Medical Faculty guilty of Plagiarism may lose Job: PGIMER finalises Academic Penalty and Conduct Rules
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Chandigarh: New guidelines regarding plagiarism have been approved by the governing body of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research (PGIMER) to guide faculty members as well as medical students in the institute in ensuring that they do not fall into controversy in relation to the matter.
The guidelines come in the wake of severe embarrassment that the premier medical college had to suffer in the past after repeated instances have taken place, where even senior faculty at the institute have found themselves caught up in cases of unethical research practices. In the month of May 2016, four doctors including two head of the departments at PGI Chandigarh were found guilty of "unethical practices" while conducting research work at the prestigious institute.
Read more: 4 Doctors at PGI Chandigarh found guilty of Plagiarism
After repeated instances, the PGI body decided to form a policy taking cue for similar documents at IIT and AIIMS
Read Also: Copying of 10 consecutive words will be considered plagiarism: PGI Plagiarism guidelines.
Now finally, the PGIMER governing body, in a recent meeting chaired by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda in New Delhi decided to give its final nod to the Academic Penalty and Conduct Rules for those involved in
The guidelines come in the wake of severe embarrassment that the premier medical college had to suffer in the past after repeated instances have taken place, where even senior faculty at the institute have found themselves caught up in cases of unethical research practices. In the month of May 2016, four doctors including two head of the departments at PGI Chandigarh were found guilty of "unethical practices" while conducting research work at the prestigious institute.
Read more: 4 Doctors at PGI Chandigarh found guilty of Plagiarism
After repeated instances, the PGI body decided to form a policy taking cue for similar documents at IIT and AIIMS
Read Also: Copying of 10 consecutive words will be considered plagiarism: PGI Plagiarism guidelines.
Now finally, the PGIMER governing body, in a recent meeting chaired by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda in New Delhi decided to give its final nod to the Academic Penalty and Conduct Rules for those involved in
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