Research

OVERVIEW

Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) has been spearheading research in the fields of Health Sciences and Technology since 1992. The university’s charter places particular emphasis on promoting cross-functional research activities, by providing world-class research facilities & expert guidance.

Sikkim Manipal College of Medical Sciences regularly initiates, encourages, and funds research activities by both faculty and students, in order to foster a spirit of investigation and analysis in healthcare and medicine.

Similarly, the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology actively promotes, organizes, and supports technical research and innovation.

Researchers at both institutes get access to research and innovation conducted by their peers and colleagues at Manipal Group universities worldwide. They also actively participate in seminars and conferences worldwide to present their findings and learn about the latest developments in their areas of specialization.

While Medical and Healthcare research is mostly funded by state government grants and the University, Technical research is sponsored by both the University and government and semi-government outfits like the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Defence Research and Development Organization, All India Council of Technical Education, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), National Natural Resources Management System, Department of Information and Electronics Technology and the Ministry of Science & Technology, among others.

VISION	MISSION
Global Leadership in Research towards Human Development, Excellence in Education and Healthcare by creating sustainable research culture.	Develop excellent research innovation caliber in the field of Health Sciences, Engineering, Management, Humanities and Social Sciences with capacity of shouldering the responsibility of building the state, nation and be globally competent by achieving external grants, IPRs, publications, research collaborations to attain high ranking and accreditation.

OBJECTIVES

Support, promote and undertake the advancement of quality research and innovation to facilitate:

Create research culture among students and faculty members.
Publish quality papers in Q1 and Q2 journals.
Encourage Inter disciplinary research to foster collaborations.
Enhance number of externally funded projects & patent registration
Extension and community service through research
Increase the number of Quality Research Papers
Induct Students into research.
Prioritize SDG oriented research activities.
Enhance Ranking, accreditation, and quality assurance by ensuring adherence to ethical Research activities.
Promote Consultancy activities

1. Information about the Ph.D. Degrees awarded by the University during the years 2020to 2024 (CLICK TO VIEW)

2. Information about the Ph.D. Degrees awarded by the University during the years 2020to 2024 [UPDATED ON 10-10-2024] (CLICK TO VIEW)

_{DOCTORAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE (DRC) AND ITS EQUIVALENT BODY AT SMU}

MEMBERS OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMITTEE (URC)

COMPOSITION OF DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH

Air Vice Marshal (Dr) D. C Agarwal, Vice Chancellor, SMU
Prof (Dr) Karma Sonam Sherpa, Registrar, SMU
Prof (Dr) Muralidhar V Pai, Dean, SMIMS
Prof (Dr) G L Sharma, Director, SMIT
Prof (Dr) Kalpana Sharma, Director, DoR, SMU
Prof (Dr) Keerthilatha M Pai, Controller of Examinations, SMU
Prof (Dr) Bidita Khandelwal, Former Director, DoR, SMU
Prof (Dr) Sanjiba Dutta, Associate Dean(A), SMIMS
Prof (Dr) Sangeeta Jha, Associate Director (A), SMIT
Prof (Dr) Luna Adhikari, Associate Dean (R), SMIMS
Prof (Dr) Chandrasekhar Bhuiyan, Associate Director(R), SMIT
Prof (Dr) Ashish Pradhan, Prof & HOD, Department of Paediatrics, SMIMS

Core committee

Director - Directorate of Research SMU
Associate Director (R&D) SMIT
Associate Dean (R&D) SMIMS
Associate faculty (SMIT) – 02
Associate faculty (SMIMS) – 02
Representative of Director SMIT - 01
Representative of Dean SMIMS - 01
Representative of Humanities & Social sciences–01
Member from the Research Unit SMIT/SMIMS- 01 from each unit

_{RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RAC) AND ITS EQUIVALENT BODY AT SMU}

IRC (Institute Research Committee)

MEMBERS OF IRC SMIT	MEMBERS OF IRC SMIMS	MEMBERS OF IRC FHSS & LA
Prof. (Dr.) G.L. Sharma, Director, SMIT Prof. (Dr.) Sangeeta Jha, Associate Director (Academic) Prof. (Dr.) Chandrashekhar Bhuiyan, Associate Director (Research) Prof. (Dr.) Ajeya Jha, Professor, Mgt. Std Dept. Prof. (Dr.) Samerjeet Borah, HOD, Department of Computer Applications Prof. (Dr.) G.C. Mishra, HOD, Department of Physics Prof. (Dr.) Biswaraj Sen, HOD, Department of II L. Bikash Sharma, HOD, Department of ECE Dr. Biswajit Deb, Department of Mathematics Dr. Om Prakash Singh, HOD Department of AI&DS	Dr. Muralidhar V Pai, Dean, SMIMS Dr. Luna Adhikari, Associate Dean (Research) Dr. Dhruva Kumar Sharma, Asst. Prof. Pharmacology, SMIMS Dr. Nikita Joshi Sonowal, Principal, SMCPT Dr. Ashish Pradhan, Professor, Paediatrics, SMIMS Dr. Mohonish N Chettri, Prof, HoD Dept. of ENT, SMIMS Dr. Polly Lama, Professor, Department of Anatomy, SMIMS Dr. Harshavardhan Sampath, Associate Prof. Psychiatry, SMIMS Dr. Geeta Soohinda, Associate Prof. Psychiatry, SMIMS Dr. Barkha Devi, Associate Professor, SMCON Dr. Shraddha Deokota, Asst. Prof. Com. Med. SMIMS	Prof. (Dr) K.S. Sherpa-Chairman, IRC, FHSSLA Dr. Madan Chhetri - Convenor, IRC, FHSSLA Prof. (Dr) Kalpana Sharma, Director, DoR, SMU-Ex-Officio member Prof. (Dr) Luna Adhikari, AD(RD), SMIMS, Ex-Officio member Dr. Jyotika Sharma Member Dr. Champa Chettri Member Dr. Aditya Rai - Member

2. Department Research Committee (DRC)

DEPARTMENT RESEARCH COMMITTEE (DRC)

The Department Research Committee (DRC) consists of:

Head of the Department as the Chairperson,
Department Research Coordinator,
Minimum of two senior faculty members of the Department,
Minimum of two faculty members of other Departments and
All research Supervisor / Co- Supervisor(s) as special invitees.

Please refer to the SMU Ph.D. regulation: Page number: 01 [CLICK TO VIEW]

Current Core Committee Members

DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH

Dr Kalpana Sharma,

Professor, Dept. of CSE - SMIT

Email Id: director.dor@smu.edu.in

kalpana.s@smit.smu.edu.in

Phone No: +91 9563205842 | +91 9641580247

ASSOCIATE DEAN (Research) SMIMS

Dr Luna Adhikari Professor & HOD, Dept of Microbiology, SMIMS

Email Id: luna.a@smims.smu.edu.in

Phone No: 9434864772

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (Research) SMIT

Dr. Chandrasekhar Bhuiyan,

Professor & HOD, Dept of Civil Engineering, SMIT

Email Id: hod.ce@smit.smu.edu.in

Phone No. 9836562555

ASSOCIATE FACULTY (SMIMS)

1. Dr Karma Gurmey Dolma, Asso. Prof. Dept of Microbiology, SMIMS

2. Dr Prava Kapil, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Community Medicine, SMIMS

3. Dr Jayden Lhamu Bhutia, Senior Resident, Dept. of Community Medicine, SMIMS

ASSOCIATE FACULTY (SMIT)

1. Dr. Moumi Pandit, Asso Prof. Dept of Electricals and Electronics Engineering, SMIT

2. Mr Ashis Pradhan, Asst. Prof. Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, SMIT

3. Mr. Vikash Singh, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, SMIT

REPRESENTATIVE OF DEAN SMIMS

Prof (Dr.) Rubi Dey, Professor Dept of Physiology, SMIMS

REPRESENTATIVE OF DIRECTOR SMIT

Prof (Dr) Samarjeet Borah, Professor, Department of CA, SMIT

ADJUNCT RESEARCH FACULTY

Dr. Akash Kumar Bhoi

REPRESENTATIVE OF COORDINATOR FHSS & LA

Dr. Champa Chettri, Assistant Professor, Department of English, FHSS& LA

Various sub-committees and nucleus members with designated responsibilities

Doctoral Studies (Ph.D.) & Post Doc
Centre of Excellence/Research Centre (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)
Research Data Management/RMS
Grants (Internal & External)
Student Research Forum
Research Finance

RESEARCH POLICY

Ph.D. regulation (CLICK TO VIEW)
SMU Ph.D. programs (CLICK TO VIEW) _{UNDER: PHD PROGRAMS UNDER SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY}
Ph.D. admission details including process or Registration (CLICK TO VIEW) _{UNDER: ADMISSION DETAILS}
Ph.D. Policies (CLICK TO VIEW) _{UNDER: PHD POLICIES}
Research Committee details (CLICK TO VIEW)
Ethical Committee details (CLICK TO VIEW)
Plagiarism policy (CLICK TO VIEW)

ADMISSION POLICY FOR THE Ph.D. PROGRAMME

Ph.D. regulation (CLICK TO VIEW)
SMU Ph.D. programs (CLICK TO VIEW) UNDER: PHD PROGRAMS UNDER SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY
Ph.D. admission details including process or Registration (CLICK TO VIEW) UNDER: ADMISSION DETAILS

FELLOWSHIP/ SCHOLARSHIP POLICY FOR Ph.D. SCHOLARS

POLICY FOR GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM OF SCHOLARS

The University is committed to safeguarding the interests of its PhD scholars alongside its UG and PG students, ensuring that their concerns are thoroughly addressed. In addition to the existing Student Grievances Mechanism available at both Majitar Campus and Tadong Campus, the University is pleased to announce the formulation of a Process Manual Exclusively for PhD Scholars. This initiative is part of our ongoing commitment to providing comprehensive support to our research community.

The PhD Scholars' Grievance Redressal Policy will be presented for review and approval at the upcoming University Research Committee (URC) meeting in October 2024, with final ratification expected during the subsequent Academic Senate meeting 2024.

For further information on our existing Student Grievance Redressal System, please refer to the following links:

Existing Grievance Committee for SMIT: CLICK TO VIEW
Existing Grievance Committee for Tadong Campus: CLICK TO VIEW
Proposed Grievance Redressal Mechanism Exclusively for PhD Scholars: CLICK TO VIEW
Download Grievance Submission Form for Ph.D Scholars: CLICK HERE

CODE OF ETHICS FOR RESEARCH

ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Ethics committee members
- Research Ethics Committee
- IAEC MEMBERS (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL) AS PER CCSEA
INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE
Members details
1. Chairman: Dr. Bidita Khandelwal, Professor (Medicine), SMIMS. Former Director (DoR), Former Associate Dean (R&D) and Ex-HOD (Medicine)
2. DBT Nominee: Dr. Nagendra Thakur, Associate Professor (Microbiology), Sikkim University
3. Member Secretary: Dr. Karma G. Dolma, Associate Professor (Microbiology), SMIMS
4. Biosafety Officer: Dr. Rekha Sharma, Assistant Professor (Microbiology), SMIMS
5. Internal Expert: Dr. Rinchen D. Bhutia, Assistant Professor (Biochemistry), SMIMS
6. Outside Experts:
- Dr. Bisu Singh, Associate Professor (Zoology), Sikkim University
- Dr. S. Shanmuga Sundar, Assistant Professor (Biotechnology), AVIT Chennai campus, VMRF, Tamil Nadu
- Dr. Kalaiarasan Ellapan, Research Associate (Microbiology), Aarupada Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Puducherry
DBT Permission Letter for IBSC
PLAGIARISM SOFTWARE RECEIPT
- PLAGIARISM SOFTWARE RECEIPT
RESEARCH ETHICS IN THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY COURSE WORK
- Ph.D. Ethics
- Syllabus Research and Publication Ethics
PLAGIARISM POLICY
- Plagiarism Policy

RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY POLICY

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RESEARCH CREDENTIALS

23.5 Cr. INR worth of research grants to drive inter-disciplinary research and innovation
41 Patents filed
9 Copyrights
39+ Ongoing research projects
Grants by Government organizations such as DRDO, ISRO, DST, ICMR, DBT, DEITY, SERB, AICTE, RNTCP (NTEP), NITI AAYOG, NIRDPR, etc.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

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INNOVATION AT THE ECE DEPARTMENT SMIT

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PhD awarded by SMU

Submitted PhD Dissertations

DOWNLOAD FORMS

RPEC Review Application Form
IEC Review Application Form

Ph.D Supervisors

SMIMS PH.D SUPERVISOR
SMIT PH.D SUPERVISOR
FHSS & LA COMPILED PH.D. SUPERVISIOR DETAILS

Ph.D Thesis in Shodhganga

NEWS

November 05,2024

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August 31,2024

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July 15,2024

SMCPT Ranking 2024

June 23,2024

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May 30,2024

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May 29,2024

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April 29,2024

SMU Newsletter Inaugural Issue

February 20,2024

Dr. Keerthilatha M Pai MDS as a resource person at A.B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences

EVENTS

October 24,2024

Pre Diwali-Celebration

Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) organized a joyful pre-Diwali celebration and Ethnic day at the CDOE on 24th October 2024 at 3:30 PM. The event brought together all the faculty and staff, who celebrated the day with great enthusiasm. The conference hall was beautifully decorated with colourful balloons and lights, adding to the festive atmosphere.

October 14,2024

Special Lecture on Commodity Derivatives for the students and faculties of FHSSLA & Management dept., SMIT

The special lecture on the Awareness Programme on Commodity Derivatives, an initiative during World Investor Week – Oct 14-20, 2024, held on 19.10.2024 at Lecture Hall III, SMIMS Building, Sikkim Manipal University. It was a highly enriching and insightful event organized by Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences & Liberal Arts (FHSSLA), SMU.

September 21,2024

Studio Inauguration - CDOE

On 21st September 2024, the Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) hosted the inauguration of its new studio with an event filled with excitement and grandeur.

September 18,2024

Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam

NSS, Sikkim Manipal University conducted a Plantation Drive in the University campus on18th September 2024 under the Campaign “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” (एक पेड़ माँ के नाम) to mark the Birth Anniversary of Padma Bhushan Awardee Dr Ram Das M. Pai, Founding Pro-Chancellor, Sikkim Manipal University.

September 17,2024

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