Research Planning & Design Skills

• Identifying research problems and gaps

• Formulating research questions, objectives, and hypotheses

• Selecting appropriate research designs (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods)

• Research proposal writing

• Ethical research planning

Literature Review Skills

• Advanced literature search strategies

• Use of scholarly databases and discovery tools

• Systematic Literature Review (SLR)

• Scoping reviews and narrative reviews

• Reference management tools (Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote)

• Critical reading and synthesis of literature

Data Collection Skills

• Designing questionnaires and interview schedules

• Sampling techniques

• Survey tools and online data collection platforms

• Observational and experimental methods

• Data quality and validation

Data Analysis Skills

• Quantitative data analysis (SPSS, R, Excel)

• Qualitative data analysis (NVivo, ATLAS.ti)

• Statistical interpretation and reporting

• Data visualization and presentation

• Use of AI-assisted analytical tools (ethical use)

Research Ethics & Integrity

• Principles of research ethics

• Informed consent and confidentiality

• Plagiarism awareness and prevention

• Authorship criteria and responsibilities

• Research misconduct vs. publication misconduct

• COPE, ICMJE, and international ethical guidelines

Academic Writing & Communication Skills

• Research paper writing (IMRAD structure)

• Abstract writing and keyword selection

• Academic language, style, and clarity

• Paraphrasing and summarising techniques

• Thesis and dissertation writing

• Grant and project report writing

Publishing Skills

• Journal selection strategies

• Understanding peer review processes

• Responding to reviewers’ comments

• Open access publishing models

• Copyright, licensing, and Creative Commons

• Avoiding predatory journals and conferences

Citation & Referencing Skills

• Citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.)

• Citation management and automation

• Understanding impact factor and CiteScore

• h-index and author-level metrics

• ORCID, ResearcherID, Scopus Author ID

Research Visibility & Impact

• Research profiling and identity management

• Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science profiles

• Academic networking platforms (ResearchGate, Academia.edu)

• Altmetrics and societal impact

• Dissemination beyond journals

Digital & Tool-Based Skills

• Scholarly search engines and discovery tools

• AI tools for research and publishing (ethical use)

• Open research tools and repositories

• Preprints and data repositories

• Bibliometric and scientometric tools

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

• Basics of IPR in research

• Copyright in academic publishing

• Patents, trademarks, and designs (overview)

• Plagiarism vs. copyright infringement

Reading & Critical Thinking Skills

• Critical evaluation of research articles

• Identifying strengths, limitations, and biases

• Reading strategies for systematic reviews

• Evidence-based decision-making

Professional & Career Development Skills

• Research ethics training certification

• Academic CV and profile building

• Writing for funding and fellowships

• Teaching–research integration

 Note: These are broad themes. There are many allied areas that are part of our programmes. 

Research Planning & Design

• Google Scholar

• Scopus (for gap identification)

• Web of Science

• Research design templates

• Concept mapping tools, etc.

Literature Review & Discovery 

• Google Scholar

• Scopus

• Web of Science

• PubMed

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

• Connected Papers

• Research Rabbit, etc.

Reference Management & Citation 

• Zotero

• Mendeley

• EndNote

• MS-Word, etc.

Data Collection 

• Google Forms

• SurveyMonkey

• Qualtrics

• KoboToolbox

• MS Excel, etc.

Data Analysis & Interpretation 

• SPSS

• R

• MS Excel

• NVivo

• ATLAS.ti

• Tableau (basic), etc.

Research Ethics & Academic Integrity

• Turnitin

• iThenticate

• Grammarly (ethical use)

• COPE guidelines

• ICMJE guidelines, etc.

Academic Writing & Communication 

• MS Word

• Google Docs

• Grammarly

• Hemingway Editor

• Overleaf (LaTeX), etc.

Publishing & Peer Review 

• Journal Finder (Elsevier, Springer)

• Think. Check. Submit.

• Sherpa Romeo

• DOAJ, etc.

Open Access & Scholarly Communication

* DOAJ

* Zenodo

* Figshare

* OpenAIRE

* Creative Commons

• 20+ tools

Bibliometrics & Research Impact

• Scopus

• Web of Science

• Google Scholar

• InCites

• SciVal

• Publish or Perish, , etc.

Research Visibility & Profile Building

• ORCID

• Google Scholar Profile

• ResearchGate

• Academia.edu

• LinkedIn (academic use), etc.

Plagiarism Awareness & Originality 

• Turnitin

• iThenticate

• Drillbit

• AI Tools

• QuillBot (ethical guidance), , etc.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

• WIPO resources

• Indian Patent Office portal

• Creative Commons License Chooser, , etc.

AI Tools for Research (Ethical Use)

• ChatGPT 

• Elicit

• Scite

• Consensus

• Gemini

• Notebook LM and 50+ tools

  Note: These are selected list of tools. There are many other tools that  part of our training programmes.