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Self Study Report of CMR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SELF STUDY REPORT


FOR

2nd CYCLE OF ACCREDITATION

CMR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY


KANDLAKOYA (VILLAGE) MEDCHAL (DISTRICT)
501401
www.cmrithyderabad.edu.in

SSR SUBMITTED DATE: 31-12-2023

Submitted To

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

BANGALORE

December 2023

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 INTRODUCTION

CMR Institute of Technology (CMRIT) is one of the leading self-financed professional Institutions in
Telangana State with a focus on academics and research. The impactful journey of this premier academic
Institution commenced 17 years ago with remarkable strides of achievements in the arenas of research and
innovations.

CMRIT, an autonomous Institution, established in 2005 under the MGR Educational Society by Sri. Ch. Malla
Reddy, a well-known educationalist and former Labour Minister of TS Government, provides quality education
at an affordable cost.

CMRIT had a humble beginning with 3 UG Programmes and at present it offers courses in 4 UG Programmes,
3 PG Programmes and 2 potential research centers of education in the areas of engineering under Jawaharlal
Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad and is approved by AICTE. 04 UG progremmes had been
accrediated by NBA under Tier-II caregory and currently two of the eligible UG programmes are accredited by
NBA under Tier 1 category. The Institute is Accredited by NAAC, Recognized under Section 2(f) and 12B
Status by UGC, NIRF Ranking: 251-300 (2021); 201-250 (2022), NIRF-Innovation: 101-150 (2023), ARIIA
Ranking: 26-50 (2020), Excellent Band (2021) and recognized as Mentoring Institute by IIC with 4 star rating.

CMRIT is known for excellence in multi-disciplinary/diversified education, competent faculty and state-of-art
infrastructure that cater to the local and global needs.The ethos of the Institution encompasses the life-enriching
beliefs, values, responsibility, accountability and societal welfare that are inculcated to the students along with
the dissemination of education and other accompaniments to build the future of the nation.

Our Prized Awards and Rankings in the last Five Years by acclaimed Institutions and Magazines:

Asian Book of Records for Safe Water: 2018 and 2019


AICTE Clean and Smart Campus: 2019
Virtual Swachhatha Convection: 2020
Abhisti-Puraskaar: 2021
NGC Eco-Club TS Govt: 2021
SRISHTI National Science Day TS Govt: 2021, 2022 and 2023
State level-youth festival-Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, GOI: 2022
R-World OBE Ranking: 2022 & 2023 in the Diamond Band
R-World Institutional Green Ranking: 2023 in the Diamond Band
Career 360 Survey: AAAA Ranking in 2022 & and 2023
Outlook: 95th Ranking in 2022
Paryavaran-Mithra: 2023
Institute of Environmental Conservation Advocacy-Ministry of Youth Affairs- TS Govt World
Environmental Day: 2023
NYKS District Level Yuva-Utsav, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, GOI: 2023
District-Eco-SDG Champion: 2023
India Today Ranking: 136 in 2022 and 143 in 2023 in All over India
Chronicle Survey: 16th Rank and Grade A++ in All over India 2022 and 2023

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GHRDC Survey: 14th Rank in All over India in 2022 and 2023
The Week Survey: 156 in All over India and 13th Rank in Private Engineering Colleges 2022 & 2023
NPTEL: AA Ranking

Vision

To create world class technocrats for societal needs.

Mission

Achieve global quality technical education by assessing learning environment through

Innovative Research & Development


Eco-system for better Industry institute interaction
Capacity building among stakeholders

1.2 Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Challenges(SWOC)


Institutional Strength

Committed Management
Located in the vicinity of largest software development belt and close to Hi-Tech City
Excellent Infrastructure
Well-designed curriculum in consultation with reputed Industries
Qualified & Competent Faculty
Well-equipped library to kindle study habits
Well established Training & Placement Cell
Research Centers & quality publications
Respectable Internships & Placements
Commendable attention on co-curricular, extra-curricular, extension and outreach activities
Disciplined Campus
Effective Collaboration with national organizations and foreign universities
Excellent Entrepreneurship ecosystem and Innovation Cell under MOE
Two Centres of Excellence
Completely Automated Campus along with Digital Evaluation for transparency.
Wi-Fi campus and fully secured with CC surveillance-IP cameras

Institutional Weakness

Less emphasis on interdisciplinary projects


Limited Placements in core companies
Revenue generation through research, testing & consultancy is less
Limited international collaborations and activities

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Institutional Opportunity

Eligibility for Deemed to be University status


Strengthen collaboration with industry in R&D Consultancy, training & internships.
More collaborations with foreign universities and IITs in teaching and research
Attract students from across the nation and abroad.
Focus on establishing Incubation, EDC infrastructure, and centers of excellence in thrust areas
Tapping the alumni resources for undertaking industry relevant projects
Industry collaboration for consultancy activities
Align with SDGs and focus towards Atmanirbhar Bharat / Self-reliant India.
Enormous potential to apply for patents on new products and copyrights on services/ideas

Institutional Challenge

Multiple compliance requirements and timelines affecting Teaching and R&D


Inconsistency in policies among Statutory and Regulatory Bodies.
Funding Infrastructure and R&D and revenue generation out of R&D
Retention and recruitment of Qualified faculty
Tie up with more industries for enhancing consultancy activities and collaboration
Less number of admissions to postgraduate programmes
More industry-oriented research problems to be undertaken
Attracting more consultancy services for the resource generation

1.3 CRITERIA WISE SUMMARY


Curricular Aspects

Structure of curriculum development:

The curriculum design and implementation associated with the academic flexibility, enrichment and feedback
system at CMRIT is described in this section. The curricula and syllabi mainly focus on local, national, regional
and global development. The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is implemented in all the UG and PG
programmes in this Institution from 2016 onwards. The POs, PSOs and COs are formulated for all programmes
focusing on employability and research-oriented courses for knowledge enrichment. The curriculum is designed
and implemented based on the AICTE guidelines and feedback is received from the various stakeholders.

Feedback Mechanism at CMRIT:

The feedback from stakeholders such as students, faculty members, alumni and employers is collected online
and analyzed. Based on the feedback analyses, the revision of syllabus is carried out in all the programmes
offered on par with developments in the respective domains. Course-wise periodic student feedback is collected
and analyzed through online for faculty evaluation and the report is communicated to the respective faculty
members, so that they assess themselves to improve and contribute to teaching learning process in a positive
way.

Focus on employability/entrepreneurship/skill development

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All the courses in the curricula are focusing mainly on employability, entrepreneurship and skill development.
The skill development initiatives are new and significant with a focus on the policies laid in the National
Education Policy (NEP 2020) by the Government of India that pave the way for building a strong and
progressive nation. Also, the Institution incorporated the courses relevant to Human Values & Professional
Ethics, Gender Sensitization and Environment & Disaster Management. New courses to the percentage of 56%
have been introduced across all programmes during the last five academic years. The Institution is also offering
life-skill-based 148 value-added courses and interdisciplinary open elective courses for all the programmes. In-
plant training/internships are a part of the curriculum. All the programmes have incorporated the components of
field projects and internships in their curriculum.

Teaching-learning and Evaluation

CMRIT assesses the learning levels of the students individually. Overall as well as course-wise assessments are
being done. Advanced learners are provided support to participate in events such as hackathons,
international/national/state level project competitions, fellowships and they undergo fast track completion of
courses in seventh semester enabling full time project internship in companies and work in current technologies
like AI & ML, Data Science, IOT and Automation. The average learners are teamed up with advanced learners
and made to participate in competitions to improve their confidence and gain experience from such interactions.
The Slow learners are identified course-wise and are provided coaching by the concerned faculty and their
improvements are followed up.

Gaps between teaching-learning process and expected outcomes are identified and accordingly, student-centric
methods are proposed. Experiential & Participative Learning and Problem Solving Methodologies are
implemented for all courses.

Academic calendar is prepared and circulated before commencement of class work, every academic year. This
comprises annual working days, schedule of curricular activities and CIE & SEE. Lecture delivery and lesson
plans are done based on the academic calendar.

Two eligible UG programmes are accredited by NBA under Tier I and Outcome Based Education (OBE) is
followed overall. Learning outcomes help faculty and students know objectives and outcomes of programmes.
Blooms Taxonomical knowledge level questions are provided in question papers. Program Assessment
Committee and Department Advisory Committee meetings suggest further improvements to attain Course
Outcomes.

During the past five assessment years, average enrollment percentage of admissions is 97.4% and average
reservation count of admitted students is 90.85% against the reserved category. 256 highly dedicated and
qualified faculty members fulfill the norms and standards prescribed by statutory bodies. The average student-
faculty ratio is 1:16. The retained faculty members have an average experience of 10 years within the same
institution.

Students are assessed through CIE and SEE. The average span of time between the period of examination and
declaration of results is 17 days. ERP Software (CBCAS) is developed by alumni and maintained by in-house
team. Quiz and computer program related subjects evaluation is through learning assessment systems like
Btechguru, Hackerrank etc.

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Research, Innovations and Extension

CMRIT aims to collaborate and share knowledge through quality education, research and innovation. To
achieve this goal, the Institution seeks to strengthen research and innovation activities by motivating members
of faculty and students to pursue research in their respective domains for career advancement. 53 faculty
members are Ph.D. degree holders and 37 faculty members are on the verge of obtaining their Ph.D. degrees
meeting the simultaneous aspirations of teaching and research. Even students are also given opportunities to
apply for the research proposals from various funding agencies.

Members of faculty are motivated and rendered financial support to apply for Research Grants/Infrastructure to
various funding agencies of both Government and Non-Government Organizations. The Institution facilitates
the faculty in preparing an effective funding project proposals and budget, which are constructive and valuable
for the upcoming generation to meet out their needs.

CMRIT received 14 government and 5 consultancy funded research projects amounting to Rs. 1.30 crores from
various funding agencies like DST, AICTE, SERB, DBT, DST, etc., for the past five assessment years. As
many as 104 extension and collaborative activities have been conducted. Also, 38 MOUs with reputed
organization were functional during the five assessment years. 725 Scopus, 275 WOS publications with good
impact factors have been achieved by the members of faculty during the assessment period. In the last five
years, the figures of citations are - Google Scholars citation as 13154, h-index 32, Scopus citation as 3954, h-
index 28, Web of Science citation as 6533, h-index 40. The institute motivates and supports the faculty
members and students to develop novel and useful innovative products from facilities available and encourages
them for the patents, copyrights, design rights and other related intellectual property rights. The institute is
credited with 11 startups by our acclaimed students. The complete Patent filing charges are borne by the
Institution provided the faculty members file their patent on the name of the Institution. 40 patents published of
which 12 patents have been granted during the five assessment years.

Infrastructure and Learning Resources

CMRIT is located in a sprawling 10.16 acres of lush green Campus with built up area of 31,132.72 sq.m. To
strengthen an effective teaching-learning environment, the Institute is equipped with 59 class rooms with ICT
facilities, LCD projectors with multimedia facility, PA system, Wi-Fi and LAN, 11 tutorial rooms, & 8 seminar
Halls with ICT facility, 59 laboratories and one auditorium with 2000 seating capacity. Two centres of
excellence and industry supported laboratories have been set up by the institute to encourage training and
research activities among the staff and the students. The Institution has Innovation Council supported by MOE
to promote innovation, start-up and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Exclusive Training and Placement Cell
comprising of interview cabins, group discussion rooms and seminar halls is available. There are separate
hostels for boys and girls with a capacity of 1000 each. The Institution offers ample facilities for conducting all
kinds of sports and cultural activities like Basket ball, Volley Ball, Cricket, Kho-Kho etc.

The Central Library has an area of 1155 sq.m and is fully automated. 20 computers are available in the Digital
Library with Internet facility to access the e-resources. The Institution allocates funds towards the purchase of
books/e-books and subscriptions to journals/e-journals.

The Institution has 2041 computer systems out of which 1947 computer systems are exclusive for students in
the ratio of 1:2 in the laboratories with 8 higher end servers. The Institution is fortified by SOPHOS XG230
firewall for network security, 1 Gbps Wi-Fi facility through various access points for the faculty and students’

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utility and supports online mode of teaching and learning process.

The maintenance of physical, academic and support facilities are carried out by the respective departments with
the help of technical and non-technical staff on daily basis and periodically.

Student Support and Progression

Students are the majority among the stakeholders of the Institution, so the institution has been implementing
measures like student empowerment, inclusive practices and skill development that are student-supportive and
student-centric.

The Institution ensures prompt application schedule and payment of SC/ST/BC/EBC/PH scholarships provided
by the State & Central Governments. Merit scholarships for meritorious students are provided and scholarships
by NGOs are also liaised by the Institution. 51% of the total students have been benefited from such schemes
during the last five assessment years.

The Training & Placement Cell empowers the students on regular basis to be job-ready through their intensive
CRT and other training programmes like soft skills, language and communication skills, life skills and
awareness of trends in technologies along with coaching for competitive examinations every year and conducts
many programmes towards career counselling. 81% of placements have been achieved in the past 5 years.

The Student Affairs Cell caters to their personal values like leadership, comradeship, sportsmanship and
celebration of togetherness among the students. 43 co–curricular, extra–curricular and sports activities are being
conducted during the last five years to facilitate their holistic development and emerge as a socially matured
individual. Our students are not only bright in academics but also are talented in extra-curricular and co-
curricular activities. 63 awards and accolades have been received by our students for outstanding performance
in sports and cultural activities during the last five years

The Women-Protection & Internal-Complaint Cell is vigilant in sensing gender menaces in any form and is
quick to adopt practical measures in gender sensitization and abolishment of sexual harassment. The Anti-
Ragging Committee ensures a ragging-free campus and this committee directly takes up issues for a speedy
resolution of the same.

The Institution has an active Alumni Association and the main objective of the Association is to bridge the gap
between the Institution and the alumni. The alumni contribute both financially and intellectually. Their
financial contribution to the institute is Rs. 50,39,000/- during the last five assessment years and their academic
support includes guest lectures, placements etc., to the Institution. The alumni are actively involved in various
events either as resource persons, judges or facilitators for extra-curricular activities.

Governance, Leadership and Management

The Institution has systematic policies and procedures of administration with constituted institutional bodies of
which the Governing Body is highly authoritative. The Secretary & Correspondent of the Society is the
Chairman of the Governing Body as per norms. The Principal is the ex-officio secretary of the Governing Body
and academic & administrative head who holds powers to access and intervene as decisive authority of the
administrative and academic councils.

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The Director advices the Management and directs the Principal on academic, administrative and developmental
activities based on the latest trends in education.

There are long-term and annual strategic perspective plans for continuous improvement and to realize the
Vision, Mission and Quality Policy.

8 Cells and 21 Committees are constituted to promote faculty vitality.

Financial support for conferences, workshops and membership fees of professional bodies from 2018 to 2023 is
Rs.13,15,100.

Finance and Planning Committee reviews funding pattern, provides guidelines and strategies for mobilizing
resources to implement strategic plan and towards the fulfillment of its Vision and Mission.

Internal and external audits are conducted annually on the financial transactions. Half-yearly internal audit by
the internal financial committee and external audit is conducted once in every year by external auditor M/s. P R
Chandra & Co. (M. No. 230754).

IQAC conducts internal audit and supports external academic audit conducted by JNTUH. The achievements of
IQAC from 2018 to 2023 are:

MOU with SK University, Nellore, AP and established an incubation centre for research.

1361Research publications.
14600 certifications by faculty and students through online learning resources.

Infrastructure expenditure is 25.79 crores.

The placements figures are 396 to 600.

21 faculty members were awarded Ph.D.’s

14 government funded research/consultancy projects amounting to Rs. 1.30 crores

The ISO certification are

ISO 9001: 2015 andISO 14001:2015 certifications in 2020 valid till 2023
ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001:2015 andISO 50001:2018certifications in 2023 valid till 2026

IQAC conducted Green, environmental, energy, gender and disability audits with the help of external agencies.

Institutional Values and Best Practices

The Institutional Values and Best Practices strengthen the teaching-learning environment. The practices
followed to strengthen the academic atmosphere are:

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The Institution conducts gender equity programmes under women protection cell every year to provide safety
and security to the girl students and counselling by a trained external mentor.

Implementation of solid, liquid, bio-medical and e- wastes management in-line with Green Campus Policy.

The Institution takes all the necessary measures to conserve rainwater.

Plastic usage is strictly prohibited to sustain clean environment.

Power saving measures taken is solar energy, automatic light controller, automatic water level controller, and
use of LED bulbs and equipment.

Lift, ramp and washroom facility including for differently-abled persons

Scribes for examination and counseling facility for the differently-abled persons

Awareness programmes workshops, training programmes for environment protection

Health awareness campaigns, skill development programmes etc., for the welfare of local community.

Specific Code of Conduct for the stakeholders. Courses on Universal Human Values & Professional Ethics,
Constitution of India to technical graduates as part of the curricula

An external organization, Greenvio Solutions, conducts the following audits and provides the certificates and
reports for the same:

1. Energy Audit
2. Environmental Audit
3. Green Audit
4. Gender Audit
5. Disability Audit

CMRIT implemented many best practices to sustain the academic environment that enables full-fledged
nurturing of the learners. Some such distinctive practices from among the many implemented in the institute are
as follows:

Life Skills Lab activities enabling every learner improve communication skills in English
Inclusion of Employability Skills as part of the curriculum for real-life work culture
Campus Recruitment Training from First B.Tech. first semester
Women empowerment with more than 50% women faculty members
Motivation to all the staff members and the students to complete value added courses through
Coursera,MOOCs through NPTEL, etc
Digital evaluation for both CIE and SEE to ensure transparency
Annual Upgradation of computers
Sharing the Hostel and Transport facilities with CMR group.
The CBCAS is a single platform used for multitude of tasks.

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2. PROFILE
2.1 BASIC INFORMATION
Name and Address of the College

Name CMR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Address Kandlakoya (Village) Medchal (District)

City Hyderabad

State Telangana

Pin 501401

Website www.cmrithyderabad.edu.in

Contacts for Communication

Designation Name Telephone with Mobile Fax Email


STD Code

Principal B. 08418-200720 9247961234 08418-20024 principalcmrit@gm


Satyanarayan 0 ail.com
a

IQAC / CIQA K. Praveen 08418-200720 9491545650 08418-20024 iqac@cmritonline.a


coordinator Kumar 0 c.in

Status of the Institution

Institution Status Private and Self Financing

Type of Institution

By Gender Co-education

By Shift Regular

Recognized Minority institution

If it is a recognized minroity institution No

Establishment Details

Date of Establishment, Prior to the Grant of 10-02-2005


'Autonomy'

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Date of grant of 'Autonomy' to the College by UGC 13-06-2017

University to which the college is affiliated

State University name Document

Telangana Jawaharlal Nehru Technological View Document


University

Telangana Jawaharlal Nehru Technological No File Found


University

Details of UGC recognition

Under Section Date View Document

2f of UGC 11-10-2013 View Document

12B of UGC 11-10-2013 View Document

Details of recognition/approval by stationary/regulatory bodies like


AICTE,NCTE,MCI,DCI,PCI,RCI etc(other than UGC)

Statutory Recognition/Appr Day,Month and Validity in Remarks


Regulatory oval details Instit year(dd-mm- months
Authority ution/Department yyyy)
programme

AICTE View Document 02-06-2023 12

AICTE View Document 02-06-2023 12

Recognitions

Is the College recognized by UGC as a College with No


Potential for Excellence(CPE)?

Is the College recognized for its performance by any No


other governmental agency?

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Location and Area of Campus

Campus Type Address Location* Campus Area in Built up Area in


Acres sq.mts.

Main campus Kandlakoya (Village) Medchal Rural 10.16 31132.7


area (District)

2.2 ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Details of Programmes Offered by the College (Give Data for Current Academic year)

Programme Name of Pro Duration in Entry Medium of Sanctioned No.of


Level gramme/Co Months Qualificatio Instruction Strength Students
urse n Admitted

UG BTech,Electr 48 Intermediate English 180 180


onics And Co or Equivalent
mmunication
Engineering

UG BTech,Comp 48 Intermediate English 240 240


uter Science or Equivalent
And
Engineering

UG BTech,Comp 48 Intermediate English 180 180


uter Science or Equivalent
And
Engineering
Artificial
Intelligence
And Machine
Learning

UG BTech,Comp 48 Intermediate English 180 180


uter Science or Equivalent
And
Engineering
Data Science

UG BTech,Comp 48 Intermediate English 60 60


uter Science or Equivalent
And
Engineering
Cyber
Security

UG BTech,Artifi 0 Intermediate 120 120


cial or Equivalent

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Intelligence
And Machine
Learning

PG Mtech,Comp 24 UG English 12 4
uter Science
And
Engineering

PG Mtech,Vlsi 24 UG English 12 2

PG MBA,Master 24 UG English 120 120


Of Business
Administrati
on

Position Details of Faculty & Staff in the College

Teaching Faculty

Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor


Male Female Others Total Male Female Others Total Male Female Others Total

Sanctioned by the 0 0 0
UGC /University
State Government

Recruited 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yet to Recruit 0 0 0
Sanctioned by the 27 38 216
Management/Soci
ety or Other
Authorized
Bodies

Recruited 13 5 0 18 20 10 0 30 93 115 0 208


Yet to Recruit 9 8 8

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Non-Teaching Staff

Male Female Others Total


Sanctioned by the UGC 0
/University State
Government

Recruited 0 0 0 0
Yet to Recruit 0
Sanctioned by the 97
Management/Society or
Other Authorized
Bodies

Recruited 43 54 0 97
Yet to Recruit 0

Technical Staff

Male Female Others Total


Sanctioned by the UGC 0
/University State
Government

Recruited 0 0 0 0
Yet to Recruit 0
Sanctioned by the 65
Management/Society or
Other Authorized
Bodies

Recruited 13 47 0 60
Yet to Recruit 5

Qualification Details of the Teaching Staff

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Permanent Teachers

Highest Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor


Qualificatio
n

Male Female Others Male Female Others Male Female Others Total

D.sc/D.Litt/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LLD/DM/M
CH

Ph.D. 13 5 0 20 10 0 2 3 0 53

M.Phil. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 9

PG 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 107 0 194

UG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Temporary Teachers

Highest Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor


Qualificatio
n

Male Female Others Male Female Others Male Female Others Total

D.sc/D.Litt/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LLD/DM/M
CH

Ph.D. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M.Phil. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Part Time Teachers

Highest Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor


Qualificatio
n

Male Female Others Male Female Others Male Female Others Total

D.sc/D.Litt/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LLD/DM/M
CH

Ph.D. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M.Phil. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Details of Visting/Guest Faculties

Number of Visiting/Guest Faculty Male Female Others Total


engaged with the college?
0 0 0 0

Provide the Following Details of Students Enrolled in the College During the Current Academic Year

Programme From the State From Other NRI Students Foreign Total
Where College States of India Students
is Located

UG Male 584 28 0 0 612


Female 364 14 0 0 378
Others 0 0 0 0 0

PG Male 60 2 0 0 62
Female 58 6 0 0 64
Others 0 0 0 0 0

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Provide the Following Details of Students admitted to the College During the last four Academic
Years

Category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

SC Male 59 56 51 46

Female 52 45 52 43

Others 0 0 0 0

ST Male 19 21 28 21

Female 11 22 15 15

Others 0 0 0 0

OBC Male 107 111 121 94

Female 109 104 98 87

Others 0 0 0 0

General Male 370 367 359 225

Female 365 368 352 257

Others 0 0 0 0

Others Male 30 29 13 11

Female 28 27 14 9

Others 0 0 0 0

Total 1150 1150 1103 808

2.3 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTS

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Department Name Upload Report

Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning View Document

Computer Science And Engineering View Document

Computer Science And Engineering Artificial View Document


Intelligence And Machine Learning

Computer Science And Engineering Cyber Security View Document

Computer Science And Engineering Data Science View Document

Electronics And Communication Engineering View Document

Master Of Business Administration View Document

Vlsi View Document

Institutional preparedness for NEP

1. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary: In CMR Institute of Technology multidisciplinary


education is offered to the students in order to
enhance their interdisciplinary skills through learning
courses. Multidisciplinary education to the students
in the Institution is offered through Choice Based
Credit System (CBCS). Under CBCS, the students
have flexibility in learning courses offered by other
disciplines. Hence, the students are given the
provision to add extra courses during a semester. The
list of elective courses offered by other disciplines are
offered as open electives where students from any
discipline can learn and credits earned by the students
are accounted for the award of degree. Students are
permitted to learn online courses offered through
Swayam-NPTEL, Coursera, etc, . Additional skill
enhancement courses are offered to students by
industry experts in order to empower the industry
readiness among the students. Students are also
permitted to attend industry internship to have
practical exposure for improving the employability
skills. The curricula offered by the Institution are
designed with diverse perspectives of cross cutting
issues such as human values & professional ethics
and life skills. Hence, the multidisciplinary approach
promotes the flexibility in learning enabling lifelong
learning among the students. The academic
curriculum with interdisciplinary enrichment enables
the students to learn various course of interest and
apply the knowledge and skills in the own discipline

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of study. The introduction courses in the curricula of


R17, R18, R20 and R22 related to environment such
as Environmental Science, Disaster Management,
Environmental Hazards and Management,
Environmental Impact Assessment, Non-
Conventional Energy Sources, Green Building
Technologies, etc, impart environmental education
among the students. Additionally, the value based
education is offered through courses including NSS
& Yoga, Human Values & Professional Ethics,
Gender Sensitization, Indian Culture & Constitution
are offered as mandatory courses where the students
learn about the involvement and service to the
community. Additionally the students are provided
with sufficient awareness about various societal
challenges though various outreach activities. Hence,
it transforms the students into responsible citizens
and also plays a vital role in development of
sustainable societies in and around the surroundings
of the Institution.

2. Academic bank of credits (ABC): The mobility of students between programmes by


storing and transferring the credits for the award of
the degree is facilitated with the use of Academic
Bank of Credits (ABC). Hence, it supports for any-
time, any-where, and any-level learning. ABC will
facilitate mobility among the students and the
recognition of credits earned by students across
Higher Education Institutions. At CMR Institute of
Technology, an awareness programme is planned to
promote flexibility in curricula framework and
interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary academic
mobility among the students. The new regulation R22
is proposed in the Institution for academic year
2022-23. In the proposed regulation R22 it is planned
to offer minor degree/honors degree as per the norms
of the AICTE and JNTUH. The proposed regulation
for the minor degree includes list of courses in
emerging / multidisciplinary areas including
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Cyber
Security, Data Science, IOT, etc with 18-20 credits.
The minor degree is to be offered to students of
different disciplines. Additionally, minor courses
must be completed in parallel with the major degree
courses. Also, after the completion of major degree,
minor degree cannot be earned. The students learning
advanced courses in the same discipline with
additional credits of 18-20 earns the honors degree.

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The minor/honors degree can be offered to the


students after the approval of academic council and
governing council. The credits of every student are
maintained in the Institution to support for the award
of minor/honors degree. The academic bank of
credits ensures flexibility in learning and favors for
skill up-gradation in any discipline of interest in
order to gear-up the students to be industry ready.
The Institution also encourages the students to learn
courses offered by Swayam-NPTEL.

3. Skill development: The skill development initiatives focus on the


NEP-2020 by the GOI, and pave the way for building
a strong and progressive nation. The holistic skill
development of youth from all strides of education is
the determining factor to realize the objective of
‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (Self-reliant Nation). CMRIT
provides various courses and programs that are
designed to help students develop their skills. These
include Value added courses, internship programs,
and industry-focused training etc. In line with the
regulations of the NEP (NEP), the institute has
introduced various skill oriented courses. These
courses help students develop their skills leading to
enhancement of their employability factor. Through
its partnership with industry, a variety of programs
and projects have been initiated to gear-up the
students with the requirements of global employment
scenario. In the first year of engineering, students are
given inputs on the importance of various
professional skills and multidisciplinary learning
experience. Micro projects are part and parcel of lab
courses in addition to mandatory courses. Industry
involved project laboratories are established to
provide with the necessary simulation and practical
skills. Projects/ Internship programs acquaint the
students with real life problem-solving skills and
enhance their core competency. Technical
exhibitions/poster presentations/ fests/events are also
organized in addition to technical training sessions,
personality/career development programmes and
CRT for professional/career advancement.

4. Appropriate integration of Indian Knowledge CMRIT cherishes national heritage, values, ethics,
system (teaching in Indian Language, culture, using tradition and culture through courses environmental
online course): sciences and disaster management, Indian culture and
constitution , gender sensitization in addition to
various programs on human values & professional
ethics, societal awareness camps through

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NSS/Scouts/NGOs/ cultural & technical clubs


throughout academic year as the students hail from
diverse linguistic backgrounds which facilitates a
cultural conglomeration and to acquaint themselves
with cultures and languages. CMRIT stands for
organizing various multi cultural festivals and events,
such as traditional day, Dushara , Deepavali, Ganesh
Chaturthi, Christmas Eve, Ramadan etc. The institute
hosts the National festivals, events, Women's Day,
Voters day, Constitution day, Save Water campaign,
Telanganaku Haritha-Haram, World Environment
day, safety week, Swatchaa Pakwada, Swatcha
Bharath, Azadi ka Amrith Mahatosav and other
cultural/technical fests. These activities offer students
an exposure to experience different aspects to
discover India. Hence, these courses support for
enrichment of knowledge, awareness and expertise to
be transferred from one generation to another
generation across the community of the country.

5. Focus on Outcome based education (OBE): CCMR Institute of Technology (CMRIT) is already
in line with the Outcome Based Education (OBE)
system. CMRIT secured a place in the Gold Band of
the ‘R’ World Institutional Ranking list, 2023.
Vision and Mission of the Departments are framed in-
line with the Institute’s Vision and Mission. The
Institute has also been thrice accredited by NBA-
twice under tier 2 and once under tier 1. Program
Educational Objectives (PEOs) and Program Specific
Outcomes (PSOs) are also framed by every
department to achieve the vision and the mission.
Course Outcome (CO) statements are framed for
every course and are mapped to 12 Program
Outcomes (POs) given by NBA/Washington accord.
Based on formative and summative assessments, the
set target levels and set attainment levels for a
program, attainment levels of POs and PSOs of all
the courses of a program are computed. The Choice
Based Credit System (CBCS) is introduced from the
academic year 2016 for all the UG and PG
programmes. The objective of competency based
education will focus on an integration of outcome
goals in terms of specific skills, instructional
experiences to teach the outcomes and assessment
process. The OBE mainly focuses on measuring
student performance at different levels on the aspects
of Transparency and Flexibility. Transparency:
Focusing on results, OBE generates a transparent

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anticipation of the top results. Students can


understand what they expect, and teachers can
understand what they require to demonstrate
throughout the course. Transparency is crucial as it is
essential to be clear in each category, so that learners
are able to advance and also to describe all the data
and abilities necessary to accomplish this outcome.
Flexibility: The teachers can make their classes
according to the student’s desires by reading clearly
what needs to be done. Analysis: In OBE, the course
instructors will analyze the results a student has
accomplished to identify in which area they are
upgraded and to analyze the talent and provide
individual assistance to meet their requirements.
These activities will help teachers and the Institution
to monitor the overall development and enhancement
of skills among the students. Involvement: Student
contribution in an institution is also an essential
component of OBE. Student’s measure exactly
should attempt to learn to them, so that the basics are
fully understood. Enthusiastic involvement of
students permits them to understand their
responsibility towards studies so that they will
improve a lot through this individual thinking and
focus on education.

6. Distance education/online education: Online teaching and learning has emerged as an


important tool for students' learning, remotely.
Institute made use of digital and e-learning systems
since 2018 itself. However, few more lessons learnt
from COVID pandemic also helped the institution to
implement the same with vigour and rigour in the
interest of its stakeholder’s performance. The faculty
members make use of ICT in their TLP in addition to
the traditional pedagogy and CMRIT introduced
online evaluation system. The institute encourages
self-learning culture where both faculty and students
use various resources such as e-books, videos, and
online journals to develop knowledge. The
institution’s library OPAC
https://dhondi.cmrithyderabad.edu.in/library and
college data share provide NPTEL videos, web
courses, useful links and link to other reputed
libraries for effective online learning. This Institution
library is a member of DELNET for resource sharing.
In addition, the institute supports the use of learning
management systems like Swayam-NPTEL, edX,
Coursera, etc. to help in improving the efficiency of

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the teaching and learning process. In line with the


NEP's call for investments in digital infrastructure,
the faculty members are being trained on various
digital repositories. Using Lecture Capturing System
(LCS) of this Institution anyone can record lectures,
flip classrooms, capture student assignments, and
engage faculty, students, communities, alumni, and
others. This system is also enhancing the learning
process and improves students’ achievement.

Institutional Initiatives for Electoral Literacy

1. Whether Electoral Literacy Club (ELC) has been The institute has established Electoral Literacy Club
set up in the College? during the academic year 2021-22 with the purpose to
build an active democratic environment. The prime
aim behind this is to promote the importance of
electoral literacy among students. It is to engage the
students in experimental hands-on learning activities.
The institute is making its efforts for the new voters
to be confident and to make them know how it affects
the development of the country. It is an
acknowledgment of the students to know the
importance of their votes, and the significance of the
sanctity and secrecy of votes. It is a kind of
conviction to make the students more mature, and
competent. The institute is trying to increase
Electoral registration by conducting various
activities. The institute aims to conduct workshops
for the students regarding the handling of Electronic
Voting Machines (EVM).

2. Whether students’ co-ordinator and co-ordinating Electoral Committee: Electoral Literacy Club is
faculty members are appointed by the College and established in the institute during the academic year
whether the ELCs are functional? Whether the ELCs 2021-22. The objective of the Club is to create
are representative in character? awareness about voting, its importance and the value
of Democracy through organizing various events.
Following are the representatives of the Cell. The
student representatives arealso representing actively.
1. Dr. Prasad Janga Coordinator 2. Ms. O. Nikhila
Asst. Coordinator 3. Dr. R Anantha Lakshmi
Member 4. Dr.T. Anil Kumar Member 5. Mr. Mani
Sai , 6. Mr.Abhinav, student representative.

3. What innovative programmes and initiatives The ELC organizes the following activities to
undertaken by the ELCs? These may include acknowledge the importance of democracy and
voluntary contribution by the students in electoral voting. a. Voter's Day: The departments from social

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processes-participation in voter registration of sciences organize Voters Day on 25th January with a
students and communities where they come from, focus on the significance of democracy and the
assisting district election administration in conduct of individual responsibility of voting for being a
poll, voter awareness campaigns, promotion of responsible voter. The rights and duties of voters are
ethical voting, enhancing participation of the under highlighted to aware the youth of the principles of
privileged sections of society especially transgender, democracy. b. Human Rights Day: The institutional
commercial sex workers, disabled persons, senior ELC celebrates Human Rights Day for the awakening
citizens, etc. of human rights on 10th December. Eminent
personalities from the Judiciary are invited to
enlighten the thoughts on Human rights. c. Indian
Constitutional Day: The ELC organizes Indian
Constitution Day on 26th November to acknowledge
the importance of the Constitution. d. Legal
Awareness Program: The ELC and Women Cell
jointly organized a Legal Awareness Program for
Women during the academic year 2021-22. e. Rallies:
ELC organizes rallies to inform the people about the
value of their votes and rights with the help of
slogans and banners for the smooth functioning of
democracy.

4. Any socially relevant projects/initiatives taken by The ELC of the institute organized a program on’
College in electoral related issues especially research Voters Rights and Duties’ on 14th Feb. 2023 to cope
projects, surveys, awareness drives, creating content, with awareness of voting at Sitariguda village,
publications highlighting their contribution to Medchal Dist by inviting officials of the village.
advancing democratic values and participation in Students’ Meet: The ELC conducted a special
electoral processes, etc. program to increase the number of voters by
personally meeting the students and the parents of the
surrounding villages.

5. Extent of students above 18 years who are yet to be The institute ELC has conducted street plays to create
enrolled as voters in the electoral roll and efforts by awareness on the importance of voting. The ELC is
ELCs as well as efforts by the College to planning to adopt nearby villages and appoint the
institutionalize mechanisms to register eligible students as coordinators of their respective villages to
students as voters. register the eligible students for voting. The ELC in
the future will organize workshops by inviting a
revenue officer to guide the newly eligible voters.

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Extended Profile
1 Students
1.1

Number of students on rolls year wise during last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

4211 3862 3531 3185 3209

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Number of final year outgoing students year wise during last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

874 907 932 840 814

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2 Teachers
2.1

Number of full time teachers year wise during the last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

256 260 252 232 226

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Total number of full time teachers worked/working in the institution (without repeat count) during last
five years:

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3 Institution
3.1

Total expenditure excluding salary year wise during the last five years (INR in lakhs)

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

2613.68578 1877.15408 902.66484 971.02866 1056.41866

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4. Quality Indicator Framework(QIF)


Criterion 1 - Curricular Aspects

1.1 Curriculum Design and Development


1.1.1

Curricula developed and implemented have relevance to the local, regional, national, and global
developmental needs, which is reflected in the Programme outcomes (POs) and Course
Outcomes(COs) of the Programmes offered by the institution

Response:

CMR Institute of Technology (CMRIT) established in the year 2005 is located in Kandlakoya Village,
Medchal Road, Hyderabad with a vision to create global technocrats for societal needs. In the growth
phase, curricula development is focused on aspirations of students for knowledge and skill enhancement.
The curricula is prepared and updated periodically based on the feedback of stakeholders.

Implementation of OBE in the Curriculum:


In the initial phase for ensuring academic quality, the focus is on the design of the curriculum and
structure for all courses (Core, Open & Professional Electives and Mandatory-Courses) as per the
AICTE/UGC/JNTUH regulations.
In the next phase, Program Educational Objectives (PEOs), Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
for each program; COs for every course are defined as per NBA norms. The COs are mapped
with the POs of NBA and PSOs of the program.
Effective implementation of OBE ensures that graduating engineers have all POs meant to
compete on a global platform. Specific to every program, PEOs are measured through
performance of the alumni.

The Institute keenly observes the attainments of PEOs, POs and PSOs for the respective programs which
in turn relate to the Vision and Mission of the Institution as well as the Departments.

Curriculum Design Process:


Effective curricula and syllabi are designed in Board of Studies (BOS) meeting conducted periodically
based on the inputs from JNTUH-nominee, Experts from Industry & Academia and Alumni. The BOS
recommended curricula and syllabi are presented in the Academic Council meeting for final approval.
The Academic Council after deliberations, recommends modifications and suggestions for the
implementation of the same.

The curricula and syllabi have been revised to meet the global needs in the years 2017, 2018, 2020 and
2022 represented as R17, R18, R20 and R22 respectively. The average percentage of syllabus revision
from R17 to R22 is 58.16%. The design of curricula is focused on providing hands-on experience to
students through the introduction of four labs system per semester along with submission of micro
projects at the end of each lab course. The task/case-study based approach is implemented for theory

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courses to provide real life experience. The curricula of all the programmes are designed and updated
with an emphasis on employability and higher education as the students are from varied backgrounds.
This academic flexibility facilitates the introduction of new courses based on the industry requirements
and the global needs.

Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) supports industry requirements and helps students develop specific
skill sets. Open-electives, internships and mandatory-courses like Gender Sensitization, Technology
Exploration for Social Innovation are offered in R18. Collaborative learning is encouraged through open-
electives from among which the students have a choice to opt. Overall development of students is
achieved through NSS, club-activities, department-association and extension-programmes. Further
students are motivated to enroll in online and self-study courses through SWAYAM-NPTEL,
Coursera, etc.

Aptitude, soft-skills and life-skills courses are offered as mandatory courses from second-year onwards
to improve students’ employability skills. They are provided with entrepreneurship-skills through
mandatory-courses along with Innovation and Start-ups. Mini-projects, lab-integrated courses, all enrich
the curricula for experiential learning among students. Centers of excellence have also been established
for technical-skill development among the faculty and the students.

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1.1.2

The programmes offered by the institution focus on employability/ entrepreneurship/ skill


development and their course syllabi are adequately revised to incorporate contemporary
requirements

Response:

The Institution provides courses that are designed to improve students' employability and skill
development to enable them excel in their careers.

These educational offerings gear-up the students with essential abilities, and assist them to adopt a
positive outlook in their professional life. Students who have taken entrepreneurship courses are likely to
be job creators than job seekers. The skill development programmes give students a leg up in their field.

R22 Regulations
The B.Tech. Program includes courses like English for Skill Enhancement, English Language Laboratory
for Effective Communication, Advanced English Communication Skills Laboratory. These courses help
the students become strong in their communication skills.

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Courses like Employability Skills-I and Employability Skills-II offered in their second-year help the
students gain strong knowledge and improve their Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills.

Courses like Design Thinking for Innovation and Startups, Entrepreneurship and IPR help the students to
focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

R20 Regulations
Courses like English for Engineers, English Language and Communication Skills Laboratory, Business
Communication Skills Laboratory strengthened the student’s Communication Skills to meet the real life
challenges.

Courses like Aptitude and Critical Thinking Skills Laboratory in second year and Coding Skills during
their third year helped the students to gain strong knowledge and improve their logical, analytical and
critical thinking skills.

Courses like Social Innovation Laboratory helped the students to focus on to Entrepreneurship.

R18 Regulations
Courses like English, English Language and Communication skills Laboratory, Advanced English
Communication Skills Laboratory and Technical Writing Skills Laboratory helped the students to
become strong in their Communication.

Courses like Employability Skills I and Employability Skills II during their third year helped the students
to gain strong knowledge and improve logical, analytical and critical thinking skills.

Courses like Technology Exploration for Social Innovation Laboratory – I and Technology Exploration
for Social Innovation Laboratory – II helped the students to focus on Entrepreneurship.

R17 Regulations
Courses like Professional Communication in English, English Language Communication Skills
Laboratory and Advanced English Communication Skills Laboratory laid a strong foundation in their
Communication.

Courses like Verbal Ability, Analytical Ability in second year, Soft Skills and Quantitative Aptitude in
third year helped the students to gain strong knowledge and improved their Critical Thinking and
Analytical Skills.

Courses like Technology Exploration for Social Innovation Laboratory – I and Technology Exploration
for Social Innovation Laboratory – II helped the students to focus on Entrepreneurship.

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1.2 Academic Flexibility


1.2.1

Percentage of new courses introduced out of the total number of courses across all programmes
offered during the last five years

Response: 56

1.2.1.1 Number of new courses introduced during the last five years:

Response: 453

1.2.1.2 Consolidated number of courses offered by the institution across all Programmes (without
repeat count) during the last five years :

Response: 809

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1.3 Curriculum Enrichment


1.3.1

Institution integrates cross-cutting issues relevant to Professional Ethics, Gender, Human Values,
Environment and Sustainability and other value framework enshrined in Sustainable Development
Goals and National Education Policy – 2020 into the Curriculum

Response:

The curricula of the Institution ingrain high importance not only for the technical aspects but, also for life

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skills and sustainability aspect which addresses the environment related and energy related issues. The
curricula pertaining to life skills which addresses professional ethics, gender, Universal Human Values
(UHV) are offered are known as cross cutting issues.

The primary goal of the Human Values and Professional Ethics in engineering program is to instill
ethical concepts and obligations such as moral qualities, interpersonal skills, standards that engineers
must uphold in their professional capacities and codes of ethics, where as the awareness-raising
programs address gender-related concerns. All students enhance their professional knowledge from the
social facets information offered to them. A course on Professional Ethics and Human Values has been
added to the curriculum to foster a comprehensive outlook on self-discovery among students as well as
with family members. For the faculty that oversees these courses necessary training has been provided to
acquire the needed competency.

Student organizations including Institution Innovation Cell (IIC), Entrepreneurship Development Cell
(EDC), Swachh Bharat, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) etc., strive to promote the importance of
environmental conservation and human values. The professional engineering solutions' influence on
environmental and societal viewpoints is enforced in the environmental science and disaster management
course, which also demonstrates the need for sustainable development.

The R17 to R22 curricula include courses like Environmental Science & Disaster Management that
educate students about the environment. In addition, value-based education is provided through courses
like Human Values & Professional Ethics, the Indian Culture & Constitution, where students learn about
community involvement and service. Additionally, through a variety of outreach initiatives, students are
given sufficient knowledge about societal issues. As a result, students develop into responsible citizens
and contribute significantly to the growth of sustainable societies.

Multidisciplinary education encourages flexibility in learning and enables students to continue learning
throughout their lives. Students can learn about a variety of topics of interest and use their knowledge
and abilities in their own field of study due to the academic curriculum's interdisciplinary enrichment
culture.

The “plant a tree” initiative has been successfully implemented on our campus to teach the students
about environmental sustainability. All engineering and technology disciplines have offered
environmental science & disaster management, human values & professional ethics and the Indian
culture & constitution as per AICTE's mandated criteria.

The institution has been strengthened in this way by the addition of curricula and syllabi that represent
crucial, intersecting issues relating to the environment, ethics and human values.

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Number of certificate/value added courses/Diploma Programmes offered by the institutions and


online courses of MOOCs, SWAYAM/e-PG Pathshala/ NPTEL and other recognized platforms
(without repeat count) where the students of the institution have enrolled and successfully
completed during the last five years.

Response: 148

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1.3.3

Percentage of programmes that have components of field projects / research projects / internships
during the last five years.

Response: 100

1.3.3.1 Total Number of programmes that have components of field projects / research projects /
internships (without repeat count) during the last five years

Response: 9

1.3.3.2 Total Number of programmes offered (without repeat count) during the last five years

Response: 9

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submitted by the students

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1.4 Feedback System


1.4.1

Structured feedback for curriculum and its transaction is regularly obtained from stakeholders
like Students, Teachers, Employers, Alumni, Academic peers etc., and Feedback processes of the
institution may be classified as follows:

Response: A. Feedback collected, analysed, action taken & communicated to the relevant bodies and
feedback hosted on the institutional website

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Alumni etc.

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Criterion 2 - Teaching-learning and Evaluation

2.1 Student Enrollment and Profile


2.1.1

Enrolment percentage

Response: 95.83

2.1.1.1 Number of seats filled year wise during last five years (Only first year admissions to be
considered)

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

1116 1116 1103 808 888

2.1.1.2 Number of sanctioned seats year wise during last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

1116 1116 1158 918 942

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2.1.2

Percentage of seats filled against reserved categories (SC, ST, OBC etc.) as per applicable
reservation policy for the first year admission during the last five years

Response: 90.85

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2.1.2.1 Number of actual students admitted from the reserved categories in the first year of the
programme year wise during the last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

381 381 392 319 324

2.1.2.2 Number of seats earmarked for reserved category as per GoI/State Govt. rule year wise
during the last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

421 421 435 346 355

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2.2 Catering to Student Diversity


2.2.1

The institution assesses the learning levels of the students and organises special Programmes to
cater to differential learning needs of the student

Response:

CMRIT offers admissions to students based on AICTE/TS-Govt./JNTUH norms under the convener

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(70%) and management (30%) quota. The admitted students are a typical mixture of varied ability and
differ from each other in terms of cognitive development and articulation of understanding the concepts
which will have great impact in the outcome and their development. CMRIT takes utmost care to nurture
students holistically and strategies are devised to provide satisfaction to all the stakeholders.

Once admission process is completed, a two week induction programme is conducted to create awareness
and orient the students towards professional education. As a part of this programme a diagnostic test is
conducted to test their Mathematical, English and Computer Applications Knowledge. Based on their
score range, they’re categorized as:

80% and above: Advanced Learners

Less than 80 and 50% and above: Average Learners

Below 50%: Slow-Pace Learners

Further, in every semester, students’ academic performance is assessed in each subject based on the first
mid evaluation and they are categorized as either slow-pace learners (<50%), average learners (>=50%
and <80%), or advanced learners (>=80%).

Academic assistance is provided according to the category they are placed in. The strategies for each
category are stated below.

Strategies adopted for slow-pace learners:


Students are counselled by the faculty mentor regularly and by the Head of the Department on the
need basis.
The subject teachers conduct remedial classes so that the students have another opportunity to
learn the concepts and improve their performance.
Peer group learning is encouraged where the slow learners are paired with advanced learners to
enhance their learning abilities.
Apart from classroom learning, the students are also encouraged to study through e-learning.
Guest lectures by experts from both within and outside the institute are organized to improve the
conceptual understanding of the students.

Strategies adopted for average learners:


The average learners are teamed up with advanced learners and made to participate in
competitions to improve their confidence and gain experience from such interactions.
Attempts are made by teachers to identify their weak areas and give assignments that make them
study, analyze and come up with answers to the questions they find difficult
Guest lectures by experts from inside and outside the institute that are primarily meant for slow
learners also benefit these students.

Strategies adopted for advanced learners:


Students are encouraged to participate in hackathons, coding competitions to improve their

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logical skills and design thinking.


Students are exposed to recent technologies in their domain and interdisciplinary domains.
Students are encouraged to take up online courses in Swayam-NPTEL, Nvidia, Coursera, edX
and other online certifications.
Final semester courses are provided in the fast-track mode facilitating them to go for internships
and projects.
Advanced training sessions are conducted for students to grab highest package in leading MNCs.
Students are motivated to work on innovative projects.

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2.2.2

Student - Full time teacher ratio (Data for the latest completed academic year)

Response: 16.45

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2.3 Teaching- Learning Process


2.3.1

Student centric methods, such as experiential learning, participative learning and problem solving
methodologies are used for enhancing learning experience and teachers use ICT- enabled tools
including online resources for effective teaching and learning process

Response:

The faculty members adopt effective teaching methods such as lecture method, interactive method,

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project and field work method, computer-assisted method, experiment method etc for enhancing learning
experiences among the students. Most of the teachers use the conventional whiteboard-marker pen
teaching method particularly for numerical problem solving subjects. Apart from the conventional
methods the teachers use power point presentations, audio-visual, computer-based materials and you-tube
lectures to make learning interesting.

Some Student centric methods followed at the Institute are given below:

Experiential learning:
Experiential learning helps students to gain experiences related to the situations they might come across
in the real world. The typical experiential learning activities include field trips, student teaching,
interactive experiments and internships.

The curriculum of CMRIT is designed to provide hands on experience to students through the
introduction of four labs system per semester along with submission of micro projects at the end of each
lab course. The task/case-study based approach is implemented for theory courses to gain real life
experience. Apart from regular curriculum industrial visits are arranged where students learn from
observing the real-time implementation of the concepts they studied. Faculty members assist the students
during these visits to help them connect their conceptual understanding through their practical
observations of the industrial works.

Internship is mandatory for every student as it helps them gain valuable work experience and is carried
out during the summer vacation between fourth semester and fifth semester. The mini & major project
works are carried out during the seventh and eighth semesters to stimulate student’s interest on the
subject and provide students with opportunities of freedom of thought and free exchange of views.

Participative learning:
Participatory learning makes learning accessible and offers open participation, unbounded progression,
through different stages of achievement. The students are encouraged to participate in role plays, group
discussions, case studies, quizzes, flipped classes, seminars/conferences/workshops, professional
associations/club activities, sports and games, NSS/Scouts activities, fests/events, etc.

Problem solving methodologies:


Problem solving enables the students to define a problem; determine the cause of the problem, identify,
prioritize and select an alternate solution and implement the feasible one. Apart from regular classes the
students are encouraged to become competent by availing tutorial sessions to solve real world
challenging problems using the programming languages like C, Python, Java, Scripting languages, SQL,
Go programming, etc.

Case studies are given in the curriculum that help to develop logical thinking and analyze the problem
using the platforms like Hacker rank, code chef, Geeks for Geeks, and leet-code portals. In addition to
this inter-departmental codeathons, hackathons and programming challenges are organized to improve
students’ problem-solving ability.

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ICT enabled teaching:


Information Communication Technology (ICT) has a greater impact in student learning when all the
teachers are digitally literate and understand how to integrate ICT in curricula and teaching learning
process. These approaches can lead to higher-order thinking skills and help students to face the ongoing
technical challenges in the society and workplace as the entire world is becoming digital.

At CMRIT ICT enabled teaching includes usage of Wi-Fi enabled class rooms with LCD, language labs,
smart class rooms, seminar halls, modern pedagogy to enhance teaching-learning process. Students’
enrolment in Swayam-NPTEL/MOOC courses is encouraged under the guidance of faculty mentors.

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2.3.2

The institution adopts effective Mentor-Mentee Schemes to address academics and student-
psychological issues

Response:

The academic environment of 10+2 is different from professional education environment. The goal of a
professional institute is to train the students with professional skill, develop their overall personality and
make them employable. The students of the institute are from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and
the professional life is entirely new to them, as a result some students might face difficulties in the course
of their study. To overcome this situation, the institute has implemented Mentor-Mentee Program to
guide students. Mentoring provides students with emotional and instrumental support, guidance,
encouragement and better environment in the institute. A mentor plays a vital role in nurturing students
and has a positive impact on students’ persistence and academic achievement. A mentee can approach
mentor for both educational/personal guidance. It is conducted to help the students to strengthen their
varied capabilities and to build a strong interpersonal relationship between the faculty and students.

Mentoring mentee program at CMRIT is a structured programme in which each faculty is assigned with
the task of mentoring about 15-20 students. First year students will have mentors from first year
departments, when they move on to subsequent years they will be detached from the preceding mentors
and attached to succeeding faculty from that particular department.

The institute also appointed a psychologist to counsel the students at regular intervals in particular to
counsel the abnormal behaviors among the mentees as identified by the concerned mentors.

A mentor always focuses on the desirable benefits of the students and monitors closely their overall
performance.

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The roles and responsibilities of a mentor are to:

Meet the group of students at least twice a month.


Maintain mentees records comprising their personal details including address, contact numbers,
overall academic performance and progress.
Monitor, counsels, guides and motivates the students in all academic matters regularly.
Advise students regarding choice of electives, projects, summer training, etc.
Contact parents/guardians if the situation demands e.g. academic irregularities, negative
behavioral changes, and interpersonal relations, detrimental activities, academic performance, etc.
Forward the chronic mentee issues to the appointed psychologist.
Advise students in their
career development: regarding self-employment opportunities, entrepreneurship development,
morale, honesty and integrity required for career growth.
professional guidance: regarding professional goals, selection of career, higher education.
Maintains contact with the students even after their graduation.
Intimate HOD and suggest if any administrative action is called for.

Responsibilities of a Mentee are to :


Attend meetings regularly.
Fills personal information in the record at the time of joining the mentor- mentee system.
Provide details of attendance, continuous assessment, examination, co-curricular, extra- curricular
activities to the mentor whenever asked for.
Repose confidence in the mentor and seek mentor’s advice whenever required.

The role of HOD is to :


Conduct meeting with all mentors of the department at least once a month to review the proper
implementation of the system.
Advice mentors wherever necessary.
Initiate administrative action on a student when necessary.
Keep the Principal informed.

Student-psychological issues:
Awareness programs on psychological issues are conducted by eminent personalities from Heartfulness,
EKAM, Satyasai Sevasamithi, ISKCON, Brahmakumaris, and by appointed psychologist. These
programs also offer the students a way of relaxation from academic/non-academic stress. CMR Hospital
is accessible to students on faculty-mentor’s recommendation.

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2.3.3

Preparation and adherence of Academic Calendar and Teaching plans by the institution

Describe the Preparation and adherence to Academic Calendar and Teaching plans by the
institution.

Response:

The Institution prepares the academic calendar every year in advance. The IQAC Coordinator in
consultation with Heads of the Departments, Controller of Examinations and the Director/Principal
prepares the academic calendar. The academic calendar consists of working days, examinations dates,
festivals, holidays, vacation & reopening dates and circulates the same among the stakeholders. All the
academic activities of the Institution strictly adhere to the academic calendar. However, alterations are
made to cope with emergency situations.

Based on the academic calendar the concerned Heads of the Departments prepare the detailed schedule
for training & placement activities co-curricular activities like seminars, conferences, guest lectures,
workshops and industrial visits, extra-curricular activities like sports & games, technical fest, annual day,
parent-teacher-meet, graduation-day, alumni-meet at the Institute level and forward the same to IQAC
coordinator for approval.

Based on the total effective working days shown in the Academic calendar for a given semester the
HODs and senior colleagues prepare the time table to complete the syllabi of respective courses. Thus,
the academic calendar monitors the effective delivery of the academic program.

Preparation and Adherence of Teaching Plan


The concerned faculty members prepare micro-teaching plan of their respective subjects allotting 36-42
hours duration to complete the syllabus. These hours are distributed among class-room teaching, case-
studies, role-play, seminars/workshops and lab-session as per the subject requirements. These plans are
made in advance and serve as guidelines for conducting sessions.

The respective course coordinators, HODs and IQAC coordinator check the progress of each course,
ensures timely and effective completion of course in the specified time frame with perfect blend of
practical and theoretical inputs.

Every faculty member is provided the attendance registers for both theory and practical courses
which include:

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Vision and Mission of the Institution and that of the departments.


PEOs and PSOs.
Programme Outcomes and Course outcomes and their mapping.
Theory/Tutorial/Laboratory classes handled.
Lecture hour attendance.
Day-to-Day work evaluation for practical courses.
Performance analysis of students
Class/personal time-table.

Course files include:

Complete lecture plan.


Course material.
Content beyond the syllabus if covered.
CO-PO-PSO Attainment.
Guest-lectures arranged for various topics.
Experiential learning methodology used.
Model/previous-examination question papers.
Question Bank.
Video lectures links.
Additional information over and above the curriculum.

The above mentioned files are available with HODs for ready reference.

Academic Audit Cell constituted by the IQAC will audit the Academic plans of each faculty and the
audit reports are submitted to the Director/Principal and Heads of the departments for necessary follow
up action.

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2.4 Teacher Profile and Quality


2.4.1

Average percentage of full time teachers appointed against the number of sanctioned posts year
wise during the last five years

Response: 95

2.4.1.1 Number of sanctioned posts year wise during the last five years

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2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

281 272 264 244 234

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2.4.2

Percentage of full time teachers with Ph.D./D.Sc. / D.Litt./ L.L.D during the last five years

Response: 18.53

2.4.2.1 Number of full time teachers with Ph.D./D.Sc. / D.Litt./ L.L.D during the last five years

Response: 78

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UGC recognized universities

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2.4.3

Average teaching experience of full time teachers (Data to be provided only for the latest

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completed academic year, in number of years)

Response: 10.05

2.4.3.1 Total teaching experience of full-time teachers as of latest completed academic year

Response: 2572

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2.4.4

Percentage of full time teachers working in the institution throughout during the last five years

Response: 45.58

2.4.4.1 Number of full time teachers worked in the institution throughout during the last five
years:

Response: 103

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2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms


2.5.1

Average number of days from the date of last semester-end/ year- end examination till the last date
of declaration of results during the last five years

Response: 17.6

2.5.1.1 Number of days from the date of last semester-end/ year- end examination till the declaration
of results year-wise during the last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

17 18 17 19 17

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2.5.2

Percentage of student complaints/grievances about evaluation against total number appeared in


the examinations during the last five years

Response: 0.9

2.5.2.1 Number of complaints/grievances about evaluation year wise during last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

2 5 26 52 73

2.5.2.2 Number of students appeared in the examination conducted by the institution year wise
during the last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

4047 3735 3468 3158 3160

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2.5.3

IT integration and reforms in the examination procedures and processes including Continuous
Internal Assessment (CIA)/Formative Assessment have brought in considerable improvement in
Examination Management System (EMS) of the Institution

Describe the examination reforms with reference to the following within a minimum of 500 words

Examination procedures
Processes integrating IT
Continuous internal assessment system

Response:

Examination procedures
CMRIT adopts the following examination procedures for both Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) and
Semester End Examination (SEE).

The office of the Controller of Examinations (COE) will prepare a time-table to conduct CIE & SEE of
theory and lab examinations, evaluation etc based on the approved academic calendar. All the candidates
registered for the examination must follow the rules and regulations framed by the office of the COE.
Students have to register for both CIE & SEE as per academic schedule and the circular issued by the
office of COE. Hall tickets are issued prior to the commencement of examinations. Practical and project
viva-voce are conducted before the theory examinations but the order might be reversed if the situation
demands so.

Question papers are prepared as per the revised BTL and COs. The respective subject teachers prepare
two sets of soft copies of CIE question papers and mail them to official mail of COE one week before the
schedule.

For SEE, the question paper setters and examiners from various disciplines are appointed by the COE
after approval by the BOS. Question papers are scrutinized for any errors, if found, are rectified by
moderators appointed by the COE before the commencement of respective examination.

CIE and SEE are conducted by the office of the COE under the supervision of Principal. Two Additional
Controllers of Examinations are responsible for smooth conduct of examination process. After the

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examination the answer booklets are collected and immediately submitted to the office of the COE for
further proceedings.

After checking the number of answer scripts in each subject, they are deployed for digital evaluation.
Result processing is done immediately and a request is sent to the University Nominee to schedule a date
for the declaration of results.

Processes/Procedures integrating IT
The Examination Management System (EMS) is fully automated and is maintained to integrate many of
the activities of the CIE and SEE. EMS facilitates the following:

Course Registration by students.


Examination Registration by students.
Payment of Exam Fee by students.
Hall Ticket generation.
Bar coded sheet generation.
Absentees statements and D-Form generation.
Scanning, Coding and decoding of answer scripts.
Bundling of answer scripts subject wise.
Generation of bundle key for digital evaluation.
Online accessing and valuation of digital answer scripts by valuators.
Results tabulation.
Publication of results.
Results analysis branch wise and semester wise.
Revaluation registrations through online.
Issue of Transcripts.

CMRIT adopted single evaluation system of answer scripts from 2017 to 2018, and implemented
double evaluation system of answer scripts from 2018. After the declaration of results, the
students could opt for either revaluation or challenge evaluation. On the recommendations of the
Academic Council, the institute offers only challenge evaluation procedure due to double
evaluation of answer scripts w.e.f. 2021.

The IQAC conducts periodical examination audits to improve the examination system.

Continuous internal assessment system


The Process of CIE is available in the website of the Institution in a detailed manner.

The CIE for both theory and practical includes internal tests, presentations/seminars and assignments.

For theory subjects, the CIE consists of Part-A & Part-B. Part-A comprises of five short answer questions
and Part-B, three questions with internal choice.

Students are evaluated for practical sessions continuously through day-to-day evaluation and one/two
internal examinations in a semester.

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2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes


2.6.1

The institution has stated learning outcomes (programme and course outcome)/graduate
attributes which are integrated into the assessment process and widely publicized through the
website and other documents and the attainment of the same are evaluated by the institution

Response:

The Vision, Mission, Quality Policy of CMRIT along with department Vision, Mission and PEOs, POs,
PSOs, COs of all programmes are available on the official website and are displayed inside the campus at
conspicuous locations.

Learning outcomes help the faculty and the students to understand the objectives and outcomes of the
program. The purpose of these outcomes is to make expectations and priorities clear. CMRIT has clearly
stated all objectives and outcomes for all the courses. At the beginning of every academic year, the
outcomes are reviewed in the faculty meeting and the same is disseminated to the faculty by the
respective HODs. The faculty explains the course outcomes to students in the initial classes to make
them aware of the objective.

Process of Attainment of Outcomes


Every academic year, the Academic Committee decides metrics & rubrics that are to be used and
benchmarks to be followed for each course and programme.

Direct and Indirect methods are used to assess the student's performance in terms of COs, POs and PSOs
for all courses such as theory, practical, micro project, mini project, major project including seminar.

Attainment of COs

Direct Assessment Tools:

The performance of students is assessed through CIE and SEE that serves as a direct tool for analysis of
students’ data for attainment of learning outcomes such as COs, POs and PSOs.

Indirect Assessment Tools:

Graduate Exit Survey: It is conducted every year at the end of the programme by administering
the exit survey feedback forms to outgoing students. The feedback forms are analyzed and

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suggestions are taken into consideration.


Alumni Feedback: Alumni feedback forms are used for collecting the feedback from the alumni
during the alumni meet held in the month of December every year. The feedback forms are
analyzed and suggestions are taken into consideration.
Employer Feedback: Feedback is received from the employer in the prescribed format to
comprehend the performance of graduates.
Student Feedback: The students give feedback about the course regarding content delivery and
quality at the end of every semester.

Cumulative COs Attainment

COs attainment = [80% Direct assessment + 20 % Indirect assessment]

Cumulative COs attainment is calculated for a course with the class strength N.

Attainment of POs and PSOs

Direct and Indirect assessment tools are used to measure the attainment of POs & PSOs.

Direct Assessment:

POs and PSOs are measured directly from the COs. The attainment of POs and PSOs through curriculum
is quantitatively measured by assigning values to the COs that contribute to a particular PO. COs are
calculated from marks obtained in assignments/tutorials, internal assessments of each course. The
calculated outcomes are represented as Strong, Medium and Weak respectively.

Indirect Assessment:

The programme exit survey is conducted through a predefined questionnaire answered by every student
upon completion of the programme. Alumni survey and employer survey are used to obtain indirect
attainment of POs and PSOs.

Cumulative POs & PSOs Attainment

PO / PSO attainment =80% of Direct assessment + 20% of Indirect assessment

Cumulative POs and PSOs attainment is recorded at the end of every academic year and analyzed for the
improvement of POs and PSOs in the forthcoming year.

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2.6.2

Pass percentage of students (excluding backlog students) (Data for the latest completed academic
year)

Response: 84.55

2.6.2.1 Total number of final year students who passed the examination conducted by Institution
during the latest completed academic year:

Response: 739

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2.7 Student Satisfaction Survey


2.7.1

Online student satisfaction survey regarding teaching learning process

Response:

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Criterion 3 - Research, Innovations and Extension

3.1 Promotion of Research and Facilities


3.1.1

The institution’s research facilities are frequently updated and there are well defined policy for
promotion of research which is uploaded on the institutional website and implemented

Response:

CMRIT established R&D Cell with state-of-art Research Laboratory and Social Innovation Laboratory to
promote research and innovation activities. The R&D policy is well defined in-line with the Vision and
Mission of the Institute. Pivotal importance is given to promote research and innovation through quality
education. The faculty and the students are motivated to involve actively in research and innovation to
strengthen the R&D activities. Encouragement is provided to come up with new ideas to deal with hands-
on practical problem-solving projects in teamwork and to work on inter-disciplinary/multi-disciplinary
research collaboration with other departments, institutions and universities.

The faculty members are motivated and rendered financial support to apply for Research
Grants/Infrastructure to various funding agencies of both Government/Non-Government Organizations.
In this regard, the faculty members are provided with facilities to come-up with effective funding project
proposals and budget plans which are constructive and valuable.

The Institution supports the researchers through internal seed-funding grants. The R&D Cell has
mandated Research Funding Schemes through seed grants to encourage faculty researchers for Research
paper publications, Patents, Book/Book Chapter publications, collaborations with National and
International Organization to conduct programmes such as conferences, seminars, workshops project
proposal, patent filing and FDPs related to research and innovation.

The details of the grants provided are as given below:

Seed Money: Up-to Rs. 2,00,000/-


Publication Reimbursement: up-to Rs. 25,000/-
Publication Reward/Award: up-to Rs. 15,000/-
Book Publication (Authored): Rs 5000/-
Book Chapters: Rs 1500/-
Patent Publication: Rs 5000/-
Patent Grant: Rs 10,000/-
Consultancy Project: in the ratio of 30:70 investigator : institute
Startups: Registration Fee as applicable
Travel Grant: up-to Rs 10,000/- (Domestic), Rs 75,000/- (International)

Faculty members are motivated to apply for the travel grant to the funding agencies for travelling aboard
in accordance with their research activity. The Institution supports the faculty members to attend
conference/workshop relevant to their field of research in India and Abroad with on duty and a fund to
pay towards the registration fee. Faculty members are permitted to present as keynote speakers at plenary
lectures in conferences/seminars, etc. The Institute also funds the faculty members for preparing the

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testing analysis report and for filing patents.

CMRIT has been identified as research centre by JNTUH for the departments of CSE and ECE. PG
students are motivated to join as full-time research scholars under the “Institutional Research Fellowship
Scheme”. The selected candidates will be paid a monthly stipend of Rs 25,000/ for a period of three
years.

The faculty members who completed Ph.D. degree are motivated with a special increment and/or
promotion. The Institution provides lab facilities, internet, e-library and library utilization to instill the
research culture among the faculty and the scholars.

The research promotional policy is updated and implemented in line with the current scenario and made
available in the college website.

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3.1.2

The institution provides seed money to its teachers for research

Response: 22.22

3.1.2.1 Amount of seed money provided by institution to its teachers for research year wise during
last five years (INR in lakhs)

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

8.17 9.0485 5.00 0 0

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3.1.3

Percentage of teachers receiving national/ international fellowship/financial support by various


agencies for advanced studies/ research during the last five years

Response: 5.23

3.1.3.1 Number of teachers who received national/international fellowship /financial support by


various agencies, for advanced studies / research; year-wise during the last five years

Response: 22

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3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research

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3.2.1

Total Grants research funding received by the institution and its faculties through Government
and non-government sources such as industry, corporate houses, international bodies for research
project, endowment research chairs during the last five years (INR in Lakhs)

Response: 118.71002

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3.2.2

Number of research projects per teacher funded by government, non-government , industry,


corporate houses, international bodies during the last five years

Response: 0.03

3.2.2.1 Number of research projects funded by government and non-government agencies during
the last five years.

Response: 14

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3.2.3

Percentage of teachers recognised as research guides as in the latest completed academic year

Response: 3.91

3.2.3.1 Number of teachers recognised as research guides as in the latest completed academic year:

Response: 10

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3.3 Innovation Ecosystem


3.3.1

Institution has created an ecosystem for innovations, Indian Knowledge System (IKS),including
awareness about IPR, establishment of IPR cell, Incubation centre and other initiatives for the
creation and transfer of knowledge/technology and the outcomes of the same are evident

Response:

CMRIT created an ecosystem for Research and Innovation by establishing exclusive research lab, social
innovation lab and incubation/start-up center with state-of-art infrastructure. Since 2017, the Institute has
taken initiative to encourage students towards innovative start-ups. In the year 2019, students came up
with a start-up and by 2022-23 five start-ups have been registered successfully. The staff members are
encouraged with incentives to involve actively in R&D and innovation.

The initiatives are as follows:

Promoting Innovation: Innovation Incubation Entrepreneurship Cell (IIEC) and Institutional Innovation
Council (IIC) are established for promoting innovation & entrepreneurship. The institute has
collaborated with e-Yantra of IIT Mumbai, J-Hub of JNTUH, T-Hub of Telangana State, Atal Incubation
Center - SKU Anantapur to strengthen the ecosystem. Few of the outstanding project ideas awarded are
listed below:

Intinta innovation award by Govt. of Telangana: 2


Vanthena at SKU: 2
Ignite-AIC, Ananthapur: 8
e-Yantra: 5
Roboveda at SNIST: 1

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SIH- GTU: 1
Academia-exhibition-ANU: 1
National Science Day-OU: 2
Acethon: 2

Technology Incubation Centers: The Institute has established two incubation centers in collaboration
with IMPEL and MMRFIC Technology Pvt. Ltd. to promote innovative ideas amongst the staff and the
students for startups. The IIC is supported by MHRD to promote innovation, startup and entrepreneurial
ecosystem. The Institution has initiated various activities like pre-incubation support, startup initiatives &
training programs. IIEC organized several Entrepreneurship Awareness programs which are as follows.

408 repositories are submitted in Yukti-MHRD till date.


13 best repositories are selected for incubation.
9 start-ups are registered.

Centers of Excellence: The faculty & the students are encouraged to take up research & developmental
activities by utilizing the existing resources. Two Centers of Excellence are established in collaboration
with Capgemini and Virtusa. Placements in MNCs have increased considerably due to these
collaborations.

A.Y. Students Placed Highest Package (LPA)


2022-23 600 20.40
2021-22 723 21.50
2020-21 776 26.50
2019-20 743 16.31
2018-19 685 10.80
Human Resources: The Institute recruits dynamic & highly qualified faculty members to mentor and
channelize the young minds. The faculty members are encouraged to pursue their Ph.D work by granting
on-duty leaves during the course work and to participate in various skill enhancement programs.

21 faculty members have been awarded Ph.D. degrees.

Infrastructure for Research and Consultancy: The R&D Cell motivates the faculty members to write
research articles and publish the same and also take-up research and consultancy projects and submit to
various supporting agencies like DRDO, DST, AICTE, DBT, SERB, TEQIP and other sectors.

14 Govt. funded projects and 5 consultancy funded projects with a total amount of Rs.
1,30,11,002/-.
725 Scopus Indexed Publications.
275 WoS Indexed Publications.

Collaborations: The Institute has collaboration with Purdue University, USA, Wales University, UK
under students’ exchange programme and to pursue research work. The Institute has signed MOUs with
few industries to promote real-time project development.

From 2018 to till date 130 students opted for higher education in India and abroad.

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IPR Promotion: The IPR Cell is an integral part of the R&D cell of the Institute with well defined IPR
policy to encourage the faculty and the students to file patents and work in the direction of patent grants.

40 patents-filed.
28 patents-published.
12 patents-granted.

Indian Knowledge System (IKS): The Institution always highlights the national tradition, culture and
constitution and organizes various events during Induction program and all throughout the year. In
addition, a mandatory course on ‘Indian Culture and Constitution’ has been introduced in the second-
year from 2018-19 to develop awareness on the same.

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3.4 Research Publications and Awards


3.4.1

The Institution ensures implementation of its stated Code of Ethics for research.

The institution has a stated Code of Ethics for research and the implementation of which is
ensured through the following:

1.Inclusion of research ethics in the research methodology course work


2.Presence of institutional Ethics committee (Animal, Chemical, Bio-ethics etc.)
3.Plagiarism check through software
4.Research Advisory Committee

Response: A. All of the above

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3.4.2

Number of candidates registered for Ph.D per teacher during the last five years

Response: 1.5

3.4.2.1 Number of candidates registered for Ph.D during the last 5 years:

Response: 15

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3.4.3

Number of research papers published per teacher in the Journals as notified on UGC CARE
list during the last five years

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Response: 3.24

3.4.3.1 Number of research papers in the Journals notified on UGC CARE list year wise during the
last five years

Response: 1362

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3.4.4

Number of books and chapters in edited volumes published per teacher during the last five years

Response: 2.65

3.4.4.1 Total Number of books and chapters in edited volumes published during the last five years

Response: 1117

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Bibliometrics of the publications during the last five years based on average Citation index in
Scopus/ Web of Science

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3.4.6

Bibliometrics of the publications during the last five years based on Scopus/ Web of Science – h-index
of the Institution

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3.5 Consultancy
3.5.1

Revenue generated from consultancy and corporate training during the last five years

Response: 11.4

3.5.1.1 Total Amount generated from consultancy and corporate training year wise during last five
years (INR in lakhs)

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

2.6 2.5 3.5 2.8 0

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3.6 Extension Activities


3.6.1

Outcomes of extension activities in the neighbourhood community in terms of impact and


sensitizing the students to social issues and holistic development, and awards received if any during
the last five years (Showcase at least four case studies to the peer team)

Describe the impact of extension activities in sensitising students to social issues and holistic
development with four case studies within a maximum of 500 words

Response:

CMRIT conducts various extension activities in the village communities within the vicinity to sensitize
students on social and health issues. Workshops, campaigns and road-shows are organized on swachatha,
green environment and plantation, safe drinking water and awareness programmes on AIDS, traffic
rule, voter enrolment, free & fair election process, women empowerment, demonetization and digital
payment.

CMRIT ensures active participation of staff and students in Central and State government organized
programmes such as SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN, UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN, Telanganaku-
Haritha-Haram, NYKS, HSGA, NSS, etc.

Extension activities are as follows:


Social Service:

Distribution of food, grains and fruits

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Distribution of books and other study material to poor students in schools, colleges etc
Distribution of clothes and blankets to the economically challenged people
Farmer Training on sustainable agricultural practices

Collaborative Health:

Blood Donation camps organized annually


Awareness of Oral Health (Eradication of Tobacco Consumption towards prevention of Cancer)
Health Check-up Camp (COVID Awareness and Vaccination)
Awareness Program on Health and hygiene
Mask and Sanitizer distribution campaign during Covid-19 pandemic
Thalassemia awareness programme

Environment:

Eco friendly Ganesha making and distribution


‘No Plastic’ Campaign- Plastic Free Campus
Rainwater harvesting and conservation of drinking water
Tree plantation drive
Eradication of Parthenium weeds
Clean surroundings
Hygiene and sanitation in the neighborhood
Garbage disposal and sensitizing the community at large

Activities on significant days:

Republic Day
Independence Day
Institute Level Cultural & Sports Days
World Environmental Day
International Yoga Day
National Youth Day
Aids Awareness day
National Integration Day
Indian Constitution Day
National Science Day
International Bio-Diversity Day
International Women’s Day
Engineers Day
Teachers Day

Sensitizing students on social issues:

Traffic rules awareness campaign


Awareness campaign for Voters day
Lectures on Gender equity and justice
Awareness campaign on cyber frauds and prevention measures
Awareness campaign on compulsory primary education in nearby villages

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Self Defense training for Girls by HSGA


Awareness campaign on Legal Rights of citizens

Community awareness activities:

To help the people in need and in distress


To understand and share the need of under privileged children
To promote cleanliness in all span of life and common places
To acquire social values and a deep interest in environment related issues

Learning outcomes of the activities:

Enlarge the knowledge over societal issues and problems that afflict the community and to
search solutions by getting involved with the lives of people.
Build up relations and tie ups with organizations/NGOs to carry forward humanitarian work in
future.
Develop a passion and brotherhood towards community, affected people/animals and destitutes.
Develop skill and aptitude for problem solving including social skills, communication skills,
management skills, leadership skills, analytic skills, perceptual skills etc.

Awards Received in the last Five Years:

AICTE Clean and Smart Campus: 2019


Asian Book of Records for safe water: 2018 and 2019
Abhisti-Puraskaar: 2021
Massive Bucket-immersion Campaign: 2017
Vartual Swachhatha Convection: 2020
R-World Institutional Green Ranking: 2022 & 2023
Paryavaran-Mithra: 2023
NGC Eco-Club TS Govt: 2021
SRISHTI National Science Day TS Govt: 2021, 2022 and 2023
Institute of Environmental Conservation Advocacy-Ministry of Youth Affairs- TS Govt World
Environmental Day: 2023
NYKS District level Yuva-Utsav, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, GOI: 2023
State Level-Youth Festival-Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, GOI: 2022
District-Eco-SDG Champion: 2023

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Number of extension and outreach programs conducted by the institution through organized

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forums including NSS/NCC with involvement of community year wise during the last five years

Response: 104

3.6.2.1 Number of extension and outreach programs conducted by the institution through
organized forums including NSS/NCC with involvement of community year wise during the last
five years.

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

27 33 7 25 12

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3.7 Collaboration
3.7.1

Number of functional MoUs/linkages with institutions/ industries in India and abroad for
internship, on-the-job training, project work, student / faculty exchange and collaborative
research during the last five years

Response: 38

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Criterion 4 - Infrastructure and Learning Resources

4.1 Physical Facilities


4.1.1

The Institution has adequate infrastructure and other facilities for

1.teaching – learning, viz., classrooms, laboratories, computing equipment etc


2.ICT – enabled facilities such as smart class, LMS etc.
3.Facilities for Cultural and sports activities, yoga centre, games (indoor and outdoor),
Gymnasium, auditorium etc.

Response:

CMRIT is located amidst lush green environment in 10.16 acres of land with a built-up area measuring
31,132.72 Sq.M. The sprawling campus emanates a spirit of ideal environment for the smooth flow of
teaching-learning-process.

The infrastructure facilities meet the stipulated norms of AICTE/JNTUH/UGC for classrooms, tutorials,
equipment necessary for classrooms, labs, seminar-halls, sports facilities, NSS, library, staff rooms,
HODs Rooms and examination-cell.

Learning Management Systems is a versatile and powerful tool that helps CMRIT create, manage, &
deliver the course the content effortlessly. LMS platform enables customizable course content with user-
friendly interfaces, and helps in progress tracking, advanced reporting and analytics of the learners.

The following are the infrastructure facilities that support the LMS:

ICT-Enabled Smart Classrooms: 55 well furnished ventilated, spacious gallery-type seating facility
ICT enabled classrooms equipped with LCD projectors, multimedia and Wi-Fi/Internet connectivity. Out
of which 4 are smart classrooms with interactive boards.

Wi-Fi facility: 1000 MBPS internet bandwidth and Wi-Fi facility with various access points.

Library: Library is fully automated with Linkit software meant for circulation, procurement of books
and OPAC.

Seminar-Halls: 2 seminar-halls with 300 seating capacity and 6 seminar-halls with 150 seating capacity
each, for conducting seminars and CRT.

Training and Placement: exclusive placement-cell with 6 interview-panel rooms and 4 group-
discussion rooms.

Auditorium: centralized state-of-art AC Auditorium with 2000 seating capacity to organize curricular,
co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.

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Tutorial-rooms: 11 tutorial rooms for remedial lectures and doubt clarifications of weak and needy
students.

Computer Centers: 2 computer centers available from 8:00 am to 8:00pm with 150 PCs each to
facilitate the students practice.

Computing Facility: 2041 (i3 and i5) computers of which 1947 computers exclusive for academic
purpose connected in LAN and internet .

Laboratories: 59 well equipped laboratories with state-of-art infrastructure, all established as per
AICTE/JNTUH norms with licensed software and open source tools to cater to the requirements of
curriculum and industry enabled teaching.

English Language Lab: one exclusive laboratory for English language and communication skills
equipped with multimedia facility for students to excel in communication skills.

Research Lab: one well-equipped research lab with state-of-art infrastructure for carrying research work
by both staff and students.

Centers of Excellence: 2 centers of excellence established in association with Capgemini and Virtusa
to enhance overall competency in respective fields.

Incubation Center: 2 incubation centers established in association with IMPEL and MMRFIC
Technology Pvt. Ltd. to promote innovative ideas amongst the staff and the students for startups.
The IIC is supported by MHRD to promote innovation and start-ups. Also, entrepreneurial ecosystem is
available.

Cultural Activities: 2 auditoriums i.e. one open-air auditorium and one central auditorium to conduct
the cultural events and celebrations for all occasions.

Yoga & Gymnasium Facilities: One exclusive yoga room with carpet, yoga mats, charts and a faculty
in charge to train the students in yoga practice. Indoor and outdoor gyms for 8-12 members with
facilities like leg press, crunches, weight lifting, and power lifting equipment. An exclusive gym facility
is available for girls in girls’ hostel premises.

Sports: One spacious and well ventilated sports-room for indoor games and spacious grounds with
courts for outdoor games as well as one computer with internet facility and printer.

The following are the indoor/outdoor facilities:

Indoor-facilities:

Chess-Boards: 10
Carrom-Boards: 10
Table-Tennis Tables: 4

Outdoor-facilities:

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Cricket: 1
Volleyball courts: 02
Basketball courts: 1
Handball: 1
Throwball: 1
Kabaddi: 1
Kho-Kho: 1
weight lifting equipment: 1 set
Ball-badminton court: 1
Athletic Track: 200-meters
Football: 1

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Percentage of expenditure excluding salary, for infrastructure development and augmentation


year wise during the last five years

Response: 35.87

4.1.2.1 Expenditure for infrastructure development and augmentation, excluding salary year wise
during last five years (INR in lakhs)

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

867.17015 709.47450 393.74375 244.68296 446.81847

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4.2 Library as a Learning Resource


4.2.1

Library is automated with digital facilities using Integrated Library Management System (ILMS),
adequate subscriptions to e-resources and journals are made. The library is optimally used by the
faculty and students

Response:

The Central Library measuring with 1155.56 Sq.M is fully furnished. with a seating capacity for 222
members. The library is stocked with books, magazines, National and International journals, and e-
journals. The library is automated with integrated library management NewGenLib/Linkit software with
modules like Acquisition, Circulation, OPAC, Serial Control, and Reports for ease of transaction. The
various housekeeping activities of the library such as user entry and exit, data entry, issue, return and
renewal of books, member logins, etc. are done through the software.

The Books are classified according to Dewey Decimal Classification. OPAC service is also provided
where the users can search the availability of books by title, author, publisher, etc. within the campus.
Apart from the printed books the library has access to e-resources of N-list which is part of an e-
shodhsindhu consortium of INFLIBNET, IEEE, J-Gate, DELNET, etc. for which the users are given
awareness to browse and access e-books, e-journals, databases, etc. The newly arrived books are
displayed on the display stand to intimate the users. The users can access the library facilities with Bar-
coded ID cards provided to students and staff. The library has a Digital library section with 20
computers of 100 Mbps speed and 4 printers for students and staff to access. The library provides
reprographic service like xerox and scanning. Library facilities, resources, and services are explained to
the newly admitted students during the induction program.

The Library has a subscription of 6559 e-journals, 17015 e-books, IEEE All-society periodical package
which includes 220 Nos., J-gate –2939 full-text Journals and DELNET Database – 778 e-journal
packages. There are 146 printed journals and magazines including journals for MBA students. The
daily newspapers are available in four local and four English languages for general awareness.

The Library Advisory Committee plans, ensures adequate availability and maintenance of the Library.
Feedback from the users and suggestions from the committee members are given due importance and
actions are initiated accordingly. As a unique feature for student’s career and development activities and
to groom them towards placement activities many books on related topics are made available for their
exclusive use.

The college has well-established library and information center with the following facilities:

• 46698 volumes of books in 10756 titles. In addition, an SC/ST book bank of 1575 books is
available.
• Students can borrow 5 books and retain them for 14 days, after which renewal is permitted.
• Faculty members can avail 5 books and retain them for one semester, after which renewal is
permitted.
• Advanced learners can avail 5 additional books apart from the regular access.

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• Working Hours for faculty members and students are from 6.00 AM to 10.00 PM on all working
days
The extended working hours enable the students to prepare for their assignments, and presentations. One
hour per week is allotted in Time Table for the students to utilize the library facilities

Intranet: https://dhondi.cmrithyderabad.edu.in/library

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Percentage of expenditure for purchase of books/ e-books and subscription to journals/e-journals


year wise during the last five years

Response: 1.74

4.2.2.1 Expenditure for purchase of books / e-books and subscription to journals/e-journals year
wise during last five years (INR in lakhs)

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

39.69322 35.39823 15.37555 19.61752 19.38425

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4.3 IT Infrastructure
4.3.1

Institution frequently updates its IT facilities and provides sufficient bandwidth for internet
connection

Describe IT facilities including Wi-Fi with date and nature of updation, available internet
bandwidth within a maximum of 500 words

Response:

The Institute updates IT facilities as per its IT policy. The IT infrastructure and associated facilities are
on par with the state-of-the-art technology. The IT facilities and other learning resources are available for
academic and administrative purposes. The Institute has suitable strategies and provisions in the budget
for technology deployment, up-gradation of hardware, software, internet facilities, and maintenance. The
staff and the students have access to technology and information retrieval on current and relevant issues.
Cloud Based College Automation System (CBCAS) is implemented for Examination System and ERP
respectively. The Institution maintains official emails of the entire faculty and the students with the
domain name cmritonline.ac.in.

The entire campus is under CCTV surveillance with IP cameras to ensure the safety of the stakeholders.
The Institute has a face and finger print identification Biometric Attendance System (BAS) for staff and
students on all the floors of the campus. The hostels are also equipped with the BAS at the entrance and
also at the mess to check the attendance of the students during the mess timings which helps the wardens
to track the students who have skipped their meals and can contact them for further action.

The following are the IT facilities:

Total 2041 computer systems (i3 and i5) in which 1947 are exclusive for laboratories
connected in LAN. The frequency of upgradation & updation is as follows
2017-18: 400
2018-19: 387
2019-20: 22
2020-21: 200
2021-22: 450
2022-23: 220
Systems with 4 GB RAM have been upgraded to 8 GB
1:1 student-to-computer ratio in all computer laboratories
8 servers Dell PowerEdge R630, 18 Core * 2 Processers, 128GB DDR4 ECC RAM
76 Laser Printers
6 Scanners
1Gbps leased line Internet connection (500 Mbps till 2017 and till date 1Gbps)
Wi-Fi enabled campus
e–learning, media centre for recording lectures
digital library with 20 computers
multimedia system in all the class-rooms and seminar halls
Licensed software- Microsoft campus agreement, Oracle 11g, MatLab, Auto CAD (Academic
Version), CADENCE, and XILINX Vivado

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Open source softwares


Firewall: SOPHOS XG230
Power backup: 520 KVA UPS
2 ECO-gensets - 320 and 125 KVA
250 surveillance IP cameras
8 Face and 57 finger-print BAS

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Student - Computer ratio (Data for the latest completed academic year)

Response: 2.16

4.3.2.1 Number of computers available for students’ usage during the latest completed academic
year:

Response: 1947

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4.3.3

Institution has dedicated audio visual centre, mixing equipment, editing facility, media studio,
lecture capturing system(LCS) and related hardware and software for e-content development

Response:

E-learning media center with in an area measuring 33.08 Sq.M with two PCs and audio facility is
available to capture the lectures (equipped with the necessary hardware and software support). Open
source audio, video, editing and mixing tools are used by the staff to develop course modules on their
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lecture modules when the classroom session is in progress. Necessary open source software links are
provided to all the staff members for effective use. Platforms like Swayam-NPTEL/Coursera/edX/great-
learning etc. are some of the online used by the faculty and the students for certifications. The Institute
also provides all the necessary support to LMS and the academic repository system.

The following are the facilities available:

Media Centre: A media studio for documenting several kinds of information using photography,
videography and audio-recording. It is equipped with a variety of audio and visual tools to support the
development, recording, and dissemination of material. Things like cameras, microphones, speakers and
projectors are a part of it.

Mixing apparatus: Audio mixers and controllers to balance and modify sound levels in recordings while
creating audio content for lectures, podcasts, films, or other multimedia endeavors.

Editing Facility: computers and editing software are provided for both audio and video to polish the
final products created from raw footage.

Lecture Capturing System (LCS): Lecture capture facility allows instructors to record or capture their
lectures and make them available online. The advancement of digital technology presents valuable
opportunities for staff and students alike. Cameras, microphones, and recording tools are a part of it.

Learning Management System (LMS): Linkit software developed by our alumni is used for managing
and organizing educational content, track student progress and to facilitate communication between
instructors and learners. It also helps manage students’ attendance and enables administrators to manage
users, including students, faculty members and staff.

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4.4 Maintenance of Campus Infrastructure


4.4.1

Percentage expenditure incurred on maintenance of physical facilities and academic support


facilities excluding salary component, during the last five years

Response: 49.63

4.4.1.1 Expenditure incurred on maintenance of physical facilities and academic support facilities of
DDE and total expenditure excluding salary, year - wise, over the last five years (INR in lakhs)

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2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

1438.73460 909.57627 376.96699 520.05122 437.81816

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4.4.2

There are established systems and procedures for maintaining and utilizing physical and academic
support facilities – laboratory, library, sports complex, computers, classrooms etc.

Describe policy details of systems and procedures for maintaining and utilizing physical, academic
and support facilities within a maximum of 500 words

Response:

The maintenance of physical, academic and support facilities are carried out by the respective
departments with the help of the AO / Maintenance staff such as supervisors, technicians and
housekeeping staff on daily basis and periodically. Necessary care has been taken to keep the equipment,
machines in the working condition.

Maintenance and utilization of some facilities are as follows:

Laboratories

Laboratories are maintained by technical staff. Students utilize the lab facilities beyond the working
hours for practice, project and research activities. A log / entry register is maintained to monitor the
usage of the equipment in laboratories. The repair and servicing of equipment are carried out after
obtaining approval of the HOD/Principal/Director. The lab in-charge and the faculty ensure proper
utilization of the laboratory instruments/equipment.

Library

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The Librarian supervises the maintenance and utilization of the library stacked with all books, journals
and magazines etc., arranged in catalogued racks segregated branch wise. The Library functions from
6:00 am to 10:00 pm on all working days. The transactions of books and housekeeping operations are
regularly done by the library software and staff. The subscription and renewal of the online journals are
undertaken by the librarian and the library committee for each academic year. To enhance self-learning
among staff and students the digital library resources are utilized effectively.

Sports Complex

Necessary play fields for various indoor & outdoor games are available. Physical Director monitors the
maintenance, utilization and transactions of the sports premises and sporting items/equipment, grounds,
etc. List of sporting items, equipment, etc. are maintained in stock registers. Standard procedures with the
approval of the Director/Principal are followed for maintenance. The department provides for players in
various sports and games. The Institution offers systematic training and coaching and organizes annual
sports meet to provide a platform for students to flourish in all games and bring laurels.

Central Computer Facility

The systems administrator manages all the activities related to the computer systems and networking. He
takes care of the maintenance of computer system, networking, and provision of LAN connectivity and
prepares schedules for providing computer service to all. The Institution has 200 surveillance cameras.
The institution is fortified by firewall to achieve campus network security. The Central Computer Centre
(IT Park) remains open from 9 am to 6.30 pm where students can walk in and access their needs of study.
The procurement of new systems is carried out only after the approval of the Director/Principal based on
the requirements of all the departments. The Institution has high speed internet connectivity and Wi-Fi
facility with high bandwidth to download study materials. Firewall, Antivirus, Microsoft campus
manager renewal process is ensured.

Class rooms and Seminar Halls

All the classrooms, seminar halls, auditoriums, etc. are ICT enabled and well maintained under the
supervision of the AO. Periodical cleaning of the classrooms and seminar halls are taken care of by the
house keeping staff and record chart is maintained. The provisions like AV equipment, ICT equipment,
A/C and Furniture are maintained periodically by the appropriate technical staff.

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Criterion 5 - Student Support and Progression

5.1 Student Support


5.1.1

Percentage of students benefited by scholarships and freeships provided by the institution,


government and non-government bodies, industries, individuals, philanthropists during the last
five years

Response: 51.33

5.1.1.1 Number of students benefited by scholarships and freeships provided by the institution,
Government and non-government bodies, industries, individuals, philanthropists year wise during
last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

1566 2131 1929 1827 1786

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scholarship and freeships.

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5.1.2

Efforts taken by the institution to provide career counselling including e-counselling and guidance
for competitive examinations during the last five years

Response:

The Training and Placement Cell (T&P Cell) of CMRIT has a vision “Think Placement, Think CMR” to
facilitate every student with attainment of their respective career goals. Regular career counseling
sessions are conducted to assist the students in clearing career related queries. The cell ensures that

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students receive appropriate guidance on career and placements at the right time. CMRIT organizes skill
development programmes along with technical and leadership programmes for the students. The Mentor-
Mentee system between learned- teachers and career-oriented students supports the career counseling
process.

The T&P Cell offers Campus Recruitment Training (CRT) programmes to all the students from first year
to third year and need-based training to the final year students. The regular class time-table allocates
CRT hours based on their year of study, i.e. three hours for first years, six hours for second years and
nine hours for third years per week.

The CRT classes include aptitude building, quantitative and verbal abilities, communication and soft-
skills development, group discussions, JAMs, resume preparation, email writing, interview skills, recent
trends in career opportunities and personality development. The students inculcate accountability,
professional outlook and qualified leadership through CRT. Mock interviews are conducted to gear-up
the students for recruitment process.

To improve the logical thinking training is provided in coding skills through programming languages like
C, Python, Java, SQL, Scripting Languages and latest technologies. Students are encouraged to
participate in various hackathons, talkathons, gamethons, etc.

The T&P Cell facilitates awareness programmes on GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, GATE, CAT, etc for those
students interested in pursuing global education and guest-lectures, workshops, R&D, consultancy,
projects, internships for overall career development. The Institute has MOUs with Purdue University,
Wales University and overseas consultancies like IMFS, Unixperts.

Motivational talks/workshops with industry experts are arranged to create awareness on emerging areas.
Online assessments are conducted as part of CRT programmes to expose the students to CBTs. Various
tests like psychometric, aptitude, reasoning, coding challenges, mock-interviews etc are conducted on
platforms like B.Tech Guru and Hackerrank.

Industrial visits are arranged every year to the students to get them acquainted with the real-world work
culture. Also training sessions in value added courses are provided to bridge industry-institute gap.
Entrepreneurship awareness programmes are organized to motivate students to setup start-ups.

E-Counseling was done for the students by the concerned mentors during COVID pandemic, whereas
one-on-one counseling is adopted post COVID. In addition, the mentors also counsel their mentees to
address their needs for career development, clarify their queries concerning academic and career
interests, and their short & long term goals through individual counseling and group sessions.

Additionally, guidance is provided on emerging trends in Cyber Security, Embedded Systems, IT Role,
Software Development, Electric Vehicles, Transforming the Modern Workplace Entrepreneurship
through AI Chat Bots, Start-ups, and Industry Experience.

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5.1.3

Following capacity development and skills enhancement activities are organised for improving
students’ capability

1.Soft skills
2.Language and communication skills
3.Life skills (Yoga, physical fitness, health and hygiene, self-employment and entrepreneurial
skills)
4.Awareness of trends in technology

Response: A. All of the above

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5.1.4

The institution adopts the following for redressal of student grievances including sexual
harassment and ragging cases

1.Implementation of guidelines of statutory/regulatory bodies


2.Organisation wide awareness and undertakings on policies with zero tolerance
3.Mechanisms for submission of online/offline students’ grievances
4.Timely redressal of the grievances through appropriate committees

Response: A. All of the above

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statutory/regulatory bodies

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5.2 Student Progression


5.2.1

Percentage of placement of outgoing students and students progressing to higher education during
the last five years

Response: 80.76

5.2.1.1 Number of outgoing students placed and progressed to higher education during the last five
years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

600 723 776 743 685

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5.2.2

Percentage of students qualifying in state/ national/ international level examinations out of the

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graduated students during the last five years

(eg: NET/SLET/ Civil Services/State government examinations etc.)

Response: 2.84

5.2.2.1 Number of students qualifying in state/ national/ international level examinations (eg:
NET/SLET/Civil Services/State government examinations etc.) year wise during last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

24 17 28 33 22

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5.3 Student Participation and Activities


5.3.1

Number of awards/medals for outstanding performance in sports/cultural activities at University /


state /national / international Level events during the last five years

Response: 62

5.3.1.1 Number of awards/medals for outstanding performance in sports/cultural activities at


University / state / national / international level events (award for a team event should be counted
as one) year wise during last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

28 20 1 7 6

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5.3.2

Presence of an active Student Council & representation of students on academic & administrative
bodies/committees of the institution.

Describe the Student Council activity and students’ role in academic & administrative bodies
within a maximum of 500 words

Response:

CMRIT provides opportunities to the students of all branches and all years to become members of
various committees and cells. Their active participation in planning, decision-making, and administration
through committees hone their leadership skills and nurture their potential to the fullest for personal and
collective growth and this development sets their journey on a path to excellence.

The process of constitution of student committee is as follows:

All the sections from first year to final year will have one male and one female student as class
representatives.
The class representatives are nominated on the basis of their proactive nature.
The student representatives coordinate departmental, technical, social, cultural events both at
departmental and institutional level.
These representatives also assist faculty coordinators to organize seminars, workshops, cultural
events etc.
The nominated student members of various academic and administrative committees/cells
discharge their role and responsibilities as per the guidelines prescribed in organizational manual
for each committee/cell.

The following are the academic and administrative committees in which students play an active
role:

IQAC Cell
Students’ Affairs and Activities Cell.
Academic
Sports & Games
Cultural Activities
Hostel Development

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Student Welfare
Health & Hygiene
R&D
Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship Cell
Women Protection/Internal Complaint Cell
Grievance and Redressal Committee
Anti-Ragging & Discipline Committee
Training & Placement Cell
Social Media Cell
Hostel Committee
Transport Committee
ISTE/IETE/IEEE/SAE/CSI/ASSE/HMA
National Service Scheme/Scouts
Alumni Association

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5.3.3

The institution conducts / organizes following activities:

1.Sports competitions/events
2.Cultural competitions/events
3.Technical fest/Academic fest
4.Any other events through Active clubs and forums

Response: A. All four of the above

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5.4 Alumni Engagement


5.4.1

Total Amount of alumni contribution during the last five years (INR in lakhs) to the institution
through registered Alumni association:

Response: 50.39

5.4.1.1 Total Amount of alumni contribution during the last five years (INR in lakhs) to the
institution year wise through registered Alumni association:

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

10.08 10.46 9.95 8.95 10.95

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5.4.2

Alumni contributes and engages significantly to the development of institution through academic
and other support system

Describe the alumni contributions and engagements within a maximum of 500 words

Response:

CMRIT Alumni Association is a registered body with registration number 487 of 2018 under Telangana
Societies Registration Act, 2001, registered on 7th April 2018.

CMRIT and its Alumni association play a vital role in shaping the future of the Institute. The Alumni
Association provides an interface among the alumni, the staff and the students of the Institute. CMRIT
alumni are currently working in various positions all over the globe and proving their mettle in all
spheres of Engineering, Technology and Management.

The alumni contributes the funds of Rs 50.39 lakhs for the welfare of the students and the Instituion
generously.

Alumni are a part of Board of Studies and are frequently invited as guests for the department events. The
office bearers of the Alumni Association are elected once in every three years. One executive committee
meeting is held every year and future plans are discussed.

The following activities are conducted through the Alumni Association:

1.Feedback on curriculum
2.Bridging the gap between industry and academia
3.Important suggestions about changing trends in business and industry
4.Guest lectures to the students of current year batch.
5.Interaction and mentoring of the students.
6.Financial contribution bythe alumni.
7.Donation of academic books to the library.
8.Campus visits for channelizing recruitments in their respective companies.
9.Assist and guide the students for summer Internship opportunities in their respective companies.
10.Provide entrepreneurship awareness by enlightening the students with their success stories and
challenges faced.
11.Take active role in planning and organizing events as well as the branding of the Institute.
12.Engage in conducting social activities for welfare of the society through donations in the form of
Books, Blankets, Chairs, Mats, Storage containers, Stationary etc.

Alumni Meet: CMRIT has a tradition of inviting alumni in the month of December for Annual Alumni
Meet “Smriti”. In this meet the alumni get chance to reconnect with the alma mater and old friends.
Smriti is the best platform for networking and sharing new trends and current happenings in the corporate
world. These inputs are helpful to academicians for moulding the aspiring students. Alumni are also
engaged in providing placement support and research activities. They are helpful in promoting
innovation and patenting and also to enhance university-industry interface.

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Criterion 6 - Governance, Leadership and Management

6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership


6.1.1

The institutional governance and leadership are in accordance with the vision and mission of the
Institution and it is visible in various institutional practices such as NEP implementation, sustained
institutional growth, decentralization, participation in the institutional governance and in their
short term and long term Institutional Perspective Plan.

Response:

CMRIT imparts quality education to the students with the following defined vision, mission and quality
policy:

Vision: To create world class technocrats for societal needs.

Mission: Achieve global quality technical education by assessing learning environment through

Innovative Research & Development


Eco-system for better Industry institute interaction
Capacity building among stakeholders

Quality Policy: Strive for global professional excellence in pursuit of key-stakeholders.

Governance: The Management accords top priority for decentralizing and participatory mode of
governance giving autonomy to all stakeholders in the administration. The Governing-Body delegates
authority to the Secretary& Correspondent, the Director and the Principal. The Director shares the
authority through the Principal with Deans, HODs, Coordinators of various cells/committees and
Administrative Officer. IQAC plays a key role in preparation of the strategic plan by consolidating the
goals and objectives of every department and cells/committees.

Perspective-Plan: The Management is assisted by the Governing-Body in planning and execution of


various domains. The action plans are formulated in line with Vision and Mission for effective
implementation. Meetings with stakeholders are conducted periodically to receive their feedback for
implementing necessary action plans for Institutional progress.

Administrative-Autonomy: it is decentralized as shown below for better governance.

I IQAC-Autonomy: IQAC Coordinator has the autonomy to modify, implement, channelize and
systematize the efforts and measures towards academic excellence. .

Financial-Autonomy: Financial committee reviews the funding pattern, provides guidelines and
strategies for mobilizing resources to support the implementation of the Institutions strategic plan, and
the fulfillment of the vision and mission.

Academic-Autonomy: BOS, Academic-Council and Department-Advisory-Committees are given power

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to design, implement, monitor and evaluate academic activities to ensure quality.

Examination-Autonomy: COE is responsible for announcement of examination time-table, preparation


of question papers, conduct of SEE, evaluation of answer scripts and declaration of results and issuing of
grade sheets. COE recommends the list of qualified students to JNTUH for award of Degree.

Student-Autonomy: Students are assigned posts like class representatives, cell coordinators and
representatives of various events. They are given freedom to put forth requirements in respective
meetings.

Participation of Faculty Members: Selected faculty members are nominated as members of Governing-
Body, Academic-Council, BOS and other academic related cells/committees/clubs/ professional-
associations at departmental-level for monitoring continuous improvement in OBE.

NEP-Implementation:

Awareness programmes on NEP.


NEP implementation in the curriculum w.e.f.2022.
Effective use of ICT in TLP.
Faculty participation in FDPs and various training programs.
Motivation for students and staff to attend various online SWAYAM-NPTEL courses.
Organization of various cultural and sports activities, to inculcate Indian values.
Students’ progress is measured by the attainment of COs, POs and PSOs.

E-Governance: CMRIT implemented CBCAS software developed by alumni for effective e-governance
to enable smooth transition from manual process to digital campus. www.cmritonline.ac.in is the web-
portal to govern and maintain the day-to-day academic activities.

Short-Term Perspective-Plan

1.Enhancement in paper publication by 25% every year.


2.Target at-least one Government sponsored R&D project.
3.Strengthen the performance of R&D Cell in all areas.
4.Enhancement in placements by 25% every year.
5.Strive to sustain among the top 5 of JNTUH Colleges.

Long-Term Perspective Plan

1.Achieve 100% Placements.


2.Contribution in nation building through full-fledged functioning of R&D Cell.
3.Strive to achieve NIRF rank below 100.
4.Deemed to be University status.
5.Fully Residential Campus.

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6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment


6.2.1

The institutional perspective plan is effectively deployed and functioning of the institutional bodies
are effective and efficient as visible from policies, administrative setup, appointment, service rules,
and procedures, etc

Response:

To achieve the goals and objectives of higher education, the Institution has systematic policies and
procedures of administration with constituted institutional bodies of which the Governing Body is highly
authoritative. The Secretary & Correspondent of the Society is the Chairman of the Governing Body as
per norms. The Principal is the ex-officio Secretary of the Governing Body as well as the academic and
administrative head of the Institution and holds powers to access and intervene as decisive authority of
the administrative and academic councils.

Administrative set-up: The academic administration is headed by Director/Principal and comprises of


Deans and HODs, wherein all Institutional matters are discussed before implementation of the same.
HODs monitor the duties of academic staff, non-teaching staff and students for any matter.

Academic Bodies: The Academic Council and BOS monitor the curriculum matters like programmes to
be implemented, courses to be included, syllabi improvisation and all amendments related to National
policies for education as recommended in the BOS meeting of the various departments.

Other institutional bodies: The Institution has competent members on the board for all other essential
statutory committees who take decisions and execute them with the help of members of non–statutory
committees. The management has been extending its unfailing support to meet all the requirements in
terms of human resources, financial management and infrastructure development.

Appointment procedures: Appointments are made based on the requirement to run the Institution
efficiently and to meet the AICTE student-faculty ratio and is always maintained above the stipulated
norms of AICTE.

The recruitment of vacant/new posts shall be filled through an open advertisement in news papers,
website and social-media on approval by the Governing Body. The eligible candidates have to submit the
application through mail/in-person as per norms. Upon receipt of applications from candidates the
administrative office consolidates & summarizes the relevant applicants’ information and forwards it to
the respective HODs who shortlist the candidates, calls for interview either by physical or virtual mode
based on the situation. The primary selection committee comprising of the Director, Principal, concerned
HOD, two subject experts interview the shortlisted candidates and confirm their provisional selection.
Post provisional selection, the selected candidates for appointment to various posts should appear before

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JNTUH staff selection committee for final selection. Based on the recommendations of ‘JNTUH staff
selection committee’ the candidates would be considered for final appointment

Service procedures: The service rules are framed by the Director/Principal as per the AICTE norms in
consultation with the Management and are approved by the Governing Body. The service rules are made
available in the Institutional website. The faculty shall conduct lecture, lab, tutorial, seminars and attend
all other academic, co-curricular and extracurricular activities assigned to them and to the best
satisfaction of the students and the superiors. Also, the faculty members extend fullest co-operation to
others in the departments ensuring excellent working atmosphere. Promotion to a higher cadre depends
on experience, teaching, research and satisfactory academic and related activities in the Institution.

Academic Audit: The Institute conducts internal audit by IQAC periodically and external audit through
JNTUH during the FFC inspection.

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6.2.2

Institution implements e-governance in its operations. e-governance is implemented covering the


following areas of operations:

1.Administration including complaint management


2.Finance and Accounts
3.Student Admission and Support
4.Examinations

Response: A. All of the above

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6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies


6.3.1

The institution has performance appraisal system, effective welfare measures for teaching and non-
teaching staff and avenues for career development/progression

Response:

CMRIT has formed effective welfare measures and performance appraisal systems for teaching and non-
teaching staff.

IQAC: The IQAC prepares guidelines for feedback analysis to evaluate progression in teaching- learning
activities. It motivates the faculty members to undertake research activities and participation in various
FDPs, conferences, seminars etc. It also supports in the preparation of e-content to make the teaching-
learning process effective.

PBAS: Performance Based Appraisal System for teaching faculty is practiced as per the guidelines of the
UGC, TS.Govt. and JNTUH. The performance appraisal submitted by the faculty in prescribed format is
evaluated by assessment committee and their remarks are forwarded to the Director for appropriate
measures, based on the report. The measures include continuation in the present position or promotion or
increment or hike in remuneration or extend training period or terminate from the services. Thirty-seven
faculty members are promoted during the last 5 years. The performance of the non-teaching is evaluated
based on the confidential report from the respective heads. The report is assessed, reviewed and signed
by the Director.

Feedback Analysis: The Feedback Analysis Committee measures the progress of teaching-learning
activities. The feedback on curriculum and teaching are collected from various stakeholders like alumni,
teachers parents etc. The collected feedback is analyzed and the concerned faculty members are given
instructions for improvement.

Welfare measures for Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff:

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Health

Free medical facilities for staff and their families at CMR Hospital.
Group insurance facilities.
Yoga and meditation classes.
Three month maternity leave for female staff.

Avenues

Subsidized transportation facility.


Subsidized hostel accommodation for few male and female staff members.
Summer and Winter Vacations.
Amenities like canteen, gym, post office, ATM, RO water, stationary store.

Wealth

Salary advance facility when any necessity arises.


Pay band as per the norms and revision of the same time-to-time on the basis of experience,
contribution, skills and responsibilities.
Loan facility from Provident Fund.
Special provision for incentives on receipt of external funded projects.
Sports events for staff on the sports day and rewards with prizes.
Upto 25% fee concession for the children of staff for admission.
Rewards and awards for research publication up-to an amount of Rs 25,000/-.
Interest free loan upto Rs 10,000/- with a repayment duration of 4 months.
Seed money for faculty members to undertake research projects.
TA & DA for office and administrative staff.
Uniforms for non-teaching staff.

Career development

On-Duty and financial support to faculty and supporting staff undertaking research work and
attending training programmes, seminars, symposia, conferences, workshops at national and
international level.
Meritorious awards.
Supporting staff are given training in the basic computer operations and office tools at periodic
intervals.

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6.3.2

Percentage of teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences/workshops and


towards membership fee of professional bodies during the last five years

Response: 50.9

6.3.2.1 Number of teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences/workshops and
towards membership fee of professional bodies year-wise during the last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

118 122 122 138 124

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teachers and list of teachers receiving financial
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financial support to teachers to attend
conferences/workshops and towards membership
fee for professional bodies

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6.3.3

Percentage of teachers undergoing online/ face-to-face Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs)/


Management Development Programmes (MDPs) during the last five years

Response: 51.63

6.3.3.1 Total number of teachers who have undergone online/ face-to-face Faculty Development
Programmes (FDP)/ Management Development Programs (MDP) during the last five years

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

133 132 117 147 104

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periods, as participated by teachers year-wise.

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undertaken by the teachers

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6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization


6.4.1

Institutional strategies for mobilisation of funds other than salary and fees and the optimal
utilisation of resources

Describe the resource mobilisation policy and procedures of the Institution within a maximum of
500 words

Response:

CMRIT has well-defined financial structure to ensure effective and optimal utilization of resources for
academic, administrative, development and maintenance purposes.

Finance and Planning Committee

The Finance and Planning Committee advises the Governing Body on financial matters. It is the sole
responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing all the financial resources. It reviews the
funding pattern, provides guidelines and strategies for mobilizing resources to support the
implementation of the Institution’s strategic plan and the fulfillment of its Vision and Mission.

Fund mobilization

Broadly, major part of internal resource mobilization is in the form of Academic Receipts (Admission
fee, tuition fee, examination fee, etc.). whereas the external sources of finance are research grants,
scholarships, consultancy, revenue collection in the form of deposits (loans from banks) etc., In some
cases, funds are raised from academic people, philanthropists, alumni and public through fundraising

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mechanism to meet expenses related to seminars, workshops, conferences, marathon and social causes.

Fund raising

It is obvious that each-activity/every-person involved in fund raising on behalf of the Institution should
obtain written permission from the Director/Principal. In all cases, funds must be collected through
Cash/Cheque/Demand Draft in favour of CMR Institute of Technology or by online transfer to the
official account of the Institution.

Fund Allocation

During the budget preparation, all the academic department heads and various cells in-charges are
requested to provide the annual budget requirements keeping in view the development and updating of
laboratories, consumables, computing facilities, library, teaching-learning process, training, extension
activities, software, etc.

After receiving the budget requirements from respective heads, the Finance Committee will meet to
deliberate on the received proposals and makes necessary changes for proper balance of receipts and
expenditure. Also, the committee ensures optimum utilization of available financial resources.

Fund utilization

Financial Committee keeps track of the budget throughout the year and confirms that adequate resources
are spent for teaching-learning practices, salary and wages, library facilities, outreach activities, day-to-
day operational and administrative expenses, maintenance charges, purchase/up-gradation of laboratory
equipments, etc., Optimum utilization of funds for purchase is ensured by the Planning and Purchase
Committee. In any unforeseen circumstances, additional budget is allotted depending on the merit of the
case.

Audits

Internal and external audits are carried out promptly and audit objections are taken care of.

Optimal utilization of funds is ensured by

Allocating adequate funds for effective teaching-learning practices include conduct of FDPs,
orientation programs, workshops, conferences, inter-disciplinary activities, and consistent
upgradation of laboratories, R&D, library and sports facilities.
Grants received from external funding agencies are effectively utilized for procuring state-of-the-
art equipment for project implementation. They can be utilized by the students and faculty for
R&D and product development.
Utilizing funds include meeting the day-to-day operational and administrative expenses and
maintenance of the fixed assets.
Providing adequate funds for development and maintenance of infrastructure.
Allocating sufficient funds for social service activities.

Experience in budget utilization during past years helps out in efficient budgeting and optimal utilization
of the financial resources.

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6.4.2

Funds / Grants received from government bodies, non-government bodies, and philanthropists
during the last five years (not covered in Criterion III and V)

Response: 35.93

6.4.2.1 Total Grants received from government/non-government bodies, philanthropists year wise
during last five years (not covered in Criterion III and V) (INR in Lakhs)

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

21.29 11.48 3.16 0 0

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6.4.3

Institution regularly conducts internal and external financial audits regularly

Enumerate the various internal and external financial audits carried out during the last five years
with the mechanism for settling audit objections within a maximum of 500 words

Response:

CMRIT has established a mechanism for conducting internal and external audits every year on the

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financial transactions to ensure financial compliance. CMRIT follows all statutory requirements for
audits and accounting practices. Internal audit is conducted half yearly by the internal financial
committee of the Institution. The committee verifies thoroughly the income and expenditure details and
the compliance reports of internal audit are submitted to the Management of the Institution through the
Director/Principal. External audit is conducted once in every year by an external agency.

Process of the internal audit

All vouchers are audited by an internal financial committee on half yearly basis. The expenses incurred
under different heads are thoroughly checked by verifying the bills and vouchers. If any discrepancy is
found, the same is brought to the notice of the Director/Principal.

Process of the external audit

The accounts of the Institution are audited by chartered accountant regularly as per the government rules.
The Institution has appointed statutory external auditor M/s. P R Chandra & Co. (M. No. 230754) to
audit the accounts. External auditors audit the accounts once in a year. Any discrepancies during the
audit will be discussed and sorted out by providing the supporting documents.

Audit procedures

Source of Income Verification: Auditor will cross verify the fee collections and scholarships with the
approved list of students. Other incomes are cross verified with the receipts issued to the students. Fee
amount receivable and amount received will be reconciled. Also Grants received, if any, are checked
thoroughly.

1.Expenses Vouching: Auditor will vouch payment (recurring and non-recurring) with the approved
supporting document for correctness of revenue classification and capital expenses, reconciliation
of bank accounts and checking the confirmations from bank. The auditor calculates the
depreciation of fixed assets, status of the old debit/ credit balances and salaries payments with the
salary statements as well as checking of statutory dues payment like PF, TDS, and ESI and any
other statutory compliance verification required as per Income Tax Act.
2.Any queries would be attended immediately along with the supporting documents, in the process
of audit.
3.Once all financial transactions are accounted, balance sheet as well as income and expenditure
statement for the financial year will be prepared.
4.Based on the audited financial statements, auditor will issue the Audit Report.

Mechanism for settling audit objections

During audit, the queries raised by the chartered accountant are addressed by the finance committee and
sorted out. Explanation to the queries has to be given within 15 days’ time and rectification of entries in
next 10 days. Auditor reviews the audited financials, and after discussion with the Management, signs the
financial statement before filing returns with the Department of Income Tax.

The Institution has not come across with any major audit objection during the preceding years. However,
areas of improvement are suggested by the auditor for implementation in the subsequent years.

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6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System


6.5.1

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)/ Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) has
contributed significantly for institutionalizing the quality assurance strategies and processes, by
constantly reviewing the teaching-learning process, structures & methodologies of operations and
learning outcomes, at periodic intervals

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) has contributed significantly for institutionalizing the
quality assurance strategies and processes visible in terms of –

Incremental improvements made for the preceding five years with regard to quality (in case
of first cycle)
Incremental improvements made for the preceding five years with regard to quality and
post accreditation quality initiatives (second and subsequent cycles)

Describe two practices institutionalized as a result of IQAC initiatives within a maximum of 500
words

Response:

CMRIT established Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in the year 2017 with an aim to achieve
standards of excellence in teaching learning, continuous education, research and lifelong learning and
supportive functions by self evaluation and constant improvements. To impart quality education, the
IQAC closely monitors the TLP and encourages the teachers and students to undergo research activities.
In addition, the IQAC ensures that the departments organize various activities such as Guest Lectures,
National/International conferences, workshops, seminars and competitions among students for enhancing
their intellectual acumen, leadership and professional skills.

The IQAC has immensely contributed in the implementation of quality assurance strategies and
processes at all levels.

The IQAC meets every three months to prepare, evaluate and recommend the following for approval by
the relevant Institute and Govt. statutory authorities:

• Annual Quality Assurance Report


• Self-Study Reports of various accreditation bodies (ISO, UGC, NAAC, NIRF, NBA)
• Performance Based Appraisal System for Career Advancement Scheme (CAS)
• Stakeholder’s feedback
• Process Performance & Conformity
• Action Taken Reports

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• New Programmes as per National Missions and Govt. Policies

IQAC strengthens academic and administration standards through:

• Recommending the use of ICT in the Teaching and Learning Process.


• Encouraging the faculty to attend FDP and Orientation Programs.
• Organizing seminars/conferences/workshops for staff and students.
• Motivating the students to undergo online certification and career guidance programs.
• Conducting student training programmes to increase the employability skills.
• Collecting of Feedback from the parents.
• Continuous assessment of examination results, curricular and co-curricular activities of students.
• Feedback reports from the students on the quality of the faculty.
• Feedback collected from stakeholders on curriculum to analyze and forward the same to the Director
for necessary action.

Role of IQAC on student support services:

• Creates awareness among students on facilities like Canteen, Library, Sports, Transportation,
Computing, Internet, NSS and Scouts.
• Offers innovation activities, startup awareness, entrepreneur skills and CRT to enhance employability
opportunities.

The two examples of practices institutionalized as a result of IQAC initiatives are as follows:

a) IQAC led efforts enabled the Institutions to acquire the ISO Certifications in the last five years.
IQAC planned, organized and executed the necessary steps that included the preparation of detailed
quality manuals, identification of key performance indicators and mapping the various processes across
the entire functioning of the Institute, which finally led to the successful award of the following:

• ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications in 2020 valid till 2023
• ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018 certifications in 2023 valid till 2026

b) The IQAC led efforts enabled the Institutions to successfully implement modern technology in the
Institute’s administrative functioning through ICT and alternative sources of energy, especially
enhancement of solar power by 120 kW in the last five years. Automation of admission, financial and
examination processes, upgradation of Wi-Fi and LAN facilities, have significantly contributed to an
enhanced quality of teaching-learning experience.

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The institution reviews its teaching learning process, structures & methodologies of operations and
learning outcomes at periodic intervals through IQAC set up as per norms

Describe any two examples of institutional reviews and implementation of teaching learning
reforms facilitated by the IQAC within a maximum of 500 words each.

Response:

CMRIT periodically reviews its teaching, learning and operational methodologies for quality assurance.
This involves examining the curriculum, teaching methods, assessment strategies, and other aspects of
the learning process to identify areas for improvement.

Overall, a well-functioning IQAC can play a crucial role in ensuring that an institution maintains high
standards of education and delivers value to its students. The following are two examples of TLP
reforms:

Implementation of Pedagogical Initiatives and Various Instructional Methods.

Implementation of pedagogical initiatives and various instructional methods is a crucial aspect of


improving the quality of education. Pedagogy refers to the study of teaching and learning processes and
the methods used to facilitate effective learning.

Effective pedagogy involves using a variety of instructional methods and approaches to engage students
and to promote deep learning among them. Some common pedagogical initiatives include:

1.Active learning: This involves creating opportunities for students to engage with the material
actively, such as through group work, discussions, or hands-on activities.
2.Flipped classroom: This involves reversing the traditional classroom model, where students
listen to lectures or complete readings outside of class and use class time for active learning
activities.
3.Problem-based learning: This approach involves presenting students with real-world problems
to solve, encouraging them to think critically and develop problem-solving skills.
4.Collaborative learning: This involves promoting teamwork and collaboration among students,
encouraging them to learn from each other and share their knowledge and skills.

Implementation of Examination Reforms

Implementation of examination reforms is a crucial aspect of improving the quality of education in the
Institution. CMRIT ensures transparency in the evaluation methods to facilitate effective assessment of
learners.

1.Examination Systems: The students’ learning is measured in conformity with Blooms


Taxonomy. The examination system is modified to assess the skill levels of the students’
learning. The questions are mapped to test the skills at different levels and the course outcomes
are mapped with every question. This process is in existence for both internal as well as external
exams. This type of strategic examination system helps to evaluate the students’ performance on
continuous basis and helps to develop their analytical thinking abilities.
2.Question paper Audit: In order to maintain uniform assessment of CIE and SEE, question

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papers are audited periodically. Question papers of CIE are audited at the respective department
level by course coordinators. SEE question papers are audited by nominated experts. Corrective
actions are taken based on the audit.
3.Answer script Audit: CMRIT introduced digital evaluation system for both CIE and SEE to
ensure transparency in evaluation of answer scripts. Double evaluation system is adopted for
more accurate assessment. Students are provided with an opportunity to view their answer scripts
(of all courses) of CIE after completion of evaluation and announcement of results. SEE answer
scripts are audited by experts who are invited from other institutions. Corrective actions are taken
based on the audit.

By implementing these pedagogical initiatives and examination reforms, a more dynamic and engaging
learning environment is created in the institution for support student’s success and achievements.

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Institution has adopted the following for Quality assurance:

1.Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) and follow up action taken


2.Conferences, Seminars, Workshops on quality conducted
3.Collaborative quality initiatives with other institution(s)
4.Orientation programme on quality issues for teachers and students
5.Participation in NIRF and other recognized ranking like Shanghai Ranking, QS Ranking
Times Ranking etc
6.Any other quality audit recognized by state, national or international agencies

Response: A. Any 5 or more of the above

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Quality audit reports/certificate as applicable and View Document


valid for the assessment period

NIRF report, AAA report and details on follow up View Document


actions

List of Collaborative quality initiatives with other View Document


institution(s) along with brochures and geo-tagged
photos with caption and date

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support the claim (if any)

Link to Minute of IQAC meetings, hosted on View Document


HEI website

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Criterion 7 - Institutional Values and Best Practices

7.1 Institutional Values and Social Responsibilities


7.1.1

Institution has initiated the Gender Audit and measures for the promotion of gender equity during
the last five years.

Describe the gender equity & sensitization in curricular and co-curricular activities, facilities for
women on campus etc., within 500 words

Response:

CMRIT is a co-education institution that strives to gear-up both boys and girls to be a part of the real
world around them. The interaction between boys and girls makes them understand and respect each
other’s perspectives and helpful for the promotion of socialization. Students from diverse backgrounds
perform activities of educational and technical skills together resulting in inculcation of gender equality.

A women protection cell/internal complaints cell has been formed to adjudicate and to raise women
empowerment in the Institution along with the anti-sexual harassment initiatives. The functions of the
Cell include looking after the issues raised by the women on any gender inequality such as grievances,
women empowerment, sexual harassment and discrimination. Remedial action will be taken when the
complaint is raised to the cell by the female students/staff.

Gender sensitization events are a part of the Institutional activities. Further, motivated faculty and student
teams are involved in rising strong girl force in the nearby schools and colleges of the rural regions as a
part of co-curricular outreach activities. The Institution has also rendered entrepreneurship awareness
opportunities to the women stakeholders and public through focused workshops and trainings that
enabled wide amenities for women employment.

The Institution encourages admission of girl students in various courses, provides scholarships and
motivates girl students to play a lead role among student community cells and forums. Equal
opportunities are provided for women faculty to take up HOD positions and lead roles in various
committees and cells.

The Institution ensures prime importance to women’s safety in and around the campus and girl’s hostels
with code of conduct. The following are the Institute’s code of conduct measures for girl students (day
scholars and hostellers):

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for the day scholars, if any girl student wants permission/leave, the student has to apply leave
through online mode for approval from the mentor (with the parent’s consent), the HOD and the
Director.
for the girl’s hostel students, if any girl student from the hostel wants permission/leave , the
student has to apply leave through online mode for approval from the mentor (with the parent’s
consent), the HOD, the respective hostel warden and the Director and report back at 6 pm on the
same day or on the requested day.

Following are the Gender Equality measures adopted in the last five years:

Awareness programs on human values & professional ethics and gender sensitization.
Gender Sensitisation as a mandatory subject.
CCTV cameras in all conspicuous places.
Counselling for female students/staff.
Girls’ common rooms on every floor with lockers and beds.
Girls’ hostels within the campus with women wardens.
Women security guards.
Selection of class representatives from boys and girls.
Celebration of International Women’s Day.
Girls’ Gymnasium.
24/7 ambulance facility to reach CMR Hospital.
19 Gender Equity Programmes over the last 5 years.

CMRIT established one HSGA unit and two NSS units to enlighten the students learn more about legal
issues, women’s rights and awareness on any gender discrimination, child abuse, dowry, female
infanticide and gender inequality.

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7.1.2

The Institution has facilities for alternate sources of energy and energy conservation measures
1. Solar energy
2. Biogas plant
3. Wheeling to the Grid
4. Sensor-based energy conservation

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5. Use of LED bulbs/ power efficient equipment


6. Wind mill or any other clean green energy

Response: A. Any 4 or more of the above

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7.1.3

Describe the facilities in the Institution for the management of the following types of degradable
and non-degradable waste (within 500 words)

Solid waste management


Liquid waste management
Biomedical waste management
e-Waste management
Waste recycling system
Hazardous chemicals and radioactive waste management

Response:

CMRIT takes inspiration from the idea of ‘Reduce-Reuse-Recycle’ for an Eco-Friendly Campus.
Institution has been awarded by AICTE as, ‘Clean and Smart Campus-2019’. The following practices
are adopted to sustain Eco-Friendly Campus:

Solid waste management:

Solid waste is collected by designated personals from the dust-bins placed at different locations of
the campus. The collected waste is categorized as Bio-degradable and Non-bio-degradable.
Large quantities of biodegradable waste are separately collected.
Leaf litter is allowed to decompose over a period of time to be used as manure.
The collected Non-bio degradable waste is disposed to the Municipal Corporation.

Liquid Waste Management:

RO back water is collected and used for plantation.


The liquid waste is disposed through drainage system.
Sock pits are constructed for the percolation of waste water at different places.

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The drinking water tank cleaning is regularly done by external agency.


The audit committee studied the Water conservation method of institution and prevention of
water wastage in the campus.
STTP plant is in place to recycle the sewage water.

Biomedical Waste Management:

Bio waste of sanitary napkin is managed by incinerator in the girls wash rooms thus keeping the
rooms clean and hygienic.

E-Waste Management:

Some of the e-wastage generated is used for technical educational purpose by making use of
hardware in laboratories for display and study.
Some of the components are being used for demonstration purposes.
Condemned batteries are disposed through outside agencies.
The remaining e-waste is disposed through a vendor.
Electronic goods are put to optimum use, the minor repairs are set right by the laboratory
assistants and teaching staff and the major repairs are handled by the technical assistant and are
reused.
ECE department frequently organizes awareness programs and poster competition on e-waste
management.

Hazardous Chemicals:

Hazardous chemicals of various laboratories are kept separately in the laboratory away from the
reach of students.

The chemicals used in the experiments are diluted after usage and discarded with
routine waste water.

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7.1.4

Water conservation facilities available in the Institution:

1.Rain water harvesting


2.Borewell /Open well recharge
3.Construction of tanks and bunds

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4.Waste water recycling


5.Maintenance of water bodies and distribution system in the campus

Response: A. Any 4 or more of the above

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7.1.5

Green campus initiatives include

Describe the Green campus initiative of the institution including Restricted entry of automobiles,
Use of Bicycles/ Battery powered vehicles , Pedestrian Friendly pathways , Ban on use of Plastic,
landscaping with trees and plants etc in 500 words

Response:

1.Restricted Entry of Automobiles: The institute encourages the staff and students to use the
vehicles with pollution check stickers to reduce environmental pollution. Vendors are restricted to
enter inside the campus. Students and staff are asked to park their vehicles in the parking area
provided at the entrance. The approach road from the main road and the roads within the campus
are laid with CC road 30-40 feet width and separate markings are made for walking of
pedestrians. The path from the main gate to the academic buildings has pedestrian friendly foot
paths.
2.Pedestrian Friendly Pathways: Vehicle parking space is provided at the main entrance of the
campus as well as in each and every institute. As the campus is vehicle free with some
exceptions, students and staff experience comfort walking through the pedestrian friendly
pathways. The internal roads are lined with trees and lights and they are properly maintained by
the campus maintenance committee.
3.Ban on Use of Plastic: CMRIT celebrates World Environment Day on 5th June. Single-use
plastic items such as plastic bottles, bags, spoons, straws and cups are banned completely and
awareness is created among staff and students through orientation and display boards in the
premises. To restrict the use of plastic, measures have been taken to replace plastic tea cups and
glasses with plastic free glasses in the canteen. The staff and students are informed to use steel or
copper water bottles instead of plastic bottles. Students and faculty take oath not to use paper
covers or bags. Under Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan, students with NSS volunteers pledge to keep
the campus free from polythene.
4.Landscaping with Trees and Plants: CMRIT organizes tree plantation programs every year in

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and outside the campus. Faculty and students take part in the plantation programe. Students and
staff enthusiastically initiate and participate in the tree plantation drives (Telanaganaku Haritha-
Haram) on the campus and also outside the campus. Environmental Activities related to arrest the
pollution are conducted in collaboration with EPTRI and other eminent collaborators. CMRIT has
a beautiful landscape with mix of old trees, middle aged trees, young trees or saplings and herbs
and shrubs. The gardens are well maintained through skilled and experienced persons. Plantation
drive: Telanganaku Haritha-Haram is part of every year celebration, while on several other
occasions saplings of many different varieties are planted. Students together with NSS volunteers
actively participate.

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7.1.6

Quality audits on environment and energy are regularly undertaken by the institution

The institutional environment and energy initiatives are confirmed through the following

1.Green audit / Environmental audit


2.Energy audit
3.Clean and green campus recognitions/awards
4.Beyond the campus environmental promotion and sustainability activities

Response: A. All of the above

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sustainability activities conducted beyond the
campus with geo-tagged photographs with caption
and date.

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Certificate from the auditing agency

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support the claim (if any)

7.1.7

The Institution has Differently-abled (Divyangjan) friendly, barrier free environment

Write description covering the various components of barrier free environment in your institution in
maximum of 500 words

Built environment with Ramps/lifts for easy access to classrooms


Divyangjan friendly washrooms
Signage including tactile path, lights, display boards and signposts
Assistive technology and facilities for Divyangjan accessible website, screen-reading
software, mechanized equipment
Provision for enquiry and information: Human assistance, reader, scribe, soft copies of
reading material, screen reading

Response:

CMRIT provides barrier-free environment where people with disabilities can move about safely and
freely and use the facilities within the built environment. The environment supports the independent
functioning of individuals so that they can participate without assistance in everyday activities within the
campus. Buildings/places/transportation systems are made barrier free.

Lift/ Wheel Chairs/ Ramp

All the blocks of the institute are internally connected with a lift used by students, staff, visitors and
differently-abled people for barrier free access to all the departments. A ramp facility is available at the
main entrance and a wheelchair is made available at the main entrance for the differently-abled people to
reach the lift.

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Differently-abled Friendly Restroom

Separate toilets are available for people with disabilities. They are clearly identifiable and accessible. The
doors are wide enough and lockable from inside and releasable from outside. There is enough
maneuvering space inside. All floor surfaces are slip resistant. Mirrors, flushing arrangements, dispensers
mounted at appropriate heights. All floors of the institute are provided with male and female wash room
facility along with facility for physically challenged people with appropriate sign boards.

Reception Counter & Personal Assistance

The Reception Counter provides all the needed information to the differently-abled and human
assistance.

NVDA Screen Reader

Screen reader is an assistive software programme which helps the visually impaired or the blind to work
with computer. The Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) is free; open-source software. It is installed in
the computers at Computer Labs, Digital Library, Central Library and Computer Centre to help the
visually challenged students in learning.

Till date the Institute has no differently-abled students. However the necessary infrastructure is in place.

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7.1.8

Describe the Institutional efforts/initiatives in providing an inclusive environment i.e., tolerance


and harmony towards cultural, regional, linguistic, communal socioeconomic and such other
diversities (within 500 words).

Response:

CMRIT boasts a diverse community comprising staff and students from various religions, communities
and states. Though the staff/students are from diverse socio-cultural and linguistic backgrounds, there is
no intolerance towards cultural, regional, linguistic, communal socio-economic and other diversities. The
institution is dedicated to promoting values among its community members, fostering communal
harmony and instilling a sense of responsibility in its staff/students.

Recognising the importance of understanding different cultures and traditions, CMRIT facilitates
interactions among students, allowing them to learn about practices in diverse communities. The

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Institution believes that nurturing universal values among students is essential for achieving harmony
within the nation and the world. These values, when integrated into individuals’ lives, contribute to the
sustainability of the earth and benefit everyone.

CMRIT promotes values rooted in contemporary contexts, addressing social issues and concerns such as
environmental sustainability. Initiatives like tree plantation drives, promoting national unity advocating
water and energy conservation, and raising awareness about plastic usage through the Clean India
campaign are actively encouraged. The institution enables forums for diverse interests, creating a
conducive environment for building moral values.

Students actively participate in eco-friendly initiatives, crafting alternatives such as cotton/jute bags with
plastic bags. Institute promotes making of clay Ganesha Idols and free distribution of the same. These
products are distributed to the public as a complement. CMRIT engages in NSS activities like cleaning
regional places, temples and public areas in villages, showcasing responsibility in building a clean and
sustainable environment. The Institute organized safe water campaign with huge student participation
and created a record and entered Asia Book of Records in two consecutive years, i.e. 2018 and 2019.
These activities provide a framework to prioritise values based on cultural contexts, needs, resources and
backgrounds of the students.

Students and coordinators, driven by social concerns, collaborate with the NSS volunteering team,
participating in rallies for health awareness, stress management and hygiene awareness in villages. They
engage in noble causes such as marathons for cancer awareness and road safety awareness, emphasising
public health, discipline and hygiene. The NSS team and staff coordinators have contributed food,
essential amenities like hand-wash, sanitizer, gadgets, human support, materialistic support and
COVID-19 data filling support.

The Institute celebrates annually Traditional Day as part of communal harmony and religious events such
as Traditional & Fresher’s Day Celebrations, Ramdan Celebrations, Dussehra Celebrations,
Pogal(Sankranthi) Celebrations, Bonalu Celebrations, Christmas Celebrations, Bathukamma
Sambaralu Celebrations, Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 Event, Pravasi Telangana Divas Celebrations,
Dandiya Navarang Celebrations, Ugadi Celebrations. The whole realm of activities and programmes
in the Institution have a tremendous impact on the learning of values by students and the objective is to
provide experiential learning in not only knowing values but also by practicing them.

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7.1.9

Sensitization of students and employees of the Institution to the constitutional obligations: values,
rights, duties and responsibilities of citizens

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Describe the various activities in the Institution for inculcating values for being responsible citizens
as reflected in the Constitution of India within 500 words.

Response:

CMRIT is dedicated to providing students with a holistic and well-rounded education. One of the key
aspects of education at the Institute is raising awareness about our constitutional rights, values, duties and
responsibilities, which are imparted through various means.

The Institute has initiated numerous activities to sensitise both students and staff to their constitutional
obligations: understanding values, rights, duties and responsibilities as citizens. Annually, on Republic
Day and Independence Day, invited speakers and dignitaries emphasise the significance of remembering
the struggle for freedom and respecting the National Flag and National Anthem.

Our constitution underscores principles such as human dignity, equality, social justice, human rights,
freedom, rule of law, equity, and the importance and superiority of the constitution in national life. The
entire nation operates based on the rights and duties enshrined in the Constitution of India. Republic Day
is commemorated every year with activities that highlight the importance of the Indian Constitution.
Similarly, Independence Day is celebrated annually to underscore the struggle for freedom and the
significance of the Indian constitution. The Institute's yearly cultural festival, ‘Scintillations’ promotes
awareness about the rights and duties of citizens, featuring skits, dances, poetry, and singing
performances centred on these themes.

Various activities under the NSS and HSGA banner are organised, including rallies to promote
cleanliness and hygiene, awareness campaigns on voters' responsibilities, cleanliness drives, and
information sessions on AIDS prevention. Additionally, seminars and motivational speeches by guest
speakers are regularly arranged. Notably, during the COVID-19 pandemic, students actively participated
in distributing masks to those in need, exemplifying their commitment to social responsibility.

The following are some of the programmes organised:

Independence Day Celebrations


Republic Day Celebrations
Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsawam (National Anthem) Event
Environment Day Celebration
National Science Day Celebration
Vaccination Drive
Kill the Cancer an Iskcon Initiative Event
International Women’s Day Celebrations
International Yoga Day Celebrations
Girl’s Child Day & Voter’s Day Event
Science Fest Event

District-Level Neighborhood Youth Parliament Event

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7.1.10

The Institution has a prescribed code of conduct for students, teachers, administrators and other
staff and conducts periodic programmes in this regard.

1.The institutional Code of Conduct principles are displayed on the website


2.There is a committee to monitor adherence to the institutional Code of Conduct principles
3.Institution organizes professional ethics programmes for students, teachers, administrators
and other staff
4.Annual awareness programmes on Code of Conduct are organized

Response: A. All of the above

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7.2 Best Practices


7.2.1

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Describe two best practices successfully implemented by the Institution as per NAAC format
provided in the Manual

Response:

There are several best practices adopted at CMRIT. The following are two best practices for assessment:

Best Practice-1:
Title of Practice: Employability Skill Development

Objectives of the Practice:

1.To provide training in soft-skills and communication-skills.


2.To provide training on aptitude and quantitative-skills.
3.To provide training on logical thinking and coding-skills.
4.To improve students confidence level for employment.

The Context:

CMRIT strives to provide multifaceted training to students and make them industry ready in addition to
achieving excellence in their chosen field.

At CMRIT, the training and placement cell started with an ideal pursuit of accomplishing the goals of
students by facilitating them with good communication-skills, life-skills and employability-skills through
various modules of verbal-ability, aptitude, logical-reasoning, soft-skills and coding-skills.

The Practice:

The T&P cell sprawls its activities from B.Tech. I-VI Semesters. The syllabus is designed to meet the
requirements of the students and make them employable. Regular class work sessions for communication-
skills and soft-skills are incorporated into the time-table and emphasis is on improving the student’s
communication-skills and grammar. Various team building activities are introduced to enable students
work in teams with positive approach. Also, concepts like time-management, inter and intra personal
skills, goal-setting are introduced to realize their strengths and overcome their weaknesses. More focus is
put on teaching vocabulary and improving the writing-skills of the students.

Students are made to concentrate on hit pair word list in order to improve their communication and equip
them with required word power to easily express their ideas, empower them with advanced reading and
comprehension skills, add sophistication to speech and avoid misinterpretation and low confidence or
esteem. Students are made to focus on various components of verbal ability exercises like synonyms,
antonyms, analogies, jumbled sentences, sentence completions, reading comprehension passages,
identifying the errors in a sentence, usage of appropriate tense, articles, prepositions etc. Students are
given an opportunity to participate in mock group discussions and interviews and be corporate ready.

Aptitude and quantitative training enables the students in improving logical and reasoning ability which
helps them solve tricky questions with ease and comfort. The regular practice sessions in the course work
make the students confident not only to face placement drives but to attend any sort of competitive exam.

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Practice sessions in the lab on verbal ability, aptitude, quantitative and technical skills are conducted in
order to make the students adept and adroit. The regular online tests would gear up the students and make
them ready for the placement drives in and off the campus.

The courses introduced in B.Tech. R17 regulations to cover all above-mentioned aspects are listed
below:

Verbal-Ability
Analytical-Skills
Soft-Skills
Quantitative-Aptitude
English Language and Communication Skills Lab
Advanced English Communications Skills Lab
Technical Writing-Skills Lab
Problem Solving with C Programming lab
Python Programming Lab
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Coding-Skills Lab
Summer Internship/Mini Project

Evidence of Success:

There has been a considerable growth in the quality and quantity of the placements with the training
programmes offered. The below table represent the summary of placements and highest package offered
among the placements.

the placements witnessed tremendous improvement from 2018 to 2023 and the figures are 396 to 600
respectively. furhter the highest pay package increased from 6LPA to 20.40LPA respectively.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

Convincing the faculty members to deliver beyond the curriculum so as to prepare the students
for competitive examinations was a challenging task due to tight academic schedule.
Making student ready for off-line training and off-line placements since they adopted for on-line
training during the past three years.
Finding out right type of professional agencies who can provide training and skill sets to the
students as per market demand.
Learning management system (LMS) is required for online training.

Best Practice-2:
Title of Practice: Cloud Based Campus Automation System (CBCAS)

Objectives of the Practice:

1.To ensure availability of real time data to stakeholders.


2.To monitor the attendance and academic progress of students efficiently by the administration,
faculty and parents.

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3.To ensure quicker by administration with less paper work and resource management.
4.To operate various department modules in the organization such as Administrative module,
Library module, Examination module and Academic module to process the data in an efficient
manner.

The Context:

Educational institutions deal with a multitude of tasks, data and information. The tasks include
admissions, issue of study/bonafied certificates, tuition/examination fee collection, academic
performance, attendance monitoring, time-table, leave management for staff/students, payroll
management, library management, complete examination procedure including digital evaluation and
result declaration for both CIE and SEE. Further the software was enabled collecting student feedback
and provision for learning resources. The electronic data management system helps in providing quick
and relevant information to the stakeholders for good decision making.

The Practice:

The CBCAS is a single platform used in CMRIT for multitude of tasks. The application could be
accessed from anywhere within and beyond the institution. After many successful runs of the application
since 2012, it has been made available to all the stakeholders for access. It is a cloud based server for
ensuring the safety and security of the data.

There are no limitations while using the CBCAS and all the bugs resolved at the time of design over a
period of time. The quality of data is monitored and tested regularly by the staff of the institute.

Evidence of Success:

The success of the software depends on how efficiently the data can be used for regular tasks in
time. It is represented in terms of:

Availability of information to the administration, instantly during interactions with


parent/students. This helps understand the academic credentials, and regularity of student for
continuous monitoring.
The availability of correct information to the right person at the right time is a major advantage.
The satisfaction of the stakeholders regarding the availability of information in evidence of
success.
Reduction in paper usage and just-in-time information.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

Safety and security is a major problem for software.


All data related operations are efficiently executed by the employees.
Server anti-virus is required
Cloud storage is required
Regular maintenance is required

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7.3 Institutional Distinctiveness


7.3.1

Portray the performance of the Institution in one area distinctive to its priority and thrust within
1000 words

Response:

Effective use of online learning platforms at CMRIT is one distinctive area that differentiates it
from the rest.

Online education is undergoing rapid changes due to development of new technologies. In response to
these changes, many states, institutions, and organizations have been working on strategic plans to
implement online education. At the same time, misconceptions and myths related to the difficulty of
teaching and learning online, technologies available to support online instruction, the support and
compensation needed for high-quality instructors, and the needs of online students create challenges for
such vision statements and planning documents. CMRIT has been encouraging both faculty members and
students to undergo online courses inspite being non-credit courses.

Online learning platforms used in CMRIT

CMRIT has tied up with the various online learning platforms of Coursera, Swayam-NPTEL and
Infyspringboard. In addition, various other online certifications platforms like Nvidia, Great learning
academy, Elsevier Research Academy are used as online learning resources.

Coursera:

Coursera offers massive open online courses (MOOC), specializations, degrees, professional and master
track courses. Coursera courses last approximately four to twelve weeks, with one to two hours of video
lectures a week. These courses provide quizzes, weekly exercises, peer-graded and reviewed
assignments, an optional Honors assignment and sometimes a final project or exam to complete the
course. Courses are also provided on-demand, in which case users can take their time in completing the
course with all of the material available at once.

During the pandemic situation the staff and the students have completed courses in various technological
domains and received more than 13000 certificates through Coursera.

Swayam-NPTEL:

Swayam-NPTEL online courses is an opportunity for the faculty members of the local chapters to guide
and monitor their students’ progress in the Swayam-NPTEL online course and ensure better performance
and understanding of the subject by the students.

From 2017 to till date more than 300 certificates have been received by staff and students. CMRIT is
recognized by Swayam-NPTEL (local chapter) with ‘AA’ rating based on performance in Swayam-
NPTEL online certification courses in the year 2019. CMRIT received award as best SPOC during the
years 2018 & 2019.

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InfySpringboard:

InfySpringboard is an online learning platform that offers a variety of courses in technical and business
domains. It is designed to help individuals gain new skills and knowledge to enhance their career
prospects. The courses offered by InfySpringboard are created in collaboration with industry experts and
are based on real-world applications.

InfySpringboard provides a flexible learning experience, allowing you to access course materials and
complete assignments at your own pace. The platform also offers mentorship from industry professionals
who guide and support our students and faculty as and when required.

InfySpringboard offers courses in areas such as data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence,
Blockchain, cloud computing, digital marketing, management, and many more. Each course is designed
to provide you with practical skills and hands-on experience that you can apply in your professional
career.

By enrolling in InfySpringboard courses, students gain in-demand skills, earn certifications, and their
chances of career advancement increase. The platform is suitable for both beginners who are looking to
start a new career path and professionals who want to up-skill or re-skill.

From 2018 to till date more than 1400 certificates have been received by our students.

Nvidia:

The NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) offers resources for diverse learning needs—from learning
materials to self-paced and live training to educator programs. Individuals, teams, organizations,
educators, and our students have availed the facility to gain knowledge in AI, accelerated computing,
accelerated data science, graphics and simulation, and more.

From 2022 to till date more than 150 certificates have been received by our students.

Great Learning Academy:

It is a free online platform to learn courses for Job ready skills with certificates in courses like Digital
Marketing, Introduction to Management, Product Management, Economics, Money and banking, CRM
& Project Management.

From 2022 to till date more than 100 certificates have been received by our students.

Elsevier Research Academy:

It is a free e-learning platform where modules are developed by global experts for career guidance and
advice.

From 2022 to till date more than 100 certificates have been received by our students in courses like
Research Design, Plagiarism, Research Gaps, Journal Impact factor & Writing a book or research paper.

Benefits:

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1.Easy to use and accessible from all devices.


2.Effective communication and sharing.
3.Speeds up the assignment process.
4.Effective feedback.
5.No need for paper.
6.Clean and user friendly interface.
7.Great commenting system.
8.Is for everyone.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CMRIT used online teaching-learning platforms like Microsoft Teams,
Zoom, GoToMeetings, Cisco-Webex to keep our students engaged with the academic programs.

Learning Assessment Platforms:

The assessment of employability skills is a continuous process at CMRIT. The learning assessment
platforms like Btechguru.com, HackerRank, LeetCode, etc, are used to assess the students’ performance
at CRT sessions and beyond the college hours for improving the employability skills. These platforms
are availed to conduct assessments on need basis also. Commendable response is received from the
students to register with these assessment platforms to improve their individual performances. Such
measures enhanced the overall placements at the Institution level.

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5. CONCLUSION
Additional Information :
Additional Information:

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the Institution chaired by the IQAC coordinator who is
nominated by the Director/Principal monitors the attainment of Vision and Mission through its internal and
administrative audits. The cell proposes necessary changes for continuous improvement and quality assurance.

5S Principles for Academic Quality

The cell has initiated 5S principles as the quality tool comprising five primary stages, Sort, Set in
order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain. The IQAC has implemented its activities in line with the quality manual
devised by the cell, in which 5S quality tools have been incorporated to uphold the quality par excellence from
the academic year 2023-2024.

The benefits of implementing 5S Principles are:

Improved process flow of information among the departments


Higher transparency in the exchange and sharing of academic instructions and practices lower
percentage of ambiguity in the system practice due to simplified process increased process agility and
flexibility
Improved employee morale better process utilization
Enhanced Institution image among stakeholders - students, parents, faculty, staff and corporate and the
Management

The IQAC also strives for creating a conducive ambience for the members of faculty to delegate their
responsibilities as per the enriched Facility Management Policy.

The efforts of IQAC core team enabled the following achievements and many more are in the anvil:

Achieved NIRF Ranking for two consecutive years 2021 & 2022 in the band of 251- 300 and 201-250
respectively
Received NIRF-Innovation in 2023 in the band of 101-150
IIC 4 Star rating and ARIIA ranking in the band of 25-50
OBE R-World Ranking Diamond band with A+ grade in 2022 and 2023
AICTE - Smart and Clean Campus Award in 2019
R-World Green Ranking Diamond band with A+ grade in 2023
ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications in 2020 valid till 2023
ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018 certifications in 2023 valid till 2026.

Concluding Remarks :
The Institution is aimed at creating most competent Scientists, Engineers, Technologists, Entrepreneurs,
Managers and Researchers who are capable of assuming their rightful place as leaders in the

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industry/government organization. To achieve this vision, ample importance is given to the curricular aspects,
due importance is given to design, revision and effective delivery of curricula in most efficient manner.

The Institution has a research and innovation cell with transparent policies to promote research consultancy and
IPR activities. Students are increasingly opting for entrepreneurship and taking guidance under the incubation
cell of the institution. Infrastructure wise, the Institution has all required facilities for teaching learning like,
library, computer lab, internet facility etc. and also supports sports and other physical activities.

To promote technical education and uplift the diverse community, the Institution offers scholarship and runs
various capability enhancement and development schemes which reflects in excellent placement of students,
higher education at global level and entrepreneurship. The abled leadership of the Institute is well in tune with
the Vision and Mission of the Institution and work in perfect harmony with absolute transparency. The strategic
plans are responsibly made keeping the benefit of stakeholders at centre and outcomes are achieved in time
bound manner as per the value system of the institutes with the help of various dedicated committees. The
Institution has all processes in place and required infrastructure to excel and achieve its mission. The Institution
has strong foundation to grow up as the Deemed to be University with the potential par excellence.

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