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Research and Development Cell(RDC)

Vision

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

Mission

  • To facilitate & encourages research culture among the faculty and students
  • To enables a congenial environment for technological development and monitoring of the research activities of the college.
  • To takes upon the responsibility of creating a workplace to attract the best talent and strive continuously in pooling of skills and internal resources, creating strategy, & overcoming limitations
  • To mature and provide a stage for the creative candidates, where their innovative ideas and concepts will be incubated and comprehended
  • To give opportunity to potential students to bring out ground-breaking ideas through competitions and brainstorming. Exploring advanced and creative thoughts, ideas, or concepts from students, research scholars, faculty members from numerous domains of society as well as industry
  • To create consciousness among students and other sections of society regarding various aspects of entrepreneurship like new business prospects, government schemes for entrepreneurs, essentials for framing business plan and developing start-up etc
  • To incubate, culture, and refine the ideas or concepts with a support from technical as well as creative experts of the concerned fields
  • To foster the idea and give it a shape of a sustainable venture i.e., assisting from the stage of project identification to project implementation.


Aims & Objectives

  • To create awareness and opportunities in Research and Development among the faculty and students in every departments
  • To encourage staff members and students to publish technical papers for publishing in National and reputed International Journals & file patents
  • To undertake research activities and development projects offered by various funding agencies such as UGC, DST, RUSA, DRDO, RCI, AICTE etc
  • To assist various departments for applying and getting funds from various funding agencies for conducting Seminar/Workshop/FDP
  • To coordinate faculty level workshops and staff development activities on research-related issue
  • To serve as a point of contact for researchers and pertinent research funding organizations, provide assistance with project proposal writing and submission, and monitor deadline compliance after grants have been sanctioned.
  • To improve coordination between other cells or institutes that deal with intellectual property rights, incubation, innovation and entrepreneurship development
  • To create an institutional research information system for exchanging information about ongoing/completed research projects/Programs, expertise & resources, etc


RDC-OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To prepare annual research activity plan for all the departments
  • Take up appropriate problems of the industry for finding solutions through R&D projects assigned to faculty and students
  • To initiate and promote MoUs with Universities, industries and R&D organizations for consultancy, collaborative research, sponsored projects, industry, and Institute interactions etc
  • To arrange brainstorming sessions through talks by eminent personalities from industry, R& D organizations, and institutions of repute for the better understanding of research methodology and practices currently followed
  • To support faculty for delivering talks at different events and conducting workshops, training programs, seminars, conferences, symposia, and faculty development programs
  • To keep everyone informed about announcements by various funding agencies like DST, DAE, DRDO, ISRO, CSIR, AICTE, UGC, RUSA etc
  • To monitor and oversee research progress, coordinate program, manage and facilitate optimizing resources, timely review of research activities for completion of the projects as per schedule.


IMPACT & OUTCOMMES

  • Publications in Research Journals
  • Research Proposals for different funding agencies
  • Participation and Organizing Conferences, Workshops and STTP/FDP
  • Participation in Collaborative Research work & Industrial Training
  • Signing MOU with Universities, Industries and Research Organization


RDC- GOVERNANCE & ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Chairman

Prof. Kuldeep K. Sharma
Principal

Director/Convener-RDC

Dr. Irshad A. Wani


Committee 1: Finance and Infrastructure

1. Prof. Pinky Kotwal
2. Prof. Surinder Parihar
3. Prof Arjun Kotwal
4. Dr. Reyaz Ahmad
5. Prof. Mushtaq Ahmad
6. Dr. Irshad Ahmad Wani (Convener-RDC)

Committee 2: Research Programme, Policy Development

1. Prof. Bhekam Pal Singh
2. Dr. Sandeep Kotwal
3. Prof. Sandesh Kumar
4. Prof. Anuradha Sharma
5. Dr. Irshad Ahmad Wani (Convener-RDC)

Committee 3: Collaboration and Community

1. Prof. Ankush Kumar
2. Prof. Mohd. Yaseen Sirwal
3. Prof. Vijay Kumar
4. Prof. Prithvi Raj
5. Dr. Irshad Ahmad Wani (Convener-RDC)

Committee 4: Product Development, Monitoring and Commercialization

1. Prof. Sanjay K. Katal
2. Prof. Sanjay Kumar (Senior)-Asst. Prof. Urdu
3. Prof. Manjeet Singh
4. Prof. Qasim Ahmad Mir
5. Dr. Irshad Ahmad Wani (Convener-RDC)

Committee 5: IPR, Legal and Ethical Matters

1. Dr. Naza rul Islam
2. Prof. Naaz Zargar
3. Prof. Verinder Singh
4. Prof. Renuka Goria
5. Dr. Irshad Ahmad Wani (Convener-RD)

List of Publications