Vision

To put in place a robust mechanism for developing and strengthening the research ecosystem within HEIs, aligned with the provisions of NEP-2020.

Mission

• To create a conducive environment for enhanced research productivity.
• To encourage collaboration across industry, government, community-based organizations, and agencies at the local, national, and international levels.
• To facilitate greater access to research through mobilization of resources and funding.

Objectives

• To create an organizational structure with role-based functions of RDC, formulate Research Policy for the HEIs, identify thrust areas of research, and form related cluster groups/ frontline teams.
• To create enabling provisions in Research Policies for recruitment of research personnel, procurement of equipment, and financial management with adequate autonomy to the Principal Investigator(s) and disseminate research outcomes to stakeholders and the public at large.
• To establish a special purpose vehicle to promote researchers and innovators, identify potential collaborators from industry, research organizations, academic institutions & other stakeholders for cooperation and synergistic partnerships.
• To act as liaison between researchers & relevant research funding agencies, extend guidance in preparation & submission of project proposals and post-sanctioning of the grants to oversee adherence to time lines.
• To have better coordination among other cells/ centers dealing with University-Industry Inter Linkage, Incubation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
• To develop an Institutional Research Information System for sharing the status of ongoing/ completed research projects/ Programmes, expertise & resources, etc., making effective use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for preparing the database of in-house experts to provide industrial consultancy and services.
• To engage & utilize the services of superannuated active faculty/ scientists in research capacity building of talented young minds and promote mobility of researchers across institutions and R&D Labs.
• To serve as nodal center for ideation and conceptualization of research topics/ themes by organizing workshops and training programs and ensuring the integrity and ethical practices in research activities including clearance of bio-ethical committee wherever required.

Research and Development Cell are as under:-

Name Faculty	Designation	Role
Prof. J.P.Shukla	Professor	Chairman
Dr. Anita Mahrejee	Professor	Member
Dr. Chandra Shekhar Mishra	Assistant Professor	Member