In the Sixth Pay Commission, considerable weightage has been given to research component in calculation of the academic performance index of a teacher. How feasible is it for an undergraduate (UG) chemistry teacher to do quality research with the existing workload and infrastructure prevalent in colleges? Is the quality of teaching chemistry in UG colleges improve by doing research? These are a few questions which will be addressed in this note. Plausible suggestions to strike a balance between teaching and research are also highlighted.
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