A decision to this effect was recently taken by the university's management council outlining stringent measures to promote independent research and curb plagiarism which represents work done by other person as one's own contribution.
The UOP, considered one of the most prestigious universities in the country, will be acquiring the anti-plagiarism software which will be kept with its various post-graduate departments and affiliated colleges that conduct and assess doctoral research in various branches, according to UOP Vice Chancellor Wasudev Gade.
The measure, seen as a first of sorts, is in keeping with the University Grant Commission's (UGC) recommendations to check and detect "intentional and non-intentional" acts of plagiarism in submission of theses and dissertations for doctoral research, he added.
The software which is used internationally can go through huge databases to identify plagiarised portions of a work.
In order to boost independent research, UOP will set up Research Advisory Councils manned by experts to cover presentations in science and non-science areas, Vice Chancellor Gade noted. (More)