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feedback from parents about academic activities and curriculum (where parents
belong to relevant profession/study field).

6.13 Development programmes for support staff

University has established a Prin. B. I. Patel Human Resource Development Center
(HRDC). It is headed by an experienced professor. It regularly conducts
developmental programs for support staff right from attendants, gardeners and
drivers, to office assistants/associates and laboratory technicians, to the level of
teaching staff and Deputy Registrar. In addition, University also sponsors staff
members to undertake development programmes outside the University.

6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly

 Usage of solar energy.
 Conservation of water.
 Recycling of paper.
 Environment friendly ways to dispose solid waste.
 Indigenously developed effluent treatment plants.
 Usage of power saving devices like LEDs
 Conduction of lectures/sessions on environment awareness for university
fraternity.
 Advocating and exercising judicious use of electricity.
 Regular maintenance of the natural lake within the campus.
 Growth and nurture of varieties of flora including endangered species.
 Display of information boards in campus making all inhabitants aware of
flora and fauna diversity of campus.
 No-harm policy to species like butterflies to birds to blue bulls to waterfowls
etc.
 Compulsory course of Environment Sciences to all the students of under
graduate programmes.
 Green Audit mechanism to monitor carbon foot print.
 Recognition as Schedule I Environment Auditor by Gujarat Pollution Control
Board (GPCB), Gamdhinagar.
 MoU with CEE (Centre of Environmental Education)
 Environment Awareness programme by students in surrounding villages.

Criterion - VII

7. Innovations and Best Practices

7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive
impact on the functioning of the institution. Give details.

 Academic and Administrative Audits (AAAs) of the constituent
institutes/departments.

 Regular updating of Centralized Data Base (CDB system) and CHARUNIDHI
(Charusat Digital Repository).
 Preparation of CHARUSAT Strategic Plan 2018-23.

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