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Time of India
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- Time of India
PU plans multi-year expansion of research ecosystem under IDP 2025
1 2 Chandigarh: Panjab University has outlined a multi-stage strategy to expand its research and innovation ecosystem as part of its Institutional Development Plan (IDP) 2025. The roadmap includes the establishment of new research centres, funding support for faculty and scholars, incentives for patents and publications, and integration of undergraduate and postgraduate students into research activity. The plan aims to align university research with societal and industrial needs while supporting India's goals under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. It proposes a phased implementation over five years, beginning with the creation of core infrastructure and research clusters in selected disciplines. In the first phase, the university intends to identify thrust areas and set up laboratories and core facilities. Faculty will be encouraged to take up at least one research project and establish national or international collaborations. Weekly research group meetings involving UG and PG students are planned at the departmental level. Subsequent phases include increasing the intake of research scholars, expanding interdisciplinary PhD programmes, and raising the value and number of fellowships. The plan also recommends the publication of internal research journals, seed funding for new faculty, and the involvement of guest faculty in research activities with mentorship from senior professors. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Research topics outlined span across sciences, engineering, law, environment, social sciences, public health, data science, and AI. The university also proposes dedicated funding for training in patent filing and research commercialisation. The IDP includes creation of incubation centres, support for startups, and a framework for industry-sponsored projects. Panjab University plans to strengthen its consultancy system, develop a web portal for faculty expertise and services, and establish joint research labs with industry partners. Notably, the plan comes at a time when the university has acknowledged areas for improvement in its research output. In the 2024 NIRF rankings, Panjab University's score in the research dropped to 42.01, down from 46.65 in 2023—its lowest in nine years. The plan sets performance benchmarks for each year, including increased publication in indexed journals, filing of patents, organisation of conferences, and the setting up of research databases and monitoring systems. A Research Advisory Council has been proposed to oversee implementation. The university has also identified long-term goals such as participation in international research consortia, hosting global faculty, and establishing research chairs. The IDP was submitted to the Ministry of Education earlier this year.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
With Top Posts Vacant, NU's UGC-Mandated IDP In Limbo
Nagpur: It has been over a year, but Nagpur University's Institutional Development Plan (IDP) – mandated as per NEP 2020 for preparing the university's vision, mission, and goals – has not been drafted. Following implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, University Grants Commission (UGC) took nearly three years to notify 64-page IDP guidelines in February 2024, mainly because of the Covid years. It was expected that universities draft their IDPs – a key vision document – within a year's time and publish it on their website for IDP concerns enablers, governance, finance, research, and academics, besides short, mid, and long-term goals of the university. However, queries about the IDP, which must be uploaded on the NU website, sent top officials into a frenzy, seeking more time to find out its whereabouts. Operation Sindoor Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed - check full list Did Pak shoot down Indian jets? What MEA said India foils Pakistan's attack on Jammu airport: What we know so far The continued apathy is because the over 100-year-old Nagpur University's top posts are lying vacant, and there has been no sight of regular encouraged higher education institutions (HEIs) to develop IDPs to guide their growth and improvement. IDP envisages addressing various aspects of the institution, including infrastructure, student support systems, and academic offerings, with the goal of attracting top talent and improving teaching and learning. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trending in in 2025: Local network access control [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo However, the stalled IDP has now made student- and faculty-focused initiatives stagnant, insiders asked about the IDP, additional divisional commissioner Madhavi Khode-Chaware, who is holding the charge of the NU VC post, said she was on leave until next week. She didn't clarify who was delegated NU's charge in her absence. On Thursday morning, acting Pro-VC Subhash Kondawar said he would find out about the IDP and inform. Later in the evening, he didn't answer TOI's Acharya, who is director of internal quality assurance cell, claimed the IDP was already ready. On the query of when it was completed, she said dean of commerce and management faculty Sanjay Kavishwar headed the draft committee, and she needs to check with him. Officials said Kavishwar didn't head the IDP draft committee but was in-charge of the university's perspective plan, which is a five-year vision document mandated by the Universities Act, 2016. Only the 104-page plan for 2019-24 is available on NU's website. The plan for 2024-29 is also ready, but not made online yet. The plan carries vital information such as placements, courses, number of students, affiliated colleges, student welfare, sports, action plans, strategies, and implementation to improve student didn't answer TOI's calls.
