RESEARCH AND DEVELOPEMENT / FIELD ACTION PROJECT /
RESEARCH PROJECT

 

Research and Development Cell

A Research and Development Cell has been established as per the UGC and University guidelines. A research and advisory committee has been formed under the research cell

Objectives

·         Develop, monitor and review policies relating to the college research activities, including research and research training, and their management.

·         Encourage the development of the college strategic research priorities and objectives and monitor research performance within the framework of the college Planning process.

·         Affirm policies for sponsored research and consultancies.

·         Safeguard the intellectual property of the college and its Faculty.

·         Provide leadership and advice on mechanisms to improve monitoring, benchmarking and reporting of the research performance.

·         Hold one to two events annually to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of information concerning research training issues for the broader research community.

·         Inform and advise the Academic community on research and research training matters as and when they arise.

Function and Duties

·         The Research and Development Cell may provide strategic leadership for research in institution.

·         As a Affiliated recognized Research Center, RDC take all research related activities for research scholars from BSW, MSW and PhD.

·         The RDC may lead the institution or community to ensure a sustainable research environment and culture.

·         The RDC may entrust to encourage the development of social work research, in line with the institution or community priorities.

·         The RDC may encourage the faculty members and departments for National, International collaborations in research.

·         The RDC may draft and develop policies related to research.

·         This RDC may be entrusted to organize lectures and workshops on current trends related to research methodology and other topics of interdisciplinary nature.

·         The RDC may entrust to work out long term social work research plans.

·         The RDC may assist the academic departments and faculty members to find out funding sources and personal research planning processes.

Role and Responsibilities of the Research and Development Cell

1.        To care a conducive environment for promotion of Research & Innovation activities in the institutions.

2.        To encourage faculty members to apply for major, Minor Research Projects.

3.        To ensure smooth functioning and effective Management of Innovation, Research and Development activities of the institution.

4.        To promote collaborative social work research.

5.        To strengthen industry – institute interaction by promoting consultancy, testing and need based research & innovation activities in the institution.

6.        To identify the potential areas of research in various disciplines and form the faculty into various clusters based on their specialization.

7.        To prepare and submit proposals to government agencies for obtaining funded projects.

8.        Encourage the teaching and non-teaching staff to attend/ publish papers in various National/ International conferences of their specialized areas.

9.        To coordinate the research activities among the various departments such as BSW, MSW, and PhD and to address potential conflicts.

10.    Encourage the faculty to attend various research oriented Faculty development programmes.

11.    To encourage the staff to publish their research works in reputed journals that have good impact factor and are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (WOS)

12.    Scrutinize the student’s project proposals and send them to various agencies for financial support and recommend the suitable projects..

Composition of RDC

·         Chairman – Principal / Head of the College.

·         Coordinator – Professor, with research supervising experience

·         Members - 1 or 2 , Ten year teaching experience with Ph. D. guide/ supervisor

Role and Responsibilities of members

·         It is statutory committee constituted as per the guide lines of UGC and KBCNM University, Jalgaon. Therefore, the said committee works as per the guide line of UGC and University.

·         RDC/ RAC members participate in the planning, decision making and implementation process.

·         Checking the research outline, progress report, research report of researcher students and giving suitable suggestions to the researcher

·         RAC’s role and functions as per the UGC and University guidelines.

·         To participate in research and advisory committee meetings.

Advisory committee to RDC

The role of advisory committee to RDC is to give advises on research matters whenever necessary.

Composition of Advisory Committee

3 or 5 renowned external Academic Personalities with sufficient Research and Administrative background.

Meeting

The RDC/ RAC will meet at least four times per year.