RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (R&D)

Research, which is a scholarly and creative endeavor of faculty leading to innovations and development, is a major pillar of strength in a University system. The advancement achieved through research and development contributes significantly to the academic excellence. However, in a multi-disciplinary and diversified university organizational set up, nurturing and promoting scientific & technological excellence through faculty-driven research is a challenging task. In this regard, Council for Research (CFR) of the S S S University, plays a key role in providing focused attention in guiding and coordinating research activities of various departments and centers of the university.

The mission of the council is to provide an encouraging ecosystem for promotion of research excellence and this is achieved through multifaceted tasks which include facilitating the initiation and organization/implementation of research projects, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of student research. The Council also plays a major role in encouraging the faculty to attract extramural funding support by providing linkages and collaborative support and streamlining the procedural guidelines. 

The mission of the council is to provide an encouraging ecosystem for promotion of research excellence and this is achieved through multifaceted tasks which include facilitating the initiation and organization/implementation of research projects, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of student research. The Council also plays a major role in encouraging the faculty to attract extramural funding support by providing linkages and collaborative support and streamlining the procedural guidelines. 

The Council is trying to transform into a single-window operating system for timely and effective action with a sole aim of encouraging and promoting quality research. There has been a marked growth in the students enrolling for Ph.D., and the Council for Research is committed to provide a platform for solving all the procedural issues associated with their research. Within the established framework of the University system, and the identified goals and strategic framework, the Council is striving to achieve research excellence which would transform the University as one of the best destinations for quality research and education in the country. 

With the above back drop and the effective implementation of the quality research in the University, the Council for Research has been framed under the Chairmanship of Director ( R & D ).
 
 OBJECTIVES OF R&D: 
1. To promote and facilitate collaborative as well as interdisciplinary research and enhancement of research networking capacity and infrastructure.
2. Enhancement and effectively manage the resources and research support for its members and throughout the University community.
3. Provide ‘education and training’ in research and related skills, especially the post- graduate and undergraduate students and thereby enhancing the academic programs of their constituent    academic units.
4. Effective contribution to the University’s strategic educational and research missions and to support synergies between research, teaching and learning.
5. Transfer and dissemination of knowledge gained through research for the benefit of society, via a variety of mechanisms as far as practicable.
6. Enhance the reputation of its members, the constituent academic units, and the University through the quality of its work.
7. Ensure integrity, quality and ethics in research