IIT Bombay Senate restores 2015 exam rules, gives students a chance to explain in malpractice cases
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The 2015 rules dealing with unfair means during examinations, allow students an opportunity to explain their actions before disciplinary action is initiated
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The 2015 rules dealing with unfair means during examinations, allow students an opportunity to explain their actions before disciplinary action is initiated
IIT Bombay may put on hold its 2026 rule of 1-semester suspension for unfair means after Sept 18 student death. Emergency Senate meet on Wednesday to review punishment.
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- IIT Bombay to put 1-semester suspension on hold after student death? Emergency Senate meeting on Wednesday (opens DNA India in a new tab)
IIT Bombay may put on hold its 2026 rule of 1-semester suspension for unfair means after Sept 18 student death. Emergency Senate meet on Wednesday to review punishment.
- IIT Bombay Senate restores 2015 exam rules, gives students a chance to explain in malpractice cases (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
The 2015 rules dealing with unfair means during examinations, allow students an opportunity to explain their actions before disciplinary action is initiated
- IIT-B puts on hold 2026 rules on tough penalties for cheating (opens The Times of India in a new tab)
IIT-Bombay’s senate has halted new penalties for academic misconduct, reverting to the 2015 policy for upcoming examinations. This decision follows the recent death of a student suspected of cheating during an exam. An interim procedure allows faculty to document suspected dishonesty while encouraging student accounts…
- IIT-B's new exam protocol: Let students finish paper even if caught cheating (opens India Today in a new tab)
IITBs new exam protocol Let students finish paper even if caught cheating



