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o International Ranking/Rating – QS, THE, QS BRICS, QS STAR

o Received letter of intent for “Institution of Eminence” status by MHRD
o UGC Graded autonomy

o Submission of All India Survey for Higher Education (AISHE)

o Promoting Technology Enhanced Learning – MOOC
o Swachh Bharat Summer Internship Program

o Swachhta Ranking
o Promotion of Quality Circle

o Annual Quality Assurance Report

o Feedback from stakeholders

Institutional Values and Best Practices

VIT believes in promotion of gender equity, diversity and sustainable practices and had taken

many policy initiatives in this direction. Some of the significant initiatives are listed below.

• 48 programmes with emphasis on gender equity were conducted in the last 5 years
• Digital security and surveillance systems covering all parts of the campus to ensure 24x7

safe working environment

• Common room for female students and staff in all academic blocks
• Solar power panels with the installed capacity of 1113 kW

• More than 50% of lighting power met through LED bulbs
• Solid waste management by using compost technique

• A comprehensive rain water harvesting system is implemented and 100% harvesting is

ensured
• 90% of used water is recycled and reused for secondary applications

• Single use plastics free campus
• Green cover facilitated by efficient use of water resources, improves the campus

microclimate and reduces summer time shade temperature by 3º C

• Use of personal motorised vehicles by resident students prohibited and use of bicycles
encouraged

• Covered walkways and pedestrian-vehicular segregation facilitate safer working
environment

• About Rs. 400 lakh per year has been spent for green initiatives and waste management in
the last 5 years

• About 35 initiatives has been taken to engage with and contribute to local community

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