UGC-CARE has been set up for promoting

A. Quality research

B. Academic integrity

C. Publication ethics

D. Inclusion and access

E. International collaborative research

Choose the correct option from those given below:

UGC- CARE:

1. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved a list of journals, in that the UGC has decided to establish a Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE).
2. The good quality Research Journals in disciplines under Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Arts, Culture, Indian Knowledge Systems etc., will be maintained by CARE and referred to as ‘CARE Reference List of Quality Journals’. This will be used for all academic purposes. 

1. UGC-CARE is the  “Quality Mandate” of the University Grants Commission (UGC) emphasizes the importance of promoting high-quality research and the creation of new knowledge by faculty members.
2. For this purpose, efforts to distinguish between the standard and predatory/ dubious/deceptive journals and ensure that Indian academic work appears only in globally recognized and acceptable journals, the UGC has set up a Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE), as announced vide the UGC’s notification of 14 January 2019 to continuously monitor and identify quality journals across disciplines.
3. The main task of the CARE is to improve the quality of research in Indian universities and to promote academic and research integrity as well as publication ethics.

Therefore, Option 4 is the correct answer.

Note: As informed by University Grants Commission (UGC), a number of Joint Research Programmes (JRP) have been implemented through  Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)/Agreements between the Government of India and the Government of other countries like the USA, UK, Israel, Norway, New Zealand, and Germany (thus the other options were excluded). Thus International collaborative research does not come under the preview of UGC- CARE.