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Experts
Administrative Yes Individual Yes IQAC CHARUSAT
External
Experts
6.5.2 – What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges? (if
applicable)
o University policies and strategies are designed and planned to impart
autonomy to each constituent institute with respect to finance, human resources
as well as academics. o Efforts are made by the University through formal
bodies like Academic Council, Finance Committee and BoM to promote autonomy. o
Academic flexibility allows each constituent institute to offer courses under
CBCS system and provides freedom to introduce new core as well as elective
courses in tune with the latest developments in respective fields. o University
extends autonomy to each constituent institute in terms of lab development as
well as procurement of books and softwares o Students of constituent institutes
can choose their project topics and supervisors within the institute. Those
willing to carry out interdisciplinary projects are facilitated to obtain
intellectual and infrastructural support from other relevant institutes. o For
the dual degree programs, university has offered flexibility to the student to
exit the program after undertaking minimum studies and earning UG degree to
pursue other career options or continue the program for earning dual (UG-PG)
degree. o University encourages every constituent institute to identify and
focus on their thrust areas of research, considering their own strengths and
goals. o Autonomy in curricula design, pedagogy, and continuous assessment is
extended to all faculty members. o Informal interactions amongst executives
like Principals/Heads/Registrar/ Provost/President are regularly held to
nurture autonomy.

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 extra-curricular 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
2019-2020, for support staff. o 03 days Online Training Programme During
Lockdown Period April 2020 as part of Administraive Training Programme (ATP)
under the theme, Self Improvement in 03 Batches. (April 27-29, 2020) o Follow
up Sessions on Sudarshan Kriya for Non-Teaching and Attendant Staff Members who
had attended Out Bound Training (OBT) at Art of Living, Vasad earlier. o
Conduction of Port-folio management program in association with State Bank on
India on August 03, 2019. o Conduction of 2nd shree Aurobindo Memorial Lecture
under the these Shree Aurobindo and Our Spiritual Heritage on August 14, 2019.

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