Mysuru: The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, will expand its academic activities to give research in the country a boost, said AcSIR Director Prof. Rajender Singh Sangwan.

He was addressing the gathering at a ceremony where achievers in M.Sc. (Food Technology and Flour Milling Technology) certificate courses, were awarded at the Central Food Technological and Research Institute (CFTRI), here yesterday. 

Achievers were honoured with awards for their excellence in academics and certificates were distributed. Neha Rawat secured three gold medals — R. Rajapopalan Gold Medal, Nirula’s Foundation Gold Medal and Gowramma Raghunathaiah Gold Medal. Viswamitra bagged Dr. Jiwan S. Sidhu Gold Medal, Varun Arora bagged CFTRI Alumni Association Silver Medal while Abhimanyu Singh and Harleen Kaur shared Ranganna Setty Award. 

Stating that AcSIR was introducing a Ph.D course for industrial research and development,  Prof. Sangwan said “AcSIR has produced over 4,000 Ph.D scholars since its establishment in 2010. We focus on instruction and provide research opportunities in areas that are not routinely taught in regular Universities.”

The Academy has study centres in 37 laboratories and six units of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 23 cities across India. They act as campuses for different subjects depending on their specialisation. 

Prof. Sangwan said that Food Science was considered among the most important sectors, as it has an immense scope. “After globalisation, education is not only in learning but also contributing to the social upliftment of the nation. Similarly, career is not just employment; it is life itself. India is in a good position to achieve this. It is the responsibility of each student to contribute to the welfare of the country,” he observed.