1. HCT Staff Research and Consultancy Committee (SR&CC)-Internal Admin Decree 2015 Dr. Samia Salim Said Al Jaaidi - Head of R&C Members : Dr. Huda Salim Al-Shuaili–Member / IT Dr. Suad Al-Kindi–Member / APS Dr. Saravanan Veerasamy–Member /Engineering Dr. Gunasekaran Thangavel – Member /Engineering Dr. S. Lakshmi – Member /Engineering Dr. Sirinivasan KaliyaperumaI- Member /Business

2. The Research Council (TRC) Research funding body & leader of research development in the country. Dedicated to promoting and supporting research, scientific enquiry, and innovation. The heart of TRC work is nurturing research talent to power innovation and create economic benefit for our national prosperity. Established in June 2005, TRC has been founded by Royal Decree No. 54/2005 under the chairmanship of His Highness Sayyid Shihab Bin Tariq Al-Said, adviser to His Majesty the Sultan. This was notably followed in 2010 by Royal Decree No.30/2010 with TRC set to lead the way in drawing up a national plan for scientific research in the Sultanate.

3. MISSION & VISION OF R & C MISSION: -Encourage staff and student research and disseminate research findings. -Provide knowledge-based technological services to satisfy the needs of society and the industry. -Facilitate professional development. VISION: To promote research and consultancy work, for the benefit of students, industry and the society.

4. R & C OBJECTIVES 1.Encourage research, consultancy and innovative activities. 2.Set up a systematic approach to support research related activities for staffs and students. 3.Achieving Research Excellence by the record of peer-reviewed research publications, grants, and awards. 4.Persuade and increase the participation of students in research. 5.Promote the establishment of a Research Unit or a Centre for Research of Excellence

5. TRC Research Programs http://www.hct.edu.om/trc-resources or https://home.trc.gov.om/tabid/40/language/en- US/Default.aspx http://www.hct.edu.om/trc-resources https://home.trc.gov.om/tabid/40/language/en- US/Default.aspx Open Research Grant Program –http://www.hct.edu.om/about/the-college/announcements/open-research-grant-form-trchttp://www.hct.edu.om/about/the-college/announcements/open-research-grant-form-trc Graduate Research Support Program (GRSP) –http://www.hct.edu.om/about/the-college/announcements/trc-grsphttp://www.hct.edu.om/about/the-college/announcements/trc-grsp The National Research Award –https://home.trc.gov.om/tabid/1014/language/en-US/Default.aspxhttps://home.trc.gov.om/tabid/1014/language/en-US/Default.aspx Faculty Mentored Undergraduate Research Award Program (FURAP) –http://www.hct.edu.om/about/the-college/announcements/furap-4http://www.hct.edu.om/about/the-college/announcements/furap-4

6. HCT R & C ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE HEAD IT DATABASE NETWORKING SOFTWARE ENG. INTERNET/E SEC INFORM. SYS ASC BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS ME MECHANICAL CHEMICAL OIL & GAS AIR-CONDITION EEE POWER TELECOM COMPUTER BIO-MEDICAL CE CIVIL QUANTITY SURVEY LAND SURVEY ARCHITECTURE BUSINESS ACCOUNTING HR MARKETING

7. HCT PLAGIARISM POLICY http://www.hct.edu.om/pdf/pms/plagiarism- policy.pdfhttp://www.hct.edu.om/pdf/pms/plagiarism- policy.pdf