Foreword
I am extremely happy to state that, Karnatak University is ranked
highest in Karnataka State and 14th among top 50 Universities in the country, in
terms of index and overall research output. Considerable infrastructure like research
laboratories and sophisticated equipments have been created out of research grants
received by the faculty. DST-PURSE has further strengthened our USIC, which is once
again the result of University’s potential research performance. UGC’s CPEPA, CAS,
DSA, DRS and SAP infrastructure grants and DST-FIST have been outstandingly recognized
and further have added to the research profile of our University. In addition to
that, University is conferred with the UPE (University with potential for excellence)
status with a huge financial support by the UGC. I thank all the members of the
teaching fraternity for their enthusiasm and good performance in research activities
by obtaining grants from various funding agencies.
In order to adequately respond to the needs in processsing the
requisition proposals from teachers, administration has adopted a liberal policy
and has decided to give complete autonomy to researchers. The University’s earlier
R & D guidelines (August 2009) were considered as unique and progressive steps in
this regard. However, keeping in view the changes, which are taking place in the
field of higher educational research, few modifications to the existing guidelines
was felt as the need of the hour. The committee deliberated on this issue at length
and has arrived at more liberal guidelines. An unique feature of this guideline
is the award of cash incentives to the researchers, who obtain research grants from
external funding agencies. I am extermly hopeful of our teachers’ potentiallities
to get more funds and their contribution to the research progress of our University.
I thank the committee for revising the guidelines and all the
officers of the University for their efforts in this regard. I look forward all
the faculty members and especially young researchers to avail of the research grants
as well as recognition by the University.
I wish all the best.
Prof.H.B.Walikar
Vice-Chancellor