Overview
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has given a new face to the Directorate
of Research as Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC) in
January, 2011 to elevate the universities as community builders and promote
knowledge based economy. The ORIC is a focal office of the university, which works
for managing and expanding the research programs and linking them with industry
and civil society by translating research outcomes into products and services.
The ORIC also ensures that quality of research should reflect the highest
international educational and research standards matching with the world’s best
universities.
The ORIC manages university rankings and harnesses opportunities for hunting and diversifying
research and bringing research to public benefit. The office facilitates and engages with
the postgraduate students and faculty for project proposal write-ups. Budgetary planning.
Preparation of technical progress and financial reports, internal and external monitoring,
scholarly publications and patent registration.
The ORIC is also involved in outreach activities through technology display at various
Expos and relevant national forums. The Hi-Tech lab under ORIC provides diagnostic
facilities to the researchers and the civil society.