Research Management Committee

RESEARCH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Research Management Committee (RMC) is the decision-making body regarding the research policies and strategies to promote and monitor academic research activities in academic and research institutions running within Pokhara University. RMC will be also responsible for coordinating with other research funding institutions.

Structure of RMC

SN Designation Details Remarks
1 Chairperson Vice Chancellor, Pokhara University Ex officio
2 Member Registrar, Pokhara University Ex officio
3 Member Deans, All Faculties, Pokhara University Ex officio
4 Member Secretary Executive Director of Research Center, Pokhara University Ex officio

Role and Responsibility of RMC

  1. Coordinates the policy formulation, program implementation, monitoring and control of research activities in Pokhara University.
  2. Arrange the funding and facilities to promote the research activities in Pokhara University.
  3. Provide guidelines and policy support for research activities through Research Evaluation Committee (REC) and PURC administration.
  4. Formulate the grant research proposal and research report guidelines, proposal, report evaluation guidelines and procedures for the PURC funded research.
  5. Recommend the research policies, strategies, and action plans to Pokhara University Academic Council and/or Executive Council for approval where necessary.
  6. Approve the expert roster to facilitate the research activities.
  7. Approve the functional activities of the Research Evaluation Committee and PURC administration.

Current RMC 2020 – 2024 (BS 2077/06/14 – 2081/06/13)

Chairperson Professor Dr. Prem Narayan Aryal, Vice Chancellor, Pokhara University
Member Professor Dr. Dipak Bahadur Bhandari, Registrar, Pokhara University
Member Professor Rajesh Kumar Thagurathi, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology
Member Associate Professor Dr. Ajay Thapa, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Member Associate Professor Dr. Daya Raj Dhakal, Faculty of Management
Member Associate Professor Dr. Amar Nagila, Dean, Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences
Member Secretary Associate Professor Dr. Namraj Dhami, Executive Director, Research Center

Previous Research Management Committees

1. RMC 2011 – 2015 (BS 2068/04/23 – 2072/04/22)

Chairperson Professor Khagendra Prasad Bhattarai, Vice Chancellor, Pokhara University
Member Professor Dr. Indra Prasad Tiwari, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Member Associate Professor Dr. Suresh Prasad Banstola, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology
Member Associate Professor Dr. Karn Bir Poudyal, Dean, Faculty of Management
Member Secretary Assistant Professor Umesh Prasad Gupta, Executive Director, Research Center

 

2. RMC 2015 – 2019 (BS 2072/06/07 – 2076/06/06)

Chairperson Professor Chiranjeebi Prasad Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Pokhara University
Member Professor Dr. Indra Prasad Tiwari, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Member Associate Professor Dr. Karn Bir Poudyal, Dean, Faculty of Management (succeeded by Professor Hari Bahadur Khadka)
Member Professor Dr. Padam Bahadur Shahi, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology (succeeded by Assistant Professor Buddhi Raj Joshi)
Member Assistant Professor Dr. Khem Raj Joshi, Dean, Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences
Member Secretary Assistant Professor Umesh Prasad Gupta, Executive Director, Research Center (succeeded by Associate Professor Gulam Mohammad Khan)