragging;

(r)

use of drugs or other intoxicants banned by the Government;

(s)

any other act that may be construed as misconduct such as:

(i)

an act of sexual harassment perpetuated against a student, employee or a

visitor in and around the University campus;

(ii)

resorting to mass bunks;

(iii)

staging dharna or any other form of protest against the University

without resorting to Grievance Redressal mechanism of the University;

(iv)

committing theft of equipment, books, appliances, gadgets or any other

material, tangible or intangible.

(iv)

The Vice-Chancellor may, on the recommendation of Dean, in exercise of the

powers vested in him, order or direct that a student:

(a)

be expelled from the University for a specified period;

(b)

be rusticated for a specified period and shall not be admitted to any

course in the University nor shall he be allowed for any examination of

the University;

(c)

be imposed by fine.

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10.2

At the time of admission, every student shall sign an undertaking that he shall

submit himself to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Vice-Chancellor and Dean of

the School where he has been admitted.

10.3 (i)

Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited within the University premises,

in public transport or at any other place, public or private. Anybody found

involved in an act of ragging shall be dealt with strongly including

registration of criminal case with the police.

(ii)

Any individual or collective act or practice of ragging shall be treated as an

act of gross indiscipline and shall be dealt with under the provisions of this

Ordinance or the provisions of law enacted from time to time.

(iii)

Ragging, for the purposes of this ordinance, shall ordinarily mean any act,

conduct or practice by which the dominant power or status of senior

students is brought to bear upon the students who are in any way

considered junior or inferior by the former and includes individual or

collective acts or practices consisting of:

(a)

Physical assault or threat to use physical force;

(b)

Violation of the status, dignity and honor of students;

(c)

Expose students to ridicule or contempt or commit an act which may

lower their self esteem;

(d)

Verbal abuse, mental or physical torture, aggression, corporal

punishment, harassment, trauma, indecent gesture and obscene

behavior.

(iv)

The Dean shall take immediate action either suomoto or on the receipt of

a complaint or information of ragging or its likelihood coming to his

knowledge.

(v)

The Vice-Chancellor, if satisfied that there was ragging or an attempt of

ragging, shall impose a penalty on the students involved in such act

of ragging.

10.4

The Disciplinary Committee shall be constituted by the Vice-Chancellor to

maintain discipline on the premises of the campus including hostels and avoid

acts of indiscipline and ragging of students. The composition of the Disciplinary

Committee shall be as under:

(i)

a Professor of the University - Chairman;

(ii)

five teachers, of which one shall be a lady teacher and one from

Backward Class of the University;

(iii)

The tenure of Disciplinary Committee shall be for a period of one year.

11. Migration of Students—

Inter-university migration of the students may be allowed on the recommendation

of a committee consisting of three members appointed by the Vice-Chancellor

under the chairmanship of the Dean concerned.

12. Convocation—

12.1

The Convocation for the purpose of conferring degrees and other distinctions of

the University shall be held annually on such date as the Visitor may fix.

12.2

The Academic Council shall approve the degrees, diplomas and other distinctions

to be conferred.

12.3

The Examinations unit shall prepare a list of students who have completed all the

requirements for conferment of a degree, diplomas and forward it to the Dean of

the School.

12.4

The Degree Certificates shall be signed by the Vice-Chancellor.

13. Academic Calendar—

13.1

The normal duration of the course leading to respective degrees shall be divided

into the number of semesters specified in the structure of the respective courses.

13.2

Every academic year shall be divided into two semesters, each of minimum

ninety working days duration including Examinations.

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13.3

The schedule of academic activities for a Semester, including the dates of

registration,

mid-semester

examination,

end-semester

examination,

re-

examination, inter-semester vacation, etc. shall be named as the Academic

Calendar of the Semester, which shall be prepared by the Dean and approved by

the Vice-Chancellor.

13.4

The Academic Calendar must be adhered to, and all other activities including co-

curricular or extra-curricular activities must be scheduled so as not to interfere

with the Curricular Activities as stipulated in the Academic Calendar.

13.5

Under any circumstances when any of the teaching days are declared as Holidays

or otherwise when the classes get suspended, irrespective of any reasons,

appropriate makeup for such loss shall be made by Program Coordinator by

arranging the lectures or lab or teaching sessions on suitable days.

14. Appointment of Examiners, Paper Setters and Moderators—

14.1

The Academic Council shall lay down the guidelines for eligibility criteria

including qualifications, experience of teaching or research etc. for appointment

of examiners, paper setters and moderators.

14.2

The Board of Studies shall prepare a panel of eligible teachers as per the

guidelines of Academic Council for each course of studies as paper setters,

examiners and moderators.

The Board of examination shall appoint, out of a panel suggested by Board of

Studies, the papers setters, examiners and moderators for specified turn of

examinations.

15. Conduct of Examinations—

15.1

The Head of the Department shall be the Chief Conductor of the Centre where

examination is to be conducted. If substitute arrangement is required to be made,

the concerned head shall appoint a suitably qualified teacher as the Chief

Conductor of that Centre of Examination with prior permission of the Controller

of Examinations.

15.2

The Chief Conductor shall make necessary arrangements for smooth conduct of

examinations such as arrangements of stationery required, making seating

arrangement of examinees, appointment of Invigilator or Jr. Supervisor,

distribution and collection of answer books and question paper wherever

necessary.

15.3

The Chief Conductor shall do all the necessary administrative work as may be

prescribed by the Controller of Examinations.

15.4

The Chief Conductor shall ensure that the students are not resorting to unfair

means and practices.

16. Unfair Means Committed by the Students—

16.1

The Board of Examinations shall be the competent authority to take disciplinary

action against a student for his misconduct and use of unfair means at the

examination of the University.

16.2

Definitions: Unless the context otherwise requires

(i)

student means and includes a person who is enrolled by the University

for receiving instructions qualifying for any degree, diploma or

certificate awarded by the University. It includes ex-student and student

registered as candidate (examinee) for any of the Degree, Diploma or

Certificate examinations.

(ii)

unfair means includes one or more of the following acts or omissions on

the part of student/s during the examination period:

(a)

possessing material and or copying therefrom;

(b)

transcribing any unauthorized material or any other use thereof;

(c)

intimidating or using obscene language or threatening or use of

violence against invigilator or person on duty for the conduct of

examination or man-handling him or leaving the examination hall

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without permission of the supervisor or causing disturbances in any

manner in the examination;

(d)

unauthorisedly communicating with other examinees or anyone else

inside or outside the examination hall;

(e)

mutual or mass copying;

(f)

smuggling out, either blank or written or smuggling in answer

books as copying material;

(g)

smuggling in blank or written answer book and forging signature of

the Jr. Supervisor or Invigilator therein;

(h)

interfering with or counterfeiting of University seal or answer books

or office stationary used in the examination;

(i)

insertion of currency notes in the answer books or attempting to

bribe any of the persons connected with conduct of examinations;

(j)

impersonation at the University examinations;

(k)

revealing identity in any form in the answer written or in any other

part of the answer book by the student at the University

examinations;

(l)

any other similar act/s of omission/s or commission which may be

considered as unfair means by the competent authority.

(iii)

“Unfair means relating to examination” means and includes directly or

indirectly communicating or attempting to commit or threatening to

commit any act or coercion, undue influence or fraud or malpractice with

a view to obtaining wrongful gain to him or to any other person or

causing wrongful loss to other person/s.

(iv)

"Unfair means material” means and includes any material whatsoever,

related to the subject of the examination, printed, typed, handwritten or

otherwise on the person or on clothes, or body of the student (examinee)

or on wood or other material, in any manner or in the form of chart,

diagram, map or drawing or electronic aid etc. which is not allowed in

the examination hall.

(v)

“Possession of unfair means material by a student” means having any

unauthorised material on his person or desk or chair or table or at any

place within his reach, in the examination centre and its environs or

premises at any time from the commencement of the examination till its

conclusion.

(vi)

“Student found in possession” means a student reported in writing as

having been found in possession of unfair means material by a

Invigilator or Jr. Supervisor, Sr. Supervisor or a member of the Vigilance

committee or Examination squad or any other person authorized for this

purpose in this behalf, even if the unfair means material is not produced

as evidence because of its being reported as swallowed or destroyed or

snatched away or otherwise taken away or spoiled by the student or by

any other person acting on his behalf to such an extent that it has become

illegible:

Provided that report to that effect is submitted by the Invigilator or

Sr. Supervisor or Chief Conductor or any other authorized person to the

Controller of Examinations or Head of the Department concerned or any

officer authorized in this behalf.

(vii)

Material related to the subject of Examination means and includes, if the

material is produced as evidence any material certified as related to the

subject of examination by a competent person and if the material is not

produced as evidence or has become illegible for any of the reasons

referred to in clause (vi) above, the presumption shall be that the material

did relate to the subject of the examination.

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(viii)

“Chief Conductor”, means and includes, Head of the Department

concerned, where concerned examination is being conducted and any

other person duly authorized by him or person appointed as Incharge of

examination, by the authority competent to make appointment to such

post.

(ix)

During examination, examinees and other students shall be under

disciplinary control of the Chief Conductors.

(x)

Chief Conductor of the examination centre shall in the case of use of

unfair means, follow the procedure as under:

(a)

The student shall be called upon to surrender to the Chief

Conductor, the unfair means material found in his or her possession,

if any, and his answer-book;

(b)

Signature of the concerned student shall be obtained on the relevant

materials and on the list of the material prepared. Concerned

Invigilator and the Chief Conductor shall also sign on all the

relevant materials and documents;

(c)

Statement of the student and his undertaking in the prescribed

format and the statement of the concerned Invigilator or Jr.

Supervisor shall be recorded in writing by the Chief Conductor. If

the student refuses to make statement or to give undertaking the

concerned, the Invigilator and the Chief Conductor shall record

accordingly under their signature;

(d)

Chief Conductor shall take one or more of the following decisions

depending upon seriousness or gravity of the case:

(i)

In the case of impersonation or violence, expel the concerned

student from the examination and not allow him to appear for

remaining examination;

(ii) Obtain undertaking from the student to the effect that the

decision of the concerned competent authority in his case shall

be final and binding and allow him to continue with his

examination;

(iii) May report the case to the concerned Police Station;

(iv)

Confiscate his answer books and mark as suspected unfair means

case and issue him fresh answer books duly marked.

(xi)

All the material and list of material mentioned in sub-clause (a) and the

undertaking with the statement of the student and that of the Jr.

Supervisor as mentioned in clause No. (b) & (c) and the answer-books

shall be forwarded by the Chief Conductor along with his report to the

Controller of Examinations or Head of the Department, as the case may

be, in a separate and confidential sealed envelope marked "suspected

unfair means case”.

(xii)

In case of unfair means of oral type, the Invigilator or Jr. Supervisor or

concerned authorized person shall record the facts in writing and shall

report the same to the Controller of Exanimations or Head of the

Department, as the case may be.

17. Procedure to be Followed by Examiner during Assessment—

17.1.

If the examiner at the time of assessment of answer book suspects that there is a

prima-facie evidence that the students whose answer books, the examiner is

assessing appears to have resorted to unfair means in the examination, the

Examiner shall forward his report, along with the evidence, to the Controller of

Examinations with his opinion in a separate confidential sealed envelope marked

as "suspected unfair means case”.

17.2.

Cases of unfair means reported to the University by the Chief Conductor shall be

inquired into by a committee appointed by the Board of Examinations.

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17.3.

Examination Results of the concerned students involved in such cases shall be

held in reserve till the Board of Examinations take the final decision in the matter

and the concerned students shall be informed accordingly.

18. Appointment of Unfair Means Inquiry Committee—

18.1.

For the purpose of investigating unfair means resorted to by students at the

University Examination, the Board of Examinations shall appoint a committee

consisting of not more than five persons.

18.2.

The unfair means inquiry committee shall give an opportunity to the student of

being heard in his defense. The committee if proposes any penal action shall

again give an opportunity to the student of being heard on the punishment

proposed. The committee shall submit its recommendations in the form of report

to the Board of Examinations.

19. Punishment—

19.1

The Board of Examinations 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 from the charges and shall

impose any one or more of the following punishment on the student/s found

guilty of using unfair means:

(i)

Annulment of performance of the student in full or in part in the

examination he has appeared for;

(ii)

Debarring student from appealing for any examination of the University

for a stipulated period not exceeding five years;

(iii)

Debarring student from taking admission for any course in the University

for a stipulated period not exceeding five years;

(iv)

Cancellation of the University scholarship/s or award/s prize or medal

etc. awarded to him;

(v)

In addition to the above mentioned punishment, the competent authority

may impose a fine not exceeding Rs. 1000/- 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 or penalty as it may deem fit;

(vi)

The student concerned be informed of the punishment finally imposed on

him in writing by the concerned officer it in this behalf.

19.2

As far as possible the quantum of punishment shall be as follows:—

The broad categories of Unfair Means adopted by Students at the University

examinations and the quantum of punishment for each category thereof

Sr. No.

Nature of Malpractices

Quantum of Punishment

Possession of copying material

Annulment of the performance of the student/s

at the University 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)

Actual copying from the copying

material.

Exclusion of the student from University

examination for one additional examination

Possession of another students

Answer Book

Exclusion of the student from University

examination for one additional examination

(Both the students)

Possession of another students'

Answer book and actual evidence

of Copying therefrom

Exclusion Of the student from University

examination for two additional examinations

(Both the Students)

BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA), 13TH SEPTEMBER 2018

Sr. No.

Nature of Malpractices

Quantum of Punishment

Mutual or Mass copying.

Exclusion of the student from University

examination for two additional examinations.

6.(a)

Smuggling out or smuggling in

of Answer book as copying

material.

Exclusion of the student from University

examination for two additional examinations.

(b)

Smuggling in of written answer

book based on the question paper

set at the Examination

Exclusion of the student from University

Examination for three additional examinations.

(c)

Smuggling in of written answer

book and forging signature of the

Invigilator or Jr. Supervisor

thereon

Exclusion of the student from University

Examination for four additional examinations.

Attempt to forge the signature of

the Invigilator or Jr. Supervisor

on the answer book or

Supplement.

Exclusion of the student from the University

examination for four additional examinations

Interfering with or counterfeiting

of University seal or Answer

books, or office

Exclusion of the student from University

examination for four additional examinations.

Answer book main or

supplement written Outside the

examination hall or any other

insertion in answer book.

Exclusion of the student from University

examination for four additional, examinations.

10.

Insertion of currency notes to

bribe or attempting to bribe any

of the person/s connected with

the conduct of Examination

Exclusion of the student from University

Examination for four additional examinations.

(Note: This money shall be credited to the

Vice-Chancellor’s Fund.)

11.

Using obscene language or

violence or threat at the

examination centre by a student

at the University Examination to

Invigilator Jr. Supervisor or Sr.

Supervisor or Chief Conductor or

Examiners.

Exclusion of the student from University

examination for four additional Examinations.

12. (a)

Impersonation at the University

examination

Exclusion of the Student from University

examination for five additional examinations,

(Both the students if impersonator is University

student)

(b)

Impersonation by a University

student at S.S.C. or H.S.C. or

any other Examinations

Exclusion of the Student from University

Examination for five additional examinations.

13.

Revealing identity in any form in

the answer written or in any other

part of the Answer book by the

student at the University

Examination.

Annulment of the performance of the student at

the University Examination in full.

14.

Student 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 Examination in full.

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BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 10TH SEPTEMBER 2018

Sr. No.

Nature of Malpractices

Quantum of Punishment

15.

All other malpractices not

covered in the aforesaid