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Academic Integrity Policy

Last updated: July 12, 2026. Setting expectations for honesty, original work, and academic honor.

Academic Integrity Policy

Just Internship was built on the principle of learning by doing. The skills you acquire here are meant to prepare you for actual industry roles. Plagiarism, cheating, and dishonest submissions defeat this purpose and damage the credibility of our certificates. This policy defines our standards of academic honesty.

1. Definition of Plagiarism in Coding

Plagiarism on our platform includes, but is not limited to:

  • Submitting another student's repository link or files as your own.
  • Copying large blocks of code directly from existing public solutions or tutorials without customization and understanding.
  • Hiring or asking a third party to write your project code for you.
  • Presenting a project live preview that is hosted or built by another student.

2. Use of AI Coding Assistants

We encourage the use of AI tools (like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or GitHub Copilot) for learning, explanation, and debugging. However, there is a clear boundary:

  • Acceptable Use: Using AI to understand core concepts, debug logic errors, generate code snippets, or learn syntax structures.
  • Unacceptable Use: Prompting AI to write the entire application code, copy-pasting large templates without understanding how they work, or submitting AI-generated mock responses as project completions.
  • Rule of Thumb: You must be fully capable of explaining how your code operates if questioned by a reviewer.

3. Plagiarism Detection Methods

We employ multiple layers of evaluation to ensure code originality:

  • Automated Code Comparison: Our platform scans incoming repositories and compares file structures, functions, naming styles, and logical patterns against other submissions for the same track.
  • Manual Review Audits: Our mentors audit randomly selected submissions to inspect code quality, comment clarity, and commit history.
  • Git History Audit: We inspect commit history to ensure the project shows a natural step-by-step development process.

4. Consequences of Violations

If a student is found to have violated our Academic Integrity Policy:

  • First Offense: The project submission will be rejected. The student will receive a warning and will be required to rewrite the project and resubmit it.
  • Second Offense: The internship progress will be reset. The student will lose access to the current track and must start over.
  • Severe or Repeated Violations: The student's account will be permanently banned. Any active paid passes will be cancelled without refund, and all previously issued certificates will be permanently revoked from our verification database.

5. Appeal Process

If you believe your project was flagged in error, you can submit an appeal within 3 days of receiving the rejection notice. To appeal, contact our review board at integrity@justinternship.in with detailed explanations and evidence of your local development process.

6. Contact Us

For inquiries regarding academic integrity or reporting a violation, please contact us on our Support & Contact Page.