JAIPUR: Poornima College of Engineering, Jaipur, Research and Development Cell, PCE, and Math Tech Thinking Foundation Fazilka jointly organized a five-day faculty development program. Dr. Shilpi Jain, Professor at Poornima College of Engineering, Jaipur, introduced the Five Days Faculty Development Program, which was attended by 300 research scholars and teachers from India and abroad.
The principal of the college highlighted the importance of such programs, while Dr. B.P. Garg, Controller of Examinations, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda expressed his appreciation for the theme of the Five Days Faculty Development Program. A vote of thanks was presented by Dr. Mehar Chand, president of Math Tech Thinking Foundation, who said we are getting a lot of teachers from across the world and India.
Prof. Uppal shared his research experiences with the faculty members on how to write a quality research paper and publish it in peer-reviewed journals. In his speech, Dr. Uppal stressed that quality research is a necessity of the hour and that research should begin in schools. Quality research will transform India, he said.
As part of the presentation, Prof. R.K. Uppal, Principal of Baba Farid College of Management Technology, Bathinda, Punjab, shared his insights. Dr Uppal said AI tools can enhance the productivity of quality research. Research papers and research proposals are often rejected due to the pressure of publishing in high-profile journals, inadequate research methodologies, inadequate statistical knowledge, and grammatical and language errors, according to Dr. Uppal.
Various funding agencies in India distribute grants to projects of major significance, seminars, conferences, workshops, or non-governmental organizations supporting scientific research in sectors such as Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Agriculture, and Management Sciences, among others. To promote Indian research in the Science and Medical stream, Management, and other fields, these agencies conduct research under different schemes and provide research grants.