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The Research and Development Office, through its four key operational areas – extramural grant management, research infrastructure management, research scholar management, and research communication – provides centralised assistance to faculty and research scholars in their research journey.
The Research and Development Office provides end-to-end support in securing external funding from domestic and international funding agencies to address the evolving infrastructure requirements for research. The grant management professionals work closely with faculty members, scholars, and researchers at Ashoka, providing them with the necessary resources and guidance to navigate the documentation of pre-funding applications and post-funding management. It is our mission to provide comprehensive assistance in external grant management through extramural grants, consultancy projects, and several other funding opportunities.
The Research and Development Office aims to provide a well-managed administrative experience to the faculty and scholars throughout their research journey at Ashoka. Scholar Management professionals manage a full spectrum of administrative responsibilities, including contract extension, update, and termination for scholars and research personnel working at Ashoka, as well as managing their remuneration and contingency disbursement. The professionals also support the Principal Investigators (PIs) in recruiting project staff and PhD scholars in accordance with the regulations outlined by the respective funding agencies.
The Research and Development Office is committed to realising the university’s vision of providing state-of-the-art research infrastructure to its faculty and research scholars. The Research Infrastructure professionals work efficiently to manage the infrastructural requirements for research. It provides executive and administrative support for a broad set of infrastructural requirements, ranging from the development of individual research laboratories to the acquisition of cutting-edge research tools. RDO’s key motive is to foster collaboration among departments to ensure the optimal and efficient utilisation of research resources.
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The Research and Development Office (RDO) focuses on minimising the gap between research and society. RDO’s Academic Communications wing, through strategic communication efforts, conveys Ashoka’s research efforts to a diverse stakeholder base, including academics, policymakers, funding bodies, and the general public. The Academic Communications wing collaborates with subject matter experts, faculty, and research scholars to simplify the complex scholarly outputs into reader-friendly narratives—insightful research stories, in-depth articles, and visually engaging multimedia content. Through its engaging communication efforts, the wing makes significant contributions to the university’s research outreach campaigns and fundraising efforts.
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Kindly refer to the following Frequently Asked Questions for further clarity:
Ashoka University supports interdisciplinary research. The university offers a wide range of disciplines in the field of study, encompassing humanities, social sciences, languages, and basic sciences, to create a stimulating research environment.
The university boasts a state-of-the-art research infrastructure, designed to provide an exceptional research environment for scholars. The key facilities include labs in physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, and psychology, along with advanced equipment for data analysis, imaging, synthesis, and simulation.
Ashoka also houses The Ashoka-ZEISS Core Imaging Facility which is the first of its kind in India, providing cutting-edge microscopy technology.
The Research and Development Office provides end-to-end support for identifying Call-for-Grants, Proposal Writing, Budget Planning, and Compliance and Reporting, etc.
Apart from coursework, PhD scholars at Ashoka receive a generous fellowship, extensive research support. The program is designed with an interdisciplinary approach. Ashoka also prioritises student well-being, offering access to clubs, societies, and sports that enrich campus life.The RDO plays a pivotal role in this journey by acting as a bridge between PhD scholars and various administrative departments, ensuring full academic, financial, and logistical support.
The RDO provides comprehensive post-funding management support. This includes assistance with fund utilisation, preparing financial reports (like progress reports and utilisation certificates), and liaising with funding agencies. For projects requiring research personnel, the Scholar Management unit assists with recruitment, contracts, and remuneration.
Ashoka actively fosters international partnerships with over 60 universities across 21 countries for academic exchange, research collaborations, and faculty engagement. The Ashoka Global Research Alliances (AGRA) and the Research and Development Office actively build these research partnerships and alliances to address global challenges.
Maintaining ethics and integrity in research is a key priority for the university. To accomplish this, several measures are taken, including the establishment of institutional research committees, such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC), among others.
The university adheres to national and international standards of research ethics and has established institutional mechanisms to safeguard researchers’ intellectual property rights. Documentation, such as data compliance and safety guidelines, conflict of interest policies, and other relevant materials, is created, reviewed, and updated at regular intervals to uphold research ethics and integrity.
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Research and Development Office, Ashoka University, Plot No. 2, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, National Capital Region P.O. Rai, Sonepat Haryana-131029
Email:
research.office@ashoka.edu.inPhone:
+91-130-2300797
