About the Research Group:

This service group aims to facilitate and support project planning and industry interface through various activities. This group consists of six sections headed by individual section heads and equipped with up to date management skills to provide R&D supports at one platform. The staff members are having substantial experience of their domain.

Mandate:

(i)   Provide advice, promote & facilitate business development

(ii)  Build strong relationships with the organization / stack holders/ industrials etc.

(III) Liaison with key agencies including regional to deliver and enhance services

Research Planning and Business Development (RPBD) Division consists of the following sections namely,

·      Project Monitoring and Evaluation & GST.

.       Testing Cell.

·       Information Technology Services.

Role of Head Project Planning and Monitoring & E-Services Section:

Mandate:

Project cell acts as a bridge between the Project Leaders and the Sponsoring Agencies on one hand and acts as facilitator between Scientists, Director, and different wings of administration including accounts.

The Main Activities:

• Project cell acts as repository of the project documents, progress reports, fund receipt and utilization reports, project completion reports. 
• Periodically updating all the information concerning project in such a way that any specific information about a particular project is available readily;
• Coordination of all externally funded projects;
• Help in review meeting to Project Leaders and Project Coordinators of CSIR-CIMFR Plan projects.
• Comprehensive development and maintenance of project related database;
• Organizing review meeting of In-house projects;
• Preparation of annual budget in consultation with the scientists;
• Coordination of IT facilities of CSIR-CIMFR.

Mandate: 

Testing Cell Department of CIMFR, Barwa Road Campus, Dhanbad is a single focal cell, which provides ready assistances to the Mining and Allied Industries and the manufacturers of different equipment/component/materials in getting the required items tested, evaluated, calibrated and certified. The cell also co-ordinates and monitors the testing, analysis and calibration related activities of eleven testing laboratories of CIMFR, Barwa Road Campus, Dhanbad and the concerned customers, and releases the relevant test certificates for both indigenous and foreign make equipment/components.

The various activities of the cell and the concerned testing laboratories of CIMFR, Barwa Road Campus, Dhanbad are covered under ISO 9001:2008 for satisfying customers need in getting systematic and quality oriented services in respect to the testing and certification of equipment.

Important Activities & Achievements:

After the formation of the Testing Cell Department, a considerable improvement in relationship between different allied industries and CIMFR has been observed in mutual interest. The various types of activities have been taken up in the department through the eleven different testing laboratories, which have helped in continuous growth of various manufacturing and user industries of Public as well as Private sectors at large. Notably among these are:

(a)   Rendering advice regarding design modification of equipment so as to comply with statutory norms.

(b)   Investigational studies on premature failures of equipment/components to find out the reasons of failures and to suggest remedial measures.

(c)   Evaluation of performance behavior and quality assessment of different equipment/component to determine their safe and economic utilization in the industries.

(d)   Participation in drafting and revision of IS specifications.

(e)   Assistance in manufacturing of quality indigenous products comparable to other Internationally acclaimed products and thereby helping in import substitution.