Academic Institutions In India Research Articles

Research Data Curation in Academic Institutions Challenges & Expectations

In the activity of Research Data Curation, the unpublished datasets generated during research are curated for possible reuse in future research by any researcher. Use of curated data, in several cases, may become helpful in avoiding repetition of efforts involved in generation of datasets. A large number of academic institutions in India are actively involved in research in various knowledge areas. Apart from the doctoral and post-doctoral research in academic institutions, academicians are involved in research projects sponsored by public or private bodies; thereby generating sizeable primary and secondary unpublished datasets worthy of curation in a data repository for possible reuse in some other research. For several reasons, curation efforts for research datasets in academic institutions in the country are negligible when compared to such efforts in research institutions. The present work makes an attempt to identify the cause of negligible research data curation efforts in academic institutions of India by uncovering the associated challenges and discusses the expectations from a Research Data Repository of academic institutions.

Everyday sexism in higher education: narratives of women in Indian academia

ABSTRACT The aim of this article is to explore the experiences of different women in higher educational institutions in India. Through this piece the authors investigate how the prevalence of sexism is affecting women in academia in general and their everyday professional negotiations in particular. Furthermore, the article reviews the position of women in higher administrative responsibilities, and academic positions and also views the mundane everyday activities vis-a-vis their experiences of sexism in different universities across India. It is argued that sexism is pervasive in academic institutions in India, but often goes unnoticed and unaddressed in spite of various mechanisms and sensitization programs adopted by the Universities to address the prevailing issues of sexism across academic spaces. Gendered experiences of women have crippling and debilitating implications for women in general and more so it affects their career prospects in universities. in the process it perpetuates patriarchal power structures and hierarchies in the workplace

Guest Editor’s Introduction: Critical Philosophy of Caste and Race

Guest Editor’s Introduction: Critical Philosophy of Caste and Race

FINANCIAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES IN INDIA -– A SITUATIONAL STUDY OF COVID-19

A significant impact has been made by COVID-19 on the higher education system around the world. A model-based Situation Analysis can support the complex and varied task of guiding academic institutions in India through these terrible diseases. Using earlier research for more precision, this paper examines the pandemic's long- and short-term consequences on the viability and financial health of Indian academic institutions. We identify the several configurations of pandemic mitigation policies that can have unpredictably adverse consequences on institutions' financial standing. Combining six distinct COVID-19 effects sections and packets, we find that the bad effects can spread far through the collages due to the causal difficulty, reactions, and postponements in the framework. The paper came to the conclusion that India's higher education system needs new, resilient economic models that are sustainable.

Trendline of Open Access Publication by Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) Researchers in India

In developing countries like India, taxpayers’ money is utilized for research and development. The researchers conduct their research using public money and publish their research papers in commercial journals. Firstly, the researcher uses Government funds for research. Secondly, government funds are also spent on subscribing to high-cost journals. Also, many Indian academic institutions can not subscribe to reputed commercial journals due to a lack of funds. In other words, research output generated using public money is not accessible to all. OA journals can solve this problem smoothly. In this study, researchers analyze the trends in Open Access publications and Closed access publications by India's top research institutes, IITs. Researchers found that IIT Hyderabad (26%) published the highest number of open-access publications. Old established IITs' open-access publication figures are lower than newly set-up IITs. However, there is an increase in Open Access publications by IITs over the last decade.

AI and data science centers in top Indian academic institutions

research-article Free Access Share on AI and data science centers in top Indian academic institutions Authors: B. Ravindran Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IndiaView Profile , Sunita Sarawagi Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, IndiaView Profile , Aditi Jain Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IndiaView Profile Authors Info & Claims Communications of the ACMVolume 65Issue 11November 2022 pp 94–97https://doi.org/10.1145/3556634Published:20 October 2022Publication History 0citation2,922DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations0Total Downloads2,922Last 12 Months2,922Last 6 weeks2,829 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my Alerts New Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteView all FormatsPDF

Entrepreneurial orientation & entrepreneurial intention: Role of openness to experience as a moderator

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on entrepreneurial intention (EI) connections among students of entrepreneurship from India's growing economy. It proposes a moderator role for openness to experience (OTE) in the interaction between EO and EI. The data was collected from the undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students studying entrepreneurship in their courses from north Indian academic institutions. The SPSS MACRO Process (Hayes, 2013) was used to examine the moderating effect. Based on the notion of planned behaviour, this study found that OTE and EO had an interaction impact on EI. The outcomes of this study add to a better understanding of how openness to experience affects EI. The relationship among the studied variables, including EO and EI in the presence of moderating variable openness to experience from India, would prove the new contribution in the existing corpus of knowledge. Based on the theory of planned behavior, the presented study will encompass the scope of literature on EO and EI.

Building the evidence for hepatitis B vaccination programs for students and researchers working with biological samples in Indian Institutes of Higher Education

ABSTRACT Background Individuals working with biological samples in Indian universities are at risk for occupational exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and may not be vaccinated. Aim We documented the need for HBV vaccination in students and others, developed an institutional HBV vaccination program, delivered HBV vaccines, and then assessed the determinants of vaccine uptake. Methods Over a year, we conducted a prospective cohort study documenting the need for HBV vaccination in people working with biological materials in a major Indian institution, developed a HBV vaccination program, delivered HBV vaccines, and assessed determinants of vaccine uptake. In August 2018, a needs assessment determined exposure to blood, body fluids, and other potentially infectious material in the research setting, followed in September by a cross-sectional survey on HBV vaccination status. Institutional approval for vaccination followed in October, and vaccine clinics began in February 2019. In September, a follow-up survey investigated determinants of vaccine uptake. Results A total of 185 people participated in the baseline HBV vaccination status survey. Only 26% of students, staff, and faculty were fully vaccinated for HBV. Over 70% of the target group came forward for vaccination and >90% completed all doses. Getting vaccinated with peers strongly influenced vaccine uptake, as did availability of free vaccine, onsite clinics, and reminders. Conclusion HBV vaccination programs for individuals at occupational risk are needed in Indian academic institutions beyond medical schools as part of institutional biosafety programs.

Landscape of dental trials registered in clinical trials registry-India

Background: Evidence-based practice requires clinical trials to be conducted including dental research. In India, if any clinical trial is to be conducted, it is expected to be registered with the Clinical Trials Registry–India (CTRI) as mandated by regulatory bodies, ethics committees, and journal editors. Aims and Objective: The present study has been undertaken to assess the type and trends of dental clinical trials being registered with CTRI over a span of 9 years. Methodology: For this, dental/dentistry trials were extracted using the keyword “dentistry” from the Study Type section of the CTRI (www.ctri.nic.in). Results: The dental trials registration started from just 8 trials in the year 2011 and it has now reached to 400–500 trials from various dentistry disciplines per year. While the registration trends reflect an increase in the number of dental trials registered in CTRI over the years, the number of trials being submitted is low. Conclusion: This indicates the need for greater awareness and dissemination at the grassroots level including students and researchers. There is no dearth of dental research and academic institutions in India and the combined efforts of all stakeholders will not only enhance the dental trials registration numbers but also improve the standard of dental research in the country.

A Study on Blockchain Technology as a Dominant Feature to Mitigate Reputational Risk for Indian Academic Institutions and Universities

The paper-based certification is prone to manipulation and vulnerable to fraud. Instances of fraudulent degrees, manipulation of academic records, or compromised academic programs adversely impact and damage an academic institution's credibility. It also affects the Indian universities’ mission and prospects of the students graduating from such a university. What makes reputational risk a unique risk is that it may arise both from the university or institution's failure or the action outside the university. It is, therefore, essential to take an enterprise risk management approach to mitigate reputational risk. Robust credential verification and validation protocols are the most important protections against fake certifications. The legacy certificate verification solutions are highly centralized, i.e., utterly dependent on the issuing authority for certificates. Despite the University Grants Commission (UGC) taking strict measures against individuals, Indian universities, colleges, and associations, we do come across several acts of torts. Some of the technology-savvy institutions have moved to digital certificates and digital signatures. However, this has an inherent weakness, i.e., they still need to rely on a trusted third party. Blockchain technology has three foundational components, data structures based on cryptography that make it secure and tamperproof, consensus protocols that allow it to function truthfully and without any central authority or a third party smart contracts, which provide efficiency and business value transactions. These key features of blockchain, if implemented appropriately, effectively has the potential to mitigate the inherent reputational risk arising from fraudulent academic certificate matters. Niti Ayog is currently developing a blockchain-based proof of concepts to solve traditional educational qualifications related to identity misrepresentation and document forgery. The immutability attribute of the blockchain ensures that tampering and manipulation of the record are not attainable. This paper focuses on the reputational risk Indian universities and institution may face when its certifications are not easily verifiable. Therefore, it becomes easy targets for bad actors to exploit vulnerabilities by issuing counterfeit certificates. Secondary published data, including various scholarly journals, reports, industry publications, and website sources, are utilized to develop this case study. The paper also explores how blockchain technology with specific reference to the proof of concept SuperCert proposed by Niti Ayog for Indian academic institutions may provide effective preventive control to overcome such reputational risk using the ABCD analysis framework as a research case study.

Level of Awareness among Staff and Students of Academic Institutions towards COVID-19 in India

Aim: The conducted survey aims to assess the level of COVID-19 awareness among staff and students of medical and non-medical academic institutions in India.
 Methods: The survey was conducted online by consenting students and staff from 02 April-2020 to 16 July 2020, participants completed and submitted COVID-19 questionnaire. A total of 300 participants responded by taking the self-administered questionnaire.
 Results: Of 300 participants, almost 83.45% had good knowledge that the disease is contagious; 99% observe acceptable practices regarding COVID-19 and (83%) majority seek knowledge from social media. Learning about symptoms of COVID-19 and its spread was marginally higher (p<0.05) among medical participants as compared to non-medical participants. Awareness about the preventive measures was insignificant (p<0.063) between medical and non-medical respondents. The responses collected for treatment options were also negligible though 83% believe that there is a treatment vaccine and medicine available. Mention single percentage from all participants or mention separate for medical and non medical institutions.
 Conclusion: The study concluded that academic institutions had good knowledge and awareness towards COVID-19 symptoms and its prevention though there are gaps in specific aspects of knowledge, prevention practices and treatments that should be addressed in future awareness and educational campaigns. The study recommends the ministry of health and family welfare to promote all precautionary and preventive measures of COVID-19 consisting of a well-organized approach to include students, institutions and society: including under privileged, geriatric and people with limited information, in order to effectively implement these precautionary and awareness measures.

Gender Variant Children and Institutional Arrangements: Exploring the Phenomenon from South Asian Perspective

This paper explores and assesses the presence/absence of institutional arrangements in educational settings for addressing the concerns of gender-variant children (GVC) through a sample survey of schools in the three-country context of India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. This research highlights the need for effective regulatory, normative and cognitive structures to address issues of childhood gender variance. With a contextual analysis of recent developments and comprehensive study of data reports in the three countries, the study analyses multiple dimensions of discrimination and bullying of GVC in educational settings. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, this paper highlights causes and issues associated with the problems of GVC as well as affirmative actions and institutional practices required to be implemented in schools in the three-country context. The results and findings provide evidence that academic institutions in India, Sri Lanka and, to some extent, Nepal lack institutional mechanisms to address issues of homophobia, abuse by peer group, mental health issues, emotional challenges, social discrimination, lack of opportunities, lack of monitoring and counselling, micro-level engagements and high dropouts of GVC. This study also charts out futuristic agenda, such as comprehensive mapping of GVC in schools, implementation of effective counselling mechanism, the need to create and adopt basic reference module for educators around gender diversity and variance.

Exploring the scope and importance of Academia-Industry collaborations and employability of Economics Students in India with special focus on Behavioural Economics Research

Academia and Industry are the two main driving forces of our economy. For the successful and smooth functioning of the economy, there is a need for these factors to join hands and work together. In the US, Industries reach out to Universities and academic institutions to bring innovation to their work. While in India, corporate bodies majorly rely on their own research. This scenario has been observed to change in recent years. However, this change has been limited to the field of Pure Sciences majorly. Very less has been explored in social science research and in particular Economics research when it comes to Academia-Industry collaborations. There is a need for better linkage between the corporate sector and Academic Institutions in India as it will facilitate innovation in the corporate sector and equip students with new skills and knowledge facilitating employment in today’s dynamic job market. This paper aims to suggest the scope and need for economics research collaborations in India with special reference to Behavioural economics research. It throws light on how such collaborations will increase the employability of Economics students in Job market as well as boost innovation in firms. It studies factors that act as challenges and suggests what can be done to accelerate Academia-Industry Collaborations with a focus on Behavioural Economics research.

Climate Change and Right to Development

The Right to Development is a relatively new right in human rights law. Although its roots may be traced to pre-world war era, Right to Development took concrete shape with the passing of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development in 1986. Some renowned academic institutions in India are making recent efforts to make the “Right to Development” a Fundamental Human Right. Climate change poses a direct threat to human rights of people, especially in tropically situated countries of the south (including India), which are coincidentally home to a large number of vulnerable/marginalized people who are considerably poor to concern themselves with issues such as climate change. Due to mounting pressure from least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing countries (SIDSs), international community has lately shown greater interest in establishing a direct link between climate change and human rights. This interest may be a reaction to the recurrent failures in reaching a consensus in the climate change negotiations through mechanical Conference of Parties (COPs). Similar to a bottom-up approach that seems to have worked well for the Paris agreement, it was believed by experts that linking human rights to climate change would shake the conscience of the reluctant parties to act expeditiously. The importance of a human rights–based approach to climate change will be highlighted in the light of two recent developments in the climate change discourse: First, the recognition by scientists of several extreme disaster as climate change events directly violating the human rights of the vulnerable; second, the dilution of the differentiation created between developing and developed nations by the Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) principle in the recent climate change agreements. This paper seeks to establish the efficacy of the human Right to Development (through tools such as Greenhouse Development Rights) in effectuating the third world approaches to the issue of climate change in the global south.

Role of the library in academic institutions in India

Role of the library in academic institutions in India

Themes and Trends in Knowledge Management Research in Indian Universities

This study examines the research carried out on the subject ‘Knowledge Management’ (KM) by the Indian academic institutions from 2010 to 2018 to evaluate the veracity of the subject development in Indian scenario. This study accrued through reviewing the submitted Ph.D. thesis on KM in Shodhganga; which is a storehouse of ‘Thesis and Dissertations’ of Indian academic institution sustained by INFLIBNET. This study gets more pertinent as per UGC regulations 2009 its mandatory for the research scholars in universities to compliance with submission of electronic version of the thesis and dissertations. This study reveals that a new trend of research in KM has evolved in time due to its multidisciplinary aspects by Indian universities which are put through by different departments. This study finds that the department of management sciences and business management are the leading branches of Indian academic institutions to conduct research on KM for last eight years.

COLLABORATION AND OUTREACH TOWARDS USE OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES IN INDIA WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ISRO’S EFFORT

Abstract. Geospatial technology is adopted in India through ‘Digital India’, for better governance and socio-economic benefits of common citizens. Remote sensing imageries and derived products are a direct input for geospatial data generation, monitoring resources and providing citizen services. As Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is responsible for technology development, launch and data distribution of Indian remote sensing satellites, there is a conscious effort for partnership development with international space agencies and Indian industries to fulfil this requirement. Simultaneously ISRO’s co-operation with government departments for geo-spatial data generation and utilization is taken as a priority. This Paper presents the effort of ISRO for cooperation with International and national agencies as well as with government departments and policy makers. In this surge of utilization of geo-spatial techniques capacity building has become very relevant. A glimpse of geospatial education through government & academic institutes in India and E-learning is presented here with an emphasis of ISRO’s contribution.

A Systems Pedagogy and a Novel Brainstorming Approach to Initiate Pico/Nano/Micro-Satellite (PNMSat) Engineering Research and Development at Academic Institutions in India

The article describes the outcome of an initiative to educate the youth in India, motivate them to seek diverse careers, fulfilling livelihoods and contribute towards the nation by engaging them in pico/nano/micro-satellite (PNMSat) design engineering. A systems pedagogy, derived out of a systems engineering approach developed for the design and development of PNMSat/CubeSat missions, is used to teach a comprehensive course in PNMSat design engineering. A novel approach used in the course involves brainstorming the participants to conceive a PNMSat payload and teach the PNMSat bus design to accommodate the conceived payload. This approach and the comprehensive treatment of a course in satellite design are the first of their kind in India; particularly in the field of small satellite design engineering. The article describes in detail the course contents, the novel approach and the results of the course assessments from three offerings – Summer 2015, Summer 2016 and Summer 2017. The article presents the results of surveys conducted to assess the impact on the participants' awareness in PNMSat engineering, motivation to pursue diverse careers and fulfilling livelihoods. It's been observed that engineering institutions in India are keen to initiate a PNMSat program but have struggled to do so due to the lack of a systematic approach. The article provides an insight into addressing this problem and initiating a PNMSat program at engineering institutions in India.

Development and Implementation of Interoperable Secure SDI Model Using Open Source GIS

It is observed that none of the academic institutes in India contributes for the development of SDI model at national level. Some of the developed models are not highly encouraging with respect to technical, organisational and institutional aspects. Non-availability of a standard functional SDI model based on SOA, Lack of technical interoperability and security aspects have also been a prime concern in SDI models using Open Source GIS (OSGIS). This article discusses appropriate application areas, i.e. the Education Sector, Geographical Indication and Mineral Resources Information Infrastructures to develop and implement the SDI model by a suitable adoption of OSS. The architecture of SOA-based interoperable and secure SDI models, which links the metadata server to database server, 3-tier interoperability and security framework with the help of OSGIS is developed and implemented.

A know your student analysis: a case study on the students of a higher education institute in India

The education system in India is often found to be irrelevant when it comes to adding value to its student, primarily due to lack of knowledge and understanding on student population. Tradition analysis tools may not be much helpful in this situation. A new analysis tool, KYS Analysis, is discussed here and its application is demonstrated using a sample survey of the students of a higher education institute. This study will certainly help in developing new strategies to add competitive advantage in any academic institutions in India or any other similar emerging economics around the world. The practical importance of this article is to contribute to the management decision making process and the use of the insights derived from the analysis by the higher education institutions. The article will be useful to a wide range of readers who are struggling to retain competence and stay competitive in the academic world.