In India, the Open Access (उन्मुक्त अभिगम) movement started in May 2004, when two workshops were organized by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai.[1] In 2006, the National Knowledge Commission in its recommendations proposed that "access to knowledge is the most fundamental way of increasing the opportunities and reach of individuals and groups".[2] In 2011, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) began requiring that its grantees provide open access to funded research,[3][4] the Open Access India forum formulated a draft policy on Open Access for India. The Shodhganga, a digital repository for theses, was also established in 2011 with the aim of promoting and preserving academic research. The University Grants Commission (UGC) made it mandatory for scholars to deposit their theses in Shodhganga, as per the Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M. Phil./Ph.D. Degrees Regulations, 2016. Currently, the Directory of Open Access Journals lists 326 open access journals published in India, of which 233 have no fees.
- ^ "Open Access Workshop, Chennai". www.utsc.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Recommendations". 25 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "CSIR Open Access Mandate" (PDF), Csircentral.net, Pune, retrieved 2 April 2018
- ^ "Browse by Country: India". ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies. UK: University of Southampton. Retrieved 2 April 2018.