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About research at Sankalchand Patel University

Reputation of any Educational Institution depends on scholarship, research productivity and innovation. The success of a University in attaining its objectives is greatly contingent upon the alignment of the faculty with all the aspects of research initiatives. Therefore, the present research policy aims to help Sankalchand Patel University and it’s faculties to achieve excellence and contribute to various organizations and the society. A mandatory minimum research requirement structure is currently being identified for implementation alongside an incentive structure for all stakeholders to carry out excellent research in their respective fields.

The purpose of the Research Policy is to create a vibrant atmosphere of research among faculty and researchers in Sankalchand Patel University. The policy shall serve as an overall framework within which research activities may be carried out. Building and consolidating on University’s research competence is one of the top priorities of the University.

Incentives for outstanding research

The Sankalchand Patel University would like to encourage quality research in different thrust areas. For this purpose, outstanding research contributions e.g. Patents, IPR etc done by faculty member, researcher, and research scholar shall be suitably rewarded as per university norms. Therefore, the University proposes a scheme for providing incentives to researchers and scholars. The incentives are identified as under:
  1. Incentive in terms of money
  2. Incentive in terms of awards / prizes
  3. Incentive in terms of more funding for the ongoing research
  4. Incentive in terms of certificate or giving more weightage for the career advancement
    scheme, etc.

Objectives of Research at Sankalchand Patel University:

  1. To cultivate, promote and strengthen research activities and foster a research culture and supporting environment through research framework and guidelines.
  2. To plan, co-ordinate, supervise research activities in university and all its constituent institutions.
  3. To raise funds for research activities in university and all its constituent institutions.
  4. Ensure publications in quality journals, indexed in Scopus/Web of Science and/or with impact factor.
  5. To nurture an environment of undertaking socially useful research with potential for commercialization.
  6. Encourage interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships nationally and globally.

About the research council

The research council at Sankalchand Patel University is one which understands and gives research the due importance it deserves. The main aim of the research council is to cultivate, promote and strengthen research activities and foster a research culture by providing a supportive environment through adequate research framework and guidelines. The research council is responsible to plan, co-ordinate and supervise research activities in the university and all its constituent institutions.
In Publon Placed in Top 50 institutions in India and No 1 in Gujarat in terms of Researchers based on Web of Science Data with 207 researchers and 344 Publications

Multidisciplinary Research

Research Quality

SPU Research Aligned to SDGs

Research is the backbone of an educational university. At Sankalchand Patel University, we understand the importance that research plays in shaping a student’s mind. We are in the pursuit of cultivating & promoting research activities by constantly collaborating & partnering with national & international bodies. Research is an important aspect of understanding one’s subject and we would always keep it as one of our top priorities.

Prof. (Dr.) Prafulkumar UdaniProvost, Sankalchand Patel University