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About

The Office of Research Studies serves as the central hub for fostering research excellence, innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Guided by the vision of transforming ideas into real-world solutions, our office supports supervisors and scholars throughout the entire research journey from conceptualization to societal impact.

The research is not only about generating knowledge but also about creating technologies, policies and solutions that address global challenges. The office of Research Studies plays a pivotal role in building a vibrant research ecosystem by facilitating high-quality research projects, strengthening industry, national and international collaborations, and enabling the translation of scientific discoveries into impactful innovations.

Vision

To advance doctoral research excellence through innovation, collaboration and impactful knowledge creation for sustainable societal growth

Mission

  • M1: To build a research-intensive doctoral ecosystem through structured guidance, outcome-driven research and integration of emerging technologies for impactful knowledge creation.
  • M2: To promote interdisciplinary, innovative and ethical research that encourages entrepreneurship and addresses societal needs aligned with sustainable development goals.
  • M3: To strengthen national and international collaborations by promoting industry engagement, joint research, publications and scholarly mobility for Ph.D. scholars and faculty.

What We Do

  • Empowering the next generation inventors
  • Promoting high-impact publications
  • Facilitating externally funded research projects
  • Strengthening national, international and industry collaborations
  • Supporting technology transfer and innovation commercialization
  • Maintaining Research Compliance & Ethics
  • Enabling Research Capacity Building

Our Commitment

We are committed to empowering discovery, accelerating innovation and amplifying the impact of research. We help ensure that every idea has the potential to become a meaningful contribution to society by connecting researchers with opportunities, resources and collaborations



Message from Deans

Dr. M. Vinod Kumar

Professor and Dean (Research Studies)

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology mainly focuses and tackling problems from all the scientific disciplines which addresses major social challenges and specialized areas of interest especially endeavor the thrust areas on scientific domain. The Research Centre of Vel Tech has a separate entity which has started functioning since 2009 with a successful history for producing well trained research scholars. In addition to that, the Dean – Research Studies has the responsibility of superintend and controlling the research activities with ethics and etiquette. The research programmes are offered in the areas of Engineering and Technology, Science and Humanities, Management and Law leading to the award of Ph.D. The admission to do the research programmes is made twice a year during summer and winter sessions. All the processes involving for submission of applications has to be done through only on online mode and the admissions of Ph.D. programme is purely based on merit basis.

Dr. A. Prasanth,

Associate Professor,
Assistant Dean (Research Studies)

COORDINATORS

Mr. S. Govindan M.E., (Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor
Automobile Engineering

Dr. Nelson Ponnu Durai T M.E., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering

Statistics

419
Ph.D. Awarded
1100+
Research Scholars
310+
Full Time Research Scholars
570+
Research Supervisors