Research Culture

The Aavishkar 2022–2023 Research Competition was organized by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences to promote research culture among students and teachers and to encourage the transformation of innovative ideas into practical applications. The university level competition was held on 19 December 2022 at the MET Hall, MUHS Campus, Nashik, and was coordinated by the Research Cell of Motiwala National Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Nashik. The event included registration, inauguration, poster presentations, and evaluation by expert judges. A total of 282 participants from 52 colleges of MUHS participated in the first round of poster presentations. Students and teachers from Motiwala National Homoeopathic Medical College presented research topics in the categories of Medicine and Pharmacy and Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. Three participants from the institution were selected for the second round of oral presentations. At the university level, Miss Pranali Deshpande secured first place in the undergraduate category for her research on the effect of homoeopathy on milk production in buffaloes, while Dr Tejashri Thakare secured second place in the teacher category for a comparative study of conventional therapy and homoeopathy in dry eye diseases. A coaching camp was organized on 26 December 2022 to prepare the selected participants for the Inter University Aavishkar Competition held from 12 to 15 January 2023. The convention encouraged interdisciplinary collaboration, exchange of research ideas, and development of scientific thinking among young researchers.