CRTD - Directors Message

Among the academic institutions in the nation, Bharathiar University stands out in holding a distinctive position as a pioneer in carrying out a range of funded research projects and business consulting. The institute's large contemporary facilities and richness of top-tier expertise make it special. The Centre was given the moniker "Centre for Research and Technology Development (CRTD)" as a consequence of a number of steps that were executed to have it play a significant role in joint research and technology transfer.

The concept of the centre entails developing academic programs for fostering innovation and creativity in students, as well as establishing a startup centre, an incubator for technology development, and a research and technology development division. The Centre for Research and Technology Development's mission is to find and encourage promising discoveries by encouraging them to establish businesses and providing technical, financial, marketing, and legal assistance as their ideas develop.

Through academic and sponsored research, sponsored consulting, and cooperation at the national and international levels, the university and industry have formed an alliance that aids in discovering new technologies, expanding and strengthening of knowledge base, and disseminating research findings. Through the creation of resources, it also aids in infrastructural development.

Another benefit of these relationships is the development of human resource capability through the involvement of graduate and doctoral students in these activities. In research and development, industrial case studies give insights into real-world problems and facilitate problem-based learning. By connecting the many disciplines of science, art management, commerce, social science, and education, a thorough knowledge of the industrial challenges would help develop new methods and techniques and stimulate interdisciplinary / multi-disciplinary activity.

As a result, contact between students in research and consulting becomes a crucial element of the innovation process, which benefits both the institution and the researchers. The center is aimed  at enhancing communication between local, regional, and global organisations for better Research and Development efforts. It will encourage cooperation between academics and industry through nodal R&D labs and build bridges between the University and funding organisations.