Key takeaways
- Amity BCom requires a plagiarism report showing at least 85% originality—maximum 15% matched text.
- You upload your own report at Stage 2, but Amity runs an additional check before evaluation.
- Aim for 10–12% similarity as a safety margin—not exactly 15%.
To get 85% originality in your Amity BCom plagiarism report, your full project report must show no more than 15% similarity to existing sources. You submit this report alongside your project in Stage 2, and Amity runs an additional check before evaluation. If either check exceeds 15%, your report is rejected and you must resubmit. This guide explains how to read your plagiarism report, what inflates BCom project similarity, and how to reach the threshold before upload.
What 85% originality means for BCom projects
- Minimum originality required: 85%
- Maximum similarity allowed: 15%
- Plagiarism report uploaded with full report in Stage 2
- Amity conducts an additional plagiarism check before evaluation
- Hard limit—16% means rejection with no informal tolerance
How to read your plagiarism report
- Overall similarity percentage: the headline number—must be 15% or below
- Matched sources: websites, journals, and other student papers your text resembles
- Excluded bibliography: ensure your reference list is excluded if the tool allows
- Small matches vs large blocks: focus revision on long contiguous matches
Why BCom reports commonly exceed 15%
- Literature review copied from journal abstracts or Investopedia-style summaries
- Financial ratio definitions pasted from textbooks without citation
- GST, taxation, or accounting standard descriptions taken from government websites
- Survey questionnaires copied from published commerce studies
- Multiple BCom students researching similar banking or investment topics
- AI-generated text with common phrasing from training data
- Company annual report text copied without quotation marks
How to get 85% originality: step-by-step
- 1Run a plagiarism check at least two weeks before your Stage 2 deadline
- 2Identify which sections contribute the most matched text—literature reviews are usually the culprit
- 3Rewrite flagged passages by changing sentence structure and expressing ideas in your own words
- 4Add proper APA 6th edition in-text citations for every paraphrased idea
- 5Use quotation marks and page numbers for necessary direct quotes
- 6Replace generic methodology boilerplate with project-specific sample and instrument descriptions
- 7Exclude bibliography and properly marked quotes if your tool supports it—then recheck
- 8Re-run the check after each major revision until safely below 15%
BCom-specific sections to check first
- Literature review: highest risk area for copied abstracts and definitions
- Methodology: standard research design descriptions without attribution
- Financial analysis chapter: ratio formulas and industry benchmark text from websites
- Introduction: problem statements copied from online project samples
- Recommendations: generic management advice pasted from business blogs
What happens if you cannot reach 85%
If your BCom project report exceeds 15% plagiarism, Amity rejects it before evaluation. You must revise flagged sections, generate a new plagiarism report, and resubmit per university rules. Evaluation timeline resets—typically another four to six weeks after accepted resubmission.