u/Known_Ad_9627

I’m from DU north campus college, 3rd year, and today I got caught in an exam with unfair means.

For context, I thought of a really stupid but ingenious method where I would take a supplementary sheet and write formulas/answers on it before the next exam, and then carry it into the exam hall pretending it was a normal supplementary sheet.

The thing is, I originally got that supplementary sheet during one of my 5th semester exams. I didn’t use it in that exam, so after the exam I accidentally took it home with me thinking it wouldn’t really cause an issue. My intention at that time genuinely wasn’t cheating, and honestly I didn’t even know we technically aren’t supposed to take them home.

Yesterday while looking for notes/material for today’s exam (which was my first exam of this semester), I found that supplementary sheet and then got the idea of using it like this.

I only though of using it as backup for weak topics, and Today I had actually prepared a decent amount and had almost completed my paper normally, but I got greedy near the end of the exam and thought since I had already put so much effort into preparing the sheet, I should quickly write the remaining prepared answers from it on extra sheets and submit everything.

That’s when the invigilator noticed and caught me.

One reason I panicked this semester was because my datesheet became completely messed up. Last year my father passed away right before my 4th semester exams, because of which I was absent in 3 papers, so this semester I had to give:

- 5 regular semester exams

- plus 3 back papers from 4th semester

So basically 8 exams together. DU’s datesheet ended up giving me 5 exams within 6 days including back papers, and I panicked badly because of the overload.

I’m not trying to justify cheating or defend myself. I know I messed up badly. I’m just explaining the situation because my head is completely fucked right now and I genuinely don’t know what happens next.

After they caught me:

- they took my admit card

- took the unfair means supplementary sheet

- attached it with my answer sheets

- gave me another answer sheet and told me to write whatever I knew/remembered

- made me sign on the supplementary sheet i was caught with

- filled some university/UFM-related form with details

- took photos of me sitting with the material

I asked for the question paper while i was given the extra answer sheet to attemlt and they later sent it there. Then I wrote answers from memory for around 20 minutes on the new answer sheet, and while i was still writing, they took my sheet saying Time's up.

After that they attached:

- original answer sheet

- second answer sheet

- unfair means sheet

- admit card

etc.

One teacher said something like “ab UFM aayega to exams cancel honge” but I couldn’t properly understand whether he meant this paper or all papers.

Some people are saying:

- if they were processing full UFM they would have made me write a statement/application

- giving a second answer sheet means maybe only current paper may get cancelled

- others are saying because I was actively using written material, whole semester may get cancelled

I also have another exam on 21st but haven’t studied for it at all. I was already considering postponing that paper to later semesters even before this incident.

So my questions are:

1. Does this sound like a full UFM case is being processed?

2. In DU, if someone is caught actively using written material, is it usually one paper cancelled or whole semester?

3. Does being allowed to write again on a second answer sheet indicate anything?

4. Should I continue preparing for remaining exams or is there a high chance all current exams get cancelled anyway?

5. Has anyone here experienced a similar DU UFM situation recently?

Please serious answers only. I already know I messed up badly.