Development of research culture and innovative practices for enhancing quality education by the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is an important aspect of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. To attain the goal, Pub Kamrup College has set up the Research and Development Cell as per the directives given by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. Societal challenges of our country can only be addressed by a strong and vibrant higher education ecosystem with an emphasis on research, innovation, and technology development. Research and Development Cell of the college will play a pivotal role in promoting multidisciplinary/ inter disciplinary and translational research culture mandated in NEP 2020. To create an organizational structure, formulate Research Policy for the College, identify thrust areas of research. To promote research culture among the student fraternity at an early stage of their education. To promote researchers and innovators, identify potential collaborators from industry, research organizations, academic institutions & other stakeholders for cooperation and synergistic partnerships. To act as a 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 timelines. 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. 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 bioethical committee wherever required. To undertake innovative research on indigenous resources. Functions The Cell would help creating a research ecosystem for reliable, impactful, and sustained research output. The essential elements of such an ecosystem, viz., generation of knowledge and facilitation of research, innovation and technology development for industrial & societal benefits, are addressed by human resource (researcher & faculty), intellectual capital (knowledge & skills), governance (regulation & policies) and financial resources (funding & grants).
