Self Study Report of KARUNYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES
Quizziz, Group Discussion, Concept and Mind mapping, Brainstorming, Peer-Review and Role-Play are some practices adopted for participative and project-based learning. 25,546 online classes were held on different platforms and 5086 video lectures were uploaded in GCR, from March to December 2020 during the initial lockdown period; KITS was awarded QS E-LEAD certification for its extraordinary performance. The Course Articulation Matrix ensures that the Vision and Mission are realized through the attainment of learning outcomes, aligning curriculum, teaching and assessment with Bloom’s Taxonomy. Students are continuously assessed through Karunya Examination Platform designed for online examination with AI proctoring; results are published within 9 days; certificates accessible through NAD-Digilocker. The initiatives taken in TLP have resulted in 95.25% pass percentage.
Research, Innovations and Extension KITS with its focus on socially relevant research equipped with technical expertise has consistently been on a growth trajectory. With 78.4% faculty having Ph.D. and international research experience, KITS makes a significant impact on the quality of research. Departmental Research Committees and Board of Research and Consultancy at the apex level coordinate research activities. KITS supports research by providing seed money of Rs.217 lakh and Rs.30.9 lakh as incentives for professional development. Strong commitment of faculty members in research has attracted substantial funding from national and international agencies to the tune of Rs.1569 lakh. The projects were supported by 147 JRFs/SRFs/RAs and 288 scholars obtained Ph.D. Facilities like central instrumentation laboratories, nanotechnology centre, NABL laboratory, structural dynamics laboratory, animal house, product museum, IPR cell, Karunya Design Studio, Karunya Technology Business Incubation Park, and media centre provide an interdisciplinary research ecosystem. KITS nurtures innovation and entrepreneurship and 66 patents are filed and published – 5 granted and 2 commercialized and initiated 38 start-ups. There are tie-ups with reputed R&D organizations of GoI, and MNCs. The KIIC, KIDS and IPR Cell foster innovation and 643 IPR events were conducted. Statutory committees ensuring ethics such as CPCSEA, IBC, IHEC have been constituted. Tools to check plagiarism are available. A total of 3942 research papers in WoS/Scopus indexed journals and 902 books/chapters have been published. The h-index of the institution is 65/62 in Scopus/WoS journals. Consultancy assignments worth Rs. 563 lakh have been executed. KITS has publications in collaboration with 80 countries across the globe. The faculty members are involved in collaborative research works with world ranked universities, such as, Technion, Ben-Gurion, Bar-Ilan and Hebrew University–Israel, Technical University-Berlin, Vilnius University-Lithuania, Donghua University-Taiwan. To transfer research from lab to land and apply modern technologies for solving field problems, KITS has commissioned 25 Technology Missions in its thrust areas. The Technology Missions have substantially contributed to research, IP, and extension and in applying next-gen technologies in agriculture, healthcare, food and water technology, and sustainable energy. NSS, YRC, Rotaract, Nature Club, organised 1005 community-centred extension activities and bagged 136 awards.
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