Table 2.

The process of identifying solutions using cutting edge research.

S. No.	Characteristics	Basic Research	Applied Research
1	Underlying principle	Curiosity driven. Seek to understand ‘What’, ‘Why’, ‘How’, ‘When’, ‘Where’, ‘Who” questions of various processes.	Solution driven. Seeks practical solutions for existing problems
2	Examples	Human genome project. Human proteome project	Comparing drug A vs drug B for disease X
3	Benefits	Increases basic understanding Engine for scientific advancement Foundation for applied research	Solves existing problems Provides nidus for basic research
4	Scope	Universal Benefits become apparent years to decades later at times	Local Benefits apparent immediately