This illustrious institution started its mission in the year 1947 and has scaled up to a very big height as a renowned institution in the nation. The vision of the institution is “to open up new vistas of higher education and research to benefit the stakeholders in general and the downtrodden in particular”. The vision has been achieved by facilitating the stakeholders to realize the benefits of higher education and research with global standards. The institution right from its inception has a clear vision in incorporating research in all disciplines. Rightly the institution was proud to receive research centre status for the chemistry department in 1969. Thereafter the institution is witnessing a steady progress in making all its departments as research centres. In this regard, the institution has grown to a very big height with 11 research centres in it. This is a very big remarkable achievement in the field of academics promoting research culture. This particular achievement has attracted many to get enrolled in this institution. Students joining under graduation in this institution have a privilege of moving towards doctoral degree which is a noteworthy aspect in a higher education institution. Therefore the institution feels research as its distinctive feature which enhances its performance and outlook with priority and thrust.
Our institution's record on active and cutting-edge research is highly impeccable, which is the direct outcome of effective interdisciplinary and intra-departmental research participation. The ultimate aim of the institution is not only to promote the research culture among the faculty members and students but also to create the research infrastructure with advanced state of art equipment. Currently the department of Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Mathematics, English, Computer Science, Microbiology, Commerce, Business Administration and History are the recognized research centers in the institution. The institution strives to bring out quality research publications and more doctoral degree awardees and to inculcate research interest in the minds of students.
The institution is keen to strengthen its faculty members with doctoral degree. In this regard, 137 faculty members are possessing Ph.D. Among which 64 faculty members are recognized research guides and currently 246 scholars are registered under their supervision. As a noteworthy phenomenon, one non-teaching staff has received his Ph.D in this institution. Between 2018 and 2024, 29 faculty members of the institution and 107 scholars have received their Ph.D. in various departments of the institution. According to Scopus database, the institution has 278 publications, 33 h-index, and 4321 number of citations during the reporting period. In addition, the institution also has 4 granted patents and 5 more are filed (solely or collaboratively). The institution has received 32 research grants during assessment period of 2018-2023 from various funding agencies, such as SERB, UGC-Hyderabad, MHRD, DST, TNSCST, SAEP, ICSSR, RBI, etc., which is totalling to approximately ₹ 62,47,248. The institution has received a grant of ₹ 92,00,000 from DST – FIST. The institution also received major financial support of ₹ 1,04,00,000 from DBT for strengthening of life science and biotechnology education and training at undergraduate level under Star College Scheme. The institution is receiving student project grants from TNSCST regularly.
Institution takes several initiatives to strengthen the research potential, in which seed money is one of the productive practices. Young researchers are given seed money grants to promote research and innovation. So far, the institution has provided seed money to 27 young faculties, which is estimated to
₹ 13,20,411. Faculty members are highly motivated towards research and related activities along with their regular teaching. They have been recognized with incentives for their research publication in peer-reviewed journals, presentation in national / international conferences and also for the Ph.D. produced. Students are also given funds to do their project work under the management scheme PASS. Project work is mandatory to all UG and PG students to motivate them to pursue active research.
The institution has organized several national and international research conferences on various disciplines to foster the research culture; noteworthily the institution has also organized two international conferences in Malaysia and Thailand successfully. The institution supports by providing partial travel grants to faculties attending conferences abroad. MIKE international conference on computer science organized by the institution published the articles in SCOPUS indexed Springer lecture note series, which has achieved more than 1,50,000 number of article downloads. Two of the faculty members of the institution have received the prestigious Emeritus Fellowship from UGC and AICTE. Many of the faculty members have pursued their post doctoral fellowship in various countries and have brought laurels to the institution.
The faculty members are able to create an extensive collaborative network with various countries such as Chile, Canada, USA, Australia, Sweden, South Korea, which have led to excellent research publications. In addition to that, the faculty members of the institution have also worked in Canada, USA and South Korea as visiting scientists to carry out the collaborative research work on emerging fields of biosensor, photo catalysis, bio-composites, biocarbon materials, and digital imaging.
The institution’s deterministic strategic approach in research has given very good result by positioning itself in the top 10 institutions in the research component of the national institutional ranking framework (NIRF). This parameter proves its versatility and commitments towards research. The institution’s mission is to make research as a tool to bring in outcomes that are useful to mankind which makes life more harmonious and sophisticated.
“MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP” is a famous saying which the institution follows in the journey of research to reach its pinnacle.
