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 In order to sensitise young minds towards deriving creative solutions for problems
and inspiring them to innovate, a special course ‘Creative thinking, Problem solving
and Innovation’ has been introduced across University under ‘Anil and Asha Patel
Endowment Chair’.
 Mentoring of research proposal preparation and submission.
 Preparation and execution of Best Research Paper award.
 Facilitating faculty members to participate in programmes focusing on quality
enhancement and sustenance in higher education system.
 Enhancing the civil infrastructure and friendly attitude towards differently abled
individuals.
 Involving students in development of in-house research projects to impart them an
exposure to design and execute an original research problem. This practice is largely
adopted to improve the intellectual capacity and employability of the students.
 Inception of Industry-Innovation Program to appropriately channelize the placement
opportunities as per students’ interests.
 Initiating collaborations with international universities for research and technology
exchange.

 Establishment of ‘Book World’ to propagate the importance of books as knowledge
resources. The book collection includes both technical and non-technical reading
material.
 Creating awareness towards and imposition of traffic safety rules on students and staff
members.
 Creating opportunities and infrastructure for students and staff to improve and
maintain mental and physical health through meditation and yoga programs as well as
gymnasium.
 Restructuring of the curriculum to improve its learning value by including updated
technological/scientific content yet strengthening the fundamental core, self-learning
modules like mini-projects, seminars, project proposal development etc., increased
exposure to analytical and sophisticated equipment and increase in participatory
learning components.
 Campaign to increase students’ diversity by admitting students from across India and
neighbouring countries of Nepal & Bhutan.

7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at
the beginning of the year

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 2 cycle of Academic and Administrative Audits (AAAs) were carried out during
August-September 2017. Total 14 institutes/departments were audited.

 Workshop on “Outcome based Education” was organized during July 04-08, 2017

 Initiated the process of crafting CHARUSAT Strategic Plan 2018-23.

 Amendments of University policies.

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