Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 24: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir, Prof Talat Ahmad today launched the Online Research Management System (ORMS) that aims to bring about greater efficiency in the varsity’s research operations and monitoring.
The RSMP-developed and designed by the Directorate of Information Technology and Support Systems-is an integrated portal providing an academic database of research scholars right from their admission up to the award of their Ph D degree.
Addressing Deans of various faculties on the occasion, Prof Talat said the university is attuning its research endeavours to address “local problems” pertaining to environment and society, including pollution, climate change impacts, Dal lake conservation, heritage conservation, mental health and drug abuse.
Prof Talat said that alongside science, the university is placing equal focus and attention on research in areas of social science, humanities and arts so that the research outcome shall help us to address various social issues across the J&K UT.
Dean for Research, Prof Shakil A Romshoo said the ORMS, comprising various modules, would bring efficiency into the academic research (PhD) in the university and automate all the manual processes right from admissions up to the award of Ph D degree. He said the ORMS would ease out many of the hitherto cumbersome processes like maintenance of DRC records, grant of extensions in Ph D registration, academic clearance, issuance of MSP certificate, award notification etc.
Further, the system would serve as an up-to-date database of Ph D and related information often required for submission to NAAC, NIRF and other university ranking and evaluation platforms, he said.
He said the online system would be accessible to students, Heads of the Departments, Deans of various schools, Controller of Examination and Dean Research for data entry, update, decision-making and certificate issuance.
Dean of Academic Affairs Prof Shabir A Bhat said the ORMS will simplify the university’s research processes.
In-charge Director IT&SS, Dr Maroof Naeem Qadri provided a demo of the ORMS, presenting the contents of each of its five modules and their utility.
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