VTU offers incentives to nurture research talent among faculty and students

The VTU has reserved ₹2 crore for research incentives and has also released research promotion guidelines. Currently, about 3,50,000 students are enrolled in various under-graduate, post-graduate, and research programmes. The faculty includes around 20,000 qualified individuals, with approximately 5,314 of them holding doctoral degrees, teaching at both under-graduate and post-graduate levels within the university and its affiliated colleges. Additionally, there are about 4,000 qualified research supervisors in VTU departments and affiliated colleges who oversee Ph.D scholars pursuing their degrees.

To harness and nurture the research talent among faculty members and students, the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has, for the first time, offered incentives for research and thesis.

The VTU has reserved ₹2 crore for research incentives and has also released research promotion guidelines. The processing of applications will be done on a first come, first served basis.

VTU-Belagavi encompasses two constituent colleges, and approximately 215 affiliated engineering colleges and architecture schools throughout Karnataka. It also recognises 986 research centers across its departments, affiliated colleges, and selected industries.

Currently, about 3,50,000 students are enrolled in various under-graduate, post-graduate, and research programmes. The faculty includes around 20,000 qualified individuals, with approximately 5,314 of them holding doctoral degrees, teaching at both under-graduate and post-graduate levels within the university and its affiliated colleges. Additionally, there are about 4,000 qualified research supervisors in VTU departments and affiliated colleges who oversee Ph.D scholars pursuing their degrees.

Therefore, to ensure uniformity, transparency, and adherence to high standards of research beyond the minimum requirements set by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the VTU has decided to offer incentives for research activities.

According to the guidelines, the VTU will be offering incentives ranging from ₹4,000 to ₹8,000 for journal papers for faculty members and students, ₹3,000 for conference papers, and ₹5,000 for book chapters.

For sponsored research projects, it will provide the incentive equal to 5% of the project grant, limited to a maximum of ₹1 lakh per project.