Cheat in VTU exam, miss out on next 3 attempts

Visvesvaraya Technological University students beware: if you are caught cheating in an exam, you will be barred from appearing in the subsequent three examinations. Not only that, scores in other subjects will also be annulled.

The harsh deterrent is just one of the many measures that have been approved by the university’s Executive Council at a meeting held on Saturday. The new rules are the result of the recommendations made a committee headed by former vice chancellor of Goa University Prof B S Sonde who was asked to amend the procedures concerning examination malpractice.

VTU Registrar Dr K V A Balaji told Express that earlier regulations, which were prepared in 2000, had to be amended to keep up with the changing technology.

Examination malpractices will now be categorised into four types: I, II, III and IV. Transgressions under Type I will be punished with a minimum fine of Rs 2000, annulment of performance in all subjects in current examination and debarment from upto 3 subsequent exams. Type II and Type III transgressions will be punished by annulment of performance in all subjects and debarment from upto 3 subsequent exams.

IMPERSONATION

If you are caught impersonating, or threatening the invigilators with a weapon, both of which constitute a Type IV offence, the student will be debarred from appearing in the subsequent five examinations. In case of impersonation, the students will be handed over to the police.

Balaji said the new regulations were extremely potent. “Being out for five semesters is as good as leaving the university. By the time he is eligible to get back into the system, the syllabus would have transformed completely.”