The University Grant Commission on 12th May 2022, has notified the Draft Guidelines for Research Internship with Faculty and Researchers at HEls/Research Institutions in order to provide an opportunity to the under-graduate students to carry out research in a real work environment with faculty guidance over a specific period.
The Objective of the Guidelines is to create conditions conducive for students to exercise a quest for knowledge and its discovery and applicability for solving research/ complex/ real-life problem and to provide the opportunities to the UG students to learn, understand and sharpen the research acumen, as well as the communication/ technical/managerial skills required for conducting research.
Each undergraduate student shall complete first research internship of 10 weeks duration after 1st year and second research internship of 10 weeks duration after 2nd year of graduate degree programme. The student who has to go for 4-year degree programme with research will be required to complete research ability enhancement courses (REAC) during 7th semester and research project work/dissertation during 7th and 8th semester.
The Research Internship Programme (RIP) will be fully organised, executed and monitored by Research and Development Cell of HEI through a Nodal Officer to be appointed by the Vice Chancellor/Director/Principal/HOD of HEI on the recommendation of Director R&D Cell.
