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• Visits to orphanages and old-age homes in and around Vellore and Chennai

• Blood donation camps in the campus at frequent intervals in which students and faculty
members actively participate. For instance in the calendar year 2019, 900 units were

donated in 2 number of blood donation camps.

• Adaptation of five villages namely, Peenjamandai, Melmoil, Mailpatti, Perampattu and
Vallimalai, around Vellore under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) and working for the

development of these villages through the active involvement of students
• Special drives to propagate the merits of Social Entrepreneurship among students

• Awareness campaign on Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability

• Extensive campaign against substance abuse

Sample evidence with links

1. VITMUN:https://vit.ac.in/vitmun-2016-where-your-voice-matters
2. Voting Awareness: https://vit.ac.in/vit-staff-and-students-join-100-percent-voting-

campaign
3. Fifth Pillar: https://vit.ac.in/vit-fifth-pillar

4. Debating club - DEBSOC VIT: https://vit.ac.in/debsoc-%E2%80%93-vit

5. Social business incubator: https://vit.ac.in/vit-chennai-open-social-business-incubator
6. Distinguished Alumni Awards in the field of Entrepreneurship and Social Development:

https://vit.ac.in/distinguished-alumni-awardees-16
7. Union Budget 2016-17: https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/vit-university-analysis-on-

unionbudget-2017-18-1487057996-1
8. Union Budget 2017-18: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/parliamentarians-

discussunion-budget-at-vit/articleshow/63072137.cms

9. Union Budget 2019-20: https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/vit-conclave-1-
gdpallocation-to-health-not-a-good-sign/1666028/

10. Blood donation camp: https://vit.ac.in/voluntary-blood-donation-camp-2019
11. 101st Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association: https://vit.ac.in/101st-

annualconference- indian-economic-association.

7.1.10 The Institution has a prescribed code of conduct for students, teachers, administrators

and other staff and conducts periodic programmes in this regard.

1. The Code of Conduct is displayed on the website
2. There is a committee to monitor adherence to the Code of Conduct

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