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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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