Raman Research Institute (RRI), a pioneering institute of research in physics, started in 1948 has ongoing research activities in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Light & Matter Physics, Soft Condensed Matter and Theoretical Physics. RRI specializing in physics has witnessed data intensive research. This paper is a case study aiming to understand the challenges faced by graduate students and their perspectives in data intensive research at RRI regarding - Data types; collection methods; storage and ac- cess; Data processing; Legal and Ethical issues. To understand the perspectives of the present students, questionnaire survey will be con- ducted. We plan to elicit information of the past students, already graduated by consulting their theses (ETDs) archived in RRI digital repository. We also attempt a verication cycle by seeking feedback from respective student/guide on our above evaluation. Inferences will be drawn based on the analysis of the responses received in the question- naire survey and information captured from ETD repository. These will be validated against the hypothesis. Inferences thus drawn is hoped to help us in capturing the trend in scientic research in this era of big data.