Bapatla Engineering College has dedicated research and development (R & D) cell to oversee the research activities, promote the R & D ecosystem and to strengthen the research profile of the college.  Developing and implementing the research policy in the college and encouraging faculty and students to promote potential research in the campus which results in intellectual property rights, quality publications and project proposals are the main objectives of the college R & D cell. All the faculty members are active in R & D at the department level and also engaged networking with other institutions to cooperate and to bring more joint research outcome.