Centre for Research and Development (CRD) is constituted to coordinate research across all academic departments and their thematic research centres of excellence of SRKR Engineering College. CRD has been instrumental in getting SRKR Engineering College recognised as a 'Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO)' by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Additionally, all the core engineering departments have research centres which have been recognised by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTUK). The college has been affiliated to Andhra University since its inception in 1980 until 2020. The affiliation has been changed to JNTUK since 2017 and the first batch admitted under JNTUK affiliation graduated in 2021.

CRD facilitates all stages of research from identification of research topics to funding to the monetisation of IP generated by the research efforts. It also encourages cross-disciplinary research and student mobility to other institutions for research and higher learning. Many young faculty members have been motivated to register for part-time Ph.D. programmes by offering facilities to conduct research within the college.

To become an institution recognised for its cutting edge research and contribution towards society and nation building by offering relevant technological solutions for the most pressing problems faced by humanity.

• To make the academic programmes eventful and fruitful for our students by making research an integral part of their academic pursuits.

• To mould our teaching staff into academic entrepreneurs, capable of creating new, useful knowledge and monetising the same for their personal career advancement as well as institutional growth.

• To use research capabilities for active engagement with Government, Industry and Civil Society and integrate with them through the quadruple helix model of advancing human civilisation.

• CRD shall assist all the academic departments in molding their curriculum to reflect the smooth transition from Science, Applied Science (Engineering), Technology, Design Development, Prototyping to Product launch of various engineering solutions to real problems.

• CRD shall assist all the teaching staff in career advancement by guiding the faculty to pursue their Ph.D. degrees, publish their research work, protect their IP and develop their own research program. CRD shall further assist them to get funding to conduct research and dissemination activities.

• CRD shall endeavor to earn returns for the investments made by the college into research by protecting IP and commercializing it either by licensing or incubating startup companies around the solutions developed by the students and staff of the college.

• CRD shall continuously maintain the accreditation and standards expected for the various research facilities available in the Departmental Laboratories and the Centres of Excellence.

Dr. T Vamsi Nagaraju

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