Research Policy
The research policy shall be the guiding principles to establish a framework for conducting of high
quality research at the University. It is applicable to all researchers conducting research under the
University, including staff, students and affiliates.
The University has always been promoting research and researchers on priority basis. The Vision,
Document, Strategic Plan and Deployment Document of the University also reflects the same.
The present research policy aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Promote research and innovation activities at the University
- Ensure the quality, integrity and ethics in the research
- Integrate the research and teaching activities so as to make it an integral part of the contemporary education
The promotion of research, quality & integrity of research and research misconduct
All the researchers shall have complete freedom to choose their subject/area of research and to
seek financial support from any source for their research work and also publish their findings.
However, the research conducted at the University shall be subjected to the scrutiny and
constructive criticism of peers.
The University shall create conducive environment for conducting research. The University may
provide financial support partially / fully to some research activities based on the merit / importance
of the project and availability of funds. The University shall allocate the space and facilities, provide
academic leaves and financial support for attending conferences/presenting research results, and
other resources for research programmes based on the merits of the research. It shall also provide
all the necessary facilities for writing research proposals, reports, publications, patent filing, etc.
The University shall promote research through Minor and Major Projects to be undertaken at the UG
level, Post-graduate Research Programmes, PhD Programme, intra and inter departmental
collaborative research activities, consultancy services, sponsored research projects from private and
public funding agencies, international collaborative research projects etc. The University shall also
encourage the researchers to patent their innovations and facilitate any such processes.
The University shall also promote to organize various workshops/ training programme for the
benefit of the researchers and encourage to organize national and international level research
conferences under the auspices of national/international professional societies.
Research at the University shall conform to the highest standards of integrity. It includes, but is not
limited to, conformance to the law of the land, meeting IPR requirements and eschewing plagiarism
in all research conducted at the University.
Research techniques used by the researchers shall not violate established professional ethics,
pertaining to the health, safety, privacy, and other personal rights of human beings or to the
infliction of injury or pain on animals.
All the researchers at the University shall strive to ensure and maintain high standards of
competence in their work with limitations of expertise and competence being recognized clearly
where relevant. Accordingly, the researchers at the University shall engage themselves in the
research activities that they are qualified to take up. The same is also reflected in the code of ethics
in research at the University.
The University defines research misconduct, as any fabrication, falsification or plagiarism in
proposing, performing or reviewing research or in the reporting of research results. Misconduct in
research damages the integrity of the profession and undermines the credibility of researchers. The
University shall take seriously all allegations of misconduct and shall ensure adaption of the
procedures for the inquiry, investigation and adjudication of any such misconduct case(s).