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Permalink Reply by Siddhartha Shankar Ray on May 1, 2013 at 6:38

Dear Ambika c.a,

Thanks for your post and for addressing an issue many of us will hesitate to say "yes"  instantly.

Well, as I understand that the purpose of hoisting the OLD QUESTION PAPERS ( I am sure you have meant them only!!) in your website is not for any profit making purpose.

Rather, it is an effort to enhance academic activities.

Moreover, as I understand, these question papers are not Copyrighted material 

I am giving you an example. Say, in M.Lib.Sc Exam in Calcutta University one question was Explain Bradford's Law of Scattering. In the UGC NET exam if verbatim same question is set or vice versa. Can any of the two organizations raise any question against the other for duplication of the same question? 

However, if you want to just scan the original question paper bearing certain specific alpha numeric numbers/codes used by the particular University, it is better and always safe to keep the University informed in advance duly officially.

Like ...We want to upload old question papers to enable students to have remote access to them. In case you have any objection, please let us know in writing by .... date.

In that case,if they have not replied in negative, (in 99% cases ethically or morally the Universities will not object!!)  the university concerned can not accuse you ever

Sincerely,

Siddhartha S. Ray, Calcutta.

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Permalink Reply by Jasimudeen.s on May 2, 2013 at 8:24

hi

A question was asked to the director of Inter University centre for IPR at CUSAT(COCHIN UNIVERSITY of science and technology) during a seminar organised by that centre , whether question papers are copy righted or not? his reply was...

"question papers by particular universities are copy righted".

The question was asked by mr.Surendran cherukkodan of CUSAT.He did a great work by scanning and uploading question papers of CUSAT and is available on its DSPACE archive...

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Permalink Reply by Subodha Kumar Bishoyi on May 2, 2013 at 18:19

No you have no right to publish any kind of rugula/ previous year question papaers in your college website(other). As it is an offence and you will be punished for that and your college will be also charged for this.

If you want to do this so, you have to prepare a new website/ forume by which you can do this. but before dont forget to take valid permission from the particular university. because that is copy righted by the university, and you can do this after end of the examination. othe wise you will be booked as question paper leaker. that web site may be in student name, a forume, or a blog. it may in for as said by mr. Sidhartha S. Ray and Jassimudhin Sir.

Subodha Bishoyi

Librarian

Roland Institute of Technology

Berhampur, Odisha

E-mail: bsubodha@yahoo.com

Cell 98611 20273

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Permalink Reply by Siddhartha Shankar Ray on May 4, 2013 at 19:50

Dear Ambika c.a;

I have observed difference of opinions among the esteemed LIS Link members. In order to get the information from Horse's Mouth i talked with the ex Controller of Examination of Jadavpur University, Calcutta. The University is ranked A+ by NAAC. According to their Ex Controller of Examinations "Old question papers are not regarded as copy righted materials"

Still, to be in the safe side, you can send a formal letter to the concerned University with a date as detailed in my previous post before hoisting the OLD QUESTION PAPERS in your College Website.

Sincerely,

Siddhartha S. Ray, Calcutta

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Permalink Reply by K. Nagaraja Rao on May 7, 2013 at 1:41

I would view it as a service to our customers, both teachers and students. Both of them need to orient at the time of examinations to the way the university questions. The standard law in copy right is FIRST PUT IT IN YOUR WEB SITE if any authority objects it say sorry and withdraw them immediately. Copy right is not a Monster to be threatened. This is a respectable way of honouring others original contribution and respect their financial rewards if any.

If you starting any good work like providing question papers do it without hesitation. It is also possible to restrict them through ip number, password etc. for your institutions PCs at a later date.

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