SELF STUDY REPORT

FOR 1st CYCLE OF ACCREDITATION

DIT UNIVERSITY

VILLAGE MAKKAWALA, DIVERSION ROAD, 248009 www.dituniversity.edu.in

Submitted To

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

BANGALORE

February 2020

Page 1/140 01-09-2020 04:02:25 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 INTRODUCTION

With a rich heritage spanning over 22 years, DIT University (erstwhile Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun), flagship of The Unison Group, was founded by Late Shri Naveen Agarwal Ji. DIT University (DITU) is famous for academic excellence offering career oriented Undergraduate, Postgraduate & Doctoral level programs across various disciplines.

DIT University has been established by Govt. of vide Act No. 10 of 2013 in Feb, 2013. It is listed under Section 2(f) of UGC Act, 1956. DIT University, is recognized as a premier Institution of higher learning not only in the state of Uttarakhand; but also across the nation.

The University’s outlook is to provide innovative, flexible and industry oriented teaching-learning experience with seamless exposure to cutting-edge research.

“MADE IN DIT”, inspired by “MAKE IN INDIA”, is DIT University’s effort designed to foster innovation and enhance skill development in its students and give best-in-class graduates to the world.

DIT University Highlights-

Flexible Choice Based Credit System with multiple options for students across domains. Excellent linkages with Industry & Professional Bodies such as IBM, Oracle, Safeducate, Secure- Meters, CII, ASSOCHAM, FICCI etc. Establishment of Five Centres of Excellence for advance level research and consultancy. Excellent Placement Records across years. Centre for Innovation, Incubation, Entrepreneurship and Start-up (CIIES) for promoting entrepreneurial eco-system in the University. DIT University’s Technology Business Incubator has recently been approved by MSME, Government of India and also by “Startup Uttarakhand”, Directorate of Industries. Institutional Innovation Council (IIC) of the University is approved by MHRD Innovational Cell, Government of India. First University in India to be certified ISO 21001:2018 for operational excellence. Ranked 37th among “Top 140 Public & Private Engineering Institutions”. Awarded “Best Private University of the Year 2020 – North India” ASSOCHAM National Education Awards. Ranked 1st in “Top Architecture Colleges of Excellence" category in India (GHRDC 2019 Rankings). DIT University is an approved centre of Uttarakand Skill Development Mission (UKSDM). DIT University has a collaboration with C-DAC, Govt. of India, to offer various programs and certifications on digital technology. MoU with Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society (FHTS) to provide research opportunities on public health.

Vision

To be a world-class professional University, constantly striving for excellence in education by high-quality

Page 2/140 01-09-2020 04:02:26 teaching in synchronization with industry needs. To be driven by the spirit of ground breaking research and entrepreneurship. To instil in each student qualities of mind and character necessary for good citizenship and eminent leadership.

Mission

To put our students first and work responsibly with honesty, transparency and integrity to influence, inspire and nurture talent of our students, and the members of faculty and staff. To encourage creative ability and research temperament. To provide knowledge based technological services for industry and society. To synergize the teaching learning process through active interaction with industry and academia whilst embracing modern technological changes.

Our Core Values

Academic Excellence and Integrity. Integration of Human Values, Ethics and Professional Etiquettes with teaching. Outstanding Teaching and Service. Encourage quest of life-long learning. Scholarly Research and Professional Leadership. Inculcating Global Perspective in Attitude. Appreciation of Intellectual Excellence and Creativity. Sensitivity to Social Responsibility.

1.2 Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Challenges(SWOC)

Institutional Strength

Choice-Based Credit System assuring academic flexibility since 2017.

Page 3/140 01-09-2020 04:02:28 Outcome-based-education (OBE) for effective assessment of program and course outcomes. Regular updation of curriculum to meet the industry and societal requirement. State–of–the-art infrastructure/facilities for teaching-learning, research and recreation. Holistic development of students through a blend of class room activities, social work, community service engagement and other extracurricular activities. Centres of Excellence and Research Laboratories for ideation and knowledge creation. Well qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty. Transparent evaluation system ensuring fair and just assessment. Effective teaching learning process through use of MOODLE, the learning management system, and other ICT tools, covering 100% students and faculty members. Objective computation and monitoring of program attainment using Technology. Excellent Placement Record year-on-year. Establishment of DITU NPTEL chapter for more elective courses. E-Governance through SAP ERP of the University. Linkage with reputed organizations for collaborative research and teaching at the National and International levels. Extension activities in rural areas to expose the students to the real life challenges thereby fostering social responsibility. Career Development Cell for training on character-building, personality development and inculcating values and ethics alongwith their prime objective of preparing students for various national/international competitions. Robust grievance redressal mechanism, student support system, mentoring programme, counselling and guidance services. Locational advantage of being situated in the , the foothills of Mussoorie encompassed by lush green, safe and pristine environment. Availability of Senior Leadership team on campus for quick decision-making and redressal of grievances, enabling proactive and transparent system of governance. Organizing regular open houses with students. Regular meetings of student representative bodies with senior management. Participation of students in various University bodies.

Institutional Weakness

Constraints in expansion due to the location in hilly region of the State. Faculty from foreign countries with quality research credentials. Challenges in attracting sizable research funds from the Government funding agencies being a relatively young self-financed University. Slow pace of quality research publications and patents. Inspiring more alumnus to actively engage with the University and contribute to the growth of the University. Lack of virtual labs/lecture collaboration. Faculty Foreign exchange programs needs to be strengthened. Modest growth in admissions for Masters Programs. Due to less number of industries in Uttarakhand State, limited opportunities for consultancy projects and other industry institute partnerships.

Page 4/140 01-09-2020 04:02:29 Institutional Opportunity

The national initiative of Make in India, Digital India, Innovate India, Skills India, Start-up India and need-based research needs to be leveraged. Opportunity for innovation in new product development and technological solutions by addressing the problems of the rural areas around the University. Dehradun has been chosen as one of the SMART CITY and there will be a lot of technological challenges requiring innovative and workable solutions which can be exploited by the University. Educating public about water harvesting can solve the water shortage problem and environmental sustainability in Dehradun. Opportunity to provide education to the rural areas at primary and advanced level at affordable cost can strengt