Scope and Importance of Research in HE Dr.vaidya

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Scope and Importance of

Research in HigherEducation

Dr.Arun S.Vaidya

UGC-Academic Staff College,

Bangalore University, Bangalore


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What is Research Research is defined as refinement of

our daily thinking. New Discovery/Original thinking

Revise-Critical thinking

e nemen o e gen wor Identifying the problem, collecting

and analyzing the data and

delivering the fruitful conclusion.


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Why Research?

As per UGC guidelines every teacher is expected to do

teaching, research work compulsorily to impart or sharethe knowledge with the students, in order toimprove/enhance quality of education. Further, muchattention is being given to their professional competencysuch that they have to be regarded as knowledge

.

There is a severe debacle in the new discoveries andinventions of our country excepting few fields, theinterest towards science, other subjects for the past fivedecades and indeed stood test of our time.

Students not getting attracted to learn Science- CNR Rao

Choice of career in young minds being haunt of job butnot thirst for the knowledge, creation etc.

Requirement, Scarcity and Challenges are theInspirations for research.


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Facts

No noble laureates from India after( first award wasin 1901 and the most recent one after hundred andeight years. During this period only two, PoetRabindranath Tagore(1915) & C.V. Raman ( 1930)were Indian born and their field of activity entirelyIndian. Other awardees Har obind Khorana 1968

Physiology, Subraymanyan Chadrashekhar,1983,Physics Amartya Sen,1998, Economics andVenkataraman Ramkrshnan 2009) -no doubt bornIndia, but migrated to either Britain or America andpursued their investigations in to problems whichhad no connection with India- B.P. Radhakrishna


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No women takers for research (VTU pressnote).

No. of patents claimed very meager.

UK and US Universities top 10 in the world.

one o our n an n vers es are opranked globally. Delhi-254, Calcutta-410,Bombay-456, Pune-469 (UGC News).

UGC and other organizations providegrants/financial assistance to do research.However, every year the sanctionedgrants/funds are not utilized properly (JS-UGC).


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Research, publications citations received, numberof papers which resulted from internationalcollaboration to the total number of paperspublished are the criteria considered for assessingtop rankings.

grades. IISC bags No.1 rank in India.

Mysore(21/25) only saving grace ;TN Varsities topSouth.

Americans appoint only noble laureates in the R&Dand other scientific organizations.


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Concern and Expectations

Universities become great not just by good teaching but by

undertaking leading edge in research Narayanamurthy. Time has come now to raise the aspirations, confidence, energy

and enthusiasm of our educational Institutes throughtransparency and accountability to challenge the entry of Foreign Educational Universities and Private Universities - PM.

In India the higher education sector in terms of students is thethird largest after China and the US. Further, being one of youngest country in the world as 72% of its population is lessthan 35 years old. The Government has decide to spend Rs 3lakh crore during the 11th Plan Principal Secretary

Prime Minister of India announced recently during ScienceCongress that the much awaited National Science andEngineering Research Board would start functioning beforeMarch. The protection of Intellectual property bill which focusedon sharing revenue from intellectual properties with researcherswould be taken up for discussion in parliament soon.


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Teachers should be creative and must teach the subjects withnew methodologies to develop curiosity in students CNR Rao

Young researchers should not hanker after what is fashionable the trend of the moment but pursue only that which they findinteresting. The subject of research for a young scientists

it even if no one else is ready o do so. Science should be donefor basic curiosity and useful purposes. There are goodscientific work in spite of lack of facilities- Noble LaureateRoger Y Tsein (during Science Congress).

Prime Minister in his address expressed that dismay that redtapism, political interference and lack of proper recognition ofgood work has resulted in regression in Indian Science.

However, the centre is considering formulation of schemes offunding to improve quality of research and encourage youngminds by means of various fellowships.


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Who is a Researcher?

One who is intelligent and possess strength of

reasoning, grasping, presence of mind, scientifictemper, patience and devotion.

Willing to trace/search

Creative

Collaborative Practical

Methodical

Aware of analytical tools/equipments.

Computational- Basics, Software packages,

Mathematical/Statistical modules etc. Surfing the articles globally.


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Characters of Research

Originate with a question to a problem.

Requires clear articulation of a goal.

Follows a specific plan or procedure- (timemanagement).

en v es ma n pro em n o suproblem.

Generating the Sources.

To be bold enough to justify the facts with

guide and experts. Sponsorship.

Dedication.


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Ethics in research

Original thinking/Problem Avoid copying/Plagiarism

should not be unethical.


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Research Methodology

Descriptive- observing the facts andrecording.

Experimental-Conducting the Experimentand analyzing.

Pragmatism- Futuristic vision. Ex. Vision2020, Carl Marx predicted Russia will beCommunist country in advance. Steelera/plastic era.

Creative- Raga Indirapriyadarshini byRavishankar ( Sitarist).

Sociological etc.


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Common tips for preparing

thesis/ report

Introduction Preamble Supporting evidence-previous works

Objective of a problem and mode of

Material and Methods Results

Discussion and conclusions

Recommendations References / Bibliography


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Where to look for

finance/funds

Minor and Major research projects

University Grants Commission- UGC

Council of Scientific and IndustrialResearch (CSIR)

epar men o c ence an ec no ogy Department of Ocean Technology

DRDO- Dept. of Research and DefenseOrganization

Social Institutes/ Research Centers State/Central Govt. & NGO Funding

agencies


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Scope for research

Universities and other funding agencies encourage

research by special schemes (swarna Jayanthi,Fast track schemes etc.

To encourage women researcher DST is providingRs.20 lakh to conduct research in technology.

.

lakhs for outstanding researchers globallyrecognized. 4 categories (Natural Science, SocialScience and Technology. Accordingly announced 4prizes for Astrophysicist, Biologist, Mathematicianand History etc.

Grade Pay introduced by 6th Pay commission.


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Importance of research

Advance our Knowledge

Procure important equipment/Infrastructure to theInstitution where we are working.

Self satisfaction for contributing something to the

society/reaching the goal.

Serving the purpose and needs of the society. Appreciation/ Awards/Remembrance for ever.

Ultimately reaching the goal, Vision and Mission ofthe Universities and Educational Institutions andcontributing directly or indirectly to the National

development.


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Rabindranath Tagore

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high

Where knowledge is freeWhere the world has not been broken up into fragments by

narrow minded domestic walls

Where words come out from the depth of truth

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way in thedreary desert sand of dead habit;

Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-wideningthought and action

Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country

awake.

Thank You

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