In general, you may increase passion for research by implementing a Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach. However, you would need to ensure that students are able to succeed in a PBL environment. The paper below shows more details.

Article The Influence of Student Interest, Ability and Personal Situ...

Dear Imrose,

We need to specify  their areas of interest, likes and dislikes to be able to create the necessary incentive for research. This lack of enthusiasm is not exclusively related to science students,  its a pandemic issue afflicting almost all the disciplines. What's more, in some contexts teachers themselves do not have the slightest idea about different kinds of research , how can they foster the interest in students? They themselves prefer to  die first and not carry out any research. The other significant issue is  teachers' incompetency in actually practically engaging students cognitively and effectively  in authentic,  life like research studies  and they  just bombard them with a barrage of theoretical jargon and convoluted statistical parlance which tremendously perplex them and eradicates  even their initial yearning to launch research studies .

In general, you may increase passion for research by implementing a Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach. However, you would need to ensure that students are able to succeed in a PBL environment. The paper below shows more details.

Article The Influence of Student Interest, Ability and Personal Situ...

Yeah, Mr. Rahimi Ali - I agree with your point. Thanks for contributing by providing your comment. Specifying students areas of interest, likes and dislikes are really important to say.

Allow time  and positive learning environment

Allow students time to “get in the flow”

Inspiration and emotional connections

http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/how-to-ignite-passion-in-your-students-8-ways-educators-can-foster-passion-based-learning/

Oww!! Mr. Martin Jaeger, your article is really tremendous I can say. PBL seems to be an effective way to make students passionate. Moreover, it seems to improve their perception of the learning facilitator support and ensuring students’ ability to succeed in a PBL environment seems to increase students’ awareness of their own responsibility.

Amazing!

Regards,

Imrose

But, I have a question to all. 

Specially in Undergraduate level, the number of students are more than 65/70 in one class. How can you allow time for everyone as discussion is very important to convey research with students?

Dear Imrose,

At University of São Paulo (Brazil) the Scientific Initiation program is a tool for this.

"The Scientific Initiation is a program aimed to undergraduate students, connecting them to study groups and lines of research. It also intends to encourage the student, coached by an experienced professor, to learn techniques and scientific methods, as well as to stimulate the development of scientific thinking and creativity, which are results of conditions created by direct confront with research issues.

Undergraduates may develop research through Scientific Initiation with support of scholarship offered traditional agencies for research funding. However, they may also work without being connected to any scholarship and/or assistance".

(taken off the site of the Faculty of Physical Education at USP).

Vanessa