Research Policy

Each faculty and researcher shall be bound to generate authentic data as an outcome of his/her research which will be published in reputed journals.

• Data concerning human and animal subjects will be in accordance with the regulatory framework.
• The researcher shall respect the personal information and privacy in his or her collection and use of data.
• Researchers must adhere to the applicable rules and regulations of the appropriate funding and permitting agencies.

• Researchers shall ensure the authorship of published work includes all those who have made significant contributions to the research field and share responsibility for the same.
• The university will assist in facilitating the resolution of disputes, if any, between research collaborators.

• Research collaborators at the time of commencement shall make all reasonable efforts to reach an agreement consistent with the rules and regulations relating to intellectual property rights.
• In absence of any clause in the agreement shall always be governed by the laws of the IPR.

• A corpus fund of Rs. 50 lakhs has been allocated.
• Generation of research fund shall be mainly from public / private organizations.
• Faculty members will ensure submission and execution of independent, collaborative, and consultancy projects.
• A Principal Investigator (PI) must ensure that all research funds administered by him or her are used with honesty, integrity, and accountability.
• The PI and researchers shall comply with the regulatory framework and policies of the university and the funding agencies in terms of fund management.
• The PI and researchers shall give due acknowledgment to all the funding agencies in all published works resulting from the research.
• The university may request outside agencies for financial support to carry out major research projects.
• The University encourages faculties who get financial grants from outside organizations/agencies by way of promotion/felicitation.
• The University provides financial assistance to the faculties who attend seminars/workshops/symposiums (both national and international).
• Faculties with a good number of research papers published in high impact factor peer-reviewed journals are encouraged with promotion/felicitation.
• The university provides financial grants to the faculties for carrying out minor research projects.
• The university will constitute an advisory committee for each externally funded research project for monitoring of utilization of funds, progress, and implementation of the project.

• Candidates having JRF, SRF from government funding agencies i.e. UGC, DBT, DST, ICSSR, etc. may enroll in a Ph.D. programme of the university.
• The institutional fellowship shall be awarded based on the Ph.D. entrance test.
• Some institutional fellowships may also be awarded to admit research scholars through the University Fellowship Test (UFT), which is administered on a regular basis.
• Internal faculty members of the university may also join in the Ph.D. programme under an institutional fellowship scheme.

Any research where animals shall be used, the strict clause of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960 and The Breeding of and Experiments on Animals (Control and Supervision) Rules, 1998, 2001, 2006 shall be followed.

• Before initiating research, a proposal shall be submitted to the Institutional Ethics Committee for approval.
• Policies and guidelines of the Institutional Ethics Committee shall be followed in each and every step of the research.

• The researcher shall obtain all necessary approval before accepting delivery of hazardous materials, or embarking on the activities in question from the Research Advisory Committee / URC.
• The researcher engaged in a research activity that poses a significant recognizable inherent risk of physical injury shall take appropriate measures to address the emergency situation.
• For proper disposal of hazardous solid, liquid and radioactive components, incineration unit has been installed.

New finding/method shall be patented and the research work shall be protected through copyright from the competent authority.

Researcher(s) whose research finding or process contributed in patenting received due proper credit.

• Research collaborators shall endeavor to reach an agreement, consistent with the regulatory framework concerning the allocation of intellectual property.
• Ownership of intellectual property arising out of any research-related agreement.
• The rights and obligations of the parties to seek patents.
• The entitlement of the parties to share in any associated royalties.

• Without prejudice to the rights of a researcher's collaborators or sponsors of research, a researcher shall not be obliged to seek commercial development of his or her invention, software, or other discovery.
• A researcher who elects not to seek the commercial development of an invention, software, or other discovery may, in accordance with the Regulatory Framework governing intellectual property, permit its commercial development by his or her collaborators.
• A researcher who chooses to develop an invention, software, or other discovery or become directly involved in its commercial application must adhere to the intellectual property regulatory framework.

• A researcher shall comply with the regulatory framework governing conflicts of interest, and consulting activities.
• A researcher shall disclose to all relevant persons any conflict of interest that might influence such persons' decisions.
• To test inventions, software, or other discoveries.
• To present research results.
• To be permitted to undertake research sponsored by outside people.

• A Researcher shall not knowingly engage in plagiarism.
• A researcher shall obtain the prior permission of another person before using, even with proper attribution, the unpublished work or data of the other person.
• Any action that is inconsistent with integrity, honesty, or the regulatory framework may constitute a disciplinary offense and shall be investigated in accordance with the regulatory framework.

All research-related agreements must be approved through the university-level Research Advisory Committee and executed according to the regulatory framework.

This regulation will be viewed from time to time by a competent authority and approval should be obtained as per university regulation.