Response: Yes

Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur has a well-defined policy for the promotion of research approved by Executive Council of the University (apex body) which gets frequently updated at regular intervals. This policy is an overview of the research support provided to faculty members, staff and researchers to promote quality research. The objectives of the research policy are as follows:-
Objectives

1. To establish an administrative structure within the University to support the research and innovation activities
2. To frame the norms for undertaking Research work and facilitate administrative processes to improve the overall quality of research for betterment of society
3. To motivate faculty members, staff members, students for cutting-edge research, innovations and incubation
4. To encourage undertaking of research projects from various funding agencies/sponsors
5. To encourage collaborative and interdisciplinary research

Various aspects of Research Promotion Policy are as follows:

Research inventiveness

• Faculty and staff members are encouraged to apply for research projects to various funding agencies/sponsors
• Promotion of collaborative and inter-disciplinary research
• Faculty members are encouraged to undertake research leading to quality publications/ presentations/ invited talks/ generation of IPR/ socially useful outcomes etc
• Enhance quality research output, student mentorship and internship

Research Administration and Financial Support

• Administration of research activities under Ph.D.programs are coordinated by the Dean, Research & Development.
• Financial support is provided to faculty members, research scholars and Post Graduate (PG) students for attending conferences, Short Term Training Programme (STTP), Faculty Development Programme (FDP), etc
• Monthly stipend of rupees 15,000/- as per the University norms is given to each research scholar till third year of his/her Ph.D. program.
• Contingency grant of rupees 20,000/- in each academic session is provided to research scholars to facilitate R&D activities like registration fees for National/ International Conference, travel grants to attend conferences, membership fees of Professional society, experimental, characterization work and stationary, etc.
• M.Tech /B.Tech students are encouraged to carry out experiment/ research work by providing maximum of 10,000/- and 5,000/- rupees respectively to purchase raw material and experiment set-up etc.

Research Publications

• Faculty members are encouraged to publish their findings in SCI/SCIE Journals.
• SCI/SCIE/UGC/Scopus/WoSJournal papers are considered for award of Ph.D. degree.
• Faculty members are encouraged to present their research papers in National/ International Conferences/ Seminars like IEEE, IICHE, ASME, AICHE, ICE, etc. and organize research conferences/ seminars at Regional/ National/ International level
• University has MoUs with various research organizations, academic institutions at National and International levels to support academics and research.

Research Ethics

• A committee is formed in the University for the Ethical Research
• Researchers follow norms laid down by Research Ethics Committee for the use of animals, human subjects, recombinant DNA, biological agents and radioactive materials
• Bioethics includes medical ethics, which focuses on issues in health care and relationship between human activities and the environment
• Chemical ethics promote safety, good laboratory practices and precautions in procurement, storage,
  handling and disposal of hazardous substances
• Adhering to Plagiarism check is ensured by the concerned supervisor before submitting the thesis/dissertation/project work/research papers