Research

• Clinical trails
• Biomedical research
• Molecular pharmacological research
• Research on infectious diseases
• Research on metabolic diseases
• Research on oral pre-cancer & other cancer
• Research on dental materials and oral health care.
• Research on targeted drug delivery
• Preclinical studies and drug discovery
• Analytical method development of new drug molecules
• Herbal technology

• Sickle cell and its trait analysis in Gujarat region
• Communicable dieses –diarrhea, viral infection and malaria
• Biomaterials and medical devices
• Life style disorder and metabolic diseases
• Oral Pre-cancer and cancer
• Dental Caries
• Psychosocial determinants of oral health
• Digital dentistry
• Oral health care
• Regenerative dentistry
• Salivary biomarkers for assessment of cervical lymph node metastasis
• Proteomics and Genomics in potentially malignant lesions in oral cavity (Oral leukoplakia, Oral sub mucous fibrosis, Oral Lichen Planus) and oral malignancy
• Novel drug delivery systems
• Drug design
• Pharmacological screening of herbal drugs
• Computation biology
• Structured physiotherapy and geriatric patients

Research is a multi-facet task to be conducted by researchers and faculty of different levels and require inputs and encouragement from all. Various encouragement policies have been framed and implemented in order to provide impetus to research activities such as interdisciplinary research projects and their ethical approvals, sprouting of new research ideas with improved quality (novelty, impact on society), publications, conference proceedings, awareness of intellectual property, plagiarism check, etc.

To have all the possible ways to foster such activities in all six institutes, Institution has constituted various committees with respective objectives and tasks, as follows:

1. Research Advisory Board (RAB)
2. Constituent Institute Research Committee (CIRC)
3. Research Grant ,Consultancy and Collaboration Committee
4. Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Institution Ethics Committee
5. Human Research Review Panel (HRRP) and its objectives
6. Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Institution Animal Ethics Committee (SVIAEC)
7. Intellectual Property Right (IPR)Committee
8. Academic Integrity Panels (AIP)
9. Publication Guideline Committee

 

1. Research Advisory Board (RAB):

Objectives:

• The main objective of RAB is development and planning for new research policies through Research Cell, with consideration of existing policies.
• Regular guidance and suggestions for development of suitable mechanism for smooth implementation of research activities.
• Guidance to Research Cell for upgrading new research avenues for high end interdisciplinary research projects.

Research Advisory board is constituted with 8-10 internal as well as eminent external experts members. Vice chancellor of SVDU shall be the Chairman and Director Research shall be the member secretary of this board.

 

2. Constituent Institute Research Committee (CIRC):

CIRC has been constituted in each institute which is chaired by the head of the respective institute while HoDs / nominated faculty are members of the committee, with the objectives of-

• Receiving all research related feedback from the departments of their institute and communicate them to Research Cell.
• It provides the platform to each faculty to share all his/her views and suggestions (related to research).
• All IRCs are scheduled to conduct their meeting on quarterly basis and shall communicate the minutes to Research Cell.

Composition of Institutional Research Committee (CIRC) of all six institutes:

• Institutional Research Committee consists of One Chairperson, One member Secretary and other selected member(s).
• Head of each institute will be the Chairperson of respective institution‘s Institutional Research Committee. Member Secretary and other Member(s) will be selected by the Chairperson of IRR.

 

3. Research Grant, Consultancy and Collaboration Committee:

To provide directions and guidelines for SV funded research proposals and their financial support and other financial matters such as budget and research incentives

              Table 1: Composition of Research Grant & Funding Committee

Sr. No.	Designation	Position
1	Vice Chancellor	Chairperson
2	Director, Research Cell	Member
3	Dy. Director, Research Cell	Member
4	Registrar	Member
5	Chief Finance Officer	Member
6	Member	Member Secretary

 

4. Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Institutional Ethics Committee (SVIEC):

• To evaluate all research proposals received from students and staff of respected institution.
• To discuss about methods and ethical aspects of research proposal under SVIEC guidelines.
• SVIEC classify the research projects under minimal risk and higher risk on ethical aspect of the subjects.

Table 2: Composition of SVIEC

Sr. No.	Designation	Position
1	Chairperson	Chairperson Outside the Institute
2	Basic Medical Scientist	Member
3	Clinician	Member
4	Legal Expert	Member
5	Social Scientist	Member
6	Lay Person from Community	Member
7	Member	Member Secretary

 

5. Human Research Review Panel (HRRP) and its objectives:

 

• To help the researchers to understand the ethical aspects of the research at institutional level
• To receive the research proposal from the researchers of the respective institute and communicate them to SVIEC when needed
• To collect regular ethical reports of ongoing project & a completion report form researcher and submit the same to SVIEC for the update
• HRRP Constitution: HRRP consists of One Chairperson, One Coordinator and other nominated member(s).
• Head of each institute will be the Chairperson of respective institution‘s HRRP. Coordinator and other Member(s) will be selected by the Chairperson of HRRP.

 

6. Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (SVIAEC):

IAEC has been constituted under the purview of Department of Pharmacology, SBKSMI & RC,   SVDU, with the objectives of-

• To review and approve all type of research proposals involving small animal experimentation before the initiating the study. In case of research involved higher animals, the IAEC will forward its recommendation to the CPCSEA, New Delhi, for its approval
• To ensure that animal are not subjected to unnecessary pain or suffering before, during and after the performance of experiments on them
• To monitor the research throughout the study and after completion of the study through periodic reports and visit to animal house and laboratory where experiments are conducted.

IAEC will also participate in –

• Monitor and inspect the housing of animals of breeders/establishments to ensure that it is as per specified standards,
• Regulate experiments on animals as per stipulated conditions and standards,
• Ensure that animals which in course of the experiments are so injured that their recovery would involve serious sufferings are euthanized as per specified norms,
• Ensure the minimum exploration of animals for experiments, wherever possible IAEC also propagate the principles of 3R‘, i.e. Reduce, Refine & Replace the use of animals in experiments,
• Ensure that experiments on larger animals are avoided when it is possible to achieve the same results by experiments upon small animals like guinea-pigs, rabbits, mice, rats etc.,
• Ensure that required records are maintained with respect to experiments performed on animals,
• Ensure that as far as possible experiments are not performed merely for the purpose of acquiring manual skill,
• Ensure that animals intended for the performance of experiments are properly looked after both before and after experiments.

 

Table 3: Composition of SVIAEC

Sr. No.	Designation	Position
1	Chairman	Chairman Head of  the Institute
2	Main Nominee of CPCSEA	Main Nominee of CPCSEA
3	Link  Nominee of CPCSEA	Link  Nominee of CPCSEA
4	Scientist from outside the Institute	Member
5	Non Scientific socially aware member	Member
6	Biological Scientist	Member
7	Scientist	Member
8	Veterinary Doctor	Member
9	Scientist in-charge of animal facility	Member Secretary

7. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee:

Objectives:

• To catalyzes awareness about the rights of intellectual property (IP) owners and regulates through by-laws or otherwise by the professional practice, etiquette, conduct and discipline of the Members.
• To govern the handling of inventions, copyright works, and other intellectual property made by individuals involved in educational, research, clinical and other activities of Hospitals and other constituent Institutes.
• To promote development of infrastructural facilities for registration of intellectual property by facilitating the improvement of legal, institutional and administrative framework.

       Table 4:  Composition of IPR Committee

Sr. No.	Designation	Position
1	Director Research	Chairperson
2	Deputy Director Research	Member
3	Professor, SVDU	2-3 Members
4	Senior Faculty, SVDU	Member Secretary

 

8. Academic Integrity Panel (AIP):

8.1 Institutional Academic Integrity Panel (IAIP)

Functions:

1. The IAIP shall follow the principles of natural justice while deciding about the allegations of plagiarism against the student, faculty, researcher and staff member.
2. The IAIP shall have the power to assess the level of plagiarism and recommend penalty accordingly.
3. The IAIP after investigation shall submit its report with the recommendation on penalties to be imposed to the SVAIP within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of complaint/initiation of the proceedings.

                       Table 5:  IAIP of SBKSMI & RC

Sr. No.	Designation	Position
1	Dean, SBKSMI & RC, SVDU	Chairman
2	Professor, SBKSMI & RC, SVDU	Member
3	Professor, KMSDCH, SVDU	Member

 

                            Table 6:  IAIP of KM Shah Dental College and Hospital

Sr. No.	Designation	Position
1	Dean, KMSDCH,SVDU	Chairman
2	Director, DoM, SVDU	Member
3	Professor, KMSDCH, SVDU	Member

                            

                                Table 7:  IAIP of Department of Pharmacy

Sr. No.	Designation	Position
1.	Principal, DoP, SVDU	Chairman
2.	Professor, DOM, SVDU	Member
3.	Asst. Professor, DoP, SVDU	Member

 

                               Table 8: IAIP of Department of Management

Sr. No.	Designation	Position
1.	Principal, DoM, SVDU	Chairman
2.	Professor, SBKSMI & RC, SVDU	Member
3.	Asst. Professor, DoM, SVDU	Member

 

                            Table 9: IAIP of Sumandeep Nursing College

Sr. No.	Designation	Position
1.	Principal, SNG, SVDU	Chairman
2.	Asst. Professor,  DoM, SVDU	Member
3.	Associate Professor, SNG, SVDU	Member

 

                            Table 10:  IAIP of College of Physiotherapy

Sr. No.	Institute	Position
1.	Principal, CoP, SVDU	Chairman
2.	Professor, SBKSMI & RC,SVDU	Member
3.	Associate   Professor, CoP, SVDU	Member

 

8.2 SV Academic Integrity Panel (SVAIP)

Function: To resolve the allegation of plagiarism issue on the report of the Institutional academic Integrity Panel.

                

                   Table 11:  Composition of SV Academic Integrity Panel

Sr. No.	Institute	Position
1	Dean/Senior Academician of SVDU	Chairman
2	Senior Academician other than Chairman, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.	Member
3	one member nominated by the Vice-Chancellor form outside the Sumandeep Vidyapeeth	Member
4	A person well versed with anti-plagiarism to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.	Member Secretary

 

 9. Publication Guideline committee:

 

Function: To resolve any misconduct in the research work/Book/Book chapter Publications

                                  Table 12:  Publication Guideline committee

Sr. No.	Institute	Position
1	Director Research	Chairman
2	Professor from SBKSMI & RC,SVDU	Two Members
3	Professor from KMSDCH,SVDU	Two Members
4	Professor from  DoP, SVDU	Two members
5	Professor from CoP, SVDU	Two  members
6	Professor from SNC, SVDU	Two  members
7	Dy. Registrar, Academics	Member secretary

General Guidelines:

• Research Cell executes all research related activities on behalf of Research Advisory Council of the Institution.
• Research Cell identifies the thrust areas of research in consultation of respective institutions. Research Cell circulates the notification to HoIs regarding annual budgeting to be utilized for various research activities including research projects under Research Grant & Funding Committee (SVRGFC), for all the researchers and faculty of each constituent institute.
• Faculty and researchers shall design their research proposals in the prescribed format and to be submitted it to Research Cell.
• Proposal is forwarded to Research Fund Allocation and Review Committee (RFARC) for review by internal expert of the subject.
• Internal expert of the institute review the proposal and submit its remarks to the RFARC. The improvised/amended proposals will be discussed for further review and the process will continue till it fulfill all the required criteria (Grading sheet), considered for internal funding through SVRGFC.
• The principal investigator has to obtain the SVIEC/IAEC approval/ NOC before commencement of the research work. For ethical clearance, the Principal Investigator (PI) shall submit the application and proposal copy to SVIEC/IAEC through HRRP of his/her institute. After Ethical approval, researcher can precede further to initiate the research as per study design.
• The PI should commence his/her project from the mentioned date of the proposal and, complete it within stipulated time period.
• Research Cell officials regularly meet PIs and faculty for motivation and solving operational problem.

Stepwise procedure for Research Conduct involving Human/Animal subjects/in vitro studies (From Project Submission to completion):

 

Steps
1	Research proposal submission for Ethical clearance in HRRP/SVIEC/SVIACE. committees of the respective institutes. NOC from Research cell ( in case of laboratory work )
2	Proposed research proposal with ethical approval is submitted for financial assistance to Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Research Grant & Funding committee (SVRGFC)
3	If research grant is approved, Principal Investigator (PI) has to submit the Undertaking to complete the research project. Submission of six monthly progress report and utilization certificate and finally the completion report when project is completed.
4	Completion certificate issued by SVIEC/SVIAEC /Research Cell

 

Procedure for obtaining Human Ethics committee:

All proposals shall be submitted via proper channel i.e. forwarded through HOD and HOI in the prescribed application form as per SOP of SVIEC to Institutional Ethical Unit of Research Cell.

• All relevant documents shall be enclosed with application.
• The PI will submit fourteen hard copies and one soft copy of the proposal along with the application and documents in prescribed format, duly signed by the PI and Co- Investigators/Collaborators to the HRRP. The HRRP will review the proposal with details in context to methodology, feasibility, ethical aspect and other. If any weakness will be found, HRRP will ask PI to make correction and resubmit within the time limit. With the correction, PI will re-submit to HRRP will forward the proposal with their comments on ethical aspect and send to SVIEC for approval.
• The office of SVIEC will acknowledge the receipt and indicate any modification,
• Based on HRRP, comments the SVIEC will take it as―minimal risk or a―high risk proposal. The minimal risk proposals will be granted permission without waiting for full ethics committee.
• All high risk research, clinical trials and PhD research will be discussed in full ethics committee. The frequency of meeting of SVIEC is once in three months. In this meeting minimal risk research proposal also discussed and granted permission.
• The decision of IEC will be communicated in writing. If the revision is to be made, the revised document in required number of copies shall be submitted within a stipulated period of time as specified in the communication.
• A draft proposal is reviewed by SVIEC followed by evaluation by a team of subject expert. Comments will be given to PI and asked to re-submit with answers of all queries.
• The detailed procedure and format of SVIEC proposal is available in this research compendium.

Procedure for obtaining Animal Ethical Clearance:

• All proposals should be submitted in the prescribed application form, copies of which will be available from the Member Secretary.
• All relevant documents with check list should be enclosed with application form,
• Fifteen copies of the proposal along with the application and documents in prescribed format duly signed by the Principal Investigator and Co‐investigators/Collaborators should be forwarded by the Head of the Department to the IAEC. Sixteen additional copies for proposals for experiment on large animals will be required for forwarding it to CPCSEA.

The Member Secretary will acknowledge the receipt and indicate any lacunae. Missing information should be supplied within two weeks.

Procedure for obtaining informed Consent:

• The subjects should be aware about him/her participation in any research study,
• The PI has to explain complete information to participants about research, in the format illustrated in participant information sheet. If participant understands and agrees to sign inform consent voluntarily, the PI will proceed.
• For that, the subject needs to get signed in proposed informed consent form and principal investigator should provide sufficient time to think to get enroll in the study prior to signed informed consent form.
• A copy of informed consent form should be provided to subjects for reference of research study enrollment.
• An informed consent form should be signed by PI, in front of subject and also need to mentioned date.

Procedure for obtaining informed assent:

• The subjects should be aware about him/her participation in any research study,
• The PI has to explain complete information to participants about research, in the format. Illustrated in participant information sheet. If participant understands and agrees to sign inform assent voluntarily, the PI will proceed.
• For that, the subject needs to get signed in proposed informed assent form and principal investigator should provide sufficient time to think to get enroll in the study prior to signed informed assent form.
• A copy of informed assent form should be provided to subjects for reference of research study enrollment.
• An informed assent form should be signed by PI, in front of subject and also need to mentioned date.

List of PhD / DM / MCh / PG Degree Awarded

Events Conducted

Volume	Issue	link
1	Issue 1 (January-June)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2013;volume=1;issue=1;month=January-June
	Issue 2 (July-December)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2013;volume=1;issue=2;month=July-December
2	Issue 1 (January-June)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2014;volume=2;issue=1;month=January-June
	Issue 2 (July-December)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2014;volume=2;issue=2;month=July-December
3	Issue 1 (January-June)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2015;volume=3;issue=1;month=January-June
	Issue 2 (July-December)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2015;volume=3;issue=2;month=July-December
4	Issue 1 (January-June)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2016;volume=4;issue=1;month=January-June
	Issue 2 (July-December)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2016;volume=4;issue=2;month=July-December
5	Issue 1 (January-June)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2017;volume=5;issue=1;month=January-June
	Issue 2 (July-December)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2018;volume=6;issue=2;month=July-December
6	Issue 1 (January-June)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2018;volume=6;issue=1;month=January-June
	Issue 2 (July-December)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2018;volume=6;issue=2;month=July-December
7	Issue 1 (January-June)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2019;volume=7;issue=1;month=January-June
	Issue 2 (July-December)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;month=July-December
8	Issue 1 (January-June)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2020;volume=8;issue=1;month=January-June
	Issue 2 (July-December)	https://www.jihs.in/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2347-6486;year=2020;volume=8;issue=2;month=July-December

Appendix -1A	Format of Major/Minor Research Project
Appendix 1B	Declaration Form
Appendix 1C	Performa for Progress Report
Appendix 1D	Utilization Report and Certificate
Appendix 1E	Completion Report
Appendix 2	Guidelines on Publications
Appendix-3	Application form for research incentive claim (RIC) for Publication
Appendix 4	Form for Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Research Award (Scoring Sheet)
Appendix 5	Standard Terms and Conditions
Appendix 6	Form for Approval of Consultancy Project
Appendix 7	Consultant(s) Certificate
Appendix 8	Application for Permission for Animal Experiments

SR.No.	Name	Link
1	VIDEO link for SIRO	VIDEO link for SIRO
2	Facility of Central Research Lab	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1.-Facility-of-Central-Research-Lab.pdf
3	Incubation centre video	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2.-Incubation-centre-video.mp4
4	Facility of Animal House	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/3.-Facility-of-Animal-House.pdf
5	Animal house video	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4.-Animal-house-video.mp4
6	Facilities of Museum	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.-Facilities-of-Museum.pdf
7	Facility of Medicinal plant garden	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6.-Facility-of-Medicinal-plant-garden.pdf
8	Facility at e- resource studios	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7.-Facility-at-e-resource-studios.pdf
9	Facility of Research statistics Database Health informatics	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8.-Facility-of-Research-statistics-Database-Health-informatics.pdf
10	Facility at Clinical trial centre	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/9.-Facility-at-Clinical-trial-centre.pdf
11	Facility of pre clinical conservative Dentistry and Endodontics	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10.-Facility-of-pre-clinical-conservative-Dentistry-and-Endodontics.pdf
12	Facility of Simulation based laboratory of experimental pharmacology and physiology	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11.-Facility-of-Simulation-based-laboratory-of-experimental-pharmacology-and-physiology.pdf
13	Any other relavent documents..	https://sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/12.-Any-other-relavent-documents…pdf