Synopsis The present book on ‘Research Methodology’ is a multi-purpose and multi-faceted book. It covers the syllabi of regular masters degree programmes of various Indian universities. This book will also be equally useful to the students those are pursuing their courses through correspondence of distance mode of education. This book covers all aspects of research methodology in the areas of social sciences, science and technology and library science. This book is divided in two volumes, first volume of which covers basic aspects of research methodology describing concept of research, research and theory, designing of research, formulation of research and different techniques of research, data analysis, scaling techniques and research report writing etc. Its second volume is devoted to applied aspects of research methodology containing chapters on different types of researches such as historical research, descriptive research and experimental methods of research, basic statistical methods and application of computers in researches and application of research techniques in different fields of study.