Research and Developement Cell

Vision

Research and Development Centre envisages providing an intellectual platform for the expression of the creative and critical instincts of the individuals while sharpening their faculties by exposing them to several current trends in the industries and academic institution.

Mission

• To motivate and train the students and faculty in progressive creative thinking leading to the preparation of papers of quality standard.
• To furnish information, training and support to the faculty and students to contribute to National, International Technical Symposiums and Research Journals.
• To identify and establish an Interactive Industry-Institute Initiative and to offer professional services and support to identified industries.
• To promote a general ambience of research and application in all core subjects and to encourage the faculty to pursue research.

Code of Ethics for Research

Objective

Promotion and enrichment of the quality of research practices and publications among scholars and faculty communities

Introduction

TIRUMALA ENGINEERING COLLEGE is committed to maintain and encourage the quality research in engineering core field. It has derived its own stated code of Ethics for checking malpractices and plagiarism in academic research. Hence Plagiarism, academic malpractices either by faculty or students are unacceptable in research and need to be curbed. TEC insists the faculty members and students to be aware of the intricacies of plagiarism and maintain the originality of their works in article publishing process. So, following certain code of ethics in research conduct and publication is essential to maintain the integrity and dignity of the Institution and quality of the research works as well.

Plagiarism detection Methods

An exclusive Research and Development Committee is constituted to enhance the quality of academic research in the institution. The committee comprises all PhD holders of the institute to assess the faculty researcher , who produce their work in the form of Research Publication / Research Proposal / Thesis Work / Project Report. This team aims at verifying the levels of plagiarism in the research work and ensures high academic and production standards. The Project Guide and the Scholars are advised to use online plagiarism check tools for even inadvertent copying of materials. Faculty members pursuing PhD are expected to maintain plagiarism between 15-20% and the same to be approved by R & D Committee headed by HoD/R&D before submitting to International/National Conferences or Journals for publication.

Disciplinary Action

Resorting to any malpractices or violation of the standard ethics of plagiarism in research works will be viewed seriously depending on the degree of plagiarism. The R&D Committee will submit the report after thorough investigation and recommends disciplinary action where necessary based on the gravity of the lapse, to be imposed within the stipulated period. Plagiarism and types and levels can be accessed from the following sources. All the works carried out by the students and faculty as part of research, University academic projects, extension projects, journals or conference papers to be submitted in national/ international level are thoroughly verified by the R&D Committee scrupulously adhering to the following procedures for UG level projects:

• Submission of abstract/proposal.
• Verification of the abstract/proposal by senior faculty members in the departments.
• Recommendations of the Committee for the next level of work.
• Presentation of work through PPT as per schedule periodically by the faculty team in all departments.
• Plagiarism check and report forwarded to HOD/ R&D through concerned HODs.
• Submission of the work in International/National conference or journals for publication or University after the approval of the R&D Committee.