Developing research orientation in colleges

Research is one of the major functions of the higher education system together with instruction and community education services. Over the years, it has been limited to universities and specialized research institutions and has failed to permeate to the college level. The students and teachers lack an orientation towards research because of the grass root problems and lack of motivation. But, it is the need of the hour that governing and affiliating bodies for colleges pay good attention to it and bring about necessary structural changes in curricula and working environment so that more and more of teachers and students contribute to the growth of knowledge base in the country. Appropriate steps to bring about this change have also been suggested in the study.