R&D Policies

INTRODUCTION

The status of an educational institution is heavily influenced by its research productivity and capacity for innovation. The achievement of institutional goals is significantly linked to the active involvement of faculty members in various research initiatives planned by BLDEACET. This research policy aims to support and guide our faculty members, researchers, and students in achieving excellence and making valuable contributions to the BLDE Association and the wider society.

OBJECTIVES

i) Promoting research, innovation, and the development of intellectual capital.

ii) Ensuring integrity, quality, and ethics in research practices.

iii) Integrating teaching and research through translational and instructional research.

iv) Encouraging the creation and dissemination of intellectual capital through incentives.

RESEARCH PROMOTION

At the BLDE Association, we strongly believe in the autonomy of researchers to choose their research subjects, seek financial support from external funding agencies, and report their findings and conclusions. However, research proposals, results, and reports are subject to scrutiny by the authorities of the BLDE Association and peer reviewers. The faculty and researchers are expected to adhere to established professional ethics, ensuring the well-being, safety, privacy, and rights of human subjects and the ethical treatment of animals.

Creating a conducive environment for research activities is a priority at BLDEACET. While the allocation of space, facilities, partial funding, and resources for research programs is based on the merit of proposals, the institution also provides opportunities for the professional development of faculty and researchers. This includes support in writing research proposals for funding, guidance on reports, publications, patent filings, and other avenues of disseminating research outcomes.

INTERNAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (IRP)

To foster a culture of research among young faculty members, financial assistance will be provided in accordance with HR policies. This support aims to encourage and enable faculty members to conduct research and contribute to the institution's academic and intellectual growth.

EXTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Faculty members are encouraged to submit research project proposals, which will be thoroughly reviewed and approved by the research committee. These proposals will be submitted to various funding agencies such as VGST, AICTE, VTU, SERB, DRDO, etc.

Incentives will be provided to faculty members based on the merit of their successful efforts in securing research grants from external funding agencies. Cash advances will be disbursed in the name of the Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the project.

All project expenditures are expected to be incurred within the proposed date of completion. Any exceptions to this timeline should be duly approved by the respective granting authority.

The PI is responsible for submitting Utilization Certificates and reports, adhering to the format specified by the granting authority. This ensures transparency and accountability in the utilization of research funds.

JOURNALS PUBLICATIONS AND PAPER PRESENTATION IN CONFERENCES

1. Research papers to be published in identified journals/ to be presented at national/ international conferences shall be scrutinized by publication committee.
2. Journals listed in Scopus shall be considered for communication.
3. All manuscripts shall be checked for plagiarism before submission.
4. TA and Registration fee shall be paid as per HR policies for attending and presenting papers in reputed conferences.
5. Merit incentives shall be given to the first/corresponding authors for publishing article in JCR indexed journals as per HR policies.

Ph.D

A PhD candidate should register at BLDEACET research center after for getting a provisional registration letter from VTU and is permitted to do the research in the respective research center.

1. Research scholars shall follow VTU regulations for Doctoral Committee meetings/open seminars/colloquium etc.
2. Research scholars should present and publish their work in reputed international conference and Scopus indexed journal papers only.

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE and MoU

The BLDE Association and BLDEACET would like to create an environment for each department, where they work in a specific research area and be known as a specialist organization. This will conduce to focus on specific research activities in the specialized areas. Through these efforts, the Association shall promote a particular department or an institution as the ‘Centre of Excellence’ in due course for a specialized thrust area through MoUs.

ELIGIBILITY FOR STUDY LEAVE: (ACADEMIC PURSUITS)

The faculty members pursuing higher education shall be eligible for study leave as per HR policies and Institute administration policies.

IPR/COPY RIGHT

1. The institute shall bear expenditure for filing application for patent which are found genuine by department, institute and management level committee.
2. If the patent is commercialized the sharing of earning is to be done between researcher and the BLDE Association as per the guideline developed from time to time.

CODE OF ETHICS FOR RESEARCH

All faculty members, researchers and students undertaking research are bound by code of following research ethics.

1. Academic honesty: One should be honest in all scientific communications, honestly report data, results, methods and procedures, and publication status. They are not supposed to fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent data.
2. Integrity: One should keep the promises and agreements; act with sincerity; strive for consistency of thought and action.
3. Carefulness: Please avoid careless errors and negligence; carefully and critically examine the research data and the work of peers. Keep good records of research activities, such as data collection, research design, and correspondence with agencies or journals.
4. Intellectual Property: One should honor patents, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property. Do not use unpublished data, methods, or results without permission. Give credit where credit is due. Give proper acknowledgement or credit for all contributions to research. Never plagiarize.
5. Confidentiality: Protect confidential communications, such as papers or grants submitted for publication, personnel records, trade or military secrets, and patient records.
6. Social Responsibility: Strive to promote social good and prevent or mitigate social harms through research, public education, and advocacy.
7. Competence: Maintain and improve professional competence and expertise through lifelong education and learning; take steps to promote competence in science as a whole.
8. Legality: Know and obey governmental policies, relevant laws and institutional rules and regulations.
9. Animal care: Show proper respect and care for animals when using them in research. Do not conduct unnecessary or poorly designed animal experiments.
10. Human subject’s protection: While conducting research on human subjects, the care should be taken to minimize harms and risks and maximize benefits; respect human dignity, privacy, and autonomy; take special precautions with vulnerable populations; and strive to distribute the benefits and burdens of research fairly.
11. Plagiarism: Institute has access to the “Turn-it-in” software to check the plagiarism and faculties shall create user ID and password. The faculty members should make sure that their articles/thesis/report have plagiarism within prescribed limit.

MERIT INCENTIVES FOR PROMOTION OF RESEARCH

The faculty members are honored with an incentive in the form of cash for various distinguished research /merit activities in the field of academics and research. Merit Incentives is applicable only for Confirmed Employees as per HR policies.

Merit Incentives to faculty members for research grants projects from external funding agencies:

Merit incentives for books publications and patents:

Research publications in journals:

Presentation of research papers in conferences/attending FDP’s/NPTEL Courses:

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