GTU
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has announced penalties against 331 students found guilty of unfair practices during its summer examinations, with diploma engineering reporting the highest number of cases. Nineteen students received Level 1 punishment, involving cancellation of the result in the concerned subject. Fifty-four received Level 2 punishment, cancelling results for all subjects in the semester.
The university detected malpractice across diploma and degree engineering, pharmacy, MBA, MCA and other courses. After hearings, GTU examination committee finalised the punishments. Fifty-nine students were let off without penalty. The penalties were imposed in five levels.
As many as 196 students received Level 3 punishment, cancelling results for the academic year and barring them from the next semester’s examination. Two students received Level 4 punishment, including a two-semester ban, while one was given Level 5 punishment and barred from the next three examinations.