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📞 Contact R&D Cell

Dr. Amandeep Gill

Dean, R&D Cell

📱 9413557324
✉ amandeep.gill@vgu.ac.in

Dr. Deepali Singh

Associate Dean, R&D Cell

📱 9917953734
✉ deepali.singh@vgu.ac.in

Mr. Rahul Sharma

Asst. Registrar

📱 9785372434
✉ sharma.rahul@vgu.ac.in

🎯 Vision & Mission

Vision & Mission

Guiding the university's research ecosystem towards excellence, innovation, and societal impact.

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Vision

The R&D Cell's vision is to carry out qualitative research, promote research culture among faculty and students in multi and cross-functional areas, and provide solutions for the benefit of society.

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Mission

To develop, construct, and maintain the utmost excellence through the wholesome combination of teaching and state-of-the-art research.
To instil and cultivate diverse skills that equip students with excellent research careers around the globe, including academia.
To encourage a workplace where people are creative, innovative, and collaborative, regardless of discipline.
To have industry partnerships for applied research and support to solve industry-related problems.
To create a Dynamic and Multi-disciplinary Research Ecosystem through fostering research of fundamental and translational potential to enhance the scientific community and contribute to society.

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Interdisciplinary Research

Cross-functional research across engineering, sciences, management, law, agriculture, pharmacy and design.

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Industry Partnerships

Applied research collaborations solving real industry problems with companies across India and abroad.

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Khoj Journal

VGU's own interdisciplinary peer-reviewed research journal for scholarly publications.

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Innovation Ecosystem

ACIC, TBI, IIC, and IIIC work in concert to drive research commercialization and startup creation.

📋 Governing Body

Research Board Composition

44 members including Deans, HODs, and external invitees governing VGU's research direction.

#	Name	Designation	Status
1	Prof. (Dr.) N.D. Mathur	President & Chairman, Ethics Committee	Chairman
2	Prof. (Dr.) DVS Bhagavanulu	Pro-President	Member
3	Dr. Praveen Choudhry	Registrar	Member
4	Prof. (Dr.) Baldev Singh	Dean, Faculty of Engg. & Tech. Dean (In-charge), Hospitality Dean (In-charge), Medical Sciences	Member
5	Prof. (Dr.) Hoshiyar Singh	Dean, Agriculture	Member
6	Prof. (Dr.) Kailash Agrawal	Dean, Basic & Applied Sciences	Member
7	Dr. Shweta Choudhary	Dean, Architecture & Planning Dean, Design Dean (In-charge), Journalism & Mass Communication	Member
8	Dr. Nidhi Bhatt	Dean, Pharmaceutical Science & Nursing	Member
9	Prof. (Dr.) Partha Pratim Mitra	Dean, Law	Member
10	Dr. S K Meena	Dean, Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Dean (In-charge), Paramedical Sciences	Member
11	Dr. Amandeep Gill	Dean (In-charge), R & D	Member
12	Prof. (Dr.) Deepali Singh	Associate Dean, R & D	Member
13	Prof. Gopal Goyal	Associate Dean, Architecture & Planning	Member
14	Prof. (Dr.) Mridula Purohit	Associate Dean, Basic & Applied Sciences	Member
15	Dr. Vikas Shrotriya	Associate Dean, Management	Member
16	Dr. Boola Choudhary	Associate Dean, Humanities & Social Science	Member
17	Dr. Manish Srivastava	HOD, Computer Science & Engineering	Member
18	Dr. Vinod M Lakhwani	HOD, Management Studies	Member
19	Mr. Rakesh Sharma	HOD, Computer Science & Application	Member
20	Dr. Kajal Thakuriya	HOD, Design	Member
21	Dr. Pramod Kumar	HOD, Civil & Mechanical Engineering	Member
22	Dr. V K Pandey	HOD, Electrical & Mechanical Engineering	Member
23	Dr. Shilpa Rao Rastogi	HOD, Law	Member
24	Dr. Muhilan Mahendhiran	HOD, ABM	Member
25	Mr. Raju Singh Jakhar	HOD, Agriculture	Member
26	Dr. Abhishek Godara	HOD, Pharmacy	Member
27	Mr. Pravesh Sharma	Associate Dean, Pharmacy	Member
28	Dr. Kunal Vijay	HOD, Commerce	Member
29	Dr. Umema Ahmed	HOD, Forensic Science	Member
30	Dr. Sushila	HOD, Sciences	Member
31	Dr. Sidharth S. Raju	HOD, Hospitality	Member
32	Dr. Bhupesh Goyal	HOD, Allied Health Care Sciences	Member
33	Dr. Mahendra Kumar Verma	Principal, Paramedical Sciences	Member
34	Ms. Bhoomika Badlani	HOD, Development Studies	Member
35	Mr. Deepak Prasad	HOD, Journalism & Mass Communication	Member
36	Col. H S Solanki	Controller of Examination (COE)	Member
37	Mr. Satish Jangir	In-charge, Institute Innovation Council (IIC)	Co-Opted Member
38	Dr. Dhiraj Singh	In-charge, Institute Industry Interface Cell (IIIC)	Co-Opted Member
39	Dr. Deepak Kumar	In-charge, Publication Committee	Co-Opted Member
40	Dr. Devendra Doda	Provost	Co-Opted Member
41	Dr. S. Nagendra	Coordinator, IQAC	Co-Opted Member
42	Prof. Banshi Dhar Yadav	Professor, RARI Durgapura, Jaipur	Special Invitee
43	Dr. Sony Kulshrestha	Associate Professor & HOD (Law), Manipal University Jaipur	Special Invitee
44	Dr. S Rajesh	Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur	Special Invitee

📊 Research Output

Publications & Citations

SCOPUS, SCI, and WOS / ESCI Indexed Journals (Quartiles Journals)

H-Index

10,649+

Citations

2,853+

Total Publications

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Year-wise SCOPUS / SCI / WOS Publications

Year	Publications	Citations
2014	2	0
2015	9	4
2016	14	9
2017	12	24
2018	26	90
2019	37	235
2020	21	400
2021	43	351
2022	182	494
2023	617	810
2024	1056	1727
2025	705	4578
2026	129	1927
Grand Total	2853	10649
h-index	36

🎓 Doctoral Program

Ph.D. Program

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Program Overview

Vivekananda Global University is deeply committed to promoting high-quality research and strengthening the professional competence of its scholars. The University offers a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) programme for eligible candidates who aspire to pursue advanced research.

Every candidate is expected to follow the procedures laid down for fulfilling the requirements of the Ph.D. Programme of the University & UGC. A scholar may seek admission in either Full Time or Part Time Ph.D. Programme.

The Ph.D. Regulations comprehensively outline every key aspect — admission process, registration, semester-wise coursework, implementation methodology, conduct of examinations, submission of research proposal, appointment of supervisor/co-supervisor, thesis submission, evaluation, and final award of the Ph.D. degree.

Total no. 446 Ph.D in pipeline
Total no. 184 Ph.D awarded
JRF Total no. 66 fellowship awarded through CSIR & UGC
SRF Total no. 25 fellowship awarded through CSIR & UGC
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💰 Funding

Research Grants & Consultancy

Significant external funding through UGC/ICSSR/DST/ANRF/NITI Aayog/Ministry of micro small & medium Enterprises/DRDO/MNRE/National Institute of Solar Energy/RCSE/SIDBI/MCI/MYAS/RSACS/UBA/NHRC/Ministry of Ayush etc.

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Extrmural Research Grants

Year	Research Grants (₹)
2022–2023	₹2,00,00,000
2023–2024	₹4,63,38,000
2024–2025	₹2,16,94,100
2025–2026	₹28,00,000

Total Grants recieved for Projects/Confrences/Workshops/Symposium/Seminars-₹1,91,124,100

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Intramural Research Seed Fund

Year	Research Grants (₹)
2023–2024	₹15,00,000
2024–2025	₹12,00,000
2025–2026	₹1,67,69,055

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Consultancy Projects

Year	Project Cost (₹)
2022–2023	₹21,52,016
2024–2025	₹13,12,964

📜 IP

Patents & Copyrights

380+

Total Patents

20+

Copyrights

500+

Patents Applied

Applied	500
2025	200
2026	300

Granted	29
2020	1
2021	15
2022	8
2023	2
2024	2
2025	1

Published	351
2021	26
2022	49
2023	8
2024	162
2025	105

Total no. of Published & Granted- 500

🔗 Interdisciplinary

Transdisciplinary Projects

Transdisciplinary Project (TDP) at Vivekananda Global University (VGU), Jaipur is an NEP 2020-aligned, outcome-based academic initiative that enables students to solve real-world problems through collaboration across disciplines. Students work in multidisciplinary tearns, integrating engineering, management, sciences, design, humanities, and agriculture to develop practical, innovative, and socially relevant solutions. Each project follows a structured pathway-from problem identification and research to design, implementation, validation, and measurable outcomes.

Apps

TDP Year	Total Batches	Patent	Journal paper	Book	Chapters	Products	Startups	Apps
2023–2024	512 Batches	12	67	5	1	1	1	1
2024–2025	558 Batches	23	112	15	—	2	2	2
2025–2026	692 Batches	35	158	23	4	3	4	4

📅 Activities

Events & Initiatives

Regular FDPs, workshops, conclaves, and meetings fostering a vibrant research culture.

6 Days FDP on Research Papers & Project Writing

6 Days FDP on Running a Transdisciplinary Project

Ph.D. Coursework (Summer & Winter)

Shodh Prayas: Researchers Conclave

Coffee with Vice Chancellor — motivational initiative for publications

One-day Workshop on Research Paper Writing

One-day Workshop on Patent Writing and IPR

CIPU Panel Discussion

Research Board & Monthly Coordinator Meetings

Seed Money Fund for R&D & Incentive Policy

TDP Midterm & End-of-term Exams

Khoj Journal Publication & Ethical Committee

📞 Get in Touch

Contact R&D Cell

Reach out for research collaborations, Ph.D. admissions, or consultancy enquiries.

👨‍🔬

Dr. Amandeep Gill

Dean, R&D Cell
📱 9413557324
✉ amandeep.gill@vgu.ac.in

👩‍🔬

Dr. Deepali Singh

Associate Dean, R&D Cell
📱 9917953734
✉ deepali.singh@vgu.ac.in

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Mr. Rahul Sharma

Asst. Registrar
📱 9785372434
✉ sharma.rahul@vgu.ac.in

👨‍🔬

Dr. V. Sairam

Head, TDP
📱 9790632294
✉ sairam.vehchuri@vgu.ac.in

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R&D Cell Office

VGU Campus, Sector-36
Jagatpura, Jaipur 303012
✉ rescell@vgu.ac.in

Research &Development Cell

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