Research Grant Scheme

The research centre of the college will provide the financial support for Undergraduate (UG) Student research projects to the faculty members for the research projects involving students as the team members. The centre will mainly support the UG student research projects which are socially relevant, nationally important and globally significant.

RULES AND REGULATIONS/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RESEARCH GRANT

  1. All Permanent/Temporary/Ad hoc faculty members of the college are eligible to apply who would be the Principal Investigator/ Co- Investigator of the project.
  2. An individual faculty member can avail only one project at a time under this scheme.
  3. The Principal Investigator (PI) should mandatorily involve undergraduate students in the project.
  4. All team members must be the faculty or the student of the college.
  5. The grant will comprise of the maximum amount of Rs.10,000/- which will be released to the Principal Investigator. The first installment of the grant will comprise of Rs.6,000/- and on the receipt of the final report, the second installment of maximum of Rs.4,000/- will be released.
  6. The tenure of a project will be for the maximum period of 12 months.
  7. Project will not be transferable in any case. If a Principal Investigator fails to complete the project on time, he/she has to refund the entire amount.
  8. Teachers seeking research grant will be required to submit the research proposal in the prescribed proforma.
  9. The research proposals should be unique and will be duly assessed by the Expert Committee and the decision of the Committee will be final and binding. Research Proposal will be assessed on the basis of criterion such as research topic, use of scientific aspects involved, methodology of collecting and analyzing data and overall quality of the work.
  10. A researcher must submit the plagiarism free research project report, and publish at least one research article in the Scopus/UGC Care indexed journal(s) out of the project.
  11. Foreign travel is strictly prohibited in this scheme.
  12. On the completion of the project, the principal investigator should submit the final research project report, copy of Plagiarism report of research project (of standard plagiarism checker software such as Urkund/Ithenticate/Turnitin etc.), statement of expenditure along with original bills/documents supporting the amount spent and a duly filled declaration form.

Proforma of Research Proposal

The research proposal should not exceed 5000 words and should be submitted in the format given below:

Part A

1. Broad Subject
2. Area of Specialization
3. Duration (not exceeding, 12 months)
4. Principal Investigator: Name:
Gender
Date of Birth
Qualifications
Designation
Residential Address
5. Co-Investigator(s) 6. Teaching and Research Experience of Principal Investigator
a. Teaching Experience:
b. Research Experience:
c. Relevant Publications (during the past 5 years)

Part B: Proposed Research Project

1. Project Title
2. Project Summary
i) Origin of the Research Problem
ii) Relevance and Significance of the Study
iii) National and International Review of Research in the Subject iv) Objectives of the Study
v) Research Methodology
3. Plan of Work
4. Anticipated Outcomes of the Study
5. Financial Assistance Required (maximum of Rs. 10,000): Budget to be presented under the following heads Books and Journals Field Work & Travel Equipment Contingency
6. Whether the teacher has received support for the proposed research project from any agency?
The application seeking the research grant should be mailed in the prescribed proforma w.e.f. 10th July, 2022 to 17th July 2022 at

ROFORMA OF STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT:

(to be submitted at the time of completion of Project)

Name of Principal Investigator
Title of Research Project
Period of Expenditure: From___ To____ with Approval Letter no and Date

Particulars

Details

Details of Expenditure:

Amount Approved (Rs.)

Amount Spent

(Rs.)

i.

Details of Expenditure:


ii.

Field Work and Travel


iii.

Equipment

iv.

Contingency

Total

(to be submitted at the time of completion of Project)

  1. If, as a result of check or audit, objections are made or some irregularity is noted at later date, action can be taken to seek refund, adjust or regularize the disputed amount.
  2. It is certified that grant of Rs. _________ (Rupees ________ only) received from Research Centre of the College for Research Project entitled _______________________ has been fully/Partially utilized for the purpose and duration for which it was sanctioned and in accordance with the terms and conditions.
  3. The research project is not being supported by any other funding agency.
  4. I/We agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the project as stated by the Research Cell of the College and would upload the project report on the college website and the copy of the same will be submitted in the college library.
  5. The following are the details of Publications out of the Project (Please provide no. of research papers published out of Project and Complete Details of Research Journal(s) in which publication is made)
Signature of Principal Investigator

(Seal)

Head of the Institution/Principal
(Seal with Date)