Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Mandates 5-Year Retraction Disclosure for Advanced Research Grant (ARG)

Key facts

• The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has made it compulsory for researchers applying for the Advanced Research Grant (ARG) to disclose research paper retractions from the past five years.
• The policy requires Principal Investigators (PI) and Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PI) to provide details and reasons for any retractions due to plagiarism, data fabrication, or ethical violations.
• Applicants must submit an undertaking stating that their research proposals are not generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and must clearly cite any AI-assisted text.
• Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ANRF, leads the initiative aimed at enhancing research integrity and funding efficiency in India.
• The ANRF has reiterated a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism, stating that proposals may be subjected to third-party plagiarism checks and tools to detect AI use.