1. Title of the Practice:
Promotion of Research Culture in the College
2. Objective of the Practice:
- To encourage and inculcate a Research Culture among the faculty and students.
- Encourage faculty and students to undertake research projects both major and minor and publish books and also research papers in national and international journals.
- Develop scientific temper and acquire research skill among the faculty and students.
- Encourage faculty to pursue Ph.D. programmes and organize college/regional/ state/national/ international level seminars and workshops.
- Encourage by providing necessary supports to the faculty to present papers and attend national and international conferences and seminars.
3. The Context:
- Updating the teachers regarding the various fellowships and facilitate in applying for the same.
- Monitor the infrastructural facilities to carry out Major and Minor Research Projects.
- Recommends for Duty Leave to present research papers in seminars, conferences and workshops by the faculty members.
- Provision of Computer with Internet and Reprographic facilities to all faculties and procurement of research oriented journals & e-journals.
4. The Practice:
The institution encourages and extends all possible help to faculty and students for the promotion of research activities in the institution such as:
- Timely procurement of resources for smooth progress and implementation of research schemes/projects.
- Adequate infrastructure and human resources.
- Autonomy to the Principal Investigator.
- Duty Leave for presenting research paper in different International and National Conferences.
- Computer and internet facilities for all departments.
- Books and journals according to the needs of the faculty and students.
- Financial help for attending and presenting research papers.
- Conduct of National/State/Regional level workshops/seminars/conferences.
- Annual subscription of journals and e – journals.
- Faculty members are motivated in the department to pursue at least one minor/major research project in their area of specialization or one that is inter-disciplinary in nature.
5. Evidence of Success:
The impact of the above practice to inculcate a Research Culture among the faculty and students is evident in the data given below:
- Recognised as a research centre by affiliating university.
- Most of the faculty members hold a Ph. D. degree.
- Faculty members act as supervisors and co – supervisors of scholars pursuing Ph. D.
- Receive grant form DST.
- Signed MoUs with different organizations to carry out research activities.
- A large number of faculty members are enrolled in different universities of the state for Ph. D. degree.
- A huge number of research papers have been published by the faculty members.
- The Institute has its own research journal “The Anweshan.”
6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:
- Problem of writing and publishing of papers because of more number of teaching hours for UG programmes.
- Non availability of enough financial resources from government sector.