R&D Project Management – Masters & Reports

Master Data Management, Project Budgeting & Reporting

Centralized Master Repository for Research & Development Projects covering project initiation, budgeting, fund tracking, and compliance reporting.

Master

  • Account Head Master R&D: Maintain research-specific account heads and budget classifications.
  • Advertisement: Manage project-related recruitment or advertisement notices for research staff and fellows.
  • Applicant: Record and maintain applicant profiles for project-based positions.
  • Email: Configure automated notifications and communication templates for R&D workflows.
  • Funding Agency: Register funding agencies and maintain scheme details, sanction references, and contact info.
  • Headwise Budget: Define and monitor budget allocations across expenditure heads for each project.
  • Posts: Manage sanctioned and temporary project positions with salary and tenure linkage.
  • Project Attachment: Upload and archive key project-related documents and supporting materials.
  • Create: Initiate new R&D projects with proposal data and key details.
  • Proposal Letter List: Track proposals submitted to funding agencies with approval statuses.
  • Sanction Letter List: Maintain sanction letters and funding approvals received for projects.

Reports

  • GST, TDS, Labour Cess: Generate and manage tax deduction and compliance reports.
  • Headwise Expenditure: View detailed expenditure by head, project, and funding source.
  • R&D Asset Register: Maintain a detailed record of project assets, including location, purchase value, and depreciation.
  • Voucher Details: Track voucher-level financial transactions tagged to projects and funds.
  • Funding Agency Balance: Monitor grant balances and utilization for each funding agency.
  • Project List (Project Expenditure Report): Summarized project expenditure and financial performance report.
  • Project - PO: Manage purchase orders linked to R&D projects with payment status.
  • Consolidated Project Balance: Generate a cumulative balance report across all active projects.

Evolution of Tasks for Future Expansion

  • TSA Hybrid Module
  • Budgeting based on sanction orders (aligned with scheme IDs as per new Government norms)
  • Contingency Module enhancement for PMRF/Institute
  • Amount related amendment in Withheld PO payment
  • Various accounting reports
  • Change requests from the R&D Office (email subject: “Draft Minutes of Meeting”)... Total included 17 points