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UNESCO’s “Science Report 2021″ indicates that India has about 156 researchers per million people, which is significantly lower than the global average of around 1,000 researchers per million people. This highlights the need for qualified researchers in the country. To strengthen the national research landscape, FLAME University launched the FLAME Undergraduate Research Day, an annual, nationwide academic conference that provided a platform for cultivating interdisciplinary research amongst undergraduate students across the country and building the next generation of researchers and innovators. With participation from universities and colleges spanning 8 states and with a total of 81 student presentations from across the nation, it served as a national platform for research collaboration, encouraging cross-institutional associations and interdisciplinary research.
Pune, India, March 21, 2025: FLAME University, a pioneer of interdisciplinary education in India, recently hosted the FLAME Undergraduate Research Day 2025 at its campus in Pune. This knowledge initiative, which witnessed participation from across the nation, brought together undergraduate students from leading universities and institutions across India to present their research to an esteemed panel through oral and poster presentations. The theme of the conference was “Boundaries and Bridges in the Age of Disruption.” With a special emphasis on India-led research, the FLAME Undergraduate Research Day 2025 marked the launch of an annual event dedicated to building a research-driven knowledge exchange and networking platform for undergraduate students across the country.
Emphasizing India-led research, FLAME’s academic conference was aligned with India’s pressing global challenges and focused on sub-themes such as bridging the gap across disciplines, innovation and ethics in the age of disruption, thinking historically and learning, environment and sustainability, crossing boundaries and reimagining futures, resilience, equity, digitalization, and health and wellness. The conference inspired students to engage with socio-economic and environmental issues, equipping young scholars with a research-driven culture and enhancing their problem-solving and critical thinking skills by engaging them in an interdisciplinary model of knowledge exploration.
The event aimed to cultivate research aptitude amongst students from an early stage, encouraging them to refine their analytical skills and consider research as a viable path for academic and professional growth. The conference also explored meaningful collaborations among young scholars from diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and institutes while exploring critical challenges and transformative ideas in a rapidly evolving world.
It served as a pioneering initiative to bring together students, researchers, and universities from diverse disciplines to foster collaboration and advance interdisciplinary thinking, strengthening the national research landscape. With participation from universities and colleges spanning 8 states and with a total of 81 student presentations from across the nation, the FLAME Undergraduate Research Day 2025 served as a national platform for collaboration, encouraging cross-institutional associations and interdisciplinary research.
By inviting abstracts based on primary and secondary empirical research, work in progress, conceptual and critical analyses, systematic reviews, and case studies, students addressed ethical and societal concerns. This knowledge exchange initiative was also open to non-participating students outside of FLAME who were also keen on exploring student-led research and interdisciplinary discussions.
The conference consisted of a distinguished panel of experts from diverse fields, including Prof. Sujata Sriram, Professor and Dean, School of Human Ecology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS); Prof. Siddharth Mallavarapu, Professor, Department of International Relations and Governance Studies, Shiv Nadar University; Dr. Saurabh Tewari, Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; and Dr. Avnish Kshatriya, Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO) at Trilegal.
Speaking about the significance of this one-of-a-kind initiative, Prof. Dishan Kamdar, Vice-Chancellor, FLAME University, said, “FLAME’s Undergraduate Research Day 2025 has been created as a unified platform for young scholars from diverse academic backgrounds across the country to network, exchange ideas, challenge conventional perspectives, and explore collaborative opportunities to work on projects that address real-world issues. The conference exemplifies our continuous commitment to champion the spirit of knowledge-sharing, research, and academic excellence among scholars as well as institutions. We also hope that these associations will play an important role in shaping students into knowledge creators and innovators of the future with a deep sense of responsibility towards society.”
This knowledge initiative further strengthens FLAME University’s mission of advancing India-led research, a goal supported by its network of 10+ dedicated research centers. The transformative conference concluded by rewarding the achievements of extraordinary student researchers and conferred awards for Best Paper and Best Poster presentations, recognizing them for their outstanding contributions to academic research and excellence.
