Research and Development Activities 2022-23

Government-sponsored research projects

Department Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Funding amount (in rupees) lakhs Year of Award Duration
Belur-Computer Science DST FIST grant to set up an AI Lab on Server for undertaking research and development in the field of machine learning & deep learning DST FIST 106 2022 one-off grant
Belur-Computer Science Automatic Recognition and generation of Indian Sign language VECC, Kolkata 33 2021 2 years
Belur-Physics A State-of-the-Art 4 K Closed Cycle Refrigerator for Understanding And Optimizing Novel Emergent Properties Of
Quantum Materials
CRG SERB 33.6 2021 3 Years
Belur-Physics Dynamics and Chaos in strongly coupled QFT: Deformations and Boundaries Core Research Grant 30.72 2022 3 Years
Belur-Physics Understanding Honeycomb Layered Oxides’ Unconventional Magnetism SIRE SERB 19 2022 3 Years
Belur-Physics Understanding Honeycomb Layered Oxides’ Unconventional Magnetism UGC-DAE CSR 19 2022 3 Years
Belur-Physics Quantitative probing of spin-driven multiferroicity and microstructural tuning of magnetoelectric coupling inoxygendeficient perovskites BaRFeO₄ and RBaCuFeO₅ (R=rare-earth) SERB POWER GRANT 24 2022 3 Years
Belur-Physics Design and discovery of quantum materials with emergent properties and potential applications in energy-related technologies SERB 10.56 2023 3 Years
Belur-Mathematics Algebraic analogue of a result of Mumford SERB – MATRICS 6.6 2022 3 Years
Belur-Mathematics Explosive predator and mutualistic preys: A comparative study of Pattern formation and the Turing-Hopf bifurcation before, on and after blow-up SERB – MATRICS 6.6 2020 3 Years
Belur-Mathematics Comparative study of the spatio-temporal variability on the dynamics of explosive food chain models: Mutualistic preys with restricted growth rates and sexually reproductive generalist predator interaction as case study Core Research Grant (CRG) – SERB 20.46 2021 3 Years
Belur-Sanskrit and Philosophy The relevance and applicability of Chanakya’s (Kautilya) Arthaśāstra for solving current societal problems IKS Division of MoE@AICTE 9.1 2022 2 Years
Belur-Sports Science and Yoga Trans-diagnostic connectome
abnormalities of the human brain's
neuronal pathways across psychiatric
disorders and their relation to the brain-
wide genetic signatures
.(SUR/2022/002601)
DST SERB [SURE] 21 2022 3ys
Narendrapur-ARD Ionizing radiation-induced mutagenesis and rapid identification of mutant genes for the improvement of traditional aromatic rice UGC-DAE-CSR 7.74 2022 3 Years
Narendrapur-ARD All India Network Programme on Organic Farming (AINP-OF) ICAR Sanctioned till 2022-2023: 64.76 2015 Long term
Narendrapur-ARD Using Women Farmers’ Social Networks To Improve The Delivery of Agricultural Information Through Information Communication Technology in Selected Rural Areas of West Bengal Indian Council of Social Science Research 7 2022 2 Years
Narendrapur-ARD Modelling the Livelihood Impact of Technology Transfer Projects in Natural Resources Management using Fuzzy Logic Cognitive Mapping Indian Council of Social Science Research 7 2022 2 Years
Narendrapur-ARD SciTech4Climate Indo-Pacific Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiative : Project B: Ganges coastal zone climate smart agricultural production Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia 23.1 2022 1 Year (extended to next year)
Narendrapur-ARD Mitigating risk and scaling-out profitable cropping system intensification practices in the salt-affected zones of the Ganges delta Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia 8 2022 1 Year
Narendrapur-MBT Characterization of mechanistic function of the encystation-specific transcription factor (ERM-BP) in Entamoeba, and indetifying drugs against Entamoeba cyst DBT-Ramalingaswami Fellowship 113 2020 5 Years
Narendrapur-MBT Effect of different GTPase/ATPases on growth, physiology and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus DBT-Ramalingaswami Fellowship 113 2020 5 Years
Narendrapur-MBT Role of Long Non-Coding RNAs in physiological and pathological conditions. DST-Ramanujan Fellowship 116 2022 5 Years
Ranchi-ARTD Science, Technology and Innovation Hub for Creating Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities of Scheduled Tribes in Angara Block, Ranchi District, Jharkhand. Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India 91.02 2021 3 Years
Ranchi-ARTD An Analytical Study of Tribal Students Dropouts and Transition rate in rural as well as urban schools Dr. Ramdayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute, Govt. of Jharkhand 4.86 2022 1 Year
Coimbatore-FDMSE Effectiveness of Adapted Physical Activities on the Executive Functioning of Students with Visual Impairment ICSSR 10 2023 2 years
Coiumbatore-GAPEY Design and Development of Adapted Boccia Game & Gadgets and a Study of their Effect on Auditory Depth Perception and Auditory Reaction Time among Persons with Visual Impairment DST/SEED/TIDE 17.00108 2022 3 Years

Industry-sponsored research projects

Department Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Funding amount (in rupees) lakhs Year of Award Duration
Narendrapur-ARD Evaluation of sea weed-based nutrient management on the performance of rainy rice in three different agroclimatic zones of West Bengal PSW SA, Lima Peru 2.2 2023 1 Year

Any other funded research project

Department Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Funding amount (in rupees) lakhs Year of Award Duration
Narendrapur-MBT Immunogenetics of autoimmune thyroid diseases, Hashimoto thyroiditis and Graves’ disease Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) intramural 15 2021 3 Years
Narendrapur-MBT Exploring underlying factors of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Dr. Manis Nandi charitable 6 2022 3 Years

Technology Transfer

Department Name of the technologies developed Project Investigator Broad Area
Narendrapur-IRDM Developed Organic Farming Package for two cropping systems, namely Rice- French bean-Sesame and Rice-Mustard-Greengram (ICAR Bulletin; ISBN: 978-93-5566-311-5) Dr. Gautam Chatterjee Organic Agriculture

Patents

Dept. Patent details Date of filing
Narendrapur-MBT TITLE OF THE INVENTION: α Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (MSH)-Chitosan-Cholesterol Nanoconjugate and method of production thereof
Name of the Inventor: Dr. Arnab Basu
31 st March, 2023

Research Projects being undertaken by various Departments / Schools / Faculty Centres :

1. IRDM Faculty Centre, RKMVERI: Research Projects Page on IRDM Website

2. JIVAN (Centre for Research in Biological Sciences), School of Biological Sciences: Research projects

2. FDMSE, Coimbatore Campus: Research Projects

3. GAPEY, Coimbatore Campus: Research Projects