Key takeaways
- Amity rejects BA project reports with more than 15% plagiarism—no partial grading.
- Rejected reports require resubmission; evaluation does not begin until originality passes.
- You must upload a plagiarism report showing at least 85% originality in Stage 2.
If plagiarism exceeds 15% in your Amity Online BA project, your report is rejected before evaluation. Amity requires at least 85% originality. The report is not graded—you must revise and resubmit per university rules. This can delay your BA degree completion and trigger extension fees.
Direct answer
- Maximum allowed plagiarism: 15%
- Minimum required originality: 85%
- If exceeded: rejection before grading, then mandatory resubmission
- Applies to: full BA project report (Stage 2)
What happens step by step
- 1Your report is not accepted for evaluation
- 2No marks are awarded for the report (70 marks) until resubmission passes
- 3You must undergo resubmission as per Amity rules
- 4Evaluation timeline resets—typically another 4–6 weeks after accepted resubmission
- 5Risk of delinquency in degree completion and extension fees
When is the check performed?
You submit your own plagiarism report at Stage 2 upload. Amity then conducts an additional plagiarism check before evaluation. Both must pass the 15% threshold.
Why BA projects commonly exceed 15%
- Literature review copied or lightly paraphrased from books and journals
- Theoretical framework sections pasted from websites
- Definitions and quotes without proper APA citations
- Reused content from online BA project samples or templates
- Multiple students researching similar social science topics
How to fix it before resubmission
- 1Identify high-match sections—usually literature review and theory chapters
- 2Rewrite flagged passages in your own words with proper citations
- 3Use quotation marks and page numbers for necessary direct quotes
- 4Re-check until similarity is safely below 15%—aim for 10–12%
- 5Upload revised report with new plagiarism report in Stage 2
People also ask
- Is 16% plagiarism OK? No—Amity's hard limit is 15%.
- Is 10% safe? Yes—anything at or below 15% meets the rule.
- Can you appeal? Follow Amity's resubmission rules; prevention before upload is the practical approach.