‘Gita-Inspired Needonomics: Key to Ethical AI Research’, says Prof. Goel at NIEPA

New-Delhi-  “Gita-inspired Needonomics promotes simplicity, authenticity, and need-based behavior—principles crucial for reclaiming integrity in scholarly research,” asserts Prof. M. M. Goel, a three-time Vice-Chancellor and the Propounder of the Needonomics School of Thought, who retired from Kurukshetra University. He was addressing participants in the Online NEP Orientation and Sensitization  Programme  organized by the UGC-Malviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC) at the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), Delhi. His lecture was focused on “Reclaiming Integrity in Research: Needonomics and Ethics of Writing.” The event was presided over by Professor Mona Khare, Director of MMTTC.  Programme Coordinator  Dr. Kashyapi Awasthi delivered the welcome address and presented a citation highlighting Prof. M. M Goel’s achievements.

Prof Goel highlighted how AI era globalization has amplified ethical challenges in academia, including plagiarism, data manipulation, and the pressure to publish excessively.

Prof. Goel believes that vast possibilities and exciting opportunities await those with strong skills to become great researchers and teachers and reap the rewards.

He stressed that academic writing should be purposeful, truthful, and socially relevant, advocating for a shift from “publish or perish” to “publish with purpose.”

To underline the critical need for ethical training as teachers transition into researchers in the AI era, Prof. Goel quoted Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Criticism, saying, “True ease in writing comes from art, not chance; as those move easiest who have learned to dance.”

He further emphasized that just as mastery in dancing requires discipline, the art of ethical research demands careful, intentional learning and practice.

He urged scholars to focus on societal needs, uphold originality, and foster global knowledge equity through clarity, inclusivity, and ethical research practices.

Prof. Goel called for institutions to value ethical conduct over citation counts and encouraged a research culture that prizes fairness, transparency, and collective well-being.

Prof. Goel concluded that ethical writing is not just a technical duty but a moral obligation, and  Gita-inspired Needonomics offers a philosophical compass for building a just and sustainable academic ecosystem.