Plagiarism in academics has become a pressing problem in many countries today. What are the causes of this problem? What are some possible solutions?

Value-based education is the backbone for any nations economical and cultural development. Copying others ideas and knowledge in tests has seen a spike in recent times in many countries across the globe. In

this

essay, I will elucidate the two important reasons behind

such

a trend and suggest possible solutions to address the same. There are two critical reasons for

this

behaviour. Cut-throat competition among the graduates to meet market needs is probing them to attempt copying in exams. Many jobs in the world are considering academic marks as primary criteria,

for example

, the Microsoft campus recruitment drive has a cut-off at 70% in academic results, which filters many students to get qualified for the entrance test itself. Adding to the above, the online test conducting mechanism without proper surveillance is another reason for

such

a trend. To cite an example, the recent scam busted by CNBC during the Covid pandemic the GRE exam in India is being written by the

third

party agents on behalf of students to acquire high scores as it was conducted online without proper monitoring. Having said that, solutions for these issues are thought through and to be implemented without fail. The primary one is to impose a stringent policy to take serious action on pupils who encourages

this

method. Restriction of a student from the college for the lifetime,

for instance

, will be a benchmark for many other students not to adopt these kinds of methods. Apart from the above, additional monitoring methods are to be introduced to conduct exams remotely during the pandemics. Covering the student movements from all angles while writing the exam with the cameras, to illustrate, is the best way to stop the malpractices. Society cannot take a chance of releasing a student into the job market with half-baked knowledge. In conclusion, plagiarism is a rising concern in many countries in the contemporary world. The reasons identified for

such

a situation are increased competition and the conducting pattern of remote exams.

However

, the strict rules to punish the accused and creative ideas to monitor online tests using technology-based gadgets will absolutely eradicate

this

problem.