Major Research Projects:

The Symbiosis International (Deemed University) strives to promote teaching and research in emerging and identified thrust areas. The University invites research proposals for major research project under SCRI from existing faculty members. Its main aim is to institutionalize research activities and promote excellence in research by promoting seed money support to individual as well as group of researchers

Eligibility

The University will provide support to full time teaching faculty member. Empirical and Experimental Research project may be undertaken by an individual teaching staff member or a cluster group of teaching faculty members. In case a project is undertaken jointly, one of the teaching faculty members will function as a Principal Investigator and he/she will be responsible for all matters pertaining to the project.

MJRP will be given to the faculty members only from FOE and FOMHS with the following exception:

• Faculty from another discipline (FOM, FOHSS, FOL, FOCS, FOAD, FOMC) who want to apply for MJRP, can do so by collaborating with faculty from FOE and FOMHS. This will foster collaborations and will thrive multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary research.
• Project Investigator (PI) applying for the MJRP Project funds shall have completed at least one MRP project and should have at least one Q1/Q2 Scopus/WOS (no conference paper/book chapter/book) SCOPUS/WOS indexed paper generated from that MRP.
  Or
  In the case of new employees, PI shall have at least one external funded project completed/ongoing above Rs. 3.00 Lakhs sponsored by Government or Non-Government agencies.
• The Principal Investigator shall have at least two research papers in the Q1/Q2 journals indexed/listed in Scopus/WOS (no conference paper/book chapter/book) as per their cadre, over the last three years.
• If Project Investigator (PI) has an ongoing MJRP/MRP, he/she will not be considered for the next round.
• Those who have completed or have an ongoing MJRP, they have to submit proposals to the external funding agencies as an extension to their undertaken project. PI who has completed one MJRP and wants to apply for another MJRP, the latter should not be related to the previously sanctioned MJRP and should be based on novel work.
• Faculty at Research Centers are not eligible to apply for MJRP, they should apply for external funding.

Grant

The level of assistance provided for a Major Research Project will be up to 10 lakhs per sanctioned project.

Tenure

The maximum duration of Major Research Projects will be 24 months.

Minor Research Projects:

The Symbiosis International (Deemed University) strives to promote teaching and research in emerging areas. The University invites research proposals for minor research projects under the SCRI from existing faculty members. Its main aim is to institutionalize research activities and promote excellence in research by providing the seed money for the research to individual research.

• The University will provide support to full-time teaching faculty or a group of teaching faculty members.
• In case a project is undertaken jointly, one of the teaching faculty members will function as a Principal Investigator, and he/she will be responsible for all matters pertaining to the project.
• A teacher can have only one project at any given time.
• If the Project Investigator (PI) has an ongoing MJRP/MRP, he/she will not be considered.
• After completion of one project, if a teaching faculty member desires to undertake another project, a gap of one year will be necessary. PI can apply for MRP with a new topic, provided he/she has generated at least one publication from the previous MRP.
• The Principal Investigator should have published a paper in Q1/Q2/Q3 journals indexed/listed in Scopus/WOS (no conference paper/book chapter/book) over the last two years. They should also mention their MAVS score.
• Faculty at Research Centers are not eligible to apply; however, if FoMHS/FoE faculty has a collaborative proposal with RC, in that case the RC faculty can be a Co-PI.

Fund: Maximum upto 1.5 lacs.

Tenure: The maximum duration of Minor Research Projects will be 15 months.

Students Research Projects:

The Symbiosis International (Deemed University) strives to promote teaching and research in emerging areas. The University invites research proposals for student research projects under the SCRI for existing faculty members. Its main aim is to institutionalize research activities and promote excellence in research by providing seed money for the research to individual researchers.

Eligibility

• Only Full-time faculty members are eligible.
• Applications can be made by one faculty member with a group of UG/PG students.
• Faculty member will be the PI of the Student Research Project.
• Faculty can have only one project at any point in time.
• Applicants re-applying for the SRP should ensure a one-year gap after completion of the last project.
• SRP will be given to the faculty members only from FOR and FOMHS with the following exception:
  • If the student’s faculty member from another discipline (FOM, FOL, FOAD, FOMC, FOCS, FOHSS) want to apply for SRP, they can do by collaborating with students/faculty members from Engineering/Medicine. This will help collaboration to happen in a better manner. This will also thrive multidisciplinary research.
  • Faculty at Research Centres are not eligible for applying.

Faculty at Research Centers are not eligible for applying.

Institute Research Committee (IRC)

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) provides a conducive ecosystem for enriching research culture at all its Constituents. The faculty and students at the Constituents undertake research activities. In order to promote and monitor research activities, the Institute Research Committee (IRC) is constituted at each Constituent.

Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC)

All kinds of research involving human subjects are guided by the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Helsinki. This also forms the basis of the Good Clinical Practices (GCP) adopted by the International Council on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The Indian Council of Medical Research issued ethical guidelines for research on human subjects in 2000 and subsequently in 2017. These guidelines also constitute a part of the GCP guidelines issued by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the Ministry of Health (& Family Welfare), Government of India.

At SIU, these principles are implemented through the formation and operation of the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC). This committee focuses on the rights, safety, and well-being of research participants if the research involves human subjects or if there is a possibility of ethical issues arising. The IEC is responsible for reviewing and approving such research proposals.

As per the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019 by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, there are two IECs currently functioning at SIU: 1) IEC for Biomedical and Health Research (BHR) studies and 2) IEC for Clinical Trials (CT), Bioavailability (BA), and Bioequivalence (BE) Studies. The composition of both IECs can be found via the hyperlink given below:

• Constitution of IEC for Biomedical and Health Research (BHR) studies
• Constitution of IEC for Clinical Trials (CT), Bioavailability (BA) and Bioequivalence (BE) Studies

The two committees work independently as per the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). No violation of SOPs is entertained. The researchers who are willing to seek ethical approval from the IECs should go through the SOPs which are attached with the hyperlink below:

• SOP for IEC for Biomedical and Health Research (BHR) studies
• SOP for IEC for Clinical Trials (CT), Bioavailability (BA) and Bioequivalence (BE) Studies

To submit a research proposal for review of Ethics Committee, the Principal Investigator should submit the duly filled application form (Annexure IV) to the Secretariat office of the Ethics Committees (iec@siu.edu.in).

• Application Form (Annexure IV)

The application form should be accompanied with necessary relevant documents such as Research proposal, Informed Consent Form, Participant Information Sheet, Case Record Form (Questionnaire), Investigator’s Brochure, Details of funding agency/sponsor, Curriculum Vitae of Investigators, Regulatory permissions, Relevant administrative approvals/agreements, etc. For details, please refer to the latest guidelines (2017) published by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for Biomedical and Health Research involving human participants.

• ICMR Ethical Guidelines, 2017