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Criterion III

3. Research, Consultancy and Extension

3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing / Promoting Research Climate in the institution

 IQAC has organized a quality enhancement programme in the month of April 2016 to

impart an orientation on Journal Matrices and Author Citation Indices by which faculty
is encouraged to publish articles in the journals listed in the international data bases

 Faculty are encouraged to publish research papers in peer reviewed Journals with high

impact factor, conference proceedings etc
 Students have been motivated to participate in the summer training programs or

workshops by the reputed institutions
 Doctoral committee meetings are made mandatory for the PhD research scholars

 Three meetings were conducted for research promotion
 Every year during the month of December Karpagam University Research Congress is

organized

 Applying for research funding to sponsoring agencies is encouraged
 Awareness program on patent filing was organized

 The staff and the students were informed about the various fellowships available and
encouraged to apply for the same

 The IQAC meets regularly to discuss various plans to promote research climate and

motivate the faculty for academic advancement
 Faculty members are given grant to attend the conference outside the university

 IQAC facilitated conduct of sessions on how to prepare research proposals and publish
research articles through HRDC

 Faculty members are motivated for consultancy work

 UIIC cell was created
 Training program on use of SPSS software and research methodology is organized to the

research scholars and faculty members
 Increase in number of researches and publications by the faculty / students

 Advanced computer training program for the Government Employees of Tamil Nadu was
given

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