ARTS AND SCIENCE Weightage for Internal Assessment is 60% Tests – 40 Marks, MCQ – 15 Marks and Attendance – 5 Marks The progress report of each student will be sent to the parents by the Mentors. Parents may be required to meet the Mentor along with the student if the performance is poor. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: In general students must demonstrate academic integrity while doing their Course work. Failure to acknowledge another author for one or more phrases, sentences, thoughts, code, formulae or software is plagiarism. Presenting the whole/ substantial portions of another person‟s paper / report even if it is cited as a source in the accompanying bibliography or list of references, submitting essays found on the internet as an assignment for credit is plagiarism. Students are required to produce an original thesis and duly acknowledge references cited. Plagiarism is a punishable offence. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT: The following practices will be construed as cheating and should be avoided:
Unless explicitly authorized by the Course instructor, use of books, notes, diagrams, electronic devices or any other aids during class tests. Copying the work of other students. Consulting others for home-assignments / online tests. Commissioning or allowing another person to do / write a Course work on one‟s behalf. Altering answers/ modifying assignments after valuation. Falsifying lab results. Including references not used / read in the bibliography. Altering grades or other academic records. Issuing threats / bribing to secure marks / grades. Mutilation of books / journals in the library. Theft of another student‟s notes. Alteration or destruction of the work of other students. Submitting the same work for credit in more than one Course. 44
