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Research Policy

CSE Department — Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology and Sciences (GGITS)

FOREWORD

Gyan Ganga Group of Institutions (GGGI) has been committed to becoming one of the top leading institutions in India and aims to achieve a better NIRF ranking in the near future. In the pursuit of excellence, GGGI is promoting active research in the institution and supports faculty and students in conducting research and consultancy activities. GGGI is committed to creating an atmosphere of research in the institution and provide necessary facilities for conducting active research

OBJECTIVE

The prime objective of providing incentives is to support and motivate faculty to carry out active research, development, and related activities.

The scope of the policy is:

To encourage active faculty engagement in research, writing, and development activities
To create an environment among the faculty to carry out interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.
To encourage faculty to submit project proposals and secure funded projects from funding agencies.
To carry out consultancy for both government and non-government organizations.
To foster creativity among students and faculty, encouraging them to design and develop innovative projects and products, publish, and secure granted patents.
To encourage departments to Promote Research Excellence.

RESEARCH PROMOTION SCHEMA

Research Promotion Scheme - Incentives for Indexed Journals

Indexing	Incentives	Frequency	Remark
SCI / ESCI	Rs. 10,000	Not Limited	Faculty shall be the primary / corresponding author (Incentive shared among authors)
Scopus Q1	Rs. 10,000	Not Limited	Faculty shall be the primary / corresponding author
Scopus Q2	Rs. 8,000	Not Limited	Faculty shall be the primary / corresponding author
Scopus Q3	Rs. 3,000	A maximum of two publications per semester	Incentive shared among authors
Scopus Q4	Rs. 1,500	A maximum of two publications per semester	Incentive shared among authors
UGC Care Journal	Rs. 1,000	A maximum of two publications per semester	Incentive shared among authors

Conference Incentives and Registration Fee Support

Conference Type	Details
National / International Conference (Organized within country)	Registration Fees (Max INR 10000) per conference paper Authors can claim incentives for a maximum of two papers in an academic year Subject to HoD / IQAC / Principal recommendations and Management approval Priority to conferences indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, etc.
International Conference (Organized outside country)	Registration Fees (Max INR 30000) per conference paper Authors can claim incentives for a maximum of two papers in an academic year Subject to HoD / IQAC / Principal recommendations and Management approval Priority is given to conferences indexed by recognized academic databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, etc. ensuring high visibility and academic credibility
Remark	Authors are eligible to claim incentives only after the paper is published and indexed on the respective platform. . Faculty members whose papers are accepted at International Conferences are encouraged to apply for travel grants under various Government schemes, as and when available. Additionally, they may seek sponsorship from other funding agencies such as AICTE, UGC, or other relevant organizations. The student incentive claims can only be submitted through the mentor Faculty members during the 6-monthly call for published articles, as announced by the IQAC cell

Publication Incentives for Books & Book Chapters

Type	Details
Book Chapter	Faculty publishing book chapters with reputed publishers like Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Academic Press, Routledge, MIT Press, IEEE, McGraw Hill, IGI Global, etc. Faculty shall be Primary / Corresponding / Co-author and eligible for reimbursement of INR 2500 (shared if multiple authors exist). Publisher selection is based on Reputation, Peer Review, Indexing, Accessibility, Field-Specific Publishers, and Open Access options.
Book	Faculty publishing books with reputed publishers like Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, MIT Press, IEEE, McGraw Hill, Pearson, etc. The author will receive an incentive of INR 10,000 (shared if multiple authors exist). The Research Committee will finalize the honorarium and publisher approval. Publisher selection based on Reputation, Peer Review, Indexing, Accessibility & Open Access options.

Type

Details

Book Chapter

Faculty publishing book chapters with reputed publishers like Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Academic Press, Routledge, MIT Press, IEEE, McGraw Hill, IGI Global, etc.
Faculty shall be Primary / Corresponding / Co-author and eligible for reimbursement of INR 2500 (shared if multiple authors exist).
Publisher selection is based on Reputation, Peer Review, Indexing, Accessibility, Field-Specific Publishers, and Open Access options.

Book

Faculty publishing books with reputed publishers like Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, MIT Press, IEEE, McGraw Hill, Pearson, etc.
The author will receive an incentive of INR 10,000 (shared if multiple authors exist).
The Research Committee will finalize the honorarium and publisher approval.
Publisher selection based on Reputation, Peer Review, Indexing, Accessibility & Open Access options.

Patent Filing, Ownership & Incentives

Patents	Details
Patent Guidelines	All National / International Patents from research within the institution must list GGITS / GGCT / GGCE Jabalpur as First Applicant. Faculty involved in the invention process will be recognized as inventors / co-inventors / co-applicants. Ownership: Institute as Primary Applicant holds full legal rights once the patent is granted (including rights to restrict others from making, using, or selling the invention). An incentive of INR 10,000 will be provided for expenses related to filing, publishing & granting patents. Incentives apply only for granted patents and will be shared among the authors.

Patents

Details

Patent Guidelines

All National / International Patents from research within the institution must list GGITS / GGCT / GGCE Jabalpur as First Applicant.
Faculty involved in the invention process will be recognized as inventors / co-inventors / co-applicants.
Ownership: Institute as Primary Applicant holds full legal rights once the patent is granted (including rights to restrict others from making, using, or selling the invention).
An incentive of INR 10,000 will be provided for expenses related to filing, publishing & granting patents.
Incentives apply only for granted patents and will be shared among the authors.

Consultancy Activities, Training Programs & Product Development

Category	Details
Consultancy	It is expected that all faculty members actively engage in consultancy work to generate revenue for the institute. The consultancy amount generated reflects both the research capacity of the institute and the individuals involved. The revenue from consultancy will be shared in the ratio of 60:40 between the Faculty and the Institute.
Training Programs	Faculty who organize training programs for external participants and generate revenue through the program will be provided incentives. The generated amount will be shared between the Institute and coordinators in the ratio of 50:50.
Funded Projects	Faculty will be provided an incentive of 5% of the total sanctioned grant.
Product Development	If any faculty develops a product and commercializes it with the institute name, he/she will be provided an incentive of Rs. 10,000.

RESEARCH SCRUTINY COMMITTEE:

The committee comprises:

PRINCIPAL
DEAN IQAC
DEAN R&D
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENTS

Incentives or sponsorships will be approved based on the committee's recommendations, reviewed by the Dean IQAC, Deans R&D, Principal(s) and Management.

RESEARCH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY

Faculty members are expected to uphold the highest standards of research ethics in all their publications. This includes ensuring the originality of their work and strictly avoiding plagiarism. Any form of copying, misrepresentation, or uncredited use of another's work is strictly prohibited. All research publications must undergo a thorough plagiarism check, and compliance with ethical guidelines as per institutional and global standards is mandatory.

REVISION & REVIEW:

This Research Policy will be reviewed bi-annually by the Research Committee in consultation with the Management. The committee will assess the policy's effectiveness, considering emerging trends in research and development, institutional goals, and feedback from faculty and students. Any recommended changes or updates will be submitted to the Management for approval.

Publication and Research Award Incentive for Students

The rapid growth in scientific knowledge is a key indicator of a quest for discovery, significantly impacting economic and societal development. Science, technology, and innovation are often initiated within a university's research environment, and this is also a core mission of Gyan Ganga Group of Institutions (GGGI).

Research and development activities create and disseminate new knowledge across various fields and promote innovation. These endeavours enhance learning and teaching among students and faculty members. Research forms the foundation of knowledge, enabling the creation of state-of-the-art laboratories, promoting research publications, fostering collaborations, and engaging the academic community in achieving institutional goals. With these aims in mind, the following guidelines for research incentives for students have been established.
OBJECTIVES:

1. To inculcate and promote research aptitude among the students of GGGI.

2. To improve the quality and citation impact of student research publications.

3. To encourage students to publish their research in reputed journals & conference proceedings that are indexed in Scopus or listed in the Journal Citation Report (JCR) by Clarivate Analytics.

APPLICABILITY :

1. The incentive applies to journal publications that are indexed in Scopus or listed in the latest Journal Citation Report (JCR) by Clarivate Analytics, published where the student is an author with GGITS/GGCT/GGCE affiliation.

2. Student research articles, with GGITS/GGCT/GGCE affiliation, where the student is an author and currently enrolled, shall be considered for Publication and Research Award Incentive for Students.

3. Graduated students will be considered for this policy provided they publish their research article(s) with GGITS/GGCT/GGCE affiliation within one academic year of their program completion.

ELIGIBILITY: :

Full-time students enrolled in Undergraduate / Postgraduate program & having attendance 75% or more in the current year of study are eligible to apply under this scheme.

RESPONSIBILITY:

1. The corresponding author shall take the responsibility to screen the paper for plagiarism, ethics approval and background checks about the potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open access journals before communicating the research publication.

2.Paper published in discontinued Scopus journals or those not listed in the latest release of JCR at the time of communication shall not be considered for incentives.

3. The names of student authors eligible for this policy will be recommended and endorsed by the Faculty/HoD to the IQAC/Principal.

4. IQAC shall intimate the departments about the students who are recipients of the incentives for further processing.

5.Students who are recipients of this policy shall receive a certificate of appreciation from Head of the Institutional level.

6.GGGI Jabalpur shall reserve the rights to revise the award incentive guidelines periodically.

Incentive structure for publications in indexed journals

Sr. No	Cite Score & Percentile	First Author (Student)	Corresponding Author (Faculty)	Faculty Co-Author(s)	Student Co-Author(s)	Incentives (Max 2 papers / year)
1	SCI / ESCI	3000	3000	2000	2000	Rs. 10,000
2	Scopus Q1	3000	3000	2000	2000	Rs. 10,000
3	Scopus Q2	2500	2500	1500	1500	Rs. 8,000
4	Scopus Q3	1500	1500	—	—	Rs. 3,000
5	Scopus Q4	750	750	—	—	Rs. 1,500
6	UGC Care Journal	500	500	—	—	Rs. 1,000

National & International Conferences

Type	Details
National / International Conference (Organized within country)	Registration Fees (Max INR 5000) per conference paper with a compulsory Faculty Mentor from GGITS/GGCT/GGCE as corresponding author. Authors can claim points for a maximum of two papers in an academic year. Subject to HoD / IQAC / Principal recommendation and Management approval. Priority is given to conferences indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, etc.
International Conference (Organized outside country)	Registration Fees (Max INR 10000) per conference paper with a compulsory Faculty Mentor from GGITS/GGCT/GGCE as corresponding author. Authors can claim points for a maximum of two papers in an academic year. Subject to HoD / IQAC / Principal recommendation and Management approval. Priority is given to conferences indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, etc. Faculty member (Mentor of the student paper) is encouraged to apply for travel grants under Government schemes like AICTE, UGC. They may also seek sponsorship from other relevant organizations.
Patent	Publications based on institutional resources (laboratories, facilities, equipment, faculty guidance) must include the institute name. A faculty member must be included in the patent filing process to ensure institutional involvement and proper oversight.

Amendment to Research Policy: Support for Student Participation in National/International Competitions

(Dated 15th Jan 2025)

Clause Addition:

If students of Gyan Ganga Group of Institutions (GGGI) are shortlisted for participation in national or international-level competitions, particularly hosted by Institutes of Eminence such as IITS, NITS, IIITs, or in reputed competitions like Smart India Hackathon (SIH), they will be entitled to the following financial support:

1. TRAVEL ALLOWANCE:

Reimbursement for sleeper-class travel for participation.

2. Registration Fees:

Reimbursement of registration fees for participation.

3. Upper Limits:

A maximum of INR 5,000 for national competitions.

A maximum of INR 10,000 for international competitions.

Conditions:

1. The reimbursement will be subject to approval by the HoD, Principal, and Management.

2. Relevant supporting documents (e.g., invitation/acceptance letter, travel tickets, registration fee receipt) must be submitted for claiming reimbursement.

3. The support will be granted only once per academic year per student for such events.

Research Policy

CSE Department — Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology and Sciences (GGITS)

FOREWORD

OBJECTIVE

The prime objective of providing incentives is to support and motivate faculty to carry out active research, development, and related activities.

The scope of the policy is:

To encourage active faculty engagement in research, writing, and development activities
To create an environment among the faculty to carry out interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.
To encourage faculty to submit project proposals and secure funded projects from funding agencies.
To carry out consultancy for both government and non-government organizations.
To foster creativity among students and faculty, encouraging them to design and develop innovative projects and products, publish, and secure granted patents.
To encourage departments to Promote Research Excellence.

RESEARCH PROMOTION SCHEMA

Research Promotion Scheme - Incentives for Indexed Journals

Indexing	Incentives	Frequency	Remark
SCI / ESCI	Rs. 10,000	Not Limited	Faculty shall be the primary / corresponding author (Incentive shared among authors)
Scopus Q1	Rs. 10,000	Not Limited	Faculty shall be the primary / corresponding author
Scopus Q2	Rs. 8,000	Not Limited	Faculty shall be the primary / corresponding author
Scopus Q3	Rs. 3,000	A maximum of two publications per semester	Incentive shared among authors
Scopus Q4	Rs. 1,500	A maximum of two publications per semester	Incentive shared among authors
UGC Care Journal	Rs. 1,000	A maximum of two publications per semester	Incentive shared among authors

Conference Incentives and Registration Fee Support

Conference Type	Details
National / International Conference (Organized within country)	Registration Fees (Max INR 10000) per conference paper Authors can claim incentives for a maximum of two papers in an academic year Subject to HoD / IQAC / Principal recommendations and Management approval Priority to conferences indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, etc.
International Conference (Organized outside country)	Registration Fees (Max INR 30000) per conference paper Authors can claim incentives for a maximum of two papers in an academic year Subject to HoD / IQAC / Principal recommendations and Management approval Priority is given to conferences indexed by recognized academic databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, etc. ensuring high visibility and academic credibility
Remark	Authors are eligible to claim incentives only after the paper is published and indexed on the respective platform. . Faculty members whose papers are accepted at International Conferences are encouraged to apply for travel grants under various Government schemes, as and when available. Additionally, they may seek sponsorship from other funding agencies such as AICTE, UGC, or other relevant organizations. The student incentive claims can only be submitted through the mentor Faculty members during the 6-monthly call for published articles, as announced by the IQAC cell

Publication Incentives for Books & Book Chapters

Type	Details
Book Chapter	Faculty publishing book chapters with reputed publishers like Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Academic Press, Routledge, MIT Press, IEEE, McGraw Hill, IGI Global, etc. Faculty shall be Primary / Corresponding / Co-author and eligible for reimbursement of INR 2500 (shared if multiple authors exist). Publisher selection is based on Reputation, Peer Review, Indexing, Accessibility, Field-Specific Publishers, and Open Access options.
Book	Faculty publishing books with reputed publishers like Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, MIT Press, IEEE, McGraw Hill, Pearson, etc. The author will receive an incentive of INR 10,000 (shared if multiple authors exist). The Research Committee will finalize the honorarium and publisher approval. Publisher selection based on Reputation, Peer Review, Indexing, Accessibility & Open Access options.

Type

Details

Book Chapter

Faculty publishing book chapters with reputed publishers like Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Academic Press, Routledge, MIT Press, IEEE, McGraw Hill, IGI Global, etc.
Faculty shall be Primary / Corresponding / Co-author and eligible for reimbursement of INR 2500 (shared if multiple authors exist).
Publisher selection is based on Reputation, Peer Review, Indexing, Accessibility, Field-Specific Publishers, and Open Access options.

Book

Faculty publishing books with reputed publishers like Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, MIT Press, IEEE, McGraw Hill, Pearson, etc.
The author will receive an incentive of INR 10,000 (shared if multiple authors exist).
The Research Committee will finalize the honorarium and publisher approval.
Publisher selection based on Reputation, Peer Review, Indexing, Accessibility & Open Access options.

Patent Filing, Ownership & Incentives

Patents	Details
Patent Guidelines	All National / International Patents from research within the institution must list GGITS / GGCT / GGCE Jabalpur as First Applicant. Faculty involved in the invention process will be recognized as inventors / co-inventors / co-applicants. Ownership: Institute as Primary Applicant holds full legal rights once the patent is granted (including rights to restrict others from making, using, or selling the invention). An incentive of INR 10,000 will be provided for expenses related to filing, publishing & granting patents. Incentives apply only for granted patents and will be shared among the authors.

Patents

Details

Patent Guidelines

All National / International Patents from research within the institution must list GGITS / GGCT / GGCE Jabalpur as First Applicant.
Faculty involved in the invention process will be recognized as inventors / co-inventors / co-applicants.
Ownership: Institute as Primary Applicant holds full legal rights once the patent is granted (including rights to restrict others from making, using, or selling the invention).
An incentive of INR 10,000 will be provided for expenses related to filing, publishing & granting patents.
Incentives apply only for granted patents and will be shared among the authors.

Consultancy Activities, Training Programs & Product Development

Category	Details
Consultancy	It is expected that all faculty members actively engage in consultancy work to generate revenue for the institute. The consultancy amount generated reflects both the research capacity of the institute and the individuals involved. The revenue from consultancy will be shared in the ratio of 60:40 between the Faculty and the Institute.
Training Programs	Faculty who organize training programs for external participants and generate revenue through the program will be provided incentives. The generated amount will be shared between the Institute and coordinators in the ratio of 50:50.
Funded Projects	Faculty will be provided an incentive of 5% of the total sanctioned grant.
Product Development	If any faculty develops a product and commercializes it with the institute name, he/she will be provided an incentive of Rs. 10,000.

RESEARCH SCRUTINY COMMITTEE:

The committee comprises:

PRINCIPAL
DEAN IQAC
DEAN R&D
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENTS

Incentives or sponsorships will be approved based on the committee's recommendations, reviewed by the Dean IQAC, Deans R&D, Principal(s) and Management.

RESEARCH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY

REVISION & REVIEW:

Publication and Research Award Incentive for Students

1. To inculcate and promote research aptitude among the students of GGGI.

2. To improve the quality and citation impact of student research publications.

3. To encourage students to publish their research in reputed journals & conference proceedings that are indexed in Scopus or listed in the Journal Citation Report (JCR) by Clarivate Analytics.

APPLICABILITY :

2. Student research articles, with GGITS/GGCT/GGCE affiliation, where the student is an author and currently enrolled, shall be considered for Publication and Research Award Incentive for Students.

3. Graduated students will be considered for this policy provided they publish their research article(s) with GGITS/GGCT/GGCE affiliation within one academic year of their program completion.

ELIGIBILITY: :

Full-time students enrolled in Undergraduate / Postgraduate program & having attendance 75% or more in the current year of study are eligible to apply under this scheme.

RESPONSIBILITY:

2.Paper published in discontinued Scopus journals or those not listed in the latest release of JCR at the time of communication shall not be considered for incentives.

3. The names of student authors eligible for this policy will be recommended and endorsed by the Faculty/HoD to the IQAC/Principal.

4. IQAC shall intimate the departments about the students who are recipients of the incentives for further processing.

5.Students who are recipients of this policy shall receive a certificate of appreciation from Head of the Institutional level.

6.GGGI Jabalpur shall reserve the rights to revise the award incentive guidelines periodically.

Incentive structure for publications in indexed journals

Sr. No	Cite Score & Percentile	First Author (Student)	Corresponding Author (Faculty)	Faculty Co-Author(s)	Student Co-Author(s)	Incentives (Max 2 papers / year)
1	SCI / ESCI	3000	3000	2000	2000	Rs. 10,000
2	Scopus Q1	3000	3000	2000	2000	Rs. 10,000
3	Scopus Q2	2500	2500	1500	1500	Rs. 8,000
4	Scopus Q3	1500	1500	—	—	Rs. 3,000
5	Scopus Q4	750	750	—	—	Rs. 1,500
6	UGC Care Journal	500	500	—	—	Rs. 1,000

National & International Conferences

Type	Details
National / International Conference (Organized within country)	Registration Fees (Max INR 5000) per conference paper with a compulsory Faculty Mentor from GGITS/GGCT/GGCE as corresponding author. Authors can claim points for a maximum of two papers in an academic year. Subject to HoD / IQAC / Principal recommendation and Management approval. Priority is given to conferences indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, etc.
International Conference (Organized outside country)	Registration Fees (Max INR 10000) per conference paper with a compulsory Faculty Mentor from GGITS/GGCT/GGCE as corresponding author. Authors can claim points for a maximum of two papers in an academic year. Subject to HoD / IQAC / Principal recommendation and Management approval. Priority is given to conferences indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, etc. Faculty member (Mentor of the student paper) is encouraged to apply for travel grants under Government schemes like AICTE, UGC. They may also seek sponsorship from other relevant organizations.
Patent	Publications based on institutional resources (laboratories, facilities, equipment, faculty guidance) must include the institute name. A faculty member must be included in the patent filing process to ensure institutional involvement and proper oversight.

Amendment to Research Policy: Support for Student Participation in National/International Competitions

(Dated 15th Jan 2025)