Delhi University will now be able to update thesis and dissertations of its research scholars on the UGC’s digital database — Shodhganga repository. DU has recently signed a MoU with the University Grants Commission (UGC) in this regard. Shodhganga, a digital repository of thesis and dissertations of research being conducted by scholars in Indian universities, is a project of the UGC-Infonet Digital library Consortium.
It is aimed at promoting the use of electronic databases and full text access to journals by the research and academic community in the country. It also facilitates keeping a check on plagiarism in research. “We have signed a MoU with the UGC in this regard according to which all the thesis and dissertations submitted at DU after December 2, 2014 will be added to the repository,” Ajay Kumar, Dean Research, DU said.