Research Co-ordination Mechanism

Research Co-ordination mechanism

The Director of Research with the assistance of Zonal ADRs, Chief Scientific Officers, Technical Officers will coordinate, monitor and evaluate all the research activities including All India Coordinated Research Projects and all externally funded research projects. Teaching, research and extension faculties of the university who are involved in research are annually brought together through Zonal Research and Extension Programme (ZREP) Workshop. The results of the previous year’s research programme viz., variety release proposal / new farm trials/ multi-location trials (MLT)/ technologies for inclusion in Package of Practices / patent / technologies for commercialisation and technical programmes (new, ongoing and concluded) conceptualized during the current year are discussed in the annual technical meets of all the disciplines conducted by respective University Heads are presented, discussed and recommended in the ZREP workshop.  The Zonal workshops, conducted annually which is attended by Vice-Chancellor, Director of Research, Director of Extension, Deans, ADRs, ADEs, Heads of the departments / University, Officers of State Developmental Departments, all the scientists, representatives from other related institutions, progressive farmers and representatives of corporate sector engaged in agri-business / industry.

On approval of Research Council, the newly released varieties and other technologies approved in ZREP workshop will be recommended for inclusion in the Package of Practices of the University. New technical programmes and MLTs will be implemented at ZARS/ ARSs while Farm Trials will be conducted in the farmers’ fields through KSDA and KVKs. Technologies recommended for patents / commercialization will be further processed through IPR Cell of the University.