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1. RESEARCH PROJECT: DEVELOPMENT
& FUNDING
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik
Regional Institute of Education
NCERT, Bhubaneswar
mohalikrk@gmail.com

2. Research in Higher Education: NEP 2020
• Research intensive university
• Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities (MERU)
• National Research Foundation: To fund outstanding peer-reviewed
research and seed research in universities and colleges.
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3. Significance of Research Project
• Knowledge generation, innovation and theory building
• Means of acquiring copy right and patent
• Explaining problems (social/economical/health/scientific )objectively
• Finding solutions to recent & latest problems
• Career development (recruitment, promotion)
• Professional development (insight/mastery/skills devt)
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4. What is Research Project?
• A research project is a scientific endeavor to answer research
questions/test hypotheses.
• It involves process of planning, conducting and
sharing/reporting.
• It can be Basic/Applied/ Action/Evaluation
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5. Types of Research Project
• Major: Its duration is 12 to 24 months. The funding amount may
range from 5-15 Lakhs.
• Minor: Its duration is 6 to 12 months. The funding amount limited to
5 Lakhs.
• Individual: It is done single faculty
• Collaborative: It is carried out by team
• Institutional Project: Approved to a particular institution
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6. Process of Research Project
Reporting
Executing
Approval
&Funding
Planning
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7. Criteria for Selecting a Research Project
• Significance
• Newness
• Original
• Feasible (skills of researcher/getting data/time/determination)
• Researchable
• Usefulness
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8. Proposal Format (ICSSR)
• Title
• Introduction and / or Statement of the Problem
• Aims and/or Objectives of the Study
• Conceptual Framework
• Research Question or Hypotheses
• Review of Literature
• Scope and Methodology
• Relevance, Anticipated Outcomes and Proposed Outputs from the
Research
• Tentative Chaptalization
• Time Frame
• Estimated Budget
• Bibliography: Bibliography should be prepared in Chicago Manual
Style.
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9. Proposal Format (NCERT)
• Title
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Likely outcomes
• Methodology
• Time budgeting
• Organizational framework
• Cost estimation
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10. Prime Ministers Research Fellowship
• The Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme has been designed
for improving the quality of research in various higher educational institutions
in the country.
• The institutes which can offer PMRF include all the IITs, all the IISERs, Indian
Institute of Science, Bengaluru and some of the top Central Universities/NITs
that offer science and/or technology degrees.
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11. Indian Funding Agency (Science & Technology)
• Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
• Aeronautics Research and Development Board (ARDB)
• Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS)
• Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
• Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)
• Department of Atomic Energy.
• Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
• Indian Council of Medical Research
• Indian Council of Agriculture Research
• Dept. of Electronic and Information Technology
• Dept. of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
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12. International Funding (Science & Technology)
• India-Republic of Korea joint applied R&D programme
• Indo-US science & technology forum
• UK-India Education & Research Initiatives
• Global Innovation Technology Alliance
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13. Indian Funding Agency (Social Sciences & Humanities)
• University Grant Commission (UGC) (Website: www.ugc.ac.in)
• Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)( Website:
www.csirhrdg.res.in)
• Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) (Website: www.isid.ac.in)
• Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) (Website:
www.icssr.org.in)
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (Website: www.rbi.org.in)
• National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) (Website:
www.ncaer.org)
• National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) (Website:
www.nipfp.org.in),
• Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) (Website: www.iegindia.org).
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14. • Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi.
(https://www.india.gov.in)
• The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New
Delhi.(nehrumemorial.nic.in)
• Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi. (iccr.gov.in)
• Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. (ichr.ac.in)
• Indian Council of Social Science Research, New
Delhi.(https://icssr.org)
• Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi. (icpr.in)
• National Council of Educational Research & Training, New Delhi
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15. International Agency (Social Sciences)
• World Bank (WB) (Website: www.worldbank.org)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) (Website: www.imf.org)
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Website: www.adb.org), United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (Website:
www.unctad.org)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Website:
www.undp.org)
• World Trade Organization (WTO) (Website: www.wto.org)
• Ford Foundation (Website: www.fordfoundation.org)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
(Website: www.unseco.org)
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (Website:
www.ifpri.org)
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Website: www.gatesfoundation.org)
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16. Fulbright Fellowship
• https://www.usief.org.in/Fellowships-for-Indian-Citizens.aspx
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19. Problems in Execution of Project
• Managing differences between internal and external team members.
• Managing non-academic team members
• Rigid official/financial matters in host institutions
• Inadequate facilities and resources in institutions
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20. Project Report
• Complete Report
• Summary Report
• Abstract
• Research Paper
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21. Structure of Project Report
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Data analysis and presentation
• Result and discussion
• Summary and implications
• References
• Appendices
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