  In this manuscript various components of research are listed and briefly
discussed. The topics considered in this write-up cover a part of the research
methodology paper of Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) course and Doctor of
Philosophy (Ph.D.) course. The manuscript is intended for students and research
scholars of science subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry,
statistics, biology and computer science. Various stages of research are
discussed in detail. Special care has been taken to motivate the young
researchers to take up challenging problems. Ten assignment works are given.
For the benefit of young researchers a short interview with three eminent
scientists is included at the end of the manuscript.
