Centre For Research Anna University, Chennai

Eligibility for Research Department Recognition

DEPARTMENTS IN THE ENGINEERING COLLEGES WITHIN TAMIL NADU / INDUSTRIAL UNITS / R&D CENTRES / LABS OF GOVERNMENT / QUASI GOVERNEMENT OR ANY OTHER RESEARCH LABORATORIES FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH WITH ANNA UNIVERSITY.

1.	The Engineering College / The Industrial units / R&D centres / Labs of Government/Quasi Government or any other Research Laboratory shall be of minimum 5 years standing.

2.	a) Departments of Engineering Colleges i) The Engineering College shall offer P.G. programme in the concerned Department with minimum of 5 years standing (except for Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry /Humanities Departments). ii) At least two faculty members in the concerned Department with Ph.D. degree in the core/allied specialization. Each faculty member should be a recognized Supervisor of this University and having a minimum of one year working experience in the concerned Department.

	b) Industrial Units / R&D centres / Research Labs i) At least two researchers / scientists in the concerned organisation with Ph.D. degree in the core/allied specialization.

3.	Sufficient infrastructure facilities in the relevant area of research.

4.	A satisfactory assessment report by the Inspection Committee on the availability and suitability of infrastructure facilities for research.

Application fee for the Institute Recognition of 1,77,000/- (Rupees one lakh and Seventy Seven thousand only)(Including GST Rs. 27,000) shall be paid through online mode only. The fee receipt should be submitted along with the "Application for Research Department Recognition", Filled-in "Faculty Profile" and other relevent documents at Centre for Research.

The Application with the necessary enclosures should be submitted in duplicate.

Note:

1. The recognition will be given initially for a period of three years for Academic Institutions and five years for State/National R&D Laboratories and it shall be renewed periodically once in three years / five years respectively in the format prescribed with a fee of Rs.59,000/- (Rupees Fifty Nine Thousand only) to continue as a recognized research Department/R&D centre.

2. Fee Waived for Central or Tamil Nadu Goverment / Quasi Government Organizations.

3. The list of publications in SCI journals during the recognized period shall be given as Annexure along with renewal application form.