Impact of SARD Funding on Improving the Research and Academics in the State of Kerala: A Preliminary Study

The purpose of this study is to find out the impact of funding under the Selective Augmentation of Research and Development (SARD) scheme of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) on strengthening the research and academics in the State of Kerala. Our sample consisted of more than 50% of the SARD funded departments from 2002. The instrument that was used for data collection was a questionnaire, while the ongoing programmes were exempted from impact evaluation studies. One-way ANOVA and paired t-test revealed the significant impact of the SARD implementation in improving the publications. The study highlights the need to develop key indicators to measure the S & T outcomes in the state of Kerala.