Prioritization Monitoring and Evaluation
Cell (PME)
PME Cell:
Research priority setting, monitoring and evaluation (PME) is an effective tool to assist
research managers for priority focussed research resource allocations, relevance, monitoring and evaluation
of research projects and accountability of the system.
Functions of PME:
To coordinate and synthesize the recommendation of QRT, RAC, IRC, Vision documents of
Institute and ICAR to recommend research priorities of the Institution for short listing priority
researchable problems across crops/ divisions/ programmes/ commodity/ livestock etc. at Institution level.
Annual updating and presenting the report to the Director of the Institution for
assigning research projects.
To coordinate and arrange for annual monitoring of each on-going project and evaluation
of completed project through internal and external experts.
To coordinate and arrange for technology validation and impact assessment of successful
technology claimed by Scientists through internal and external experts
Regular sensitizing and capacity building of research managers and Scientists through
training programmes
Maintaining records on all publications, technologies developed, projects undertaken and
ongoing projects.
Schedule of PME activities
Institute Research Committee.
Project Monitoring and Evaluation Committee
Research Advisory Committee
Quinquennial Review Team
Dealing all the files of technical nature
Maintenance, compiling and preparations of Annual Report, Institute Newsletter, Status
Reports, Perspective Plan, Background information material and Institutes reports for meetings, programmes,
Agenda and Proceedings of RAC, SRC, QRT meetings etc.
Research Project Files (RPF) of the research projects.
Half Yearly Performance Report of Scientist, Quarterly Report of Institute and Monthly
Cabinet report.
