Research

Research Overview

Goal / Mission –

To develop an integrated R&D environment, that will promote and strengthen the research activities in the institute, to meet the immediate as well as futuristic requirements of the Industry and Society and thus improve the quality of various study programs at Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune (CCEW).

The focus of research at CCEW will be – From students’ projects to faculty funded projects and from inter-disciplinary research programs to national and international programs.

Objectives –

  • Build research culture at CCEW.
  • Increase publication activities.
  • Encourage faculty to undertake sponsored and consultancy research projects in order to strengthen the research profile of CCEW.
  • Maintain external and global relationship with industries / other universities through R & D activities.
  • Encourage faculty to collaborate with other faculty members of dept / college as well as with other researchers in his / her area of research both nationally / internationally.
  • Facilitate the faculty and students of CCEW through the IPR Cell, by providing the
    guidelines / policies of the Institute with respect to Disclosure, Protection, and Ownership.
  • Licensing of the Intellectual Property generated with or without any external funding and also in actual filing, licensing, and commercialisation of intellectual properties.
  • Work towards adopting research practices in pedagogical development activities
    Research & Development Cell Activities.
  • R & D cell provides administrative and managerial support for the operation of sponsored research, consultancy and other R & D related activities.
  • Facilitates interaction with external entities such as funding agencies, industries etc.
  • Prepare MoUs between institute and funding agencies.
  • Maintain records of proposals sent to various agencies.
  • Check and Maintain expenditure details / utilization of funds under a funding project.
  • Maintain progress reports.
  • Encourage and guide, faculty and students to prepare technical papers on their work and submit it to good quality journals / conferences.
  • Define budgetary / financial norms in consultancy projects.
  • Maintain a centralised repository of research activities data and generate various reports, as and when needed Encourage students as well as faculty to file patents for their innovative work.
  • Protect Institute IPR.

Research Recognition Committee
1. Dr. Madhuri Khambete, Principal
2. Dr. Sunita Jahirabadkar, Dean (R & D)
3. Dr. Anand Bewoor, Dean (Academics)
4. Dr. Vikram Athalye, Dean (Quality Assurance)
5. Dr. Ajit Bhosale, Dean (Examination)
6. Prof. Ashutosh Muchrikar, Dean (Students Affairs)
7. Dr. Revati Shriram, Asso. Dean (R & D)

Research Advisory Committee
1. Dr. Madhuri Khambete, Principal
2. Dr. Amarnath (Cummins Chair of Mech. Engg.)
3. Dr. Shrirang Karandikar (Adjunct Professor (E & TC))
4. Dr. Dhananjay Bodas (Adjunct Professor (Instrumentation & Control))
5. Dr. Padmaja Joshi ((Adjunct Professor (IT))
6. Dr. Abhijat Vichare (Adjunct Professor (Computers)
7. Dr. Sunita Jahirabadkar, Dean (R & D)
8. Dr. Anand Bewoor, Dean (Academics)
9. Dr. Vikram Athalye, Dean (Quality Assurance)
10. Dr. Ajit Bhosale, Dean (Examination)
11. Prof. Ashutosh Muchrikar, Dean (Students Affairs)
12. Dr. Revati Shriram, Asso. Dean (R & D)

Ethics Committee 

Cummins college of Engineering for Women, Pune have set up mechanisms to enhance the awareness about ethical research, promote academic integrity and prevent plagiarism by student, faculty, researcher or staff of Cummins College. To observe the norms set by University Grants Commission (UGC), various committees at college as well at department level are formed.