1. Unfairrneans committee will consider only those cases which are reported by the Centre Superintendent of Examination concerned, Magistrate on duty of the concerned examination and/or any competent Authority of the University.

2. The following rules for unfairmeans shall come into effect "from the Examinations held in the year 2012 and onwards.

3. Any other act/person who is helping/promoting/supporting or facilitating unfairmeans during examination will be punished by the Vice-Chancellor by taking suitable administrative and punitive action.

4. The Centre Superintendent on the report of InvigI1ator(s) or otherwise submit his own report to the University that the students in the enclosed list were detected using unfairmeans in the Paper (Name of Paper and date of examination)

5. The Centre Superintendent will also submit all the evidence which was found with student doing unfairmeans.

6. The report submitted by the Centre Superintendent will be placed in the Unfairmeans Committee constituted by the University for Consideration under the category mentioned under clause 11.

7. On receipt of complain of Unfairmeans from the Centre Superintendent the University Authorities shall obtain explanation by issuing a show-cause notice to the report candidate and shall produce the same to the Unfairmeans Committee.

8. If no explanation is received within the specific period it will be assumed that he/she/they do not have anything to say and action so taken by the University against him/her/them on the basis of the report of the Centre Superintendent will carry.

9. Unfairmeans cases reported by the Centre Superintendent or/and Magistrate on Duty or/and Observers deputed by the University/Authorised Representative of AKU will be considered by the Unfairrneans Committee under the following category and punishment will also be decided according to the nature of offence:

The provisions of punishment for various reported cases of Unfair-means Cases (UMC) in Examination during End Semester/Special Examination is as given below:-

Category	Nature of offence	Approved/revised punishment
1	Possession of piece of paper which is unconnected with the matter or making identifying marks on the answer book	Cancellation of the Examination in that paper.
2	Possession of piece of paper, which is connected with the subject matter but not utilized.	Cancellation of the Examination in that paper.
3	Utilization of piece of paper / notes / books/ chits etc. which is connected with the subject matter of the Examination.	Cancellation of the Current Examination.
4	Substituting replacing, changing or adding pages in the answer book supplied to the candidate, taking answer book outside the examination hall, tempering with material evidence, threatening the persons connected with the examination and Possession of Mobile or any other electronic gadget having capability of mass storage and programming during Mid or End Semester Examination.	Cancellation of current examination and debarred from any examination in the next one academic semester. After next academic semester the student has to get registration in the same semester and attend classes (i.e. re-admission)
5.1	Impersonation: (a) If the impersonator is identified to be a student of the University.	(a) His/Her admission be cancelled and He/She will be expelled from the University. He/She will be also handed over to police/ Magistrate for action under law
	(b) If the impersonator is identified to be other than a student of the University	(b) He/She will be also handed over to police/ Magistrate for action under law.
	(c) In case of both 50.1 (a) & (b) above: - In respect of the student for whom the impersonator was appearing.	(c) His/Her admission be cancelled and He/She will be expelled from the University. He/She will be also handed over to police/ Magistrate for action under law. However if the student has informed regarding absence from examination in advance with valid reasons and supporting documents to the Controller of Examination then his/her current examination shall be cancelled after enquiry and action as provision under the law shall be initiated after enquiry & confirmation.
5.1	Disruption of examination by slogans or Gherao, leading to cancellation of examination.	Cancellation of the Examination in that paper (As for UMC-2 above) and reduction of one grade whenever such students appear in the cancelled paper(s).
5.3	Snatching or tearing of answer book of other examinees.	Cancellation of current Examination (As for UMC-3 above)
5.4	Threats or assault or use of force against persons connected with examination.	Cancellation of current Examination and debar from any Examinaiton in the next one academic semester i.e. after one academic semester, the student(s) has/have to get registered in the same semester and attend classes (i.e. re-admission) (As for UMC-4 above)
5.5	Exhibition Gross indiscipline	Disciplinary action and legal action be initiated considering the seriousness of the offence.
5.6	Illegal activities by examinees.	Any or all of the aforesaid punishment, considering the seriousness of the offence.

1. A student having punished under UMC then shall not be eligible for award of any University medal or any kind of award or character certificate in future.

2. The provision of punishment for various reported cases of Unfair Means Case (UMC) in Examination during Mid Semester Examination is as given below:

Category	Nature of offence	Approved/revised punishment
1	Possession of piece of paper which is unconnected with the subject matter	Cancellation of the Examination in that paper.
2	Possession of piece of paper, which is connected with the subject matter but not utilized.	Cancellation of the Examination in that paper.
3	Utilization of piece of paper / notes / books/ chits etc. which is connected with the subject matter and any act of indiscipline.	Cancellation of all the papers of the current Examination and disciplinary action which may lead to debarment from the End Semester Examination and any other legal action may be initiated depending upon the nature of the offence.

These provisions shall come into force from Even Semester Examination of Session 2013-2014 and shall be incorporated in the respective curricula for UG/PG/Ph.D Programs.