Foundation Day 2023

The 17th Foundation Day Lecture of IISER Mohali was celebrated on September 27, 2023. The Chief Guest Professor Uday Maitra from IISc Bangalore delivered the Foundation Day Lecture on “Ethics and Academic Integrity”. His talk highlighted the importance of adherence to ethical guidelines and upholding academic integrity in Education and Research, particularly with the proliferation of online information. He highlighted instances of plagiarism, fabrication, and data falsification at various scientific knowledge-sharing platforms. This lecture underscored the imperative of maintaining ethical standards and academic integrity across all educational and research endeavours, accompanied by analysis of pertinent case studies. In addition to the lecture, scientific demonstrations, quiz programs, and various other activities were organized for school children from the tricity region.