ICSSR sponsored capacity building programme commences at CUJ

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 8: Fourteen day capacity building programme on research methodology for social sciences faculty commenced today at Central University of Jammu.
The workshop sponsored by ICSSR will span across two weeks starting from May 8 to May 21 2017 at Temporary Academic Block (TAB), Central University of Jammu.
Speaking at the inaugural session Prof Lokesh K Verma, Academic Coordinator, CUJ, encouraged the participants and emphasised the importance of doing original and quality research. Citing issues from his career as a researcher, he urged the researchers who have come from various parts of the country as participants to use this opportunity for sharpening their research acumen.
Prof Devanand, Dean School of Business Studies apprised that the school is organising various events for the benefit of the scholars and the faculty members. Earlier, welcoming the participants, Dr Jaya Bhasin, Associate Professor extended her gratitude to the participants from across the country and resource persons present on the session. She apprised the audience that this workshop is an initiative of the School of Business Studies with an objective to develop research capabilities among young faculty. She further briefed that the workshop is being attended by participants  from different Universities across the length and breadth of the country.
Various resource persons from eminent institutes like IIMs, IITs and other Universities of national repute have been roped in for the workshop. Eminent resource persons namely Prof Dinesh  Sharma, Professor at  Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, IIT Mumbai, Prof K Prabhakar, Former Dean, School of Management Studies, SRM University, Chennai, presently the Head of Research Initiative at CISM and Prof Manu Mittal, convenor Silk Route Studies Program, JNU conducted the workshop.
This workshop has been organised under the patronage of Prof Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu. Dr Shahid Mushtaq, Course Director of the capacity building programme and Assistant Professor, School of Business Studies, informed that the two weeks long workshop has been organised to cover various aspects of research methodology and also provide the participants with the hands-on experience of statistical research tools.