Plan of Work

  • Phase I of CRIKC plans to provide the following facilities:
    • CRIKC website with a directory of active Scientists in the Chandigarh region.
    • Free shuttle service to cover institutions under CRIKC.
    • Lecture notification amongst different institutions.
    • Holding joint seminar/conferences.
    • Sharing of library resources
    • Common identity cards
    • Seamless access to the laboratory facilities of participating institutions.
    • Joint Ph.D. programs including common courses.
    • Recognition of supervisors on mutual basis.
    • Setting up of Centre for Theoretical Studies and Policy Planning .
    • Creation of Research Based Sub-Clusters (Medical, Industrial, Nano-technology, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, etc.)
  • Phase II of CRIKC plans to provide the following facilities:
    • Create/provide facilities to attract faculty members from abroad to spend sabbatical leave period in CRIKC institutions: Possible partners in this initiative, TCS and Tata Trusts (Discussion with Mr. F.C. Kohli, Emeritus Chairman TCS).
    • Initiation of Industry-Academia interaction
    • A few joint programs in Bio-sciences and Nano-science
    • Common physical facilities to be created
    • Joint pre-PhD courses
    • Facility of spending a few months in the participating institutions on mutual basis
    • Incentive scheme enabling Ph.D. holder college teacher to take sabbatical leave to work with faculties/scientists in CRIKC institutions.
    • Joint admission of PhD students in bio-stream
    • Refresher courses / summer school / college teachers
  • Phase III of CRIKC plans to provide the following facilities:
    • Integration of Industry sponsored programs.
    • Setting mission oriented goals.
    • High level of visibility in research.
    • New and innovative schemes to attract talent, in particular, Inspire Post Doctoral Fellows to choose CRIKC institutions as hosts to initiate new programmes.
    • Creating examples where we achieve 'concept to commercialization'.