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CBLU Research and Development Cell (RDC)

(The policies and guidelines adopted from the ‘Guidelines for Establishment of Research &
Development Cell In Higher Education Institutions, Secretary, University Grants Commission,
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110002 UGC, March 2022’ and various other Universities world-wide)

The establishment of Research and Development Cell (RDC) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will enable the attainment of targets of Atma-Nirbhar Bharat and is expected to play a pivotal role in catalyzing Multidisciplinary/Transdisciplinary and translational research culture mandated in NEP 2020. The essential elements of Research and Development Cell (RDC), viz., generation of knowledge and facilitation of research, innovation and technology development for industrial & societal benefits, intellectual capital, governance and financial resources, information management system, research promotion & guidance, Integrity and ethics, capacity building and research monitoring, and to facilitate greater access to research through the mobilization of resources and funding.

RDC in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will help in creating new knowledge, a research ecosystem for reliable, impactful, and sustained research output and facilitating intellectual growth that would promote quality research and contribute meaningfully towards the goal of a self-reliant India.

The established organizational structure (Bodies, Authorities, and Committees) will facilitate planning, implementation, and monitoring of research activities in the University, formulate rules, regulations, and policy frameworks for utilization of facilities and resources at University. A strategy adopted to integrate multiple functional units can support institutional research under a single-window operational system for effective administration. The activities of Research and Development Cell (RDC) will be mentored and monitored by various committees for devising research models, technology, appraisal, foresight & review functions, mediating sectoral R&D progress, and IPR protection.

Vision of Research and Development Cell (RDC)

To put in place a robust mechanism for developing and strengthening the research ecosystem within HEIs, aligned with the provisions of NEP-2020.

Mission

  • To create a favourable environment for enhanced research productivity.
  • To encourage collaboration across industry, government, community-based organizations, and agencies at the local, national, and international levels.
  • To facilitate greater access to research through mobilization of resources and funding.

The organizational structure of RDC comprising of various committees for specified functions may be as under (adopted from the ‘Guidelines for Establishment of Research & Development Cell In Higher Education Institutions, Secretary, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110002UGC, March 2022’ ):

Following committees/bodies related to Research and Development cell (RDC) are following:

Research Advisory Council (RAC), the apex body of RDC

  • Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson)
  • Director Research (convener)
  • All Deans
  • Conveners of different Research and Development Cell (RDC) committees
  • External Nominee (distinguished researchers from universities/research organizations/industry)
  • Research scholars (nominated members with no voting rights)

Office of the Director Research (DR)

  • Dr. Sonia Grover (Research Officer)
  • One Superintendent (specialized in official, purchase/financial matters and a good knowledge of computer)
  • One Clerk/Steno (with the good knowledge of computer)
  • One Peon

For financial matters/records related to projects/grants/scholarships under the RDC, an assistant deputed in the account branch shall look after the financial matters of RDC and reporting directly to the Director Research. The office of the Director Research will be assisting and coordinating with all the committees for arranging meetings, preparing minutes, reports and further related proceedings.

Committee 1: Finance and infrastructure (FIC)

  • Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson)
  • Director Research
  • Prof.  Dinesh Kumar (Convener of the committee)
  • Registrar
  • Prof. MayankKinger (Member)
  • Dr. Vinod Kumar (Member)
  • Finance Officer
  • Branch Head, Engineering Branch
  • Branch Head, Purchase and Store
  • One external expert (Not below the rank of Associate Professor)
    Prof. Aditi Sharma, IGU,Rewari
  • Optional co-opted members with appropriate high level financial, risk management or commercial qualifications and expertise Accounting+Finance, HRM

Committee 2: Research Program Policy Development (RPPD)

  • Director Research (Convener of the Advisory Committee)
  • Prof. Lalita Gupta (Convener of the committee)
  • Dr. Deepak Kumar (faculty member)
  • Dr. Parvati Sharma (faculty member)
  • Dr. Rahul Tripathi (faculty member)
  • All HODs (Members)
  • Two nominated external experts (National and/or State level)
    Dr. Sudesh Thakur (ISRO),
    Dr    .Pankaj Mittal
  • Expert(s) from funding agencies (National and/or State level)
    Dr. Rahul Taneja (DST),
    Prof    .Ashwini Sharma (ICSSR),
    Dr    .Rajesh Kumar (ICHR)
  • Representatives of Research scholars (Two nominated members with no voting rights)
    Ms. Nishita (Chemistry, 2021),
    Mr    . Sumit(Mathematics,2023)

Committee 3: Collaboration and Community (CCC)

  • Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson)
  • Director Research
  • Prof. Surender Kumar (Convener of the committee)
  • Prof. Suresh Kumar Malik (faculty members)
  • Dr. Asha Poonia (faculty member)
  • Dr. Pawan Kumar (faculty member)
  • Dr. SnehLata Sharma (faculty members)
  • Two external experts (University stake holders/Alumni/Industry/research labs/innovators/entrepreneurs/ Social workers)
    Prof. Devender Kumar, GJUS&T Hisar,
    Mr. Sachin Jain (VardhmanJwellers)
  • Research Students Representative (Nominated member with no voting rights)
  • Public Relation Officer (PRO) (Member) or Nominated by Vice-Chancellor
    Prof. Surender Kumar, CBLU
  • Local service providers (Farmer/Medical practitioner/Industrialist etc.)
    Mr    . Dharmesh Shah, Bhiwani
  • Legal advisor
    Advocate SanjivChangia

 

Committee 4: Product Development, Monitoring and Commercialization (PDMC)

  • Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson)
  • Director Research (Convener)
  • Prof. Sunita Bharatwal (Convener of the committee)
  • Branch members of the Incubation centre
  • FO/nominee (not below the Supdt.)
  • Dr. Preeti (faculty member)
  • Dr. Sonika Singh (faculty member)
  • Dr. Vijay Kumar (faculty member)
  • Two external experts from Industry/reputed research labs
    Prof. Devender Kumar, GJUS&T Hisar,
    Dr. Vikas Aggarwal, BTM, Bhiwani
  • Branch Head Purchase and store

Committee 5: IPR, legal and ethical matters

  • The Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson)
  • Director Research
  • Prof. Nitin Bansal (Convener of the committee)
  • Dr. Ashwani (faculty members)
  • Dr. Rishi Pal (faculty members)
  • Dr. Monika Miglani (faculty members)
  • Legal advisor (Nominated member)
  • Two External experts from the Govt. and industry in the area of IP to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor
  • Research Students Representative (Nominated member with no voting rights)
    Mr. Sachin Shekhawat (Biotech),
    Mr. Vakil (Geography)