Research and innovation
Building a responsible research ecosystem where classical insights meet transparent methods and patient-centred ethics.
Research vision
OAMCRC promotes inquiry that is culturally rooted yet methodologically rigorous. Faculty and students explore drug standardisation, clinical outcomes, literary analysis, and public health interfaces while respecting participant autonomy and data integrity.
Ethics and compliance
All studies involving human participants require ethics committee review prior to initiation. Informed consent, vulnerable population safeguards, adverse event reporting, and secure data storage are non-negotiable standards.
Animal research—if undertaken in affiliated facilities—must follow statutory guidelines and institutional animal ethics committee clearance.
Data management plans specify who owns datasets, how backups occur, and how long identifiable information is retained. Participants may withdraw consent within timelines communicated in the patient information sheet.
Conflict of interest
Researchers declare financial ties to pharmaceutical firms, patent applications, or consultancy roles that could bias study design or reporting.
Authorship norms
ICMJE-style criteria guide who qualifies as author versus contributor. Gift authorship and ghostwriting are rejected.
Research methods and quality
Quantitative designs include randomised or pragmatic trials, cohort studies, and cross-sectional surveys with appropriate sample size calculations. Qualitative approaches—interviews, focus groups, and textual analysis—explore patient experiences and hermeneutic interpretations of classical verses.
Mixed methods integrate survey scales with in-depth interviews. Biostatistics support is available for cleaning datasets, choosing tests, and interpreting effect sizes. Pre-registration of clinical trials on CTRI is encouraged when applicable.
Thematic focus areas
Dravyaguna & phytochemistry
Botanical authentication, extraction studies, stability trials, and pharmacological screening collaborations with certified laboratories.
Clinical Ayurveda
Prospective and retrospective designs exploring Ayurvedic interventions for chronic lifestyle disorders, musculoskeletal conditions, and stress-related illness—with clear endpoints.
Panchakarma science
Standardisation of procedures, physiological monitoring, and safety profiling under specialist supervision.
Literary research
Manuscriptology, commentary development, and comparative philosophy projects that strengthen pedagogical resources.
Public health & yoga
Community trials on lifestyle counselling, yoga protocols, and preventive screening in NCR populations.
Education research
Scholarship of teaching and learning—assessment innovation, simulation impact, and graduate outcome tracking.
Publications and conferences
Faculty and postgraduate scholars are encouraged to publish in peer-reviewed journals, present at national conferences, and contribute book chapters. The library supports reference management tools and plagiarism screening guidance.
| Output type | Indicative examples | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Journal articles | Indexed Ayurveda, interdisciplinary, and education journals | Institutional archive (when live) |
| Conference abstracts | National AYUSH and Delhi medical forums | Department records |
| Student dissertations | UG summaries with ethics clearance references | Library thesis section |
| Book chapters & monographs | Invited contributions on Ayurveda subspecialties | ISBN cataloguing |
| Policy briefs | Summaries for district health offices on AYUSH integration | Institutional policy cell |
Grants, funding, and PhD pathway
Faculty may compete for extramural grants from AYUSH, DST, DBT, ICMR, or corporate social responsibility funds when calls align with institutional priorities. Pre-award integrity due diligence and post-award utilisation certificates are coordinated through the finance section.
Doctoral research—where permitted under affiliating university regulations—requires coursework, publication milestones, and thesis defence. OAMCRC encourages PhD scholars to teach undergraduates in supervised capacities to strengthen pedagogy.
Collaborations
OAMCRC seeks ethical partnerships with universities, CSIR laboratories, quality hospitals, and NGOs for joint grants, skill exchange, and community programmes. Memoranda of understanding are executed with due diligence and periodic review.
Intellectual property arising from jointly supervised projects is governed by bilateral agreements specifying ownership, licensing, revenue sharing, and publication rights. Students and faculty must disclose inventions early to the IP cell where constituted.
Contact the research cell through official channels for collaboration proposals.