Research is a continuous process that requires practice and time. According to the guest speaker, good researchers keep asking themselves questions and assess their progress throughout the research journey. Recently, GITAM School of Architecture in Hyderabad hosted a two-day National Research Symposium for students on its campus. The event aimed to encourage research in Architecture among the students. The symposium was honored to have Prof. Jayashree Deshpande, Director of the Council of Architecture Training and Research Centre, and Prof. Harveen Bhandari, Dean-Research & Scholastic Development from Chitkara University, Punjab, as chief guests. They emphasized that research is a continuous cycle involving checking, re-checking, evaluating, and analyzing the data, and then repeating the whole process again and again.

The research process helps writers become experts in a particular subject and write articles, comments, or case notes that can be published. Prof. Jayashree provided simple steps to follow in this process, such as developing a clear question, reading and discussing the topic, summarizing in your own words, and presenting your findings to the audience. She emphasized the importance of research symposiums and suggested sharing this knowledge with others by publishing it in written form.

During the symposium, Prof. Harveen explained the steps for giving a good paper presentation. The theme of the symposium was 'Architecture, Urbanism, and Built Environment,' and its main goal was to encourage students to write research papers during their architectural studies. Prof. Sunil Kumar, the Director of the School of Architecture, honored the guests. The event began with a welcome note from Prof. Kurri Sravanthi, the Convener, followed by a vote of thanks by Dr. Souporni Paul, the Coordinator. Vibhuti Sachdev, the Dean of Architecture at GSA, also participated in the event. About 15 students from different parts of India presented their research papers, and 13 students attended the two-day symposium in person.