Have an idea to sell? DU will take it up for research work

NEW DELHI: Whether you are a jobless youth, a student or a professional, Delhi University will welcome you with open arms if you have an idea to sell irrespective of your education and geographical background.
DU’s first-of-its-kind initiative, Research Without Barriers, is likely to change the way research activities are looked at in Indian institutions and also take it to everyone’s doorstep.
To ensure that research isn’t confined to the traditional domain of knowledge, the varsity is going to sponsor all kinds of projects from anyone for four years under the “Institution of Eminence” scheme. The research could be a fresh project with a promising outcome culminating in high-quality papers, patents, prototypes, etc. The proposals should have a well-defined expected outcome to be achieved within a specific period.
Professor Yogesh Tyagi, DU vice-chancellor, said, “This is a unique experiment to tap talent. DU has a huge responsibility towards the nation and its resources and expertise shouldn’t be restricted to just its students and faculty. This initiative will widen the catchment area, change the way research is perceived and carried out and democratise the arena.”
Under this initiative, DU has invited worldwide participation and partnership of academicians, researchers, practitioners and others from any genre of knowledge. “There is no dearth of talent. But our institutional research is straitjacketed, which we need to open. A large number of individuals are endowed with the finest ideas that can be transformed into quality products,” added Tyagi.
For science, interdisciplinary and applied sciences and medical sciences domains, the projects can have a maximum duration of four years, while for mathematical sciences, arts, social sciences, applied social sciences, humanities, commerce, management, education and law, the projects may be awarded for a maximum duration of three years.
The Union ministry of human resource development will be providing financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore to each public educational institution accorded the Institution of Eminence status. DU is one of the 15 institutions on the list.