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and NABL accredited lab facilities o
                                                                 Enhancing the quality of PhD program
                                                                 through o Two tier selection through
                                                                  entrance examination and personal
                                                               interview o Research progress monitored
                                                                 through Doctoral Advisory Committee
                                                                   comprising of external experts o
                                                                  Quality of theses enhanced through
                                                               uniform formats, English language check
                                                                    and plagiarism check o External
                                                                referees nominated as one from within
                                                                state and one from outside the state.
                     Examination and Evaluation                  o Continuous evaluation through oral,
                                                               written and practice sessions including
                                                                seminars, assignments and projects. o
                                                                Multiple-choice questions and quizzes
                                                               as a part of continuous evaluation and
                                                                      end semester evaluations. o
                                                               Supplementary examination is planned at
                                                                 the end of semester for students who
                                                               wish/need to improve grades. o Balanced
                                                                    use of both physical and online
                                                                 platforms like Google classroom and
                                                                Microsoft Teams to conduct and assess
                                                                 various evaluative components o Exam
                                                                 Reform Committee regularly meets and
                                                               discusses reforms and quality aspects.
                                                                 Some reforms adopted include o Open
                                                               book examination o Online examination o
                                                               Paperless digital examination system to
                                                                manage time-efficient and ecofriendly
                                                               examination process o BoS discusses the
                                                                question paper quality, feedback from
                                                                examiners are taken and questions are
                                                                  mapped with learning objectives o
                                                                Tansparent examination and evaluation
                                                                system where students can also review
                                                                assessed answer books. o Remuneration
                                                                  through online payment. o Results
                                                                    through SMS and mobile based e-
                                                                    Governance App. o Monitoring of
                                                               disciplinary aspects during university
                                                                           exams through CCTV.
                       Curriculum Development                         Continuous refinement of the
                                                                   curriculum is practiced so as to
                                                                    benchmark with experienced and
                                                                accomplished institutions. Curriculum
                                                                 was integrated with research project
                                                                    components, courses with value
                                                                  additions like soft and technical
                                                                    skills relevant at the industry
                                                                    interface as well as components
                                                                     imparting awareness regarding
                                                               environment and climate change, social
                                                               and civic responsibilities as citizens
                                                               as well as healthcare. This enrichment
                                                                   was based on considerations from
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