Chennai, April 28 -- Pondicherry University has been granted the prestigious ANRF-PAIR grant in collaboration with IISc Bangalore which will serve as Hub institute.

Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) grant envisioned by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), as part of the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) is a collaborative research scheme aims to enhance the research capabilities and partnerships between the leading universities and research institutions, a PIB release said here on Monday.

Among the three categories based on the NIRF ranking, Pondicherry University is one among the top central universities listed as a Category-I spoke institute. As a Category-I spoke institute under PAIR sch...