Higher Education Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that research has always been linked with the perspective of getting a job. The reason for research is the inner curiosity of man. The researchers should go to the guide after selecting their topic according to their curiosity. Minister Dr. Yadav was addressing a two-day PhD seminar of young PhD researchers of Madhya Pradesh at the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal on Monday.
Higher Education Minister Dr. Yadav said that not only researchers but also guides should be involved in such events. Along with this, there should be a seminar for the guides as well, in which subject experts from different departments should be included. Dr. Yadav said that publication of research works will now be done at the state level as well.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis Vice Chairman Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi said that the main objective of the seminar is to provide a platform of consultation for young researchers.
‘It is an intellectual festival. If researchers communicate with each other, then there will definitely be an improvement in the results. He said that different researchers of various subjects can learn from each other by expressing their views on their subjects through the seminar.
The selection of PhD subjects should be done keeping in mind the developed India. About 180 researchers from 38 institutions have registered for the symposium.
Food Commission of Madhya Pradesh Chairman Prof VK Malhotra said that the research of any country depends on its past and future. He said that how much input researchers have in making any policy is a big question.
Today's youths have creative thinking and constructive skills. We have to see in what form we can obtain their contribution. Prof. Malhotra said that it is necessary to communicate on research methodology as well.
Dr K Ravichandran, Director, IFM said that such an event is the need of the hour for young PhD researchers. He said that research plays an important role in evidence-based work. Research is paramount.
Vice-Chancellor of Guru Ghasidas University Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Prof. Alok Chakrawal said that first of all it is necessary for the research scholar to know what his purpose of doing PhD is. He said that if the aim of PhD is to get a job then the country will never progress. Doing research is futile if you are not contributing to nation building. Prof Chakrawal said that research should not be just a file of 500 pages, but should be prepared in such a way that the world knows your name and your research works are implemented.
Dr. Bharat Sharan Singh, Chairman, Private University Regulatory Commission, said that the present time is of transform and reform. Through research, we have to take India from developing to developed nation. The role of researchers is crucial in this. The CEO of the institute Swatantra Singh told about the objectives of the seminar. During this, the Additional CEO of the institute Lokesh Sharma and the advisor were present.