Archive · 19 Sep 2026
DAVV’s ₹25-Crore PAIR Research Programme Faces Outcome Review
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya is running a large research programme worth ₹25 crore.
The programme supports 26 young researchers.
Experts are reviewing their projects over two days.
The projects study health, the environment, energy and advanced materials.
Some researchers are turning farm waste into useful products and cleaner energy.
Others are working on cancer, germs, water, air pollution and traffic systems.
The experts said publishing papers is not enough by itself.
They want useful inventions, patents, prototypes and technologies that help society.
They also encouraged DAVV researchers to work more closely with IIT Indore.
DAVV’s ₹25-crore PAIR-SAKSHAM research programme is undergoing a two-day performance review.
The review covers 26 junior research fellows across health, environment, energy and advanced materials.
Projects address antimicrobial resistance, cancer treatment, waste, air quality, energy storage and smart traffic.
Experts emphasized prototypes, patents, technology transfer, startups and social impact beyond publications.
Researchers were urged to collaborate more closely with IIT Indore and use its advanced facilities.
- Who
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya researchers, junior research fellows, DAVV officials, IIT Indore experts and external reviewers.
- What
- A two-day performance review of research projects under the ANRF-PAIR SAKSHAM programme.
- When
- September 18 and 19.
- Where
- The Institute of Engineering and Technology at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To assess project progress, resource use, future plans and measurable outcomes, including social impact, prototypes, patents and technology development.
Publication-Focused Research
Outcome-Focused Research
How success should be measured
Publication-Focused Research
Academic publications remain an important research output and are included among the programme’s expected results.
Outcome-Focused Research
Review experts said publications alone are insufficient and called for measurable results such as prototypes, patents, technology solutions, technology transfer and social impact.
Institutional collaboration
Publication-Focused Research
DAVV contributes multidisciplinary research capabilities and its researchers are developing projects across several themes.
Outcome-Focused Research
Experts urged more regular collaboration with IIT Indore and greater use of its laboratories, equipment and specialist expertise.
- Programme value
- ₹25 crore
- Programme
- ANRF-PAIR SAKSHAM
- Researchers
- 26 junior research fellows
- Review duration
- Two days, on September 18 and 19
- Research themes
- Health and Medical Technology; Environmental Sustainability and Energy; Advanced Materials
- Review format
- Each project received a separate presentation and discussion, with 15 minutes allotted per project
- Priority outcomes
- Prototypes, patents, quality publications, technology transfer, startups, entrepreneurship and social impact