Pathways School Noida - Academic Integrity Policy

IB Mission
The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring
young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural
understanding and respect.

To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international
organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous
assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate
and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be
right.

Pathways School Mission

It is our mission to ensure that in a safe, tranquil, stimulating and intellectually challenging
environment, all students shall have ample opportunity to;

● Imbibe universal human values of oneness.

● Identify and fulfil academic, cultural, entrepreneurial, sporting and social potential through
multiple paths to learning;
● Acquire habits of curiosity, reflection, mental flexibility, independence, resilience,
self-discipline, ownership and responsibility;
● Attain skills and attitudes for life in a rapidly changing world;
● Commit to promoting and safeguarding a healthy, sustainable and aesthetic environment
● Maintain openness and respect in the face of racial, cultural, religious, gender and linguistic
diversity.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The Academic Integrity Policy at Pathways School Noida lays out transparently the definition
of this category to ensure that its implementation is fair and consistent. The work of IB
Learners must be produced with integrity and responsibility and this policy is directly drawn
from the school vision and the IB Mission statement. Our policy encourages our learners to
be principled and reflective along with being creative. Our learners are taught to
acknowledge external sources, take ownership of any work produced by them and
recognize that intellectual materials are owned by their creators as much as physical items
are. We recognize the special importance of this policy in a technological age of easy access
to materials in an online environment. The Academic Integrity policy is communicated to
parents and guardians and is familiar to all faculty including new teachers.

The Pathways School Noida Academic Integrity policy is graded through the four
programmes. In the PYP it is introduced at an early age and there is a focus on incorporating
parents who are explained the importance of the policy and what constitutes academic
dishonesty. In the MYP in addition to the PYP approach, there is a strong focus on self
management, personal responsibility for ethical action and formal methods of academic
citation. In the DP and CP programme the policy is strongly codified and there are clear
sanctions for breach of the policy.

Academic Integrity Policy of the IB Primary Years Programme

What is Academic Integrity?

IB programme encourage students to inquire, act and critically reflect on what they learn
and how it affects their attitudes and behaviour. They should be able to:

• make their thoughts and their learning explicit

• show how they have developed their ideas
• demonstrate the views they have followed or rejected

This is essentially what Academic Integrity is about— making knowledge, understanding

and thinking transparent. Students need to understand that people construct knowledge
together. We all must reflect on our roles in furthering knowledge and building
understanding. An essential aspect of this is an understanding of Academic Integrity.
Academic Integrity must be a set of values and skills that promote personal integrity and
good practice in teaching, learning and assessment. It is influenced and shaped by a variety
of factors including peer pressure, culture, parental expectations, role modelling and taught
skills. *1

Pathways School Noida believes in supporting practices related to Academic Integrity and
places a high value on integrity that extends to ownership of ideas and of work submitted
for assessment. This policy is guided by the IB publication Academic Integrity in the IB
Educational Context”, published in 2014 and is supported by the school’s Vision and
Mission. The main objective of the implementation of the policy on Academic Integrity is to

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*Middle Years Programme. MYP: From principles into practice. May 2014. P. 76
create an intellectual climate in which sanctions and procedures which accompany
academic dishonesty become superfluous.

School’s Expectation of Academic honesty & Integrity in students

School expects students to be, in all aspects of school, work and play:
• inquirers
• principled
• thinkers.
Academic Integrity connects with the IB learner profile. It is common practice in all aspects
of life to be inspired by, or to adapt, ideas or work of others. It is acceptable to build on the
work of others and still produce authentic work. However, in an age flooded with shared
information and shared opinions, younger learners can find the concept of intellectual
property difficult to understand. The key is to guide them in building an understanding that
using other people’s work is acceptable, but honesty & integrity requires them to explicitly
give credit to the original author.

Developing Academic Integrity

When is it taught?
In PYP, we highlight the importance of referring to the source from the early years (Nur to
Gr 1), even if it means naming the book or crediting the person from where they got the
information. From Grade 2 onwards, there is an increased emphasis on adding citations and
acknowledging the source, as well as guided and independent research (people, books, and
the internet). The importance and value of Academic Integrity is not just highlighted to the
students, but teachers as well as parents at the orientation when they become a part of the
Pathways family. It is our endeavor to make everyone aware of the practices and the
essence of Academic Integrity.

How is it taught and reinforced?

Teachers articulate and model how to give credit or acknowledge the source. Students are
made aware of the use of Academic Integrity while researching through books in the library
and/or conducting internet research using ICT.
● Students are encouraged to rephrase information in their own words and not copy/paste
from the website or book. Essential agreements are also formulated in Grade 4 and 5
around being academically honest.
● At the onset of the PYP Exhibition, the librarian and the ICT teachers conduct a session on
Academic Integrity, which results in developing an Academic Integrity contract. This
 contract is signed and referred to by Grade 5 students during their journey of the PYP
Exhibition.
● In Visual Arts and Performing Arts, the teachers highlight the concept of plagiarism and
how one should remain academically honest while creating art pieces.
● Students should be able to differentiate between Academic Integrity, intellectual
property, plagiarism, and authentic authorship. This can be achieved through engaging
with these terminologies during the PYP Exhibition.
● Parents are engaged in the process during the orientation and mentorship of the PYP
Exhibition.

Opportunities to practice Academic Integrity

● While conducting independent research, students must add the citations in their plans.
● Students must share the source when they bring some information on a specific
topic/concept.
● In the Arts, students are encouraged to articulate and credit the author/artist while
presenting their artwork.

Academic Integrity Policy of the IB Middle Years Programme

Academy integrity would be visible if the attributes of the IB learner profile are practiced.
We encourage learners to be: inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators,
principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective. Principled learning
needs learners to be honest and ethical in referencing sources of information and ideas in
their work. Academic misconduct is defined as behavior that results in, or may result in, the
student or another student gaining an unfair advantage in one or more assessment
components (MYP: From Principles into Practice 95). Malpractice includes plagiarism,
collusion and duplication of work (as defined below)

Key terms to help understand Academic Integrity for secondary students

Terms What does it mean? Examples ( What does it How to avoid

look like?)

Plagiarism • It is defined as the Copying an article from Giving credit If

representation of ideas a website without you use
 or work of another giving credit. someone else’s
person as a student's words or ideas. It
own work. It can be Reading an article from could be done In
a text, website and the same
intentional or
taking ideas but not sentence where
unintentional but it giving credit. ideas or words
would have are taken
consequences in both (author and
situations location)

Collusion • This is defined as You allow other Follow the

supporting malpractice students to copy your teacher's
by another candidate, as work. During an exam, instructions. Ask
you show your answers teacher for
in allowing one’s work
to other students. clarification in
to be copied or When teacher gives you case you have
submitted for research project in I & S not understood
assessment by another. or lab work in Science if its an
Collusion also occurs to complete individually individual or
where there is but you take help from collaborative
unauthorized your friend and submit task.
this by your name During an exam,
co-operation between a
do not talk to
student and another any classmate
person in the and raise your
preparation and hand to call for
production of work the teacher on
which is presented as duty.
the student’s own.

Duplication ● Same work is A completed survey in Ask your teacher

submitted for Design for testing if you can
another assessment method is copied for borrow an idea
taken in the same Personal project criteria from a previous
subject or other C piece of work.
subject.

Cheating ● Gaining unfair Manipulating the looking at the

advantage information, submitting long-term
a blank assignment or impact of
 corrupted file to buy cheating
more time or using a Follow deadlines
cheat sheet of work
submission
Follow teachers’
instructions
during exams.

● What is the difference between Collusion and Collaboration- Collaboration is often

actively encouraged and as long as the work is stated as being by a group, then this is
permitted?
However, if collaboration involves a final piece of work to be completed independently,
in that case, students can share ideas but cannot have the same texts in their submitted
work. For example, if two or more students have the same introduction to an
assignment, this is collusion (or plagiarism), and not collaboration.

Behaviors indicators of Academic dishonesty

Academic dishonesty are acts which result or may result in an individual gaining unfair
advantage.

The following is a list of such behaviour, but it is by no means exhaustive.

• Copying from another student or making information available to another student

during a test or examination or an internal submission assignment.
• Fabrication of or falsifying research data.
• Submitting the same piece of work for more than one course (this is strictly forbidden
by IB).
• Communication with another student during examination.
• Bringing into the examination room materials which are not permitted.
• Interfering in the scholastic work of another student for example by stealing laboratory
reports, computer files and library materials.
• Altering grades awarded by a teacher including on Toddle, Veracross, answer script,
school report (grade) card or any other media. Submitting doctored report cards to
colleges for admission.
• Stealing examination papers or stationery
• Using an unauthorized calculator during a test or an examination.
• Impersonating another student.
• Hacking passwords of teacher/s to gain access to examination papers.
• Gaining unauthorized access (hacking) to laptops of fellow students with an intention of
accessing their original work/s including personal project & summative assessment etc.

Leadership Responsibility

● Creating the policy with the help of stakeholders and ensuring the implementation
and timely review.
● Educating teachers through orientations and workshops
● Supporting students, teachers, and parents to understand what good research looks
like at various levels of the middle school
● Ensuring consequences if there is a violation of the policy.

Teacher's Responsibility

• Communicate expectations you have for students by clearly referring to the Academic
Integrity guidelines
• Encourage honesty and communicate the consequences of breaching IB regulations.
• Detecting and reporting -Upon evaluating each student’s assessment, teachers need to
pay close attention to any work that seems misaligned with the level of that student.
When academic dishonesty is detected by a teacher, he/she should report the issue to
the principal and coordinator to provide adequate evidence of the malpractice.
• Make the Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills an explicit focus for teaching and learning,
particularly information literacy skills such as conducting research.
• writing academically to fulfill the expectation of authentic authorship.
• acknowledging sources using citations (MLA format)
• working collaboratively
• establishing timelines, so work can be proof-read and edited by knowledgeable sources
prior to the assessment submission deadline.

Parent’s Responsibility

• Encourage them to ask their teachers for advice if they are having difficulties with their
work.
• Establish a good level of communication with the school so that you understand the
requirements of the MYP and what is expected of students.
• Support your child but be sure he or she is the one responsible for the work done.

Student Responsibility

• Make your work personal and write using your own “voice”.
• Acknowledge help and resources used.
• Allow yourself time to do the work properly.
• Submit work that is authentic as part of the e-Portfolios and personal/community
projects.
• Familiarize yourself with what constitutes academic misconduct in the on-screen
examination.

Role of Librarian

● support teachers and students in understanding Academic integrity by sharing good

practices.
● Support students in finding good resources.
● Conducting various sessions with students, teachers, and parents

Steps to help students achieve this

GIVING CREDIT
Each student is responsible for ensuring that all work submitted for assessment represents
authentic authorship, with the work or ideas of others fully and correctly acknowledged.
Even if the intellectual property is summarized or paraphrased, it requires proper MLA
citations. Parenthetical citations should be used in all essays, and a works cited page is
required for multi-source research and/or analytical writing.

CLARIFICATION
If, at any point, a student is concerned that his/her behavior may be interpreted as
malpractice, he/she needs to seek clarification regarding Academic Integrity expectations.
Attempts to gain clarification prior to submission of work will never be penalized, as this
demonstrates the student’s desire to act in a principled manner and serves as a learning
opportunity. Therefore, students should feel comfortable asking for clarification and
remember that all questions concerning Academic Integrity are welcomed.
PRINCIPLED ACTION

a. REPORTING

Students who may know of a potential act of academic dishonesty or of an act that has
already occurred, are required to report it to a teacher immediately. Students who report
these incidents act with integrity and help their peers see the importance of academic
integrity.

b. ACCEPTING CONSEQUENCES

Students “must bear the consequences if they submit work for assessment that is not their
own, regardless of whether the plagiarism was deliberate or the result of poor research
skills” It is our hope to avoid situations of malpractice, but should a situation arise, we
expect students to cooperate with staff, take responsibility for their actions, and use the
experience as a learning opportunity for the future.

Prevention:

● Education on Information Literacy will be introduced appropriately starting with Primary

school. The Librarian makes the most of the initiatives with the team of teachers.
Students in Primary school learn proper search skills and learn to record sources.
● Run workshops for students on Research and reference skills leading to 'Learning how to
learn' (or Approaches to Learning). Each teacher is responsible for developing
information literacy skill (approaches to learning) through respective subject groups.
● Teachers maintain a meeting log to show the development of the work
● Share the Academic Integrity Policy with students, and Parents.
● Structured Induction program on 'Academic Integrity' to new candidates during
orientation

SANCTIONS FOR ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Sanctions against academic dishonesty may range from warning to dismissal depending on
the seriousness of the offence. If any case of academic dishonesty is found the teacher will
inform the Coordinator and the Principal. The Principal will notify the parents in writing of
the incident. School will also inform the organization (IB) and will support any
consequences. The penalties may include one or more of the following:
The offence may be recorded on the infraction record form, a copy of which is placed in the
student's file. The candidate may be allowed to resubmit the work.

● A warning letter may be issued, a copy of which is placed in the student's file.
● Receiving no grade in the piece of work or examination.
● Suspension from regular lessons.
● Dismissal from the school.
● If a teacher or the IB coordinator has reason to believe that a piece of work to be
submitted to the IB is not authentic, that work will not be accepted. This will result in no
grade being awarded for the subject.
● Action that the IB may take in cases of alleged academic misconduct
● If the IB starts an investigation into academic misconduct, the coordinator is informed
by email. The IB requires the coordinator immediately to inform the head of school of
the investigation.
● The IB will include full instructions for the investigation, including the steps to be taken
by the coordinator, statement templates, and so on, with the email.
● The evidence is then considered by the Academic Integrity sub-committee of the final
award committee and the outcome is decided.
● If the allegation is established, the student's result will not be released for that
particular subject, and he/she will not be given his/her final passing MYP certificate. If it
is decided that no breach has occurred, the subject result will be released in the normal
way.

Academic Integrity Policy for the IB Diploma Programme and Career-related Programme

Offences against Academic Integrity– Academic dishonesty are acts which result or may
result in an individual gaining unfair advantage. The following is a list of such behavior but it
is by no means exhaustive.

● Plagiarism: offering the words, ideas, works or arguments of another person (in whole
or part) as one’s own. This includes works of art whether music, film, dance, theatre arts
or visual arts.
● Copying from another student or making information available to another student
during a test or examination.
● Fabrication or falsifying research data.
● Submitting the same piece of work for more than one course (this is strictly forbidden
by IB).
● Communication with another student during examination.
● Bringing into the examination room materials which are not permitted.
● Interfering in the scholastic work of another student for example by stealing laboratory
reports, computer files and library materials.
● Altering grades awarded by a teacher.
● Stealing examination papers.
● Using an unauthorized calculator during a test or an examination.
● Impersonating another student.

Teacher‘s Responsibility-

Teachers at Pathways are expected to encourage good practice among students. The
following are some of the measures that should be adopted to avoid malpractice.
● Provide advice to students , so that they have a clear idea of what constitutes plagiarism
in the various subjects.
● Ensure that the words, ideas, works from sources are acknowledged appropriately
(Pathways has adopted the MLA system of referencing).
● Be vigilant enough to spot inexplicable changes in the style and quality of student work.
● Question students on written work, especially in the extended essay, to determine
whether it really is that of the student.
● Use a search engine whenever possible to detect plagiarized work. At Pathways we use
Turnitin.
● Authenticate student work whenever required. The IB expects "each teacher to confirm
that, to the best of his or her knowledge, all candidates’ work accepted or submitted for
assessment is the authentic work of each candidate”
● Distinguish between collaboration and collusion to prevent allegations of collusion
against students.
● Be familiar with the IB publication “Academic Integrity: guide for schools”
● Cooperate in the investigation of suspended cases of malpractice.
● Write a statement on any report of malpractice to be submitted to the IB. The IB
provides guidelines on what should be included in this statement.
● Not leave candidates unsupervised during examinations.
● Not disclose the contents of an examination paper within 24 hours after the
examination has been conducted.
● Not start an examination before the scheduled time.
● Not provide undue assistance to a candidate in components that contribute to the
assessment requirement of the IB Programme. Guidelines on this are often provided in
the various subject guides and teacher support material published by the IB.

Student’s Responsibility

Ultimately it is the student’s responsibility to ensure the integrity of all work and to
understand what constitutes an offence against Academic Integrity. Students are strongly
required to abide by the following guidelines:
● Acknowledge all sources (e.g., books, journals, internet, CD ROM, magazines,
photographs etc.)
● Use footnotes and endnotes to acknowledge the source of an idea that emerged from a
discussion with another person.
● Paraphrased ideas of another person should also be acknowledged.
● When recording references ensure you do it precisely so that you are not required
additional work before submission.
● As far as possible work independently with the support of the subject teacher.
● When collaboration with other students is required or encouraged by the teachers
ensure that the final work is produced independently.
● Do not attempt a similar piece of work for different assessment components of your IB
Programme (e.g. your internal assessment and extended essay).
● Listen and follow all instructions given before an examination.

Prevention:

● Education on Information Literacy will be introduced appropriately starting with Primary

school. The Librarian makes the most of the initiatives with the team of teachers.
Students in Primary school learn proper search skills and learn to record sources.
● Run workshops for students on Research and reference skills leading to ‘Learning how
to learn’ (or Approaches to Learning).
● Teachers maintain a meeting log to show the development of the work, especially in
Extended Essays, Theory of Knowledge Essays, Reflective projects, and other Internal
Assessments assignments.
● Get an agreement signed by the candidates on Extended Essays, TOK Essays and
Reflective projects explaining the consequences of Plagiarism.
● Share the Academic Integrity Policy with students and Parents.
● Structured Induction program on ‘Academic Integrity’ to new candidates by senior
students.

Detection:

● The language used may not match with the student’s ability.
● Typically, these candidates turn in their assignments at the eleventh hour without prior
discussion with teachers.
● Generate originality report from turnitin.com.
● Teacher, the HoD and DP Coordinator to conduct a viva with the candidate in question.

Sanctions for Academic Dishonesty:

Sanctions against academic dishonesty may range from warning to dismissal depending on
the seriousness of the offence. The penalties may include one or more of the following:
● The offence may be recorded on the infraction record form, a copy of which is placed in
the student’s file. The candidate may be allowed to resubmit the work.
● A warning letter may be issued, a copy of which is placed in the student’s file. Parents
are brought in for a conference.
● Receiving a zero in the piece of work or examination.
● Suspension from regular lessons.
● Being placed on probation for one or more semesters.
● If a teacher or the IB coordinator has reason to believe that a piece of work to be
submitted to the IB is not authentic, that work will not be accepted. This will result in no
grade being awarded for the subject.

Consequences for academic dishonesty and suspected academic dishonesty

(a) Consequences for academic dishonesty in school exams or classroom assessment

Individual violations of academic honesty are significant. It is the school’s intent, through
the use of consequences, that the student will learn from his/her mistakes and not exhibit
dishonest behaviour in the future. Violations of academic honesty are cumulative during
the student’s entire attendance at the school. All teachers will adhere to the following
procedure:
1) The teacher must make an immediate referral to the Principal/DP Coordinator
2) The teacher will present evidence to support the allegations to the Principal
3) After discussions with the teacher, the principal will inform the teacher about the
sanctions to be imposed
4) The principal may impose one or many of the sanctions as mentioned below:
(This will be commensurate with the degree of malpractice committed, the final judgment
of which will lie solely with the principal.)
● He/she will inform the teacher that the student’s name, date, time and details of the
offence will be kept on the student’s file.
● The Principal (with the teacher, if deemed necessary) will meet the student to explain
the nature of malpractice committed and the consequences.
e. The Principal will notify the parents by phone and/or send out a letter to the parents
informing them about the incident.
f. If deemed necessary, a meeting will be held with the parents/guardian and student to
explain the sanctions.
g. All the documents involved in the process will be placed on the student’s file.

(b) Consequences for academic dishonesty in an IB exam:

Consequences that can be imposed on candidates for malpractice are outlined as follows in
the
IB manual, Academic Integrity: Guideline for Schools.

Penalties are imposed on a candidate found guilty of malpractice in order to:

• ensure that the candidate does not gain an unfair advantage.
• maintain the integrity of the examination session by excluding those candidates who have
abused the system.
• deter other candidates from taking the same action.

If the IB final awards committee decides that a case of malpractice has been established, no
grade will be awarded in the subject concerned. No diploma will be awarded to the
candidate, but a certificate will be awarded for other subjects in which no malpractice has
occurred. The candidate will be permitted to register for future examinations at least one
year after the session in which malpractice was established.
If a case of malpractice is very serious, either because of its nature or because the
candidate has already been found guilty of malpractice in a previous session, the final
awards committee is entitled to decide that the candidate will not be permitted to register
for examinations in any future session.

AI and Academic Integrity

Pathways School Noida is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of academic

integrity and ethical conduct among its students, faculty, and staff. As part of our
commitment to promoting academic honesty and fairness, the institution recognizes the
potential for misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) technology by students to engage in
academic misconduct. In response to this evolving challenge, we have developed
comprehensive measures within our Academic Integrity Policy to address instances of
academic misconduct facilitated by AI tools.

Definition of Academic Misconduct Involving AI:

Academic misconduct involving AI encompasses any actions by students that violate

principles of academic integrity through the improper use of AI tools or technologies.

This may include, but is not limited to:

● Plagiarism facilitated by AI-powered writing assistants, content generators, or

paraphrasing tools.
● Cheating on assessments through the unauthorized use of AI-based tools for exam
preparation, content retrieval, or real-time assistance.
● Fabrication or falsification of academic work using AI algorithms to manipulate data,
generate false results, or create fictitious sources.
● Collusion or unauthorized collaboration among students utilizing AI-enabled
communication platforms or collaborative tools to share answers, solutions, or
completed assignments.

Detection and Prevention Measures:

Pathways School Noida employs a multi-faceted approach to detect and prevent instances
of academic misconduct involving AI. These measures include:
Utilization of advanced plagiarism detection software(Turnitin and AI report similarity)
capable of identifying similarities between student submissions and AI-generated content
from online sources, databases, or proprietary repositories.

Incorporation of AI algorithms into academic integrity monitoring platforms that analyze

patterns and anomalies in student work submissions, identifying potential instances of
misconduct for further investigation.
Librarians and teachers collaborate to provide real-time guidance and support to students
on ethical writing practices, citation methods, and academic integrity policies.

Consequences for Academic Misconduct:

Students found to have engaged in academic misconduct involving AI tools are subject to
disciplinary action in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Academic Integrity
Policy.

Depending on the severity of the infraction, consequences may include, but are not limited
to:

● Not accepting the submission until the whole detected plagiarism is rectified
● Failing grades for the in school assignments.
● Notation of academic misconduct on the student's academic record.
● Appeals Process:
Students have the right to appeal decisions related to academic misconduct through
established procedures outlined in the Academic Integrity Policy. The appeals process
ensures that students have the opportunity to present their case and seek redress if
they believe they have been unfairly accused or penalized.

Responsibility of teachers to uphold the academic Integrity:

● Teachers are responsible for educating students about the ethical use of AI tools and
the consequences of academic misconduct.
● Teachers should vigilantly monitor student assignments, exams, and other academic
activities to detect signs of potential misconduct facilitated by AI.
● Teachers should promptly report any suspicions or evidence of academic misconduct
to relevant authorities, such as academic integrity coordinators or principals.
● Teachers may be required to provide evidence or documentation to support
allegations of academic misconduct, including instances where AI tools were misused.
● Coordinators are responsible for overseeing the institution's academic integrity
policies and procedures, including those related to AI-enabled misconduct.
● Coordinators may facilitate investigations into allegations of academic misconduct
involving AI by coordinating with relevant stakeholders, collecting evidence, and
ensuring due process is followed.
● Coordinators should provide guidance and support to teachers and students on issues
related to academic integrity, including the responsible use of AI tools.
● Coordinators may work to implement preventive measures, such as educational
programs or technology solutions, to deter and detect academic misconduct involving
AI.

● Principals provide leadership and oversight in addressing academic integrity issues

within the institution, including those related to AI-enabled misconduct.

● Principals are responsible for enforcing the institution's academic integrity policies
and ensuring that appropriate disciplinary actions are taken when violations occur.

● Principals are responsible for reviewing cases of academic misconduct involving AI to

ensure that investigations were conducted fairly and in accordance with established
procedures.

● Principals should communicate with teachers, coordinators, students, and

parents/guardians as needed to address concerns related to academic misconduct
and uphold the integrity of Pathways School Noida.
 Academic Integrity Policy

Undertaking from Student

I, …………………………………, student of the International Baccalaureate Programme

at Pathways School Noida, batch of …………………………. .

a) have read the Academic Integrity Policy published by the IB and Pathways and
understood the clauses listed, very carefully
b) will always abide by the rules of the Academic Integrity policy.
c) am completely aware of the serious repercussions that would follow the slightest
breach of the rules and guidelines mentioned in the policy
d) will be solely responsible for any infringement in following the Policy and accept the
decision of the school and the IB in case an offence against Academic Integrity is
found against me.

Student’s Name: ___________________________

Student’s signature: _________________________

Parent’s Name: _________________________

Parent’s signature: ______________________

Dated:
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Policy last Reviewed on : May’ 2024

Policy reviewed by:

Aaron Jacob - School Director

Meenakshi SIngal- Primary School Principal
Sunanda Sandhir- Middle School Principal
Samuel Osmond- Senior School Principal
Indira Srikanth - IB Continuum Coordinator
Suprio Bhowmick - Sr. DP Coordinator
Vandana Parasher - PYP Coordinator
Chinki Chapia - MYP Coordinator
Soma Guha - Asst. MYP Coordinator
Smita Bhattacharya - DP Coordinator
Nayna Dhawan - IBCP Coordinator
V Nagarjuna - HOD Maths , EE coordinator and NEASC Chair
Arpana Malhotra - Maths faculty and PP Coordinator
Anshu Awasthi - PYP faculty
Seema Goyal - PYP Librarian