VIT University
Structure & Academic Innovations
Prof. S. Narayanan
Pro-Vice Chancellor
VIT University
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
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Agenda
• Brief History
• Academic Innovations
– FFCS
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Unique Academic Features
Focus on Research
Industry Collaborations
International Relations
Academic Staff College
University Social Responsibility
Staff Welfare
Awards
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VIT – A brief history
1984
– Vellore Engineering College with 3 Undergraduate
programmes with 180 students and 15 faculty
members
1995
– Blossomed into Postgraduate institution
2001
– Conferred Deemed University Status – renamed as
Vellore Institute of Technology
2006
– Renamed as VIT University (u/s 3 of UGC Act)
2013
- 22000+ Students
1200+ Faculty
18 UG/ 32 PG/ MS/ Ph.D
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Administrative Structure
Chancellor
Vice - Chancellor
Pro -Vice Chancellor
Deans
Directors
Division Chairs
Faculty
Faculty
Staff
Staff
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Schools
• School of Bio Sciences and Technology (SBST)
• School of Computer Science & Engineering (SCSE)
• School of Information Technology & Engineering
(SITE)
• School of Electrical Engineering (SELECT)
• School of Electronics Engineering (SENSE)
• School of Mechanical & Building Sciences (SMBS)
• School of Social Sciences & Languages (SSL)
• School of Advanced Sciences (SAS)
• VIT Business School (VITBS)
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Accreditations
ISO Certification
NBA Accreditated
NAAC – Reaccreditated with A
ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
- B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering (EAC)*
- B.Tech. Civil Engineering
(EAC)*
- B.Tech. Electronics and Communication Engineering
(EAC)*
- B.Tech. –Comp.Science
(EAC* and CAC**)
* EAC – Engineering Accreditation Commission
** CAC – Computing Accreditation Commission
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Academic Innovations
Fully Flexible Credit System (FFCS) – from 2008 - 09
 Students can choose
• Number of credits
• Instructor
• Time table
• Courses
• Which semester the course can be studied
 It allows slow and advanced learners to choose courses according to
their abilities
 Optional Summer Semester
B.Tech. curriculum focuses on the following disciplines:
 Basic Sciences, Humanities, Management and Professional
Engineering
 Institution provides core and elective options both at University and
School level enabling interdisciplinary mobility
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Other features of FFCS
 Registration – Web based
 Add or drop of registered courses to balance workload
 Course withdrawal to maximize grades
 Course Auditing to gain additional knowledge
 Registering M.Tech. level courses for in-depth experience
 Course Substitution option
 Grade Improvement
 Credit Transfer for course migration
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Unique Academic Features
 One foreign language course is compulsory for all B.Tech.
students
2 credit course – Co and Extra curricular
 Bridge courses are offered as per requirement
 Internship/Industrial training is compulsory for all B.Tech. students
 Bright UG students are permitted to undergo to select PG courses
as their electives
 Slot based time tabling helps a student to make his/her own time
table to balance optimum curricular and co-curricular activities
 Student feedback is obtained using OMR forms or online
 Smart classrooms available
Student Assisted Learning
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Unique Academic Features (Contd.)
 Major / Minor / Dual Major
 Faculty Empowerment
 Project Based Learning
 Research Based Learning
 Innovation Lab – MIT – USA
 Revision & Curriculum – Industry needs
 Grading
 Hybrid
 Relative
 Absolute
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Focus on Research
 Scopus indexed publications
 Research Based Learning
 Patents
 Research Centres
 Research Projects
 URDC / SRDC / Code of Academic & Research Ethics
help in streamlining the research activities
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Industry Collaborations
 ARAI, Pune
 Microsoft
 CISCO
 IBM
 Schneider
 Accenture
 Cummins
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International Relations
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MoUs signed with over 100 universities around the world
Presently, around 1100 international students
countries are undergoing various courses on campus
representing
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More than 100 foreign students have undergone internships
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More than 500 eminent scholars from abroad have visited and offered
credit courses
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VIT students are encouraged to carry out Masters, Doctoral as well as
their final semester project work outside the country (SAP)
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Students and faculty are supported financially to participate at
international academic and technical meets
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Established Bio-separation Centre
University of Compiegne, France
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supported
by
DST
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Introduced a Bachelors’ programme in Mechanical and Energy
Engineering designed in consultation with UAS Aachen, TU, Eindhoven
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and IIT Madras under Asia- Link programme and EU
Academic Staff College
 Established in 2003
 Headed by a full-time Director with a faculty strength of 6
 Types of programmes
– Induction Programmes
– Subject Updating Programmes
– English Proficiency Programmes
– Soft Skills Programmes
– Technology Enabled Learning Programmes
 Serves primarily internal faculty members
 Periodically organizes for external participants also
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University Social Responsibility
 STARS
 CSRD
 Higher Education for all
 Y-Spark Skill Development
 GV School Development
 Health Camps and Awareness Camps
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Staff Welfare
 Performance Incentive (PI) scheme: 100 points = one month salary
 Implemented VI pay commission recommendations from January
2009
 LIC pension plan
 Mediclaim Medical Insurance and free Health Centre service
 Employee provident fund and Gratuity
 Staff quarters
 Establishing VIT Nagar – plot for VIT faculty and staff
 Admission and fee concession to faculty / staff children at VIT
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Awards
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Record Placement – Limca Book of Records
Assocham
VIT
Award
Technology Business Incubator (TBI) adjudged the best TBI
for the year 2008 by DST
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TVN-KIDAO-NIQR Award by the National Institute of Quality and
Reliability [NIQR] of CII for maintaining exceptional quality
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EXNORA Green Campus Award by EXNORA International for
maintaining the campus clean and green
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The Entrepreneur Award by ICICI Venture, CII Connect 2006 –
creating suitable infrastructure and facilities for imparting IT
education in the country
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Thank you
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