The Research & Development section was established with state-of-art laboratories in the year 2008. It is continuously upgrading the research facilities with the emerging technology as per industrial needs. A significant number of projects funded by various government and non-government funding sectors namely DRDO New Delhi, MOCIT New Delhi, TNSCST Chennai, AICTE New Delhi, Texas Instruments, USA, Analog devices, USA are being carried out. Electronics and Communication Engineering (2013), Department of Mechanical Engineering (2013), Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2015) are recognized as research centres by the affiliating university – Anna University, Chennai. Objective: To attain Anna University Research Centre in all the departments at our institution. To motivate the faculty members from each discipline for R&D activities in the area of their interest through In-house / Sponsored Research projects leading to M.E. / Ph.D. degree. To develop R&D infrastructure and central facilities for optimal resource utilization and to foster interactive linkages with Government / Non Government centers / laboratory / establishments. To promote UG / PG students to carryout in-house projects in phased manner through Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) Functions of the Research Committee: Category Position Nominated By Responsibilities Chairman  Principal Ex-officio Formulating positions and policies for the research committee. Establishing and promoting research initiatives to meet the research objectives. Overseeing the achievement of research and development objectives and guidelines. Establishing constructive research collaboration with other organizations. Convener DRC coordinator Chairman – Research Committee Supporting active co-ordination of research. Monitoring the effective utilization of funded projects and Sponsored programs. Encouraging faculty and students in collaborative research and projects.Any other work assigned by Chairman of research committee. Members Department Research Coordinator (DRC) Head of the Department Representative of the associated department coordinating the research activities.   Proposals are regularly submitted to funding agencies for: Carrying out research projects. Obtaining sponsorships from funding agencies for organizing Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop / FDP.