The University Grants commission has made it mandatory to study two new courses in publication ethics and misconduct for pre-registration course work for the students who are pursuing Ph.D.
This decision was taken by the commission in its recent meeting.
"The UGC in its recent meeting approved two credit courses for awareness about publication ethics and publication misconduct to be made compulsory for all PhD students for pre-registration course work," a senior UGC official said.
A letter in this regard was sent to all university vice chancellors to ensure that two courses are undertaken in the PhD course work from the upcoming academic session.
Currently, the coursework include courses on research methodology covering areas such as quantitative methods, computer applications and review of published research in the relevant field and field work.