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6.5.3 – Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association (at least three)
Parent Teachers meetings are organized by each constituent institute to discuss

about progression of students and obtain parents’ feedback about the academic
practices and allied issues. o Feedback about curriculum is obtained from
parents belonging to relevant profession/occupation (if any) and their inputs
are considered actively towards needful actions. o Insights about learning
abilities, academic or extracurricular inclinations, personality strengths and
weaknesses etc. as realized from mentoring sessions have been communicated to
parents and due decisions have been taken regarding students’ career
progression. o Feedback from parents has been utilized to streamline and
smoothen functioning of transport system, develop convenient student friendly
time tables and evolving a mechanism to intimate results of continuous
evaluation components to parents.

6.5.4 – Development programmes for support staff (at least three)
Prin. B. I. Patel Human Resource Development Center (HRDC) of the University
organizes various skill development and wellness programs for every level of
employees associated with CHARUSAT. Following programs are carried out in AY
20182019, for support staff. o One day Workshop for Transport Vendors
associated with CHARUSAT Family as Partners in Progress under the theme, Drive
Safe, Live Safe (Date of organization: 25/09/2018). o Three Out Bound Training
Programmes (OBT) as part of People Development Programme (PDP) for Attendant
Staff Members at Art of Living Ashram Vasad under the theme, Happiness
Programme (Dates of organization:57/04/2019 1214/4/2019 2526/5/2019). o People
Development Programme (PDP) for Attendant Staff Members during Summer Vacation
2019 under the theme, Its all about Self Belief (Dates of organization:
35/6/2019).

6.5.5 – Post Accreditation initiative(s) (mention at least three)

o CHARUSAT Alumni Association was created and registered which actively
coordinates all the annual activities across campus on a regular basis. o
Enhanced University fellowships for students. o Initiated Post Doctoral
fellowship. o Introduction of student summer internship. o Scholarships for
students to visit foreign countries. o Development of Staff residential
facilities. o Established and functional International Student Cell (ISC). o
Digitization of examinations. o Facilities for differently abled students,
employees and visitors improved. o Entrepreneurship and startup ventures
involving students and faculties have been supported. o Actively functional
equal opportunity cell established. o Consistent efforts emphasizing on
developing the already existing egovernance system into one point data
capturing system for smoother and convenient operations. o Research funding
from government agencies, in house schemes as well as industrial consultancies
enhanced. o Increase in Research and Development budget. o Amendment of
CHARUSAT Research policy for wider adaptation. o Establishment of a dedicated
University Research Cell to coordinate research related activities on campus. o
Endowment chair activities enhanced. Specific endowment fund has been set up to
disseminate a vital course on ‘Creativity, Problem solving and Innovation’,
with an aim to inculcate the attitude of creative and lateral thinking into the
young minds. o Hostel facility for both girls and boys enhanced on campus and
in near vicinity as applicable. o Through consistent efforts of sensitization
and counseling number of students appearing for competitive exams as well as
number of students undertaking summer internships at undergraduate levels has
been enhanced. o Diverse initiatives towards achieving Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and integration of University policies towards the same.

6.5.6 – Internal Quality Assurance System Details