Page 4 - Research Promotion Policy

RESEARCH PROMOTION POLICY

(Approved in the 56th Meeting of the Board of Management held on 04.04.2019)

Vellore Institute of Technology strives to be one amongst top 200 top-
class universities across the world in the shortest possible time. This
document provides information on research policy and research promotional
activities of VIT.

1. PROLOGUE

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is committed to the pursuit of excellence
in research and aims to achieve international recognition through
interdepartmental and inter-institutional collaborative research
programmes across the spectrum of Science, Engineering and Technology
namely, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Electronics and Communication Engineering, Chemical Engineering,
Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Bio-Sciences
and Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Management Sciences as
well as Social Sciences. VIT shall ensure that research in all fields that include
trans and multidisciplinary types grows exponentially, keeping the ethical
norms and research standards intact.

2. OBJECTIVES

l To create an excellent research ambiance and infrastructure
l To facilitate inter, multi and transdisciplinary research
l To publish papers in journals of international repute, file patents
and transfer technologies to relevant industries
l To continuously monitor the research outputs for ensuring
quality by appropriate committees
l To create quality human resources for scientific research

l To recognize both faculty and students on their research output by a
research award

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