Journal of Information Organization Thulasiraman, J., Bharanidharan, S. 9 1 2019 10.6025/jio/2019/9/1/21-24 http://www.dline.info/jio/fulltext/v9n1/jiov9n1_4.pdf Plagiarism is in rise among the academic community in India. In this paper we define the concept of it and highlighted the issues behind it. We made a focus on the various types of plagiarism practices in the academic and research world. We have also reviewed the existing laws relating to the plagiarism activities. We made a definite conclusion that plagiarism and its related activities should be eliminated.