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Research
A committee monitors research activity in the University. Over 85% of the faculty members of the University have doctoral degrees and they are engaged in guiding research scholars. Faculty members are eligible to guide students after 5 years of teaching and publications in peer reviewed journals.
The number of Ph.D. awarded during the past five years is about 600. There are over 1044 students currently registered for Ph.D. and about one fifth of them are part-time Ph.D. students. The University encourages college teachers from affiliated institutions to carry out research in the post graduate departments. Several teachers of colleges work under the Faculty Improvement Program (FIP) of the Government. About 10% of the students are NET scholars.
The university offers research fellowships to one or two students a department in each academic year to promote research activity. The SC/ST Cell of the University provides financial assistance to the SC/ST students for preparation of the dissertation at postgraduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels. There is one hostel exclusively for research students. A majority of the research scholars are drawn from the jurisdiction area of the University.
The university has developed 5 years integrated Masters courses in science, arts, business and social science.
The faculty published over 1300 papers in learned journals during past five years. However, only about one third of the faculty members are publishing regularly. Faculty members have made original contributions in the fields of Fluid Mechanics (Mathematics), Organo silicon chemistry, peptide synthesis and organo-metallic chemistry (chemistry), Aquatic Biology and Fisheries (Zoology), tissue-culture techniques for rare plants (Microbiology and Botany), Petrology and Geochemistry (Geology), Highway road research (Civil Engineering), mulberry research (Sericulture), collection of rare Kannada manuscripts and cultural folklore artefacts and translation of significant works of literature from Indian languages into Kannada (Kannada) and in Oral History. Awards include the fellowships from National Academy of Science, Indian National Science Academy, Royal Society Bursary.
The University monitors research activity of the faculty members through annual performance appraisal reports. Publication linked incentives to the faculty in the form of reduction of teaching load and enhanced funding from the University resources may be considered.
The Department of Sericulture is involved in the extension activities by offering expertise to farmers and officials of the Government with regard to production of silk.
The research activity of the Departments of the University is well recognized in the form of special grants from the University Grants Commission (UGC). The Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, Psychology, Zoology, Physics and Geology are receiving special grants from UGC in the form of DRS, SAP and COSIST to the tune of Rs.20 million for the development activities. Several faculty members have major research projects supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), UGC, CSIR, Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources etc. The faculty was able to generate about Rs.80 million during the past five years. The highway road research itself generated over Rs.20 million.
The DSA Center in Fluid Mechanics of the Department of Mathematics conducts research in applied mathematics. Research work by the faculty in the center resulted in 31 publications in the past year in international journals. One of the faculty members associated with the center has been conferred the VV Narlikar award.
In the liberal arts and language departments, Kannada is active in research publications and publishing of books. The department collects rare Kannada manuscripts and cultural artefacts. The Department has published an annotated directory of the manuscripts in its possession and has also set up a small museum of cultural items collected from Karnataka. The department offers expertise to the Government in promotion of the state language.
The Research output of the Department of Political Science specialises in Human Rights, Election Studies, Civil Society, and Women Empowerment in Karnataka Government. The Department has represented India in an international research project – “World Value Survey” in which 65 countries participate. Bangalore University is working as a nodal centre for Asia in this project.
The Department of History is doing research work in the areas of art history, Women Studies, modern history of Karnataka, freedom movement and nationalism.
The contribution from the Department of Sociology is in the areas of Sociology of Women, Family and Kinship, Sociology of medicine, and Sociology of Markets. The department of Social Work has carried out state sponsored projects and some of the findings have been adopted by the Karnataka State.
The Department of communication has a production unit and is producing program capsules for broadcasting through public channels in collaboration with Doordarshan. A studio has been set up in collaboration with Doordarshan. The Department can be made a nodal agency for the production of weekly student magazine, which can act a catalyst for student progression.
The faculty of the university published over 150 scholarly books during the past five years. Some of the books in the fields of Mathematics, Zoology, and Physical Education are used by the undergraduate students.
The university is promoting holding of research symposia/seminars/workshops of national and international level to advance research culture in the Departments. During the last five years, the University has organized about 84 conferences/seminars/workshops/annual meetings of the Indian National Science Congress.
The university is promoting a research attitude among faculty by providing leave to pursue studies in national and international institutes. About 10% of the faculty have availed themselves of this leave. The university has a provision for granting sabbatical leave to senior faculty.
The consultancy services that are offered by the post graduate departments are largely informal.In addition, several departments such as Communications, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, English, Computer Application and Geology offer certificate courses to the public as a part of extension activities and also for generating funds for the University. The city campus at Central College, Bangalore University is used for this purpose.
| Contact and Reach |
| Jnanabharathi Campus |
Jnanabharathi Campus Nearest Railway Station: Bangalore City (SBC) - About 14 KM |
| Central College Campus |
Central College Campus Nearest Railway Station: Bangalore City (SBC) - About 2 KM |
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