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    Turnitin User Guide For Students

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    This document provides instructions for students and research scholars at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on setting up an account and submitting papers to Turnitin to check for plagiarism. It outlines getting a Class ID and enrollment key from an instructor, creating an account on Turnitin, selecting the appropriate class and assignment, uploading files to check for similarity, and downloading the similarity report. Students are advised to contact the Periodical Section of the Mahatma Gandhi Central Library if they have any issues.

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    This document provides instructions for students and research scholars at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on setting up an account and submitting papers to Turnitin to check for plagiarism. It outlines getting a Class ID and enrollment key from an instructor, creating an account on Turnitin, selecting the appropriate class and assignment, uploading files to check for similarity, and downloading the similarity report. Students are advised to contact the Periodical Section of the Mahatma Gandhi Central Library if they have any issues.

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    This document provides instructions for students and research scholars at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on setting up an account and submitting papers to Turnitin to check for plagiarism. It outlines getting a Class ID and enrollment key from an instructor, creating an account on Turnitin, selecting the appropriate class and assignment, uploading files to check for similarity, and downloading the similarity report. Students are advised to contact the Periodical Section of the Mahatma Gandhi Central Library if they have any issues.

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    Turnitin User Guide For Students

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    This document provides instructions for students and research scholars at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on setting up an account and submitting papers to Turnitin to check for plagiarism. It outlines getting a Class ID and enrollment key from an instructor, creating an account on Turnitin, selecting the appropriate class and assignment, uploading files to check for similarity, and downloading the similarity report. Students are advised to contact the Periodical Section of the Mahatma Gandhi Central Library if they have any issues.

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    Mahatma Gandhi Central Library

    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

    USER GUIDE

    Getting Started with Turnitin


    (For Students/Research Scholars)

    To create a Turnitin account, a student/ research scholar will need a Class ID and
    Enrollment Key from an Instructor.

    After getting the Class ID and Enrollment Key from the instructor, Student/Research
    Scholar will have to follow the below-mentioned steps to register for a Turnitin account.

    1. Visit https://www.turnitin.com
    2. Click on Create Account at the top-right corner of the page.
    3. On the next screen, select how you will be using Turnitin by clicking on ‘student’.
    4. In the ‘Create a Student Profile’ form, fill the following details:
    a. Class Id (received from the instructor)
    b. Class Enrollment Key (received from the instructor)
    c. First Name
    d. Last Name
    e. Email address: Enter your institution email id
    f. Confirm email address
    g. Enter your password (longer than 7 characters; for Turnitin account)
    h. Confirm password
    i. Select a secret question
    j. Enter the answer to your selected question
    k. Browse through the ‘User Agreement’
    l. Check the box ‘I’m not a robot.
    5. Click on I Agree—Create Profile to complete the account creation.
    6. Congratulations! Here is your Turnitin Account with the class you have enrolled.

    Checking your Documents in Turnitin for Similarity

    To check your documents for similarity, follow the steps shown below.

    1. Visit https://www.turnitin.com
    2. Login to your Turnitin user account using your credentials.
    3. Select the class you want to use [listed below ‘Class Name’ as shown in the image].

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    4. Select the Assignment you want to use by clicking on ‘View’. For example, ‘PAPER’
    as shown in the image for class 2019.

    5. Click on ‘Submit File’.

    6. In the File upload form, fill the following details:


    a. Author [Non-enrolled student]
    b. First Name
    c. Last Name
    d. Submission Title

    7. Click on ‘Choose from this computer’ as shown in the image.

    8. Browse and select the desired file you want to submit into Turnitin for checking.
    9. Click on ‘Upload’. You will be prompted to confirm the submission.

    10. Click on ‘Confirm’. The file will be uploaded on the Turnitin server, and the report
    will be generated in due course.

    The time taken in generating the report depends on many factors like file size, server
    load etc. Normally it takes 5-10 minutes for papers and 20-30 minutes for thesis.

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    11. You can see the report by visiting the assignment page by clicking on ‘Go to
    assignment page’ or by following Step 3 & 4 as explained above.

    12. Assignment page will look like the below image. The report can be seen by clicking
    on the TITLE of the submission or the SIMILARITY index [--%].

    Please note clicking on SIMILARITY index will show text-only report and clicking
    on the TITLE will give the report in PDF format.

    13. Downloading the Similarity Report.


    a. Text-only report: Click on the download icon shown on the right-upper corner
    of the page.

    b. PDF report: Click on the download icon shown on the right side of the page
    and select Current view in the pop-up window.

    IF FACED WITH ANY DIFFICULTY PLEASE CONTACT:


    Periodical Section, MGCL, remind.mgcl@iitr.ac.in Extn. 4572

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