Consultancy

St. Claret College believes that it is important to create within the institution a conducive environment for new ideas, research and scholarship to flourish and from which future leaders and innovators emerge. In fulfillment of this objective, SCC encourages its faculty and staff to accept consultancy assignments. They will thus have the privilege of consulting with both public and private entities, whether national or international. It is our belief that such activities would eventually contribute to the professional development and stature of the faculty member, and that of the institute as well. Eventually, these may also lead to innovations and protection of Intellectual Property (IP).

Guidelines for undertaking Consultancy work by the faculty and staff of St. Claret College

1. The faculty and staff (henceforth called staff), of St. Claret College may undertake consultancy or provide services to industry and other organizations, utilizing if necessary, the facilities of the institution.

2. The services/consultancy provided may be of the following types:
• Institutional Consultancy: Institutional Consultancy relates to advice rendered to an industry/organization or work done for them, by a Department/group/ individual on behalf of the institution.
• Individual Consultancy: Individual Consultancy relates to consultancy or work undertaken by staff member in his/her individual expertise.

3. The department/ group/ individual desirous of accepting a consultancy work from any external agency should submit to the Research Promotion Cell (RPC) the Consultancy Proposal on a prescribed format with the Assignment Proposal and details ofAgreement and Standard Terms and Conditions of the proposed Contract. All such proposalsshall have to be accompanied with a communication from the Client by e-mail or through letters clearly indicating the title, scope, and duration of the proposed consultancy as well as the amount of consultancy charges being offered with timelines and deliverables, and any other relevant information. The estimated budget should be in a format so as to be processed and executed easily by the SCC Finance and Administration.

4. Any consultancy work shall be undertaken with the recommendation of the Research Promotion Cell (RPC) and the approval of the Principal. Consultancy assignments may be taken up and implemented, provided they do not have any adverse impact on the ongoing academic, research, and related activities of the institution.

5. While working out the cost of consultancy project, the following are to be taken into consideration.
• T.A and D.A are applicable as per the Government norms / agreement with the client.
• GST is applicable as per Government norms.
• The client shall pay the total project cost in advance to the institution or at least 70% of the total cost of the consultancy work. In case of Government agencies, the Government norms are applicable.

6. Once the terms of consultancy have been approved, along with contract signed and advance received, it becomes the duty of the Principal Consultant to ensure satisfactory progress andcompletion of the project in time.

7. The distribution of consultancy amount received will be as under.For consultancy work, 70% of the amount received will be paid to the consultant(s) and 30% will accrue to the institution.

8. All IPR related matters agreed upon between the parties should have the prior approval of Industry Academia Cell, St. Claret College before the MoU/agreement. Preferably, IPR will be jointly shared by St. Claret College and the industry/ organization unless specified otherwise in the agreement. Out of the sales made for a patent emerging from consultancy work, an annual royalty (to be divided equally between the consultant and the institution) of a fixed percentage (to be decided by the Principal) will be paid to the institution by the client.

9. At the completion of the consultancy project, a copy of the synopsis of the work, keeping in view the confidentiality clause of the project and the audited statement of accounts will be submitted to the institution. After completion of the project, the final report should be submitted to the funding agency with a copy to the Research Promotion Cell of St. Claret College.

10. The conduct of consultancy work should be in accordance with the research ethics policy of the institution.

11. In case of any ambiguity, the decision taken by the Principal will be final and binding.

Information to Clients

Anyone from Industry/External Agency/ Institution can contact SCC for consultation in the disciplines of Education, Leadership, Commerce, Management, Computer Science and Social Sciences. The institute has qualified and experienced faculty to be consultants and resources in these areas.

Contact us for consultancy: consultancy@claretcollege.edu.in