Research programme approval under income tax research provisions enables sponsor funded university R&D to qualify for tax recognition. Approval under the income tax research provisions has been granted for the project titled Manufacture of Phenol/MEK from n butenes, sponsored by National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd., to be undertaken by Bombay University (Department of Chemical Technology), with specified commencement and completion dates, an estimated outlay and advance payments noted, and confirmation that the university department holds prior institutional approval under the income tax recognition regime.