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Criterion III – Research, Innovations and Extensions

4.1 Promotion of Research and Facilities

3.1.1 The institution Research facilities are frequently updated and there is well defined

policy for promotion of research which is uploaded on the institutional website and
implemented

Response

Vellore Institute of Technology accords high priority for the promotion of quality research.

Accordingly, the Institution has a well-defined policy for promoting research and regularly
updating the research infrastructure.

The various schools of the Institution, in their annual budgets, allocate adequate resources for

procuring and maintaining the state of the art equipment and instruments. The institution also has

centralized facilities and research centres to cater to the research needs of faculty members and
students.

Some of the major research facilities augmented in the last five years are

• Mass Spectrophotometer
• BIACORE3000

• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer (NMR)
• 200 kV High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (HRTEM)

• Open Electronic Control Unit (ECU) for Engine Testing

• Hybrid Laser GMA Welding Power Source with Robot
• Scanning Electron Microscope

• Anechoic Chamber

• Metallic 3-D Printer

Other than the equipment and instruments, the institute subscribes to important research journals
such as Elsevier, Springer, IEEE, ASME and ASCE. The annual subscription amount spent on

Journals for the financial year 2018-19 was Rs. 5.92 crores. The institution has also subscribed to
Scopus indexing database.

The various research laboratories and centres established in the recent past like Autonomous

Vehicle Research Lab, Human Organ Manufacturing and Engineering Laboratory, 3-D Printing

Lab and Wearable Technologies Laboratory enable focussed research in frontier areas of Science
and Technology.
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