New Delhi, INDIA, 11 July 2018 – The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) today announced the release of a research policy framework document developed in partnership with Clarivate Analytics, the company behind Web of Science, the world’s most trusted citation index. Web of Science is a publisher-independent platform which provides unrivaled coverage of papers, books, conference proceedings, datasets and patents to researchers in more than 100 countries and 7,000 academic institutions around the world.
Released at the AICTE headquarters in New Delhi, the framework was developed to drive research excellence across AICTE approved academic institutions. In addition to offering best practices and guidelines, the research policy framework provides:
- Guidelines for developing long-term research plans and for building human capital
- Information on deploying requisite resources
- Details on sourcing funding and leveraging the right collaborations
- Guidelines for establishing governance mechanisms for tracking and promoting research
- Information on ensuring continuous improvement and sustainability
Through this collaboration, AICTE and Clarivate have also successfully conducted four regional workshops to present the framework to AICTE-approved academic institutions. The workshops covered key considerations for developing and executing a robust research program and best practices to incorporate research into undergraduate teaching curriculum.
Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE commented:
“Research is a key pillar of academic excellence. It is critical that institutions have a well-defined plan to develop a robust research program and incorporate research elements in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching curriculum. This research policy framework document will provide good guidance to academic institutions and is a key step towards building world class institutions.”
Jay Nadler, CEO, Clarivate Analytics said:
“Clarivate Analytics is committed to furthering the research and innovation landscape across the globe. Our partnership and collaborative effort with AICTE will be instrumental in guiding AICTE approved institutions as well as the broader academic community across India.”
You can view the research policy framework document on the AICTE website.
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About The All India Council for Technical Education
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in 1987 given statutory status by an Act of Parliament, AICTE is responsible for proper planning and coordinated development of the technical education and management education system in India.
About Clarivate Analytics:
Clarivate Analytics is the global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. Building on a heritage going back more than a century and a half, we have built some of the most trusted brands across the innovation lifecycle, including Web of Science, Cortellis, Derwent, CompuMark, MarkMonitor and Techstreet. Today, Clarivate Analytics is a new and independent company on a bold entrepreneurial mission to help our clients radically reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing innovations. For more information, please visit clarivate.com.
