The institution Research facilities are frequently updated and there is well defined policy for promotion of research which is uploaded on the institutional website and implemented.

• MLRIT- MLR Institute of Technology, encourages faculty and students to actively participate in Research and Consultancy. The Research and Consultancy activities are guided by 1. Research and Development Policy and 2. Consultancy Policy. Research and Consultancy activities are implemented through Research and Development Cell (R&D Cell) and guided by R&D Committee and Research Advisory Committee (RAC).

• The R&D Committee is constituted by Research Chair, Principal, Dean, Head of Departments and Research Coordinators from all departments. Research Advisory Committee is constituted by Research Chair, Principal and three external Research Experts.

• MLRIT provides conducive environment for faculty and students with Centre of Excellence, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Scopus Database, subscribed electronic and physical Journals and books, Patenting facility, Research Incentive Scheme (RIS) for faculty, SEED Fund for faculty, and Monitory support for Conference, Symposium and Workshops .

• Centre of Excellence (CoE)

• MLRIT roots its research activities through Centre of Excellence (CoE) controlled by R&D Cell. MLRIT has 14 CoE catering to the research needs of different departments.

• Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IPFC)

• MLRIT has been identified as a Research Centre for CSE, ECE and MECH by JNTU which is renewable based on the review of the periodic performance.

• Research Centre

• MLRIT has been identified as a Research Centre for CSE, ECE and MECH by JNTU which is renewable based on the review of the periodic performance.

• Research Incentive Scheme (RIS)

• MLRIT promotes research through Research Incentive Scheme by providing incentives to faculty members appreciating quality publication. The institute also supports faculty members with financial aid to carry out scholarly activities.

• Research Collaboration

• MLRIT imbibes collaboration with IIT, leading government, private academic institutions and companies to enrich research activities.

• Research – Code of Ethics

• MLRIT ensures ethical conduct of research through antiplagiarism and biosafety discussed in R & D SOP 3.6. Research Coordinator of every department are responsible to check similarity and to produce similarity report for articles and research proposals.

• Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

• MLRIT has initiated the Center for innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Cell, with a mission to promote Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship among the Students, Faculty and Industry with an ability to facilitate and commercialize sophisticated technology products. CIE is also responsible for Pre-incubation program which tailors the aspiring students with STARTUP LAB.

• SEED Fund

• MLRIT encourages faculty to apply for Funded Projects internally through SEED Fund scheme. Faculty aspiring to carry out research are facilitated with SEED Fund of approximately 20 Lakhs per annum to experiment their research idea and transform their successful research idea to scale up for bigger projects. R&D policy guides the faculty to apply and obtain the SEED Fund as per the R & D SoP.

• External Funding

• R&D Cell of MLRIT periodically analyzes and communicates various funding opportunities available to the faculty members and students to apply for Funded Projects. It also guides them to submit and execute them.

• Consultancy

• MLRIT promotes Consultancy and Corporate Training guided by Consultancy policy.

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The institution provides seed money to its teachers for research.

The MLR Institute of Technology promotes research by providing SEED Fund to kick start the research work. It supports faculty, students, and scientists for research promotion through financial supports from management. The average percentage of seed money awarded for faculty research year-wise is at an average of 16.392Lakh with an incremental trend.

3.1.2. The amount of seed money provided by institution to its teachers for research year wise during last five years (INR in lakhs)

Year	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	2019-2020	2018-2019
Amount in Lakhs	11L	10.2L	11.33L	15L	46.61L

Link for Additonal Information Institutional Data List of faculty who have been provided with seed money for research Sanction letters of seed money to the teachers Audited Income-Expenditure statement

Percentage of teachers awarded national / international fellowship for advanced studies/research during the last five years

Response: 16.89

• The MLR Institute of Technology (MLRIT) motivates faculty to apply for national / international fellowship for advanced studies/research. MLRIT faculty has a few nationaUinternational level fellowships for their research/advanced studies.


• 3.1.3.1: The number of teachers awarded national / international fellowship for advanced studies / research year wise during last five years

• Response: 87

Year	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	2019-2020	2018-2019
Number of Awards	26	28	18	15	4
Number of Teachers	253	243	242	256	274

Link for Additonal Information Institutional Data E-copies of the award letters of the teachers. List of teachers who have received the awards