Bangalore University B.Sc IV Semester Exam Result 2010

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Bangalore University displays a very high reputation for conducting research work of international standard. A committee monitors research activity in the University. Over 85% of the faculty members of the University have doctoral degrees and they are actively engaged in guiding research scholars. Faculty members are eligible to guide students after 5 years of teaching and publications in peer reviewed journals.

The number of Ph.D. awarded during the past five years is about 600. There are over 1044 students currently registered for Ph.D. and about one fifth of them are part-time Ph.D. students. The University actively encourages college teachers from affiliated institutions to carry out research in the post graduate departments. Several teachers of colleges work under Faculty Improvement Program (FIP) of the Government. About 10% of the students are NET scholars. The University offers research fellowships to one or two students a department in each academic year to promote research activity. The SC/ST Cell of the University provides financial assistance to the SC/ST students for preparation of the dissertation at postgraduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels. There is one hostel exclusively for research students. In some departments there are research scholars hailing from different regions of the country and a few are from overseas. A majority of the research scholars are drawn from the jurisdiction area of the University. To make research scholar input broad based, the University vigorously pursues recruitment of meritorious students from different parts of the state and the country.

The university has developed 5 years integrated Masters courses in science, arts, business and social science. These graduates are actively playing key role to enrich the university research activities.

Publications in scholarly peer reviewed journals by the faculty of the University is truly commendable. The faculty published over 1300 papers in learned journals during past five years. However, only about one third of the faculty members are publishing regularly. Publications emanating from some departments such as Mathematics, Chemistry, Botany, Geology, Zoology, Sericulture, History, Kannada and Political Science are praise worthy. There are a few outstanding faculty members in the University who have made original contributions. The fields can be identified as Fluid Mechanics (Mathematics), Organo silicon chemistry, peptide synthesis and organo-metallic chemistry (chemistry), Aquatic Biology and Fisheries (Zoology), tissue-culture techniques for rare plants (Microbiology and Botany), Petrology and Geochemistry (Geology), Highway road research (Civil Engineering), mulberry research (Sericulture), collection of rare Kannada manuscripts and cultural folklore artefacts and translation of significant works of literature from various Indian languages into Kannada ((Kannada). Similarly, original contributions have been made in the field of Oral History (History). It is worth noting that quite a few faculty members have received national and international recognition for their work. The awards include the fellowships from National Academy of Science, Indian National Science Academy, Royal Society Bursary. Scholars of the university have received young scientist awards in the last two years.

The University monitors research activity of the faculty members through annual performance appraisal reports. Publication linked incentives to the faculty in the form of reduction of teaching load and enhanced funding from the University resources may be considered.

The Department of Sericulture is involved in the extension activities by offering expertise to farmers and officials of the Government with regard to production of silk.There is adequate space available for individual faculty members to conduct research activity. The laboratories are well equipped with budget instruments.

The research activity of the Departments of the University is well recognized in the form of special grants from the University Grants Commission (UGC). The Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, Psychology, Zoology, Physics and Geology are receiving special grants from UGC in the form of DRS, SAP and COSIST to the tune of Rs.20 million for the development activities. Several faculty members have major research projects supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), UGC, CSIR, Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources etc. The faculty was able to generate about Rs.80 million during the past five years. The highway road research itself generated over Rs.20 million.

The DSA center in Fluid Mechanics of the Department of Mathematics needs special mention here. The faculty members associated with the project are conducting research work of the highest caliber in the forefront area of applied mathematics. Research work by the faculty in the center resulted in 31 publications in the past one-year in international journals. One of the faculty members associated with the center has been conferred the prestigious VV Narlikar award.

Among the liberal arts and languages Departments, Kannada is extraordinarily active in research publications and publishing of books. Besides, the department is doing a very significant work in collecting rare Kannada manuscripts and cultural artefacts. The Department has already published an annotated directory of the manuscripts in its possession and has also set up a small museum of the various cultural items collected from different parts of Karnataka. The department is regularly offering expertise to the Government in promotion of the state language.

The Research output of the Department of Political Science is quite impressive. Department specialises among others in Human Rights, Election Studies, Civil Society, Women Empowerment in Karnataka Government in Politics and administration and has made notable contribution in these areas. The Department has been chosen to represent India in an international research project – “World Value Survey” in which 65 countries participate. Bangalore University is working as a nodal centre for Asia in this project.

The Department of History is doing notable research work in the areas of art history, Women Studies, modern history of Karnataka, freedom movement and nationalism.

The contribution from the Department of Sociology in the areas of Sociology of Women, Family and Kinship, Sociology of medicine, and Sociology of Markets is also noteworthy. The department of Social Work has carried out number of state sponsored projects and some of the findings have been adopted by the Karnataka State.

The Department of communication has a sophisticated production unit and is producing high quality program capsules for broadcasting through public channels in collaboration with Doordarshan. A full fledged studio has been set up in collaboration with Doordarshan. The University may however, encourage this activity further for production of socially relevant capsules. The Department can be made a nodal agency for the production of weekly student magazine, which can act a catalyst for student progression.

The faculty of the University published over 150 scholarly books during the past five years. Some of the books in the fields of Mathematics, Zoology, and Physical Education are regularly used by the undergraduate students of the University.

The University is promoting holding of research symposia/seminars/workshops of national and international level to advance research culture in the Departments. During the last five years, the University has the distinction of organizing about 84 conferences / seminars / workshops/ Annual meetings of the Indian National Science Congress.

The University is promoting research attitude among faculty by providing leave to pursue studies in advanced national and international institutes. About 10% of the faculty have availed themselves of this leave. The university has a provision for granting sabbatical leave to senior faculty.

The consultancy services that are offered by the post graduate departments are largely informal.In addition, several departments such as Communications, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, English, Computer Application and Geology are offering certificate courses to public as a part of extension activities and also for generating funds for the University. The city campus at Central College, Bangalore University is used effectively for this purpose.