Plagiarism row: Academics, MPs want DU to take action -

 Plagiarism row: Academics, MPs want DU to take action -

 The Times Of India

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi:

16.09.2020

Members of Parliament and academics on Tuesday sought action against principals of three Delhi University colleges who were accused of plagiarism.

“Plagiarism is unethical and unacademic and is a serious matter of academic dishonesty and intellectual fraud,” CPI member and Rajya Sabha MP D Raja said at a press conference.

He asked why action was not taken against the principal of a college against whom charges have been proved. “This raises several questions,” he added.

Former DU professor and RJD MP Manoj Jha said that “the incident of plagiarism brings bad name to the university. I question why the university administration has not acted on the allegations yet.” He added that he would bring the matter to the notice of the Vice-President who is also the chancellor of Delhi University.

Nilotpal Basu, former MP, said that plagiarism is a blot on the academic community. “Cannot imagine how a principal of a college can be so brazen in doing this. Some corrective measures are needed.”

Former DUTA president Nandita Narain said “what example such a teacher will set for students. DU has taken these issues seriously and even suspended one teacher on this ground before.”

At the press conference organised by Samajwadi Shikshak Manch, former JNU professor Anand Kumar highlighted the issue of plagiarism and connected it with corruption in the academic world.

Speaking to TOI, a senior DU official said that “we are yet to take action on the principals as we are looking at the issue closely, including the legal aspects of these cases.”