At St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, every staff and student is expected to be an exemplar of research good practice.

The Office of the Dean of Research encompasses in its ambit all research activities and personnel under the auspices St Aloysius College (Autonomous) including aided and management paid staff, students and research scholars - be they regular, part-time or external.

In keeping with its Vision & Mission, St Aloysius College (Autonomous) the “Office of Dean of Research” – has been established as a separate entity under the direction of the Principal – to:

• promote the research ambience
• create and sustain a research culture
• motivate the staff and students to engage in research activities. 

The aim is to inspire, guide and coordinate the initiatives of the staff and students towards doctoral and post-doctoral research in sciences and humanities, towards major and minor research projects, towards organizing of national and international conferences, towards presentation of research papers and their publication in reputed journals, and similar other research-related matters.