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Personal Consultancy will not be allowed typically in the following circumstances:

§ When the Consultancy services are to support projects, such as research projects, which are already being
carried out at VIT
§ When such Consultancy would contractually preclude VIT or its faculty/staff from engaging in other
research or other consultancies
§ When there is any potential to bring VIT into disrepute
§ When the proposed personal consultancy will impact the individual's work at VIT
§ When it is needed to protect the available Intellectual Property of VIT

6. Exclusions

This policy does not apply to those activities, which may be paid or unpaid, and which are in furtherance of
scholarship or general dissemination of knowledge, such as but not limited to:

§ Authorship of or royalties from the publication of books
§ Research, training, and teaching
§ Guest Lectures, serving on Scientific Advisory Boards, Research Councils and Professional Associations
and Statutory Bodies
§ Service on charitable committees
§ External examiner duties
§ Lecture tours and conference presentations or attendance
§ Editorship of academic journals or publication of academic articles
§ Professional arts performances, and
§ Any other activity as defined by the job description of the faculty/staff

7. Approvals

Any consultancy proposal received by a faculty and or/ staff of VIT should be entered online on V-Top, for
recommendation/approval by O/o. Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SpoRIC)

· The O/o SpoRIC / Director- SpoRIC as appropriate, will then decide as to whether to accept or reject the
proposal.

· The decision to accept a proposal to undertake consultancy activity is not automatic and various factors will
be considered for arriving at the decision.

· In case of any ambiguity, whether a proposed work constitutes consultancy, faculty/staff should seek advice
from the Director-SpoRIC. The office of the Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SpoRIC) will
provide clarifications where ever necessary and as appropriate, in deciding on the classification of a
particular work. In case of any difference of opinion, the final decision shall however rest with the Pro-Vice-
Chancellor / Vice-Chancellor.

· Prior approval shall be obtained by the faculty/staff for all consultancy work, whether VIT or Private.

· VIT reserves the right to reject any consultancy, without assigning any reasons.

· It is the responsibility of individual members of faculty/staff to maintain their records and ensure it is signed
by the appropriate authority.

· Any faculty/staff found violating the policy is liable to face disciplinary action.

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