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Institutional Distinctiveness
7.3.1 Portray the performance of the Institution in one area distinctive to its priority and thrust
within 1000 words.
Response: “INCULCATION OF RESEARCH CULTURE AT GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL”
After becoming a Deemed to be University, VIT has been committed to research by treating it as the
epicenter of growth and development in all directions. Such an approach has always been driven by
the farsightedness of a robust research culture that is imperative for building an ideal society which
aims at development of the people and the country in its entirety. This would in turn, mean that
research culture is fundamental to the growth of a society, as it would groom a potential and
knowledgeable population with high sense of rationality and utmost commitment to the society.
However, admittedly, unlike the developed countries, a culture of research is largely missing in our
institutions of higher education, which are the major centres for enriching the manpower at all levels.
Keeping this in view, VIT has been making sincere attempts to inculcate research culture from
undergraduate levels.
Obviously, the development of research culture is dependent entirely on research literacy
which would mean that people should be systematically taught and honed to address the societal
issues effectively. There is a need for new guidelines to be framed and financial aid to support and
keep the research initiatives intact. This would also warrant the need to rear teams comprising of
expert faculty members who mentor research activities and invoke research interests from
undergraduate levels. All these factors have been taken into account by VIT to accomplish its goal in
inculcating research culture at grassroots level.