{"id":98920,"date":"2026-02-19T15:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/?page_id=98920"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:14:52","slug":"anrf-pair-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/research\/anrf-pair-project\/","title":{"rendered":"ANRF PAIR Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ANRF-PAIR PROJECT<\/span><\/p>\n

MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY (MGU), KOTTAYAM<\/span><\/p>\n

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) – PAIR (Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research)<\/span>
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Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam, has been granted the prestigious ANRF\u2013PAIR (Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research) programme, a flagship initiative of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India. The project is being implemented in collaboration with the University of Hyderabad, the Hub institution under this consortium and MGU as the spoke institution.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Project Title<\/strong>
\n\u201cAI-integrated risk factor prediction, biomarker development and advanced theragnostic forfatty liver and diabetes\u201d<\/p>\n

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ANRF-PAIR Programme<\/strong>
\nThe Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) programme of ANRF is a flagship, mentorship-driven initiative designed to enhance research capacity in Indian higher education institutions.
\nThe programme follows a “Hub-and-Spoke” model, wherein well-established, research-intensive institutions (Hubs) mentor and support emerging universities (Spokes).<\/p>\n

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The PAIR programme aims to:<\/strong>
\nBuild and strengthen research capacity and infrastructure in universities
\nPromote interdisciplinary and translational research
\nFoster innovation and entrepreneurship
\nCreate sustainable and collaborative research ecosystems across regions<\/p>\n

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Major thematic areas under the UoH-led PAIR initiative include:<\/strong>
\nMetabolic diseases
\nCancer research
\nInfectious diseases
\nInterdisciplinary and translational health technologies<\/p>\n

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\nFunding Agency<\/strong>
\nAnusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India<\/p>\n

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\nHub Institution<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Hyderabad<\/p>\n

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\nSpoke Institution<\/strong>
\nMahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam<\/p>\n

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\nTotal fund allocated to MGU :<\/strong>
\n\u20b9 12.34 Cr<\/p>\n

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\nProject Duration<\/strong>
\n5 year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Anusandhan National Research Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nTEAM<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nInvestigators (MGU)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nCollaborating Units at MGU<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Training Programmes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Instruments<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Key Focus Areas<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Multidisciplinary and translational research
\n\u2022 Innovation and technology development
\n\u2022 Capacity building and skill development
\n\u2022 Academic\u2013industry collaboration
\n\u2022 Knowledge dissemination and outreach<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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ANRF-PAIR PROJECT MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY (MGU), KOTTAYAM Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) – PAIR (Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research) program, Govt. of India Overview Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam, has been granted the prestigious ANRF\u2013PAIR (Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research) programme, a flagship initiative of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":289,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["page"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98920"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103709,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98920\/revisions\/103709"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgu.ac.in\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}