Research Consultancy Services

1. Dr. Vijay M. Kumbhar
Honorary Professor, Department of Research Consultancy,
Rayat Institute of Research & Development, Satara
Assistant Professor, Department of Business Economics & Banking
Dhananjayarao Gadgil College of Commerce, Satara
Email - vijay.kumbhar9@gmail.com Mbl. 9860176059
http://vmkumbhar.webs.com/
Research Consultancy Services

2. There is GAP in the Market ........................

3. • It is a contract for Quality service/s
RIRD & Consultant Faculty
RIRD & our Clients
What is Research Consultancy ?

4. • It involve the application of expertise
• It is application of professional skills
What is Research Consultancy ?

5. • Investigation or diagnose the problems
• Proper solution for the problems
What is Research Consultancy ?

6. Role of Consultants ………

7. • Free & Paid consultancy
• Institutional Level consultancy
• Department Level consultancy (Collective efforts)
• Individual Level consultancy – by Faculty member
• With Joint collaboration (Regional, State & National, International Org)
Types of Consultancy Services

8. Type-I Consultancy Projects
Consultancy Projects which do not require laboratory, tools,
equipments and infrastructural facilities of the
Departments/Institute
Type-II Consultancy Projects ( involving lab. facility, etc)
Consultancy Projects which requires laboratory, tools,
equipments and infrastructural facilities of the
Departments/Institute
Type-I and Type - II Consultancy

9. Important Areas
Industry
Insuarnce
GOs & NGOsDesinging
Banking
HRM
Trade sector
Agriculture
Recurutment
Education

10. There is greate scope for intedecilplinary work
We have number of experts .............
Belongs to c subjects
Verious Specilizations
Differnet approaches
Differfrent skills
Attached with differnt resaerch communities

11. Demand for Research Consultancy …………
• Facts Findings
• Problem Solving
• Predictive Research
• Innovations
• Policy Design & Policy Analysis
• Impact Analysis
• Testing & Certification
• Applied Research
• Training etc………………

12. HR
(Researchers)
Quality Work
Targets
AdvertisementQuality Service
Feedback
Training &
Improvements
Brand Identity for Research Consultancy

13. Customer Delight ……………….
Customer Delight

14. Consultancy Fee
• There are no rigid norms for calculating the Consultation Fee
• It depends upon several factors
• Time spent
• Importance of the advice/work
• The experience of faculty
• Further assistance required
• Remuneration will be paid to the faculty
• Direct & indirect costs related project
• Comparative fees from other consultancy organizations
• Customer retention issue

15. Revenue Sharing
Ratio :- (Institute : Faculty) 20:80 40:60 30:70
:- (Institute : Faculty) 80:20 60:40 70:30
• Amount of Institute Overhead Charges
• Reserve Fund for R & D Section
• Consumable materials
• Travel expenses in connection with the project work
• Computational and other charges
• Use of stationary / software / chemicals, electricity etc
• Supporting staff involved
• Expenses for work to be carried out on payment basis
• Service Tax etc

16. Research Consultancy in Marathi/Hindi Language
• Interviews for Radio, TV etc
• Script Writing for Radio, TV and other media
• Work as writer for newspapers Magazines etc
• Story, Songs, Poem for publishing agencies
• Video & Audio Script for Advertisement
• Website Localization/ Software Localization
• Translation of well-known books/articles/songs/poem
• Editing and Proof reading (Books, Thesis, Reports, Proposals)
• Handwriting Recognition for Marathi
• Transcription Services

17. Research Consultancy in Sanskrit Language
• Translation of well-known books/articles/songs/poem
• Editing and Proof reading of research paper
• Interpretation of Sanskrit Books, Questions etc
• Smart text processors for medical domain
• Handwriting Recognition for Sanskrit

18. Research Consultancy in English Language
• Work as writer for newspapers Magazines etc
• Video & Audio Script for Advertisement
• Translation of well-known books/articles/songs/poem
• Editing and Proof reading (Books,Thesis, Reports, Proposals)
• Editing and Proof reading of research paper
• Machine Translation for Indian Languages
• Indian Languages, Unicode and Automatic Transliteration

19. Research Consultancy in History
• Work as advisor and expert for historical analysis
• Archaeological consultancy
• Heritage Interpretation projects
• Business Histories
• Conducting historical surveys
• Collection of Historical Documents
• Analysis and interpretation of Historical events
• Interpretation of Historical documents

20. Research Consultancy in Geography
• Work as expert in Weather and Climate analysis
• Human Environmental Interaction
• Work with GOs & NGOs for Environmental Protection
• Expert in Geospatial Analyst
• Expert in Logistics Analyst
• Expert in Transportation Planner
• Urban and Regional Planner
• Geographical Surveyor
• GIS Technician
• Atmospheric and Space Scientist
• Cartographer
• Remote Sensing Scientist and Technologist

21. Research Consultancy in Political Science
• Political Analyst
• Designing of Poll campaign & Survey
• Conducting pre and post election surveys
• Analysis election results
• Preparation of reports and documents for Political
Parties
• Consulting work with governmental officials
• Expert in Public Administration
• Demographic analysis of the constituency
• Consultancy for preparation of Agenda of the party
• Speech Writing for political leaders
• Work with GOs & NGOs
• We can work as Political Research Bureau

22. Research Consultancy in Economics
• Policy Analysis
• Surveys
• Impact Analysis
• Budgeting – Small Industry, Firms, MNCs
• Financial Planning for Industry/ individuals
• Investment Consultancy
• Cost Benefit Analysis
• Demand Estimation/Forecasting
• Market Trend Analysis
• Profit Maximization
• Labour Management
• Consultancy Agribusiness Development

23. Consultancy in Commerce & Management
• Consultancy for Business strategy development
• Investment Consultancy – Stock Market, MF, LIC
• Consultancy for Sales and Marketing Promotion
• Consultancy for Branding and Advertising
• Customer Survey Demand Estimation, Consumers expectations
• Marketing Strategies, Pricing Decisions, Channel management
• Human Resource Recruitment & Managements
• Budgeting, Accounting & Auditing services
• Restructuring Organization Setup,
• Project reports and feasibility studies etc etc

24. Consultancy in Education
• Consultancy for School and Colleges
• Consultancy for Govt. Education departments
• Consultancy for Policy Analysis
• Contribution for Educational reforms
• Career Guidance & Counseling
• Conducting educational surveys for Govt.

25. Consultancy in Law
• Legal Consultancy for School and Colleges
• Legal Consultancy for Business Firms
• Consultancy in Cyber Law & Cyber security
• Patent and IP Transactional Counsel
• Legal Consultancy for Banks

26. Consultancy in Science & Technology
1. Botany
2. Zoology
3. Chemistry
4. Physics
5. Mathematics
6. Computer Science
7. Microbiology
8. Bio-Technology etc
• Medicinal plants
• Crossbreeding
• Testing & Certification
• Identification
• Project Analysis
• Lab Development
• Innovations
• New Instruments

27. Research and Consultancy – Common Areas
• Concept Test , Pre and Post launch Taste
• Syndicated Studies
• Questionnaires development & testing
• Technical and specialist advice
• Survey design and analysis
• Data analysis & Report writing
• Investigation support
• Association with NGOs

28. • Definitions of the Consultancy
• Scope of the Consultancy
• Permitted Levels of Consultancy
• Approval Mechanism of Consultancy Activity
• Costing and Pricing of Consultancy Activity
Consultancy Policy of the RIRD…………1

29. • Contractual Requirements- Standard Terms & Conditions
• Recording & Documentation Support
• Fee Collection and Income Distribution
• Continuous Feedback of the clients
• Full Support to the Faculty Members/Consultants
Consultancy Policy of the RIRD…………2

30. • Support (secretarial and financial) to win contracts;
• Use of office and communication facilities at the RIRD;
• Access to technicians and research infrastructure;
• Client billing and follow-up service;
• Support for dispute resolution;
Consultancy Policy of the RIRD…………3

31. Thank You