The First Academic Research Review Committee meeting of GEMS Arts and Science College was held on 15th January 2020 at 10.30am in the Board room, college campus. Sree Manjalamkuzhi Ali ,Chairman GEMS Arts and Science College, Mr.M.Vasudevan Vice Chairman, Dr.BG Unni Director-Academic Research and Chairman of the Committee, Dr.Naveen Mohan, Principal and Member Secretary, Prof.M. Nassar, Director Research, Calicut University, Sri. PT Hamza, Mr.P Kunjali, Directors, GEMS Arts and Science College, HOD’S of the respective departments of the college namely Mr.Sivakumar. K, HOD, Commerce, Ms. Sulabha Das. P HOD, Mathematics, Ms. Shinsy. P,HOD, Biotechnology, Ms. Radhika R Krishna ,HOD, Microbiology, Mr. Anand. C HOD, English, Mr. Anoos Babu. P.K HOD, Computer Science, Mr. Hari HOD, BCA, Ms. Aswathy.C, HOD, Travel and Tourism, Mr. Noufal.P, HOD, Multimedia, Dr.Salini B Nair ( HOD, Management Studies), Dr. Poornima. P. S HOD, Sociology and Social Works) and Mr. Abdul Rahman. C.V ,HOD, Geology were attended the meeting. The other external experts Dr.P Indira Devi, Director, Directorate of Research, Kerala Agricultural University and N.P Hafiz mohamad, HOD,Department of Sociology, University of Calicut could not attend the meeting. The Chairman and Co-Chairman jointly extended a warm welcome to the external experts and all other members of the First Academic Research Review Committee for attending the meeting ,and also appreciated the efforts taken by the Chairman of the committee for organizing such important meeting for the first time at the college campus. Dr.BG Unni (Chairman of the committee ) presented the overall preview the research and the Academic activities undertaken at the college, ongoing progress of the various activities with respect to the Research and Academic program that will be benefited to the students and the Faculties in a short time and long time basis. He also highlighted some of the ongoing activities such as SIRO Certification for the college, UGC recognition related issues and other joint collaborative programs with other RandD institutions and universities of the Country. Dr. Naveen Mohan, Principal and Member Secretary of the Committee also briefed about the college and the Academic activities then ,and now and future too. The research projects based on the topics Cancer, Social Science, Bio fertilizer, 14 C dating and Land Sliding were presented by Dr. Finose A (Asst. Professor, Microbiology), Dr. Poornima. P. S (Assistant Professor Sociology and Social Works), Ms. Shinsy. P (Asst. Professor Biotechnology), Dr. Subin Prakash (Asst. Professor, Geology) and Mr. Abdul Rahman. C.V (Asst. Professor Geology) respectively. The HOD’S of the respective Departments had also briefed about their ongoing Academic and other activities at the meeting. Immediately after the presentation by Faculties and others, the external expert Dr.Nassar delivered his comments related to overall performance of the college.