students still dont take up research which is socially relevant she addedkulkarni said the approach to research must be developed at the initial level of education when candidates register for phd they barely have an idea of what research is and how seriously it is to be done taking them out from the role of mere students becomes a challenge she saidprincipal of pune institute of computer technology prahlad kulkarni said about 2030 of the research done today may be socially relevant most is theoretical and results only in paper publication rarely do they translate into a product or service if the quality of the research has to improve then there should be regular monitoring presentations and brainstorming sessionsdoctorate for increments students said teachers both permanent and adhoc are into research only for the sake of a degree and with no actual emphasis on quality satish gore a student at savitribai phule pune university said the idea of research is slain by the people who need a phd to earn increments the connection between research and society is going nowhere as students we have seen teachers who are hardly able to teach they have phds from obscure institutes the ugc go for course correction there has to be constructive application that could enhance and equip the academics and society as well