Research & development is the knowledge foundation that generates new energy, constructs cutting-edge facilities, promotes research publications, and fosters collaborations. Research and consulting efforts generate and distribute new information while also encouraging innovation, which drives improved learning and teaching among AVNIET faculty and students. The AVNIET Research & Consultancy Policy is designed to foster a research culture among teachers and students. The policy promotes scientific temper and research aptitudes in all learners while ensuring professional competence. AVNIET developed a Research and
Development Center with this goal in mind during the 2024-25 academic year. In this endeavours, this document states the Research & Consultancy policy so that individuals involved in these activities will abide by certain rules and regulations pertinent to research and consultancy.
Vision:
To motivate individuals and inculcate multi-disciplinary research and innovative thinking to
work in collaborating industry.
Mission :
1. To create awareness on evolving technologies and industrial standards for products.
2. Improve industry-institute interaction.
3. Provide students with opportunity to work on research and industrial initiatives.
4. Generate innovative ideas on societal problems.
Objectives of the Research & Development :
To enhance the industry – institute relationship and aid the better product development in
quality at reduced cost.
To pave the way for the utilization of new corners of science to invent new or alternate
technology and healthy solutions to the society at large, particularly to protect the public
health and environment.
To facilitate and encourage the quality publications of the research work and share the
results to the entire research community.
To build relationships through of MOUs for long term relationships with national and
international research organizations and industries for widening the scope of research
options and funding opportunities for faculty and students.
To develop, prescribe and administer rules and regulations to ensure the compliance of all
researchers to the research quality assurance framework and the research code.
The Research and Development (R&D) Center was established in the year of 2018 as per the directions issued based on the minutes of the meeting of Governing Body.
Composition of R&D Center:
(i) Principal-Chairman
(ii) Convener
(iii) Heads of all Academic Departments
(iv) Nominee-Senior Faculties in each department (nominated by the Principal)
Responsibilities of R&D Committee:
To prepare annual research activity plan for all the departments.
To establish liaison with near and far industry and identify the technological challenges being faced by them. Strengthen industry institute interaction through
MOUs for long term relationships with national and international research organizations for widening the scope of research options and funding opportunities
for faculty and students.
Take up appropriate problems of the industry for finding solutions through R&D projects assigned to faculty and students.
Explore technological developmental opportunities in common application areas such as transport, traffic regulation, security, healthcare etc. and assign them to faculty and students.
To initiate and promote MoU with 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 and University etc.
To motivate students for presenting papers in National and International conferences and projects in competitions and exhibitions at university level. Interdepartmental / collaborative work to be encouraged.
To monitor progress of the research and development activity.
R&D Center policy is to create good infrastructural facilities and conducive environment to inculcate research culture.
A. Financial Assistance to Students for Research:
Students will get reimbursement towards paying registration fees for presenting the paper in the conference. Also, students participating in various events such as technical quiz competition, technical fest, and technical poster presentation competitions at state level as well as at national level will be reimbursed by the institute.
Institute motivates the students for undertaking the interdisciplinary projects and provides required financial support.
Final year students will be given reimbursement for performing tests on the samples in the outside laboratory if required for their project work. Students must
seek prior approval from concerned project guide and HOD Students are informed about R&D initiatives by the respective department R&D
coordinator.
Students willing to publish research papers/participate in any technical activities shall approach the department R&D coordinator.
Students need to submit applications signed by the concerned HOD and their department R&D coordinator to the Head-R&D.
On approval, the student registers for the conference. Students attend the conference.
For reimbursement purpose, students must enclose receipt of registration fees, first page of paper and conference certificate along with application and submit it to department R&D coordinator.
The Institute Head- R&D approves the request. Students submit the above approved documents to the principal for approval.
Principal finally approves the application for reimbursement.
Students needs to submit bills of expenditure to the head of department for approval and then to the accounts department for reimbursement. Students submit the above approved documents to the accounts for reimbursement.
B. Financial Assistance to Faculty for Research:
The college provides financial support by reimbursing registration fees only for presenting papers in reputed National/International conferences held within India
and for attending FDP/STTP/workshop/Seminar in other organizations in India.
Faculty would also look for an alternate source of funding for participation in a conference viz., AICTE/UGC etc.
The faculty can avail OD for attendingt he conference/FDP/STTP/workshop/Seminar. The faculty should fill the required
forms, get the approval and submit the same to the office before proceeding for the same.
The total cost of organizing any technical event for student and faculty will be borne by the institute.
Financial assistance to faculty for Research Conference/FDP/STTP/workshop/Seminar) Process:
All requests for grant have to be made prior to the conference. Faculty members will submit the application for grant when they receive the letter of acceptance
from the conference committee.
The recommendation of Head of Department, Department R&D coordinator & subject expert is required for availing the conference sponsorship.
On approval, the faculty registers for the conference and Faculty attends the conference/FDP/STTP/workshop etc.
For reimbursement purpose, faculty must enclose receipt of registration fees, first page of paper and conference/workshop certificate along with application and submit it to department R&D coordinator.
Faculty submits the above approved documents to the principal for approval within 15 days of attending the conference.
Principal finally approves the application for reimbursement.
Faculty submits the above approved documents to the accounts and gets reimbursement.
Seed Funding for Faculty:
1. The Institute shall provide SEED grants to faculty and students for Research Projects with the prior approval of Governing Body. The following are the rules for
sanctioning the Research Projects from the Institute.
2. Project proposals from a single faculty member or a team of faculty members that results in product or technology development are normally for a period of two years and can be extended for one more year if required. These projects will be supported to an extent of 10 lakhs for each department.
3. On completion of the project, 2 copies of the final project report on the work done should be sent to the R&D Center along with the utilization certificate (UC) and statement of expenditure (SE).
4. SEED grant will be released to the principal investigator of the project through the Head of the institution.
5. SEED grant may be utilized for procuring basic infrastructure required for experimenting or pilot study with the approval of Governing Council
6. SEED fund may be utilized for travel to places within country (not exceeding 10% of total grant) to acquire domain knowledge or to invite experts in the domain for knowledge sharing, training to gain expertise and preparation of DPR (not exceeding 25% of total grant).
7. Investigators must acknowledge the institute in reports and technical/scientific papers publishing based on the research work done under the project. Investigators are requested to publish some of the research papers emerging out of the project work in leading National / International Journals.
8. All the equipment purchased, fabricated prototypes shall be the property of the Institute.
9. If the PI to whom the project has been sanctioned wishes to leave the Institution where the project is based on SEED grant, the Co-PI will be the PI for the completion of remaining project.
Sponsored Research Projects:
The faculty can submit Research Project proposals to various funding agencies like AICTE, UGC and DST. The proposals to be submitted are scrutinized at the
department level by the Head and senior faculty of the department before submitting the same to funding agency.
The Institute provides all kinds of infrastructure facilities required for conducting a preliminary Research for Project. The funding must be obtained from the organization for which the project is sanctioned. This funding must cover all aspects which include equipment, testing facilities, specialized manpower resources etc. The system to be adopted for conducting the research will be discussed and approval of the Principal is obtained before such an effort is undertaken.
Every department faculty may associate with the Industry for collaborative research, which lead to publications and patents in collaborative with industry. Students, either from UG or PG programs can be involved in the sponsored research projects and can be paid research assistant allowance from sponsored research funding.
