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3. Institution organizes professional ethics programmes for students, teachers,

administrators and other staff

4. Annual awareness programmes on Code of Conduct are organized

Response: A. All of the above

File Description Document

Details of the monitoring committee composition and minutes of
the committee meeting, number of programmes organized, reports View Document
on the various programs etc., in support of the claims
Code of ethics policy document View Document

Any other relevant information View Document

7.1.11 Institution celebrates / organizes national and international commemorative

days, events and festivals

Describe the efforts of the Institution in celebrating /organizing national and

international commemorative days, events and festivals during the last five years

within 500 words

VIT organizes national and international commemorative days, festivals and events.

National Festivals

Thai Pongal is a Tamil harvest festival usually celebrated from 14th to 16th January. Pahela
Baishakh is the traditional New Year day of the Bengalis celebrated on 14th or 15th of April in
the states of West Bengal and Tripura. Vaishakhi, also known as Baisakhi or Vaishakhi, is a

historical and religious festival in Sikhism and Hindus, and is usually celebrated on April 13 or 14

every year. The Rongali Bihu is the most important, celebrating the Assamese New Year and the
spring festival. Ugadi is the New Year's Day for the Telugu speaking people of Andhra and

Telangana states, and for Telugu speaking people living in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Gudhi

Padvais a spring-time festival that marks the traditional New Year for Maharashtrians is also
celebrated in VIT. Besides these, Onam an annual harvest festival in the State of Kerala and

Odisha Day (1st of April) for the people from Orissa are also being celebrated in VIT. Navaratri,
the nine-night Hindu festival, Eid and Christmas day are being celebrated with fervor and joy.

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