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Chart 3.1: Publications by Faculty

3.4.4. Indicate the average number of successful M.Phil. and PhD scholars
guided per faculty.

Currently, Chemistry and Botany are the two departments that are recognized by
Bangalore University as Research Centres. Both the departments have a PhD program
and the average number of successful PhD scholars guided per faculty is 2 during the
past four years. A rise in this number is expected in the coming years as the College is
in the process of getting other departments recognized by the Bangalore University as
research centers. The College does not offer M.Phil. programs.

3.4.5. What is the stated policy of the College to check malpractices and
misconduct in research?

Malpractice and misconduct in research are unacceptable. While there are no specific
guidelines, there is peer monitoring at all levels of research. The progress of the PhD
students is constantly monitored by a doctoral committee which ensures quality. The
Research Committee brings together researchers in Colloquium and discussions to
ensure that peers are aware of the work others are involved in. These, to a large
extent, ensure that there are no malpractices and misconduct. The College has
recently started the process for procuring an anti-plagiarism software.

3.4.6. Does the College promote interdisciplinary research? If yes, how many
inter departmental / interdisciplinary research projects have been undertaken
and mention the number of departments involved in such an endeavor.

 The College promotes interdisciplinary research in various ways. One important
manner in which interdisciplinary research comes in is through the term paper that
students undertake. Since a student is free to choose any topic of his/her interest,
most often they acquire an interdisciplinary nature.
 In addition to this, as part of the Josephite Research Forum (JRF), some of the
students also pursue multidisciplinary research projects for which the College
provides seed funding.
 Faculty members also engage in interdisciplinary research. This is reflected in
publications in which faculty from different departments are authors. Department of
Chemistry and Departments of Biological Sciences collaborate on Biochemistry-
based projects. Department of Botany and Computer Science collaborate on

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