IIT Bombay and IISER Pune to be mentors to promote research in higher education institutions

"The idea is to promote and improve research work at central and state universities under the mentorship from hub institutions which are already excelling in research,” said Prof Karandikar“Total of 31 institutions across the country having stellar research records have been identified to become hubs (File)

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay from Mumbai and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) from Pune are the two institutions from Maharashtra identified as mentors under the Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR)–a flagship initiative by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) to promote research in higher education institutions in the country, secretary of Department of Science and Technology, Prof Abhay Karandikar said on Monday.

The ANRF, which aims to foster culture of research in India’s universities, colleges and other research institutions, launched the PAIR initiative a couple of months ago wherein higher educational institutions in the country having excellent research record will mentor other institutions such as central universities and public universities through pairing under ‘hub and spoke’ model.

“Total of 31 institutions across the country having stellar research records have been identified to become hubs. Now they will have to apply for PAIR along with their spoke institutions for a period of five years, on various themes listed for research with focus on multidisciplinary approach. The idea is to promote and improve research work at central and state universities under the mentorship from hub institutions which are already excelling in research,” said Prof Karandikar while adding that the mentorship parameters will have a range of activities from finalising on research topics depending on strengths, guidance on publishing of research papers in high quality journals and also co-supervising PhD students among others.

Each hub and spoke pairing will receive financial support of Rs 100 crore coming from the government through ANRF for a period of five years. “Out of the funding, 70 percent will have to be used for research activities at spoke institutions whereas a hub institution will get to use the remaining 30 percent of the grant. In order to expand the reach of the scheme, each hub institution is required to have one of the spoke institutions which is located outside of the state,” said Prof Karandikar who currently also holds charge on ANRF as CEO.

Prof Karandikar, who will be the chief guest for Mumbai University’s convocation ceremony to be held on Tuesday, delivered a talk at varsity’s Kalina campus a day before on how ANRF is transforming the science and technology landscape in the country. The talk which entailed information on various new schemes under ANRF to enhance research output was attended by several researchers from Mumbai University–faculty as well as students.

In his talk, Prof Karandikar highlighted that research output in the country is concentrated in few institutions with lowest number of (18) institutions having average publication per institute at 7,620 research papers and highest number (115) institutions have average publication per institute of 1,121 research papers while underlining how ANRF is devoted to enhance research and development outputs in institutions across the country.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/iit-bombay-and-iiser-pune-to-be-mentors-to-promote-research-in-higher-education-institutions-9763583/lite/

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Admission Notification for PhD (Technology) Degree Course for Academic Year 2021-22

 

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MU to resume written test for PhD degree aspirants soon

GAYA: Magadh University is to resume the practice of holding written test for PhD degree aspirants. The practice was discarded a few years ago in view of University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation 2009. In 2016, the UGC amended the guidelines, detailing eligibility, duration and relaxation and other criteria. The MU academic council, at its meeting held on Friday, adopted the UGC regulation that stipulates conditions for award of PhD degrees. MU’s officiating VC Prof D P Tiwari presided over the academic council meet.

MU’s PRO Prof Sidhnath Prasad said the process for conducting the test and holding classes on research methodology will begin soon. “The result of the test, to be known as RET (research eligibility test), will be valid for one year. The RET shall be for qualifying purpose only. Relaxation of 5% in qualifying marks shall be given to SC/ST and persons with disability. The RET syllabus will consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% subject specific,” he said.

As per the Academic Council decision, multiple-choice objective questions with no negative marking will be asked in the RET.
Certain categories of PhD degree aspirants have been exempted from the RET. However, they will have to appear at the interview and viva voce along with the RET qualifiers. In order to qualify, a degree aspirant will have to secure a minimum of 50% in the test.

Those exempted from the written test include NET qualifiers, recipients of All India Fellowship, employees of any other university or institution or college or government department or public sector undertaking or Research and Development (R & D) organization or private industry, who is sponsored as a full-time candidate by the said organization, with at least two years of experience in the relevant area, and who is relieved on study leave for a period of not less than two years for pursuing PhD programme in a department of the university.

Foreign nationals, who are recipient of fellowship by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and sponsored by their government along with self-financing foreign nationals admitted through the embassies or high commission of their country or admitted under a MoU with due clearance from the Indian Missions abroad would also be exempted from written test.

Source: The Times of India dated July 28, 2019

India likely to benefit as UK lifts limit on PhD level work visas

According to the most recent UK Home Office data, Indians form the largest group of highly-skilled professionals within the Tier 2 (General) category of work visas.

London: Indians are among the largest group of professionals set to benefit from a new UK government plan to remove any limit on the number of PhD-level work visas to be granted.

UK Chancellor Philip Hammond announced on Wednesday in a Budget update, referred to as the annual Spring Statement, that from later this year all such highly-qualified roles will be exempt from any cap on the numbers that can apply and come to work in Britain.

“[A] key pillar of our plan is backing Britain to remain at the forefront of the technology revolution that is transforming our economy. And to support that ambition, from this Autumn we will completely exempt PhD-level roles from the visa caps,” Hammond said in his speech in the House of Commons.

“From Autumn 2019, PhD-level occupations will be exempt from the Tier 2 (General) cap, and at the same time the government will update the immigration rules on 180-day absences so that researchers conducting fieldwork overseas are not penalised if they apply to settle in the UK,” he added in his statement.

According to the most recent UK Home Office data, Indians form the largest chunk of highly-skilled professionals within the Tier 2 (General) category of work visas, accounting for 54 per cent of all such visas granted in 2018.

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Indian nationals also marked the largest increase in the grant of Tier 2 visas last year, up by 6 per cent at 3,023 more visas compared to the previous year.

The UK government’s latest PhD-level visa exemption was welcomed by UK universities, who are key employers of international researchers.

“This is fantastic news for Indian researchers who would like to work in the UK, and for UK universities who thrive on bringing together a diversity of brilliant minds from around the world,” said Vivienne Stern, Director of Universities UK International, the main representative body for UK higher education institutions.

“Many of the UK’s leading researchers, in fields ranging from biomechanics to gender politics, come from India. Outside of Europe, India is the third-largest country of origin for academic staff in the UK,” she said.

Universities UK International said that despite making up only 0.9 per cent of the global population, the UK is responsible for 15.9 per cent of the world’s most highly-cited research articles.

“The achievements are made possibly as a result of the international community of researchers that work at and with UK institutions,” Stern said.

The new announcement comes soon after doctors and nurses were removed from the cap to address shortages in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) last year.

Currently, only a limited number of visas are issued every year under the Tier 2 skilled worker section of the visa system. The government’s latest announcement is seen as the first step towards the complete removal of a cap on visas for skilled workers in 2021, when a new immigration system comes into force.

“We already issue more skilled worker visas to Indian nationals than to the rest of the world combined, and I am delighted to see many Indian students coming to study at our world-class universities,” UK immigration minister Caroline Nokes had said following a Migration Dialogue with Indian government officials in January this year.

“Under the new system, operating from 2021, we will always be open to the brightest and best from India, who wish to come to live and work in the UK,” she said.

Source: https://theprint.in/india/india-likely-to-benefit-as-uk-lifts-limit-on-phd-level-work-visas/205857/ (Accessed on 16 March, 2019)