Department of Science and Technology (DST), under the Ministry of   Science & Technology of Government of India has recognized Sharda University for establishing  DST-Satellite Centre for Policy Research (DST-SPR). 

DST, is mandated to develop and deliver public policy support for the promotion of science, technology, and innovation (STI) in the country. Building a robust institutional mechanism for evidence-driven policy and program planning had been identified as an important policy objective in the fourth National STI policy, STIP-2013. This resulted in establishing DST-Centres for Policy Research (DST-CPRs) in various academic institutions across the country.

The aim of positioning Centres for Policy Research (CPRs) by DST across the institutions in the country is to build a policy research ecosystem to feed into the STI policy and program planning activities. It is also envisaged to build human capacity and generate critical mass of policy professionals to contribute to policy ecosystem in the long run. In addition to CPRs, DST also wish to identify the Satellite Centres for Policy Research (SPRs) in different thematic areas across the institutions in the country without providing any regular funding support. The SPRs under Policy Research Programme are to be built around institutions having acknowledged leadership in the STI Policy Research domains, as evidenced by their peer-reviewed publications, patents etc.   

DST-Satellite Centre for Policy Research at Sharda University, Greater Noida has been notified by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India on 01 April, 2023. The DST-SPR at Sharda University shall be carrying out evidence-based research in the broad thematic area of innovation. Professor Avinash Kumar, Head IPR Cell is the coordinator of the DST-SPR established at Sharda University, while Dr Bhuvnesh Kumar, Dean Research and Dr Mridul Dharwal, Professor, School of Business Studies are the co-coordinators of the Centre.