Research & Development

” After all the Ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity but Truth”

Dr. Siddesh K B Dean, R&D Center SJMIT, Chitradurga.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

The Research & Development Center at SJMIT is dedicated to fostering innovation and research among faculty and students. Supported by the “VTU Research Grant” and “K-FIST” scheme by the Vision Group on Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka, the center promotes Open Innovation through collaborative research and resource sharing.

Our focus is on identifying new research areas, developing projects that lead to high-impact publications in National and International Journals, and enhancing the technical competence of our nation. We support faculty and students in writing project proposals, publishing scientific papers, and filing patents.

The center also encourages cross-departmental research to explore advanced technologies and drives the development of innovative processes and products, establishing SJMIT as a hub of knowledge and research excellence.

Vision

Empowering the students with the hands on experience in key technologies of current state of the art and research capabilities.

Mission

To educate students in basic and advanced research areas to solve problems of society and to deliver solutions for various technologies related issues. 

Objectives

• Supporting and developing distinctive competencies of faculty members and student to build a new generation of researchers.
• Transferring and appropriating modern technology to fit with the local environment, for the purpose of national development.
• Linking research policies with goals of the universities and needs of society through providing advice and addressing problems through innovation and research.

Research Policy

PREAMBLE

SJM Institute of Technology, Chitradurga envisions “Leadership in Quality Technical Education, Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation with focus on sustainable and inclusive technologies.’ Research and scholarship is central to the mission of SJMIT and is the cornerstone of creation of knowledge which is the foundation of all disciplines. SJMIT is a reputed self-financing college for Higher Engineering Education in India. SJMIT is committed to create conductive ambience and establish infrastructure for interdisciplinary research and innovation. Globally, Higher Engineering Institutions are ranked based on their credentials in Research and Academics. A research credentials of an Institution brings visibility to the Institution at National and International levels. In Indian context NBA, NIRF, NAAC, Times Higher Education rankings, etc. attach higher weight-age to research credentials in terms of number of quality publications, citations, patents, sponsored projects and consultancy. This Research Policy Document lays down strategies for creating an ecosystem for fostering Research in SJMIT. This document provides guidelines and policies for motivating faculty to engage in quality publications, patents, sponsored research projects and consultancy. The document presents a general framework for the conduct of research.

        1. Aims of the Research Policy

The aims of the Research Policy are to:

• Provide guidelines for the conduct of academic and sponsored research and consultancy
• Prioritize areas of research for promoting interdisciplinary research and optional utilization of research infrastructure
• Identify and provide infrastructural support for research through centres or excellence and departmental research centres
• Support faculty to publish research finding in quality journals
• Establish rational, transparent and merit based decision making systems for allocation of financial resources and infrastructural support for research
• Incentivize quality academic / sponsored research and consultancy
• Integrate undergraduate research and postgraduate research into the main research systems and provide necessary infrastructural and financial support.

       2. Constitution of the Research Advisory Committee (RAC)

A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) shall be constituted, comprising both internal and external experts from renowned national and international universities and research organizations. This committee will ensure the effective implementation of research policy guidelines and promote excellence in research and consultancy.

       3. Role and Responsibilities of RAC:

RAC is responsible for formulating guidelines and effective implementation concerning:

• Conduct of academic and sponsored research
• Identifying thrust areas for research in line with SJMIT vision and mission
• Infrastructure development of research centres and Centres of Excellence
• Providing seed money to faculty and students for proof of concept, prototyping and product development
• Accountability of faculty undertaking sponsored research and consultancy
• Rewards, recognition and incentives for publications, sponsored / consultancy projects.

      4. Guidelines for conduct of Academic Research

Academic research includes Undergraduate research, Postgraduate research and Doctoral research by students, research scholars and faculty. Although students and faculty can exercise academic freedom in selecting the topics of research, it is advised to choose topics of current interest preferably aligning with the themes of the Centres of Excellence for research consolidation in focused areas. Faculty and students are advised to promote interdisciplinary research along with departmental core areas of research. Faculty guides shall guide the students for meaningful research and documentation maintaining international standards for productive use of the research finding. Heads of the departments shall consolidate the areas of research periodically for UG, PG and Doctoral research based on the departmental competency, growth of the department and promotion of the activities of Centres of Excellence in SJMIT.

      5. Strengthening Institutional R & D

All the departments of SJMIT shall identify one faculty from each department as ‘Departmental research coordinator’, with research credentials to assist the institutional R & D activities. The institutional Dean Research and development shall evolve plan of action for fostering research aggressively at all the departments.

       6. Budgetary support for research at departmental and institutional levels

Departmental research centres are recognized by VTU, belagavi for M.Sc. by research and Ph.D. studies. The institution allocates recurring and non-recurring research and development budget annually for departmental research centres and interdisciplinary research centres for supporting research infrastructure development, conduction of research activities and for promoting interdisciplinary research.

         7.  Implementing Autonomy in conducting M.Sc. Engg (Research) and Ph.D. studies by VTU, Belagavi

SJMIT shall apply for grant autonomy in conducting M.Sc. Engg and Ph.D. in the research centres affiliated to VTU, Belagavi. The institution shall uphold quality of academic research by instituting systems for monitoring the quality of research by enforcing web of science indexed quality journal publications with Q1/Q2/Q3/Q4 quality index and international standards in thesis.

IRINS Portal link: https://sjmit.irins.org/

Sl. No	Research Center (Year of Estb.)	No. of Guides	Ph.D Registered	Ph.D Awarded	M.Sc Engineering Registered
1	Civil Engineering (2019)	1	4	0	1
2	Mechanical Engineering (2014)	5	8	2	2
3	Computer Science and Engineering (2024)	2	–	–	–
4	Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2019)	2	6	–	–
5	Electronics and Communication Engineering (2023)	1	–	–	–
Total		11	18	02	03

 

Research & Development Committee

Sl.No.	Name	Designation	Department	Role
1	Dr. Siddesh K B	Professor and Dean R&D	Electronics & Communication Engineering	Chairman
2	Dr. P B Bharath	Principal	Mechanical Engineering	Advisor
3	Dr. N Jagannatha	Professor & HOD	Mechanical Engineering	Member
4	Dr. B G Kumarswamy	Professor & HOD	Electrical & Electronics Engineering	Member
5	Dr. Srishaila J M	Professor & HOD	Civil Engineering	Member
6	Dr. Lokesh H J	Associate Professor & HOD	Department of Mathematics	Member
7	Dr. S P Shivakumar	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	Member
8	Dr. T V Aravinda	Professor	Computer Science & Engineering	Member
9	Dr. K R Krishnareddy	Professor	Computer Science & Engineering	Member
10	Dr. A M Rajesh	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	Member
11	Dr. Sathish J	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	Member
12	Dr. Manjunath s c	Associate Professor	Electrical & Electronics Engineering	Member
13	Dr. Niranjan E	Assistant Professor & HOD	Department of Chemistry	Member
14	Dr. Devika  B G	Assistant Professor	Department of Physics	Member

“Code of Ethics in Research”<–Click Here to Download

Minutes of Meeting – Click Here

Research Centers

• Electrical & Electronics Engineering Click here.
• Mechanical Engineering Click here.
• Civil Engineering Click here.
• Electronics & Communication Engineering.
• Computer Science & Engineering.

Facilities available – Electrical & Electronics Engineering.

• Digital oscilloscope.
• cadence software – 10 user.
• Mi-power software 6.0

Facilities available – Mechanical Engineering

• Heat treatment for metals.
• Non-ferrous melting up to 1300⁰ C by induction and muffle furnace.
• Non-conventional Machining facilities like Electro-chemical Discharge Machining and Abrasive Hot Air Jet Machining.
• Machining of Glass and Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites.
• High temperature wear tests.
• Image analyzer system.
• High precision weighing.

Facilities available – Civil Engineering.

• Universal testing machine- 40ton.
• Compression test machine 2000kn.
• Air permeability test apparatus.
• Flexural test apparatus.
• Marshal stability test apparatus.
• Relative density test apparatus.

Facilities available – Electronics & Communication Engineering.

• Cadence Software.
• Matlab.

• • • Research papers published per teacher in the Journals as notified on UGC CARE list

    • Papers published in national/international conference proceedings

    • Functional MoUs/linkages/collaboration and list of activities year wise etc.,
      

    • Grants received from Government and non-governmental agencies for research projects (2018-2023)
      
      

      FDP on Research Funds and Projects

    • Collaborative Activities 

      NIRF- S J M Institute of Technology, Chitradurga.