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•  100% ICT enabled classrooms, in-house learning management system and wide exposure

                     to  various  digital  tools,  enable  all  faculty  members  to  practice  ICT  enabled  effective
                     teaching

                 •  About 20 students are assigned to a faculty member for mentoring (Proctor Scheme).

                 •  The Proctors provide academic and personal mentoring and monitor  the progress of the
                     students.

                 •  The faculty requirement is analysed and recruitment is carried out every semester.
                 •  VIT has faculty strength of 1744 and the faculty-student ratio is 1:19

                 •  Currently, 78.38% of faculty members are with Ph.D. qualification.

                 •  The average experience of faculty members at VIT is 7.53 years.
                 •  169  faculty  members  received  awards,  recognitions,  fellowships  at  State,  National  and

                     International level in the last 5 years.
                 •  The institute has computerised all the examination related processes which has resulted in

                     transparency,  efficiency  and  reduced  lead  time  for  publication  of  results  (within  two
                     weeks).

                 •  The significant examination reforms include, open book and open note-book examination,

                     paperless examination using tablets, enabling cloud based evaluation and paper seeing.
                 •  The  institute  follows  outcome  based  teaching-learning  process  since  its  first  ABET

                     accreditation.
                 •  The Programme Outcomes, Programme Specific Outcomes and the Course Outcomes are

                     well-defined  and  are  reflected  in  the  teaching  methodologies,  course  delivery  and

                     assessments.
                 •  The course and program outcome attainment levels are continuously evaluated, analysed

                     and corrective actions are carried out.
                 •  The overall graduation in 2018-19 is 94.56%.



             Research, Innovations and Extension

              One of the distinguishing features of VIT is its success in establishing a culture of Research and

              Innovation. This is clearly demonstrated by its high h-index of 102 and top rank among private
              institutions in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA-2019). Some

              of  the  key  aspects  of  the  institution’s  performance  in  Research,  Innovation  Ecosystem  and

              Extension are:

                 •  VIT  has  a  well-defined  research  promotion  policy  and  provides  seed  money  to  faculty

                     members to conduct preliminary studies on various research ideas


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