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IIT Delhi mandates disclosure of AI-generated content in academic submissions

The institute aims to preserve academic integrity by mandating disclosure of AI contributions, imposing data privacy safeguards, verifying accuracy, preventing plagiarism.

IIT Delhi Issues Guidelines For Responsible use of AI
Illustration: Prajna Ghosh | ThePrint

Overview

  • Guidelines require explicit identification of AI-assisted elements such as images, tables and text via captions, footnotes or statements.
  • IIT Delhi is the first Indian Institute of Technology to formalize rules for responsible AI tool usage across teaching and research.
  • An internal survey revealed that 80% of students and 77% of faculty members have been using AI tools in their academic work.
  • Users are instructed to screen inputs carefully to exclude personal or institutional data before engaging AI services.
  • Students and faculty members are held fully accountable for ensuring the correctness and originality of AI-generated content.