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      Question

      The One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme was

      launched by the Government of India to provide uniform access to academic research. Evaluate the following statements: I. ONOS provides centralised, government-funded access to international academic journals and research databases for all government-funded higher education institutions and research organisations across India, without any fee to individual students or researchers. II. The scheme is implemented by the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education and is operationally coordinated through the INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar. III. ONOS replaced the earlier Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) grant system under which individual researchers could apply for their own journal subscriptions. IV. Under ONOS, private universities and deemed-to-be universities funded entirely by private sources are also covered under the national subscription at no additional cost to them. Which of the above statements are correct?
      A I and II only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B I, II and IV only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C II and III only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D I and III only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E I, II, III and IV Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Statement I is correct ONOS provides fully government-funded access to a large basket of international peer-reviewed academic journals and research databases for all government-funded HEIs and research institutions in India. Individual users pay no subscription fee. Statement II is correct the scheme is implemented by the Department of Higher Education (MoE) and operationally coordinated through INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network) Centre, Gandhinagar, which manages the national subscription, access credentials, and usage data. Statement III is incorrect ONOS is not a replacement for SERB grants. SERB provides competitive research funding grants for projects; ONOS provides access to research literature. The two serve entirely different functions. Statement IV is incorrect ONOS covers only government-funded institutions. Private universities and deemed universities funded entirely by private sources are not included under the national subscription.

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