Research
Doctoral programmes, research areas and publication.
Research at the university is conducted within the faculties, principally through doctoral supervision and departmental project work. Areas of active interest reflect the region the university serves — arid-zone water management, solar energy, and pharmaceutical formulation among them.
Areas of interest by faculty
| Faculty | Areas of interest |
|---|---|
| Engineering & Technology | Water resource and arid-zone civil engineering, solar thermal systems, structural materials, machine learning applications |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | Formulation development, phytochemistry of desert flora, pharmacological screening |
| Computer Application | Data mining, network security, software engineering practice |
| Management | Rural marketing, small enterprise finance, organisational behaviour |
| Applied Sciences | Materials chemistry, applied mathematics, environmental biology |
| Law | Constitutional law, environmental law, legal aid and access to justice |
| Education | Teacher preparation, educational measurement, inclusive education |
| Arts & Commerce | Regional history, Rajasthani literature, accounting practice |
Doctoral programme
Admission to Ph.D. requires a master’s degree in a relevant subject with at least 55% aggregate, and is subject to an entrance test, an interview, and the availability of a recognised supervisor in the subject area.
- Entrance test and interview before the Departmental Research Committee.
- Allocation of a supervisor and registration of the research topic.
- Coursework in research methodology, completed in the first two semesters.
- Presentation of a research proposal for approval.
- Progress presentations at six-monthly intervals.
- Submission of the thesis, followed by evaluation and a viva voce.
Publication
Doctoral candidates are expected to publish in peer-reviewed journals before thesis submission. Departments maintain a record of staff and scholar publications, available on request from the faculty office.