Research Activities in Universities/Colleges
Posted on: 26/Apr/2016 2:19:22 PM
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it is implementing the following schemes, namely: (i) Special Assistance Programme (SAP); (ii) Basic Scientific Research (BSR); (iii) Universities & Colleges with Potential for Excellence (UPE/CPE); (iv) Research Scientists; (v) Digital repository of research and teaching material; (vi) Minor and Major Research Projects (MRP); (vii) Research Fellowships; (viii) Scholarships and fellowships in engineering and technology; (ix) Research awards; (x) Research workshops, seminars and conferences; and (xi) Emeritus fellowship for promoting and enhancing research and development activities in Universities/Colleges across the country. Details of these schemes are available at www.ugc.ac.in .
The UGC does not receive proposals for research funding from State Governments. Proposals for research funding are invited by the UGC from institutions of higher education.
Two schemes, namely Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) and Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) have been launched for promoting research that is socially relevant and is of use to the end users like the Industry. IMPRINT focuses on research in higher educational institutions in ten socially relevant domains. The UAY promotes industry sponsored, outcome-oriented research projects. A detailed action plan has been formulated for both these flagship programmes of the Ministry of HRD.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
