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Centre for Research & Development

Baba Farid Group of Institutions (BFGI) is widely recognized for its sustained commitment to research, innovation, and academic excellence. Across its diverse schools—Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Humanities, Education, Business Studies, and Computer Applications—the institution has developed a dynamic and supportive ecosystem that enables both faculty and students to engage in meaningful, high-impact, and socially relevant research.


The Centre for Research & Development (CRD) serves as the central platform for fostering a robust research culture within the institution. It plays a pivotal role in strengthening research infrastructure, promoting interdisciplinary collaborations, encouraging external funding, and enhancing the overall quality and visibility of research outputs. The Centre actively supports the entire research lifecycle, from idea generation and proposal development to publication, patent filing, conference participation, and the translation of research into innovation and societal impact.


Since its establishment in 2005, BFGI has consistently expanded its research footprint through various initiatives, including sponsored research projects, expert lectures, seed funding schemes, and strategic collaborations with academic and industrial partners. Faculty members and research scholars at BFGI benefit from a research-oriented environment enriched with digital library services, access to reputed databases, e-journals, e-books, and a wide range of scholarly resources that support continuous learning and enhance academic productivity. The institution also promotes academic integrity through the use of anti-plagiarism tools such as DrillBit.


Driven by a vision to foster research that contributes to societal development and national progress, the Centre for Research & Development consistently encourages excellence, innovation, and meaningful academic engagement across the institution.

Objectives

  • Annual call for BFGI Seed-Money Projects to encourage preliminary and exploratory research.
  • Organization of school-wise workshops and conferences to orient faculty on research design, proposal writing, funding opportunities, and enhancing publication quality.
  • Expert lectures by renowned scientists, academicians, innovators, and industry professionals to foster a research-driven environment.
  • Periodic circulation of national and international opportunities, including research proposals, fellowships, patents, internships, and special issue/collection calls.
  • Institutional support for paper presentations at conferences in India and abroad, as per R & D policy guidelines.
  • Facilitation of research resources, including access to high-quality databases, journals, and e-books.
  • Guidance and support for patent filing, innovation disclosure, prototype development, and startup incubation.
  • Promotion of collaborative research with universities, national laboratories, and industry partners.
  • Systematic collection and curation of research achievements for institutional website updates, ranking submissions (e.g., NIRF), annual reports, and research dashboards.
  • Dedicated support for preparation of research proposals for external funding, including end-to-end assistance in designing and structuring proposals.
  • Faculty mentoring support for proposal development, project budgeting, compliance documentation, and submission to national and international funding agencies.

Scope

  • Faculty research publications, books, book chapters, conference papers, and citation visibility
  • Externally funded projects, consultancy proposals, seed-money projects, and collaborative grants
  • Innovation, patents, technology development, startups, and industry problem-solving
  • Research capacity building through workshops, seminars, guest lectures, and training programmes
  • Research ethics, proposal review, scholarly communication, indexing awareness, and quality assurance
  • Student research exposure, dissertation support, innovation clubs, and research internships
  • Documentation and reporting for AQAR, NAAC, NIRF, institutional profiling, and website dissemination

Research - 2025

145 Journal Publications 690+ Conference Proceedings 4 Externally funded ongoing projects 7 Seed money projects executed
3 World Top 2% Scientists 2 Startup/Innovation Initiatives Highlighted 2 International Research Fellowship Linkages