Section 5 in The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2018
5. Awareness Programs and Trainings.
(a)HEI shall instruct students, faculty, researcher and staff about proper attribution, seeking permission of the author wherever necessary, acknowledgement of source compatible with the needs and specificities of disciplines and in accordance with rules, international conventions and regulations governing the source.(b)HEI shall conduct sensitization seminars/awareness programs every semester on responsible conduct of research, thesis, dissertation, promotion of academic integrity and ethics in education for students, faculty, researcher and staff.(c)HEI shall :i. Include the cardinal principles of academic integrity in the curricula of Undergraduate (UG)/Postgraduate (PG)/Master's degree etc. as a compulsory course work/module.ii. Include elements of responsible conduct of research and publication ethics as a compulsory course work/module for Masters and Research Scholars.iii. Include elements of responsible conduct of research and publication ethics in Orientation and Refresher Courses organized for faculty and staff members of the HEI.iv. Train student, faculty, researcher and staff for using plagiarism detection tools and reference management tools.v. Establish facility equipped with modern technologies for detection of plagiarism.vi. Encourage student, faculty, researcher and staff to register on international researchers Registry systems.
