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Annual Quality Assurance Report of VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY



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        7.1.7 - The Institution has a disabled-friendly    A. Any 4 or all of the above
        and barrier-free environment Ramps/lifts for
        easy access to classrooms and centres.
        Disabled-friendly washrooms Signage
        including tactile path lights, display boards
        and signposts Assistive technology and
        facilities for persons with disabilities:
        accessible website, screen-reading
        software,mechanized equipment, etc.
        Provision for enquiry and information:
        Human assistance, reader, scribe, soft copies
        of reading materials, screen reading, etc.


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        7.1.8 - Describe the Institutional efforts/initiatives in providing an inclusive environment i.e.
        tolerance and harmony towards cultural, regional, linguistic, communal, socio-economic and other
        diversities (within a maximum of 200 words)

        Response:


        VIT has been strongly committed to maintaining harmony and peace
        all through without any single episode of campus unrest. VIT
        always believes in the culture of celebrating diversity leading to
        a higher-level unity.


        All major festivals, namely, Pongal, Diwali, Christmas, Eid,
        Navaratri, Durga Puja, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, Bihu, Baisakhi,
        Ugadi, Sargam, Lohri, Holi and Gudi Padwa are celebrated at VIT
        with great zeal.


        VIT has a plethora of Literary Associations for various Indian
        languages that include Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi,
        Bengali and Marathi.


        Every year, VIT organizes an event called “Infusion” that
        showcases the various cultures around the world. This program by
        the students of various nationalities turns out to be a testimony
        for the display of the diverse international culture.



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