All the Tribhuvan University Institute of Science and Technology Studies affiliated central departments/schools/campuses/colleges are hereby notified to make arrangements for compliance with Section 4 of 10 (2) of the Anti-Plagiarism Software Management and Operation Regulations 2080. Undergraduate (B.Sc, B.Sc. CSIT, BIT, B.Tech. Food Technology, B.Math. Actuarial Science, Bachelor in Data Science), Post Graduate (M.Sc., MIT, MDS) conducted under this institute, And it has been decided to make it mandatory to do plagiarism checking for Project Work/Field Report/Term Paper/Dissertation/Internship Report, etc. of academic levels.
The plagiarism checking software should be used in this way.
| Setting | Bachelor Level | Masters' Level | PhD |
| Similarity Intex | <20% | <20% | <10% |
| Small Matches: Threshold | 10 words | 9 words | 8 words |
| Exclude Quotes/Reference | YES | YES | YES |
| Exclude Small Sources | <1% | NO | NO |
| Exclude Abstract | NO | NO | NO |
| Exclude Methods and Materials | NO | NO | NO |
| Limit Searches to | |||
| Crossref | YES | YES | YES |
| Crossref Posted Content | YES | YES | YES |
| Internet | YES | YES | YES |
| ProQuest/Publication | YES | YES | YES |
| Filter (self-plagiarism) | Not Allowed | Not Allowed | Allowed for own/first-author articles |
| Where Applicable? | |||
| Level(s) | B.Sc., B.Sc. CSIT, BIT, B.Tech. Food, B.Math., BDS | M.Sc., MDS, MIT | M.Phil/Ph.D., Post Doctorate IoST Publications |
| Document(s) | Project Work, Field Report, Term Paper, Internship, etc | Dissertation, Project Work, Term Paper, Field Report, Internship report, etc | Thesis, Report, Manuscript of Articles (For Journals) |
According to paragraph 3 of 7 of TU anti-plagiarism software management and operation regulation 2080, affiliated colleges shall use the iThenticate software provided by the Central Library for Plagiarism Checking.
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