RHF’s Advisory Council brings together eminent scientists, academic leaders, policy experts, and industry champions to guide SDG Centres of Excellence (CoEs), TriImpact 2047, and the Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) platform — aligned to SDG 2030, NEP 2020, NIRF (SDG Category 2025), NAAC/NBA reforms, and Viksit Bharat 2047.
Tier-2/3 institutions need a practical bridge from ambition to execution — enabling infrastructure, funding, partnerships, and evidence-based reporting that improves rankings.
National mission alignment with scalable SDG themes.
CSR + DST/DBT/AICTE/ICSSR and international pathways.
SDG metrics, annual report cards, audit-ready documentation.
NIRF SDG (2025), NAAC Criteria 1/3/7, THE Impact, QS Sustainability.
Clear roles. Real execution. No ceremonial boards.
Define SDG CoE themes, approval criteria, and stage-gates for pilots → scale-up. Ensure governance & ethics.
Open doors to CSR/ESG partners, PSUs, Govt missions, UN agencies, and global academia—then convert to MoUs & projects.
Guide evidence standards for SDG reporting to strengthen NIRF SDG 2025, NAAC Criteria 1/3/7, NBA, and global impact rankings.
Lightweight governance, strong execution cadence, and measurable outputs.
Pick SDG-aligned themes (campus + community) with clear KPIs, partners, and funding pathways.
Define selection criteria, compliance checklists, and evidence templates (NAAC/NIRF/THE-ready).
Advisor-led introductions → RHF converts to MoUs, proposals, budgets, and dashboards.
Quarterly updates + annual SDG Report Cards: research outputs, patents, and community impact.
Clear conflict-of-interest norms, transparent project selection, and audit-ready utilization reporting. Advisors are featured publicly only with explicit consent.
RHF operates a Program Management Unit (PMU) to execute proposals, CSR onboarding, grants mapping, dashboarding, capacity building, and impact reporting.
High-impact themes that simultaneously strengthen SDG outcomes, research outputs, and institutional rankings.
AI-enabled research dashboards, NAAC/NBA/NIRF readiness, IRINS/ORCID integration, and open research repositories.
Solar & efficiency retrofits, smart metering, EV mobility, carbon accounting, and student-led energy audits.
Segregation-to-resource pipelines, compost/biogas pilots, e-waste compliance, and community waste literacy programs.
Rainwater harvesting, quality monitoring, reuse systems, watershed projects with Panchayats, and village water report cards.
Industry-backed micro-credentials, applied research internships, makerspaces, and innovation-to-startup pipelines.
College-Government-Corporate partnerships delivering measurable livelihood, health, education, and sustainability outcomes.
Trust-building layer before you publish the full roster.
Advisors are onboarded through a formal invitation and a simple role charter. Names and photos are published only with explicit written consent.
For sensitive roles, you may publish “Council under formation” until approvals are received.
Structured leadership across governance, academia, industry, and innovation
Former DRDO Chairman, Advisor to the Union Ministry of Defence
Research policy, institutional transformation, SDG leadership
Chairman of The Executive Committee of NAAC and NETF
Vice-Chancellor, BITS (Pilani, Hyderabad, Goa, Dubai and Mumbai)
Research policy, institutional transformation, SDG leadership
Chairman of The Executive Committee of NAAC and NETF
Former DRDO Chairman, Advisor to the Union Ministry of Defence
Vice-Chancellor, BITS (Pilani, Hyderabad, Goa, Dubai and Mumbai)
Global Delivery Head, Tech Mahindra.
HYSEA (Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association)
Founder Chairman & Board Member, Cyient
US Bank and member International Startup Foundation
If you are an eminent scientist, academic leader, industry champion, or policy expert aligned with SDG-driven outcomes, we welcome nominations via the formal invite-only advisor charter.
