“Research and innovation play a vital role in higher education, and it is the responsibility of the young Professors to get involved in research work for the betterment of society. One of the objectives of the higher education is to carry out the research and development to meet the needs of society” these were the words of Dr. Akhilesh Pandey when he was addressing to faculty members at the auditorium of AKS University. Dr. Akhilesh Pandey, who is the President of the Private Universities Regulatory board, said that the development, which we observe in field of science and technology, has been the result of farsightedness, deep thought process and tremendous efforts of scientists. Speaking further he said that the research work took place in field of medicine and chemistry, has been the milestone, specially the invention of penciline. He said a teacher not only shapes the future of the students but also takes the responsibility of shaping up the society. Elaborating further, he said that the research thus carried out by the Professors will bring laurels to AKS University as well. “AKS University, in a very shorter span of time, has been able to get the space among the best private Universities of MP. The University has always paid the attention towards the research and development, and that’s why it has been felicitated with many awards in past”, he further added. Sharing the dais, VC: PK Banik urged the Faculty Members to educate the students in an efficient manner. The function was anchored and directed by Dr. RN Tripathi among the  esteem presence of Chairman,Er.Anant Soni; Pro-VC,Dr. Harshvardhan; Pro-VC,Dr.RS Tripathi; Dr. GC Mishra; Dr.SS Tomar,Dr. RS Pathak; Er.RK Shrivastava, and a large number of faculty members.