Promotion of Research
The Postgraduate Department of Economics and the Postgraduate Department of Commerce are recognised research centres of the University of Kerala.
There is a research committee functioning in the college to facilitate and monitor research activities and to popularise the importance of research and development in the field of higher education. The committee comprises a coordinator, research guides, and one representative each from the respective departments having a PhD degree. The college has realised the importance of teaching, research, and extension as the three pillars of today’s higher education system. As part of this, the teachers are encouraged to avail themselves of the Faculty Development Programme (FDP) of the UGC as well as other research projects, both major and minor. To create a research perspective among the teachers and students, seminars and conferences are being organised in the college. Necessary infrastructural facilities are provided in the form of seminar halls, smart classrooms, computer laboratories, etc. The committee encourages students to take up projects that have potential for future research for themselves and the faculty. The institution promotes research activities among the student community. In order to inculcate a taste for academic research, students are encouraged to participate in seminars, workshops, conferences, and invited lectures. The projects assigned to students are based on topics meant to improve scientific temper and creativity. In addition to this, students in both UG and PG are undertaking a dissertation (project work) as part of the partial fulfilment of the course.
Research Committee
Coordinator: Dr. Sunil S (Research Supervisor)
Members: Dr. Anzar R (Research Supervisor)
Dr. Rajeesh T (Research Supervisor)
Dr. Vijayan K (Research Supervisor)
Dr. Abraham A. P. (Research Supervisor)
Dr. Sunil Raj N V (Research Supervisor)
Dr. Sarun S G (Research Supervisor)
Dr. Shanimon S (Research Supervisor)
Dr. Anitha S (Research Supervisor)
Ongoing Research Works
The major decisions taken by the research committee during the academic year:
- Encourage the faculty who do not possess research degrees to enrol as research scholars in universities or other recognised research centres at the earliest.
- Motivate and guide the faculty and scholars of the centres to take up minor/major projects.
- Encourage the faculty members to attend seminars organised by various institutions to get in touch with the latest developments in their respective fields.
- Subscribe to research journals in the departments, especially the research centres.
- Motivate the faculty to regularly publish articles and research papers in various national and international journals.
- Autonomy to the principal investigator:
- The principal investigators are given complete autonomy regarding the projects assigned to them.
- Timely availability or release of resources:
- The funds granted by the funding agencies are communicated to the investigator, and the grants are released on time.
- Adequate infrastructure and human resources:
- The college provides adequate infrastructure, such as laboratories and libraries, for accomplishing research projects.
- Time off, reduced teaching load, special leave, etc., for teachers:
- Teachers are given time off, reduced teaching loads, special leave, etc., to engage in research projects.
- Support in terms of technology and information needs:
- The institution has a supporting system in terms of technology and information, such as OERC, INFLIBNET, e-journals, etc. Teachers and students can use the computer lab and internet facility of the college to do projects.
- Facilitating timely auditing and submission of utilisation certificates:
- The office provides support for timely audit and submission of the utilisation certificate to the funding authorities.