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Charusat NAAC SSR
Charusat NAAC SSR
Submitted To
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Bangalore
July 2015
Contents
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Genesis of CHARUSAT
Officers at CHARUSAT
Genesis of CHARUSAT
Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) has been established by
promulgation of Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009. It came into existence on 24th
July 2009, through Government of Gujarat’s Notification No. GH/SH/24/GPU-2009-321-
Kh[1]. It is empowered to confer degrees under section 22 of UGC Act 1956.
The Patidars (farmers) of Charotar Region (Land of SardarVallabhbhai Patel) of Gujarat
created an organization called Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Leuva Patidar Samaj –
Matrusanstha in 1895 to keep the society closely knit and nurture the social values. This
organization was spread over twenty-seven (Sattavis) villages at the time of its formation;
it now covers 25,000 families spread over 66 rural constituent units and 9 national and
international urban constituent units. Formed initially as an informal social set-up, the
organization framed a constitution and got itself registered formally in June 1987. In the
initial years, the organization focused its activities to save poor families from extravagant
and unaffordable expenditure during rituals associated with birth, marriage and demise
among the member families. Following some reflective discussions on the activities of
the Samaj since its birth (during the centenary celebrations of Matrusanstha in 1993-94),
and the challenges facing the development of India in the context of liberalization,
privatization and globalization of Indian economy, the Samaj decided to create a
dedicated organization for knowledge creation and dissemination. Thus, an educational
trust Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Patidar Kelavani Mandal took birth in 1994 with the
distinct objective of creating and developing state-of-the-art educational facilities. The
trust is a democratically managed institution with three layers of governance and is
known for its transparent functioning, integrity and humanitarian liberal approach to the
functioning of academic institutions.
Formation of Kelavani Mandal through Matrusanstha, which ultimately led to the
establishment of CHARUSAT, was illuminated under the leadership of two former
Presidents - Late Shri Chhotabhai Bhikhabhai Patel (an illustrious businessman and
social leader based in Mumbai and founder President of Kelavani Mandal) and Late Dr.
K C Patel, a renowned nuclear scientist and a prominent educationist of Gujarat. These
visionaries always insisted on global standards and a dream of a university at Education
Campus, Changa.
The premier venture of Kelavani Mandal was the setting up of Education Campus, Anand
at an outlay of INR 30 million in Anand in the year 1994. The campus consists of two
centers: D. Z. Patel (Ramol / London) Higher Secondary School and Jashkamal (Milcent)
Management Training Centre.
The next venture of the Kelavani Mandal was the Education Campus, Changa in the year
2000. It is established on 105 acres of lush green land. The humble beginnings included
Charotar Institute of Technology (CITC) as the first institute which is now known as
Chandubhai S Patel Institute of Technology (CSPIT). This institute had 4 Undergraduate
Programs, student strength of 240, employee strength of only 25 personnel, and an
investment of INR 3 Crores. Year after year institutes and programs were added. In the
years 2002 and 2004, Kelavani Mandal established Charotar Institute of Computer
Applications (CICA) and Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy (RPCP) respectively.
CICA has been rechristened as Smt. ChandabenMohanbhai Patel Institute of Computer
Applications (CMPICA). Year 2006 saw the commencement of IndukakaIpcowala
Institute of Management (I2IM). P D Patel Institute of Applied Sciences (PDPIAS) was
established in the year 2007 along with Dr. K C Patel R & D Centre (KRADLE).
Education Campus, Changa grew into a conglomerate of Institutes which was
transformed into a University in July 2009. The name Charotar University of Science and
Technology was conceived to pay tribute to the region – Charotar (the golden land)
where it has originated. In the transition phase and ingraining phase, President - Shri
Surendra Patel and Secretary - Dr. M C Patel - of Kelavani Mandal provided honorary
services as the President and the Provost of CHARUSAT respectively. The incumbent
triumvirate doyens of CHARUSAT are Shri Surendra Patel, Dr. M. C. Patel and Shri
Nagin Patel.
Expanding the horizons, in the year 2009, alongside the establishment of CHARUSAT
University, Kelavani Mandal also heralded in Healthcare Education through Charotar
Institute of Physiotherapy and Charotar Institute of Nursing at CHARUSAT Campus,
Changa.Both the institutes have since been rechristened. They are now called Ashok and
Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy (ARIP) and ManikakaTopawala Institute of Nursing
(MTIN). By then, the need was also realized to foray into Healthcare Delivery as well.
Table: Chronology of Establishment of Institutes at CHARUSAT
Sr. Name of the Institution (at the
Rechristened Name of the Year of
No. time of establishment) Institution Establishment
1 Charotar Institute of Technology
Chandubhai S Patel Institute of 2000
(CITC) Technology (CSPIT)
2 Charotar Institute of ComputerSmt. ChandabenMohanbhai Patel 2002
Applications (CICA) Institute of Computer Applications
(CMPICA)
3 Ramanbhai Patel College of ----- 2004
Pharmacy (RPCP)
4 IndukakaIpcowala Institute of ----- 2006
Management (I2IM)
5 P D Patel Institute of Applied ----- 2007
Sciences (PDPIAS)
6 Charotar Institute of Ashok and Rita Patel Institute of 2009
Physiotherapy Physiotherapy (ARIP)
7 Charotar Institute of Nursing ManikakaTopawala Institute of 2009
Nursing (MTIN)
Centers at CHARUSAT
1 Dr. K C Patel R & D Centre ---- 2007
(KRADLE).
2 Prin. B. I. Patel Human ---- 2011
Resources Development Centre
(HRDC)
3 CHARUSAT Space Technology ---- 2013
and Research Centre (CSTRC)
Through a forte of taking world class education to the door-steps of rural students and a
thrust on socially relevant research, CHARUSAT strives to prepare students for global
assignments. It aims to make its students Job Creators and not Job Seekers.
Further, CHARUSAT fosters an aspiration of achieving the academic excellence of a
World Class University. It strives, initially, to be in the league of Top 20 Universities at
National Level. CHARUSAT wishes to achieve it through hybrid culture: a culture that
represents the serenity of the oldest places of learning like Takshashila and Nalanda and
the scholarship (dynamism/ technical advancements) of the centers like Harvard and
Stanford.
Today, in 2015, the growth and development of CHARUSAT boasts many fold. There
are, under its ambit 6 Faculties, 7 Institutes and 3 Centers offering 70 different UG, PG,
and Ph D Programs,student strength of about 6500, human resource of about 525
personnel and a capital outlay of INR 113 Crores.
Vision
To become a dynamic global institution in a knowledge driven world
through excellence in teaching, research and social contributions.
Mission
To serve society by striving to transform it through creation, augmentation,
dissemination and perpetuation of knowledge.
EXECUTIVES AT CHARUSAT
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CHARUSAT ensures compliance with guidelines issued by regulatory bodies like
AICTE, UGC, PCI, INC, etc for curriculum design and development. Adequate practical
skills are inculcated into the students by experimental learning derived during practical
sessions/ Field work/ Industrial Training/ Hospital Training for programs under different
faculties at CHARUSAT.
Special courses are designed and offered at various stages of the curriculum to develop
soft skills and ensure all round development of the students. Elective courses are also
offered to the students to help them gain insight into other allied fields of application or
to enhance their thinking and creative ability. Research based projects are an integral part
of majority of the postgraduate programs at CHARUSAT.
CHARUSAT accentuates the holistic integral development of all its students. With this
consideration, the University has introduced several value-based and add-on courses to
supplement the courses of the curriculum. The value-based are implemented across all
programs with permissible flexibility and include ICT training, Critical Thinking and
Logic, Values and Ethics, Communication skills, Academic writing, etc.
Students of CHARUSAT are also offered courses run by various professional
organizations like Cisco Network Academy, Oracle Certified Java Professional Academy
(OCJP) and Microsoft IT Academy. These courses are skill enhancement courses of
vocational nature supplementing classroom learning.
The University has a structured and robust mechanism to obtain both formal (online) and
informal (offline) feedback about the course content as well as course delivery. Open
house sessions with Provost and Principals are organized at the university at regular
intervals to obtain feedback from the students about issues pertaining to student life on
campus.
All the programs offered under CHARUSAT are semester based programs. The
University has implemented Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) by way of according
credits to the direct contact hours between the teacher and the taught, award of grades and
final result in terms of Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA). The evaluation system comprises of internal evaluation (carried
out at institute level) and University Level End Semester evaluation. It is a judicious
blend of external and internal paper setters, examiners and evaluators.
The university believes in student-centric learning approach, which is evident through its
structured Orientation program termed as Commencement Celebration for the fresher
students; adherence to Academic Calendar and providing plenty of learning opportunities
like projects, internships, industrial visit, and interactive sessions by eminent professors,
scholars and industry experts.
CHARUSAT ensures wide publicity at State and National level about the programs being
conducted through varied means including an updated website. The University follows
admission rules of Government of Gujarat for UG and PG programs. Admissions are
based on merit of the qualifying exams along with national or state level common
entrance tests. The University also has provision for entrance test and qualifying test for
PhD program.
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The university identifies the learning needs of the advance learners by Continuous
assessment (including components such as quizzes, presentations, case analysis,
assignments, and Internal Examination) which provide insight to the course coordinators
about individual students’ performance in classroom and laboratory, their core strengths
and areas of improvement. Work-intensive projects/ assignments are given to advance
learners.
The University also provides a platform to the students to be the members of Central
Council (CC) of the individual institutes to represent students’ fraternity for various
academic, extra-curricular and developmental activities of the institute and university.
Student centered methods are an integral part of the pedagogy adopted by the faculty with
extensive use of ICT. A few such measures include Blue Book Application, Digital
Classrooms, E–Learning, Webinars in coordination with the IIT, exposure to the Live
Lectures governed by QEEE. Conscious efforts have been made to convert traditional
classrooms into 24 X 7 learning places through software, hardware and blended learning
methods. These include Project Based Learning & Live Project, Open Online Courses,
Group learning, discussion, role-play, interactive learning, task-based learning, web-
based (on-line) evaluation using Flubaroo and Edmodo. Faculties encourage students’
participation in teaching-learning process by floating case studies, seminars and group
tasks/ projects, Blogs and website, Use of Social Media Networking, etc.
CHARUSAT offers a variety of programs at UG and PG levels. 8 out of 12 programs at
UG level have a component of project or dissertation from internship. The projects are in
the core technical field or could be in allied field like entrepreneurship business plan
(Faculty of Pharmacy). Among all the PG programs the project or dissertation is a feature
spanning over 1 or 2 semesters. CHARUSAT also provides funding for the students
projects. Till date the University has utilized a sum of about INR 65 Lakhs towards UG
and PG projects.
Extra learning exposure on a variety of topics beyond curriculum and classroom is
provided to the students with the help of Experts and professionals from Industry,
Academia and Research organizations. CHARUSAT has established 14 Endowment
Chairs under the six Faculties since 2014. Each Endowment Chair Fund is to the tune of
INR 25 Lakhs. 8 eminent experts have visited the campus under this activity.
Each institute has Course Coordinators and Class Coordinators to facilitate the learning
process. Personal and psychosocial counseling is also provided to all the students of
CHARUSAT with adaptive models being implemented to suit the needs of the
constituent institute.
The university has a customized mechanism of performance appraisal system for all its
employees based on UGC guidelines. Emphasis is given to innovation made by a faculty
member to improve teaching-learning process. Moreover, each faculty member is
motivated and encouraged to undertake research in the area of interest. Faculty members
are given recognition for their additional fields of expertise by involving them in
University committees. The efforts and contribution of the faculty members are
acknowledged as felicitation during Annual Day celebration with Certificates,
Appreciation letters and mementos.
The institute follows a methodological, transparent approach for the recruitment of
human resources. The faculty members at CHARUSAT continuously update and enrich
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their teaching and knowledge through participations in various training and academic
programs. The faculty members use innovative teaching approaches and methods to make
learning more effective. Students Feedback System is in place which forms part of
Faculty Performance Appraisal undertaken annually.
Examination Reforms Committee has been constituted with the mandate of reviewing
and revising the methodology of internal and external evaluation, Transparency and
confidentiality in evaluation is ensured through Integrated Examination Platform and
other good administrative practices.
CHARUSAT has been regularly conducting annual convocations since 2012 and the
dignitaries who have delivered the convocation addresses till date include Dr. A. P. J.
Abdul Kalam, Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Mr. Pankaj Patel and Dr. T. Ramasami.
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sophisticated equipment worth INR more than 5 Crores and licensed software to the tune
of more than INR 3.75 Crores. There is a central depository for the software available on
CHARUSAT Intranet. These are extensively used in teaching at both UG and PG levels
as well as research. This is well-supported by adequate computer laboratories.
The number of publications in journals with TR impact factor is 172 and SJR impact
factor is 155. Out of these, 92 publications are in journals having both TR and SJR
impact factors. The faculty members have also published 445 research articles in journals
with ISSN number. In addition, 69 research papers have been published in proceedings
of various conferences. This, in totality gives 746 publications during the period of 2009
to 2014. The total citations for publications from the University are 7136.
21 research articles published in journals with TR impact factor greater than 3.0 including
journals such as Nano Energy (impact factor 10.21), Journal of Controlled Release
(impact factor 7.633); International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology
(impact factor 6.831); International Review on Modeling and Simulations (impact factor
5.94); Bioresource Technology (impact factor 5.0), Physical Review D (impact factor
4.86), Nano Research (impact factor 4.37), etc.
10 faculty members have been awarded travel grants to the tune of about INR 8 Lakhs
from funding agencies, while CHARUSAT has also funded foreign travel to attend
conferences to an extent of INR 7 Lakhs. Faculty members at CHARUSAT have
presented their research findings at various forums at International level – 146 (59 %),
National level – 85 (35 %) and State level – 15 (6 %), totaling to around 250
presentations in either oral or poster mode.
Best Research Paper Award in various disciplines under each faculty has been initiated
from the year 2015 to motivate the faculty towards quality publications. The procedure
for the same has also been worked out. The University has a well-defined and structured
policy for Consultancy.
CHARUSAT has instituted a dedicated University Industry Interaction Cell (UIIC) to
systematize and catalyze the various mutually benefitting activities for Industry and the
University. The cell facilitates exchange of ideas amongst students, faculty, and the
industry.
The University has always been conscious about its social and moral responsibilities
towards society and initiated and promoted a variety of extension programs.
CHARUSAT Rural Education Development Program (CREDP) has undertaken activities
like Campus visit by schools, Teachers’ Training Program, Exhibition of Teaching-
Learning Models and Teacher Aptitude Training.
CHARUSAT has MoUs with many reputed institutes and universities like Indian
Planetary Society for Establishment of Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn
State University for Collaborative teaching, research and Internship programs, reputed
industries like GIDC, Ahmedabad, Plasma & Vacuum Technologies, eiTRA – eInfochips
for students’ and faculty training, placement of students, expert lectures etc. CHARUSAT
has MoUs with many reputed Hospitals like Shalby Hospitals, Ahmedabad and DDMM
Heart Institute, Nadiad for clinical exposure and training.
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Infrastructure and Learning Resources
CHARUSAT is established over a sprawling campus of 105 acres of lush green lawns
and trees, conducive to learning in natural surroundings. All the constituent institutes of
CHARUSAT are provided with all modern amenities like well-equipped laboratories
with safety features, 24X7 Wi-Fi enabled campus with high bandwidth, ICT enabled
class rooms / interactive theatres, well equipped laboratories, auditoriums, seminar halls,
computer centers, open spaces in natural settings enhancing the horizons of innovative
thinking and well-established library at the central level and at institutes/ departments
with sufficient resources to cater to the needs of one and all.
The Library Resource Utilization Center (LRUC) is the key academic facility. The library
includes a wide range of reference books and text books as well as e-books and a variety
of national and international journals accessible in online mode and print mode. The
library committee is responsible for policy framing, implementation monitoring and
developmental aspects of the library.
CHARUSAT Hospital having ward blocks and a diagnostic block is functional with a
150 bed capacity at present. The campus has 2 Playgrounds for outdoor sports like
cricket, basketball, football and facilities for Indoor games too. Gymnasium with Multi
Gym facilities is also available for students. Four auditoria of varying capacity and two
open air theatres are available for various students’ activities. Girls’ Hostels with a
housing capacity of 750 girls are on campus. Boys’ Hostels are out of the campus within
a radius of 1 km with a capacity for housing 1000 Boys.
A dedicated Cell has been created to look after the IT Services, maintenance and its
Management - Wireless Information and Networking Cell (WINCell). CHARUSAT
cloud ready environment is configured to match with the latest IT scenario and about 45
virtual servers presently deliver the IT service to internal as well as external users. After
foraying into cloud computing with server virtualization, the University is now on the
path to desktop virtualization. CHARUSAT network is protected by enhanced security
with the use of secure static IP and subneting which isolates it from other outer and
unsecured network threats.
CHARUSAT turned to Wi-Fi campus in the year 2006 and currently this Wi-Fi facility
has 55 high end Wi-Fi access points which provides the Wi-Fi facilities all over the
campus. It is controlled centrally at Data Center. Each of the 2,500 computers on the
campus are connected to central LAN. CHARUSAT Campus is Microsoft’s Platinum
level partner through Microsoft Edvantage Program.
CHARUSAT has recently bagged the 3rd CMAI CCI Technology Education Excellence
Award for the Best University in Use of Technology in Teaching – Learning Process
among all the Universities of Gujarat State.
A common mentoring system is adopted across the University with slight modifications
to suit the needs of the constituent institutes. A faculty Mentor is assigned to all the
students. The mentor during the periodic review meeting counsels the students and also
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attends to the academic matters of mentees dealing with previous academic performance,
internal assessment marks, semester results and career coaching.
Support Services for students of special categories are provided. University has
Entrepreneur Development and Incubation Centre (EDIC) which motivates the students
for entrepreneurship through seminar and workshops. The University has an
institutionalized mechanism for students’ placement through the Career Development and
Placement Cell (CDPC). Each institute/department also has similar cells to coordinate the
activities of Career Development and Placement Cell. Till date about 200 recruiting
companies have visited the campus resulting in good placement for the students.
CHARUSAT believes in the holistic integral development of the students and provides
ample opportunity for the students to participate in extra-curricular and co-curricular
events organized in-house or outside the University. University provides platform for
various games like basketball, cricket, volleyball, chess etc. Students at CHARUSAT
have excelled in a variety of events and competitions both on campus and off-campus.
Publication of University Student Magazine - ‘The Quill’ is managed by the students.
Students are given the financial and technical support for participating in activities
outside the campus as well. Also the efforts of students are appreciated by presenting
them with appreciation awards and certificates during Annual day celebrations.
CHARUSAT is a Ragging free zone including any untoward incidences of sexual
harassment with the Anti- Ragging Committee and Cell for Prevention of Sexual
Harassment. The Grievance Redressal cell takes necessary steps to resolve matters
brought up by students and faculty. CHARUSAT has a Central Student Council with
student representatives from each of the constituent institutes. The university involves
students in many academic and nonacademic bodies/committees.
The University espouses four values of honesty, integrity, transparency and social
responsibility which are practiced in its functioning. The University has well documented
vision plan delineating academic and research excellence, community development and
financial self-sufficiency.
The University grooms leadership at various levels through providing autonomy in
functioning to the employees as well as providing training about developing leadership
competencies. The autonomy in functioning is given in academic, managerial and
financial processes. Training is also imparted in grooming leadership competencies
including emotional intelligence, vision clarity, communication etc.
The policy and system developments, implementation and continuous review is done
through regular meetings of important bodies like Academic Council, Research Council,
Board of Management and Governing Body. Specific areas like Finance and Human
Resources are looked into by Finance and HR committees respectively.
CHARUSAT is committed to quality in all its endeavors, to foster an intellectual culture
and develop graduates for a life of purpose, service and leadership. CHARUSAT has
established an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) as a vehicle for quality
enhancement on the campus.
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A two-tier system is adopted for the management of financial resources with appreciable
autonomy being given to the constituent institutes. Effective and efficient usage of
Financial Resources is ensured through Budget and Quarterly Account Statements as
prime instruments. CHARUSAT has the mechanism of Internal and External Audit.
Through its commitment to societal development, sincere and honest efforts and
transparent functioning, CHARUSAT has been able to win the faith of philanthropists
from across the world wishing to contribute to societal development.
Academic Council, the Central Body headed by the Provost, meets twice in a year in the
months of March and September to review and approve new curricula development,
modifications in existing curricula, Result Analysis, Training, Placements, Industrial
Interaction, Innovation in pedagogy, Project submissions, Research initiatives, Exam
reforms etc.
Efforts at CHARUSAT are directed towards achievement of academic excellence,
outreach programs in the areas of healthcare, education and rural economy and
achievement of financial self-sufficiency for operational excellence.
The University emphasizes paperless office. All communications including circulars and
notices are issued by group email. A 100 kWp capacity solar photovoltaic (SPV) power
plant has been installed on the campus. The generation of electricity from the SPV power
plant is being monitored by automatic data logging system (Solar Log) through LAN.
The solar electricity generated in a span of initial five months was recorded at 64,060
kWh (equivalent to about 64,000 units).
CHARUSAT has always encouraged innovations in teaching and developmental
activities; and has boldly allowed the practice of innovative ideas. Research projects at
UG and PG levels, offering variety of enrichment and elective courses, Summer
Research Fellowship Program, Emphasis on applied research and industry projects by
faculty, Establishment of Human Resource Development Centre, Mentoring of young
faculty by experienced super-annulated faculties from other institutes/ Universities and
organizations, Regular Industry Academia Meet, Students’ involvement in administrative
bodies of the University, Poster preparation and evaluation during dissertation at PG,
establishment of CHARUSAT Space Technology and Research Centre (CSTRC) and Dr.
K C Patel Research and Development Centre (KRADLE) are some of the innovations
designed, implemented and practiced by CHARUSAT.
The University endeavors to face the challenges of the future with the cognizance of its
own strengths, opportunities ahead and a mindful assessment of its weaknesses.
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SWOC Analysis
Strengths
Active stakeholders involvement and inputs in curricula design and development
from industry professionals.
Value added courses from humanity and liberal arts and add-on courses run by
various professional organization for the students of all UG and PG programs.
University support for student projects, Endowment chair and research funding.
Philanthropic support from across the world.
Advance Cloud-ready IT infrastructure and state-of-the-art facilities for learning
and research in Wi-Fi enabled campus.
Filing of 17 patents.
Weaknesses
Lack of on-campus residential and Guest house facilities.
Lack of adequate presence of national and international students and faculty.
Partial say in the selection of students being admitted to the various programs.
Failure to attract highly qualified faculty due to the initial rural background of the
University.
Record of scientific publications not up to high standards.
Opportunities
Conducive, cooperative academic atmosphere for overall growth of every
individual.
Scope for the establishment and strengthening of teaching and research
collaborations with research and academic institutes and industries.
Scope for innovations and creativity due to healthy management practices.
Scope for inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teaching and research.
Challenges
Long-term sustainability without compromising standards due to horizontal
growth in higher education.
Lack of societal readiness to adopt new, innovative programs.
Inculcation of commitment for scientific research among faculty and students.
Attracting and retaining very good faculty members.
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PROFILE OF THE UNIVERSITY
1. Name and Address of the University:
Name : Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT
Address : CHARUSAT Campus, At Changa, Taluka Petlad,
District Anand
City : Changa Pin : 388421 State : Gujarat
Website : www.charusat.ac.in
2. For communication:
Designation Name Telephone Mobile Fax Email
phone
with STD code
Vice- Dr. B.G. Patel (O) 02697-247050/ 9904094649 02697- provsotbgp@char
Chancellor 265015 247050 usat.ac.in
(Provost) (R) 02692- 268649
Registrar Mr. Devang (O) 02697- 9825303420 02697- registrar@
Joshi 247101 265001 265007 charusat.ac.in
(R) 02692-
263477
IQAC Dr. Anuradha (O) 02697- 9925140156 - Charusat.iqac@
Coordinator Gajjar 265037 charusat.ac.in
(R) 079- anuradhagajjar.i
26750156 [email protected]
.in
4. Type of University:
Unitary
Affiliating
5. Source of funding:
Central Government
State Government
Self-financing
Any other (please specify)
2 4 0 7 2 0 0 9
6. (a) Date of establishment of the University (d d m m y y y y)
i. PG Centre Yes --- No ---
ii. Affiliated College Yes --- No ---
iii. Constituent College Yes --- No ---
iv. Autonomous College Yes --- No ---
v. Any other (please specify) Group of affiliated colleges
Enclosed as Enclosure 1
8. Has the University been recognized?
(a) By UGC as a University with Potential for Excellence?
Yes No
(b) For its performance by any other governmental agency?
Yes No
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There are four auditoria with 400, 260, 280 and 130 seating capacity at CHARUSAT,
available to all the institutes on the campus. Additionally, there are two open-air
theatres with 2000 - 3000 seating capacity.
Sports facilities
o Playground
2 Playgrounds having an area of 19284 sq. m. Another having an area of 10652
sq. m is under planning.
o Swimming pool
Not available
o Gymnasium
Gymnasium with Multi Gym facilities is available at campus for utilization by
students and staff from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. It has an area of about 275 sq. m.
Another Fitness Centre has been planned in the physiotherapy institute building in
the healthcare zone of the campus.
o Other
Basketball court, Volleyball court & Indoor Sports facility for Table Tennis,
Carom, and Chess
Hostel
o Boys’ Hostel
Boys’ hostels are outsourced at 8 different locations within a radius of 1 km. These
hostels have a housing capacity for about 1200 boys.
Facilities available at these hostels include dining hall, mess, reading room, TV
room, Wi-Fi connectivity and transport facilities to the campus and back. Guest
rooms are also available.
o Girls’ Hostel
CHARUSAT campus has 3 Girls’ hostels. These hostels have a housing capacity for
670 girls. Another hostel with the capacity to house 300 girl students is under
planning phase. Another hostel at a nearby village, Demol is outsourced, which
has a capacity for housing 80 girls.
Facilities at the hostels include safe drinking RO purified water, store for provisional
items and food, hot and cold water, dining hall, mess, food plazas and pantry.
Recreational facilities include separate facilities for viewing TV and reading
newspapers and magazines, indoor sports like table tennis and carom. Resident
Rector and warden look after the girl students staying in the hostels. Round the
clock medical facilities are also available. Wi-Fi connectivity and computers are
also provided.
o Working Women’s Hostel
Accommodation is provided on request in the Girls’ hostel.
Residential facilities for faculty and non-teaching staff
The University facilitates off campus houses to employees on request. On campus
residences are planned.
Cafeteria
Different facilities like Canteen, Amul parlor, Ice Berg, Nescafe, Danny’s Coffee
Bar, Krishna Chaat etc. are available over an area of 936 sq. m.
Health centre
Multi-specialty CHARUSAT Hospital is available with 150 bed capacity.
Facilities like banking, post office, book shops, etc
ATMs of SBI and AXIS Bank are available on the campus. The Kaira District
Central Cooperative Bank, KDCC, is also located on the campus.SBI Bank is off-
campus at a distance of 500 m. Courier services are available on the campus.
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There is a stationary store in the central building with printing and reprographic
facilities.
Transport facilities to cater to the needs of the students and staff
CHARUSAT facilitates transport to students and staff from their residence to the
University and back. The university has a fleet of 19 buses(outsourced), which
ply on pre-decided routes providing connectivity to Ahmedabad, Nadiad, Anand
and Vadodara every day. In addition CHARUSAT has its own fleet of vehicles
like LUVs (3), SUVs (2) and a few buses (3- 40 seater and 1- 60 seater). The
LUVs and SUVs are used for providing transport to the Executives, while the
buses are used for CHARUSAT Hospital patients and students of institutes of
Physiotherapy and Nursing.
Facilities for persons with disabilities
The University has provided a ramp at the entrance of each Building for the
physically challenged students. On ground floor of every building, rest rooms are
available for physically challenged persons.
Animal house
A well-equipped animal house approved by CPCSEA having an area of 64 sq. m.
Incinerator for laboratories
Incinerator for biological waste is provided and regularly maintained.
Power house
The campus has round the clock supply of electricity along with a backup of 6
generators to supply 416 KVA of power back-up.
Waste management facility
Solid waste: Collection and disposal through environmental friendly ways.
Liquid waste: Disposal through Soak pits in environmental friendly ways.
Hazardous wastes like e-waste and Bio-medical waste are disposed of to
Government authorized agencies.
14. Does the University Act provide for conferment of autonomy (as recognized by the
UGC) to its affiliated institutions?
Not Applicable
Research Centres on the Campus 2
(b) Constituent colleges 7 9172
(c) Affiliated colleges Not
(d) Colleges under 2(f) Applicable
(e) Colleges under 2(f) and 12B
(f) NAAC accredited colleges Nil
(g) Colleges with potential for Excellence (UGC) Nil
(h) Autonomous colleges Nil
(i) Colleges with Post graduate Departments 7 2211
(j) Colleges with Research Departments 7 253
(k) University recognized Research Institutes/ Centres 1*
*: Research Institute (CSMCRI) recognized for Doctoral program.
16. Does the University conform to the specification of Degrees as enlisted by the UGC?
Yes No
If the University uses any other nomenclatures, please specify.
18. Number of working days during the last academic year. 285
19. Number of teaching days during the past four academic years.
2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12
186 206 210 211
(“Teaching days’ means days on which classes were engaged. Examination days are not
to be included)
22. In the case of Private and Deemed Universities, please indicate whether professional
programs are being offered?
Yes No
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If yes, please enclose approval/ recognition details issued by the statutory body
governing the program.
Enclosed as Enclosure– 2
23. Has the University been reviewed by any regulatory authority? If so, furnish a copy of
the report and action taken there upon.
Yes, by UGC committee on 02/12/2013
UGC Report: Enclosure - 3
28. Students enrolled in the University departments during the current academic year, with
the following details.
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Students UG PG Integrated Masters Ph. D. PG Diploma
M F M F M F M F M F
From the state 699 289 432 288 117 153 22 13 -- --
where the
University is
located
From other states -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
of India
NRI students 109 51 45 41 -- -- -- -- -- --
Foreign students -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Total 808 340 477 329 117 153 22 13 -- --
M = Male F= Female
30. Academic Staff Colleges : The University has its own Human Resource Development
Centre.
Year of establishment : 2011
University’s own programs: 91
32. Does the University have a provision for external registration of students?
Yes No
35. Does the University provide the list of accredited institutions under its jurisdiction on
Its website? Provide details of the number of accredited affiliated/ constituent /
autonomous colleges under the University.
Not Applicable
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I. Research in Space Technologies
CHARUSAT has set up CHARUSAT Space Technology Research Centre (CSTRC) in
its campus on June 15, 2013. The purpose of Centre is to undertake research and
development in the field of Space Technology. The Centre has undertaken real time
development projects given by ISRO. It aims to work for development of Space
Technology, Defense Technology and other such advanced technologies. It is
providing hands-on training to teachers and students by giving opportunity to them to
work on high-end development projects.
II. Research in Astronomy
CHARUSAT and Indian Planetary Society has signed a Memorandum of Understating
for the establishment of Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAA) in
CHARUSAT Campus. It will be first of its kind in Gujarat. There will be a solar
observatory and stellar observatory along with advanced labs to facilitate study and
research in Astronomy.
III. Professional Academies (Add on Courses)
CHARUSAT offers Add on courses in collaboration with various professional
organization like CISCO Network Academy (CCNA), Oracle Certified Java
Professional Academy (OCJP) and Microsoft IT Academy. These courses are skill
enhancement courses of vocational nature supplementing classroom learning.
CISCO Academy develops practical computer networking knowledge and skills.
Oracle Academy provides education and certification programs in Oracle
technologies.
Microsoft It Academy offers courses in Database, HTML5/CSS3, C# .Net, ASP
.Net, Windows application Development, Security, Testing and Microsoft Cloud -
Azure. This leads to Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC), Microsoft Certified
Professional (MCP) and Microsoft Certified Technology Associate (MTA)
certification.
IV. Initiatives in Sustainable Development
Moving towards sustainable development, CHARUSAT has installed a 100 kWp
capacity Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) power plant on the roof of one of the buildings at
an outlay of Rs. 1 Crore. It's under study & observation. If found successful then
whole campus shall be solar energy driven. Water harvesting, optimizing energy
consumption, creating green landscapes are other initiatives in the direction of
sustainable development.
V. CHARUSAT Rural Education Development Program (CREDP)
University has demonstrated its social and moral responsibility towards society
through the CHARUSAT Rural Education Development Program (CREDP). The
program was launched on September 26, 2013 focusing on Rural education. CREDP
cell organizes education enrichment activities like training programs, tests,
competitions for students, workshops & seminars, career counseling programs,
awareness and motivational programs, Exhibitions, school visit, school survey, etc.
VI. DST Ferro fluid Network National level Program
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, has sanctioned six
Projects under the National Network Project on Ferro fluids. One of the major
responsibility of material preparation & characterization is assigned to CHARUSAT.
Under this project, the major aim is to design and develop fully automatic magnetic
fluid synthesis plant. The idea of production of magnetic fluid in large quantity
without manual intervention is itself unique and the first major venture within India.
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Curricular Aspects
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Introduction
CHARUSAT is a non-affiliating, ever-expanding unitary university situated on a single
campus spanning an area of more than 105 acres of lush green land providing the ambient
environment conducive to learning. All the institutes under CHARUSAT are its
constituent institutes.
The emphasis at CHARUSAT is on science and technology. The curricula are designed
by considering the highest international standards in science and technology; though
national needs, demands and issues are adequately taken care of. CHARUSAT aims at
training students in science & technology simultaneously with emphasis on holistic
development being achieved through liberal arts courses interwoven well into the science
& technology programs. The emphasis is to seek a balance between skill development
and cultural development. Training for scientific pursuits or research as well as
entrepreneurship development are the two major considerations being emphasized in
curricula at CHARUSAT.
Identifying the diverse needs of the students and to cater to the various sections of the
society, CHARUSAT has under its ambit six faculties. These include Faculty of
Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Computer Science &
Applications, Faculty of Management Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Faculty
of Medical Sciences. Each of these faculties have one institute under them to implement
the various programs; however, Faculty of Medical Sciences has under it two institutes
catering to the specialized fields of Physiotherapy and Nursing. CHARUSAT played a
key role in the establishment of CHARUSAT Hospital under the flagship of Charotar
Healthcare and Research Foundation (CHRF). All the programs conducted under
CHARUSAT are semester based programs. The University has implemented the features
of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) by way of according credits to the direct contact
hours between the teacher and the taught, award of grades instead of direct marks and
final result in terms of Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA). The evaluation system is a judicious blend of external and
internal evaluators.
The major thrust for all activities at CHARUSAT is to provide excellent human resources
for various fields of Science, Technology, Management as well as Para- Medical
Sciences, who would be sensitive, progressive and concerned citizens of the society. This
is expected to be achieved through several humanities courses on integral development
being offered in science, technology, management and para-medical programs.
CHARUSAT aims to contribute to knowledge creation through its dynamic problem
oriented reesearch programs clossely tied upp with teacching. The programs in Applied d
Sciences eemphasize mission-mo
m ode approach to scienntific reseaarch throug gh problem m
solving on aspects geetting emerg ged throughh continuouus interaction with ind dustry. Thee
emerging programs
p n healthcaree aim at prroviding excellent heallthcare perssonnel withh
in
commitmennt to societaal services.
The instituutional objecctive of nu
urturing entrrepreneurshhip is facilittated by a very activee
interaction with industry and socciety that arre the impoortant ingreddients of thhe curricula.
An Entreprreneurship Developmeent and Incubation Ceentre (EDIC C) is being establishedd
with the m mandate to train the teachers of CHARUS SAT to meentor the students
s onn
entrepreneuurial aspects. Each connstituent insstitute has an
a Entrepreneurship Developmentt
Cell, whichh is supporrted by the Entrepreneeurship Devvelopment and a Incubaation Centree
(EDIC) of the Univerrsity by prroviding reqquired resoources, proffessional an nd financiall
support.
Board of Studdies
Review/feedback from
members, Academic
Faculty Boaard
peers,
Academic Council
All constituent institutes invite experts to interact with students and members
Table 1.2: Cross Section of Prominent People from Various Organizations Involved at CHARUSAT
Sr. No. Name of Expert Achievements of Expert
1 Dr. M. I. Patel Former Sheriff of Mumbai, and
Renowned Technocrat and Industrialist based at Mumbai.
2 Dr. V G Patel Founding Director, EDI. and
Renowned Expert in Entrepreneur Development
3 Mr. Hemal Patel CEO, Elitecore Technologies Ltd NJ –USA and
Leading Entrepreneur in IT Industry
4 Dr. Paresh Patel Prominent Surgeon (FACS,FICS-USA) and
President & Surgeon Shraddha Hospital- Borsad
5 Shri Pankaj R Patel Chairman& Managing Director, Cadila Healthcare Ltd &
Chairman, Ahmedabad Management Association
6 Shri Devang Patel Chief Executive, IPCO Industries & Business operated at USA
and A Philanthropist of repute
7 Shri H T Patel Former President, API Business, Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
And Corporate Leader
8 Shri Manubhai P Patel Prominent Industrialist and
MD, Sigil India Ltd., Vadodara
9 Prof. H. J. Jani Provost, C.U.Shah University, Wadhwan
10 Dr. C. N. Ramchand CEO, Laila Pharma Pvt. Ltd, Chennai
11 Dr. Ketan Kotecha Vice Chancellor, Parul University, Vadodara
Table 1.3: List of Select Industries where Faculty of CHARUSAT has been trained
Sr. No. Name of the Industry Sr. No. Name of the Industry
1. TCS, Gandhinagar 11. Zydus Cadila Healthcare, Ahmedabad
2. e-Infochips, Ahmedabad 12. NIMHANS, Bangalore
3. Infostretch, Ahmedabad 13. Rave Technology, Navi Mumbai
4. Epsilon Electronics,Ahmedabad 14. Edisecs Technology, Gurgaon
5. Electrotherm (ET), Ahmedabad 15. Green Circle Inc, Vadodara
6. Cliffs Marketing Services, Baroda 16. Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Ahmedabad
7. Tatvasoft, Ahmedabad 17. Torrent Research Center Gandhinagar
8. Galaxy Technology, Surat 18. Open ERP, Gandhinagar
9. Kaysons Techno Equipment Pvt. 19. VR Software System Pvt. Ltd,
Ltd., Anand Vadodara
10. Kashiben Gordhandas Patel’s 20. Baroque Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd,
Children Hospital, Vadodara Khambhat
12. M. Pharm(Pharmaceutics
Drug Regulatory Affairs)
13. M. Pharm (Pharmacology
& Toxicology)
14. Post Graduate Diploma In
Cosmetic Technology*
15. Post Graduate Diploma In
Packaging Technology*
C Faculty of Computer Science And Applications
3 Smt. Chandaben 8. B. Computer 16. Master of Computer
Mohanbhai Patel Applications (BCA) Applications (MCA)
Institute of Computer 17. M. Sc (IT) Program
Applications 18. MCA Program (Lateral Entry)
(CMPICA) 19. Dual Degree BCA + MCA**
D Faculty of Management Studies
4 Indukaka Ipcowala 9. B. Business 20. Master of Business
Institute of Administration (BBA) Administration (MBA)
Management (I2IM) 21. Post Graduate Diploma in
Management (PGDM)*
22. Dual Degree BBA + MBA**
E Faculty of Applied Sciences
5 P. D. Patel Institute of 10. B. Sc (Biological 23. M. Sc (Microbiology)
Applied Sciences Sciences) 24. M. Sc (Biochemistry)
(PDPIAS) 25. M. Sc (Biotechnology)
26. M. Sc (Advance Organic
Chemistry)
27. M. Sc (Physics)
28. M. Sc (Nanoscience &
Technology)
29. Dual Degree B.Sc + M.Sc
(Biological Science)**
F Faculty of Medical Sciences
6 Ashok And Rita Patel 11. Bachelor of 30. M. PT (Musculoskeletal
Institute of Physiotherapy (B. PT) Sciences)
Physiotherapy (ARIP) 31. M. PT(Neurological
Sciences)
32. M. PT (Cardiopulmonary
Sciences)
33. M. PT (Paediatrics)
34. M. PT (Rehabilitation)
35. M. PT (Women’s Health)
7 Manikaka Topawala 12. B. Sc (Nursing) 36. M. Sc (Nursing) Medical Surgical
Institute of Nursing 37. M. Sc (Nursing) Community
(MTIN) Health
38. M.Sc (Nursing) Mental Health
39. M.Sc (Nursing) Child Health
40. M.Sc (Nursing) Obstetrics
& Gynecology
41. PGD in Medical Laboratory
Technician*
42. PGD in Hospital Administration*
Diploma holders from the fields of Engineering and Pharmacy are given lateral entry
directly into the second year of the degree program. Smt. Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel
Institute of Computer Applications offers MCA Lateral Entry program in which a
candidate gets admission directly in the second year of the MCA program after the
successful completion of BCA.
Elective Courses
A range of electives are offered by the constituent Institutes in different semesters of both
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs to the students enrolled in the respective
institutes. From among the given options, a student is required to select any one course.
However, students’ selections of the elective courses are finalized based on the
availability of experts / faculty in the respective department.
Students of the B. Tech program are offered electives variably during semesters 6, 7 and
8 from a range of about more than 30 courses. For the Masters’ program (Master of
Technology) too, students have a choice of about 28 courses to choose as electives during
semesters 1 and 2 across the specializations offered by the six departments of
Chandubhai S Patel Institute of Technology (CSPIT).
Table 1.6: Specializations offered in M. Tech Program under Faculty of Technology & Engineering
Name of the Department Area of Specialization at M. Tech
a) Department of Civil Engineering i) Structural Engineering
b)Department of Electronics and ii) Embedded System & VLSI Design
Communication Engineering iii) Communication System
c) Department of Electrical Engineering iv) Electrical Power System
d) Department of Mechanical Engineering v)Computer Aided Design &
Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
vi)Advanced Manufacturing Technology
e) Department of Information Technology vii) Information Technology
f) Department of Computer Engineering viii) Computer Engineering
Elective courses are offered to the students of Dual degree B.Sc + M.Sc (Biological
Sciences) programs during semesters 4, 5, 6 and 10 from a cafeteria of 18 elective
courses, while there are about 20 electives for the students of M. Sc programs. Electives
are also supplemented by Mini-Project in a few branches of specialization.
Over and above, Elective courses are offered at the 7th and 8th semesters of B Pharm
Program. These electives include:
i) Pharmaceutical Instrumentation and Technology,
ii) Pharmaceutical Documentation and
iii) Pharmaceutical Marketing.
Realizing the importance of certain current developments and recent trends, the students
of all the five branches of specialization of the Masters’ program (M. Pharm) are offered
courses on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Regulatory Affairs.
Faculty of Computer Science & Applications offers the students of MCA and MCA
(lateral) 8 electives during 4th, 5th and 2nd, 3rd semesters respectively.
Dual specialization was offered to the students of MBA program (2009 to 2012) through
a range of elective courses (4 each in Semester 3 and 4). A student was given option of
specializing in two functional areas of management by taking four courses in each of the
areas and carrying out a comprehensive project in each of the areas. The areas of
specialization included:
General Management Marketing Management
Finance Management Human Resource Management
Health Services Management Insurance and Risk Management
Entrepreneurship and Project Management
From the year 2014-15 onwards, students are given single specialization to be selected
from a range of 9 streams of specializations which have been added to the existing fields
of specializations and some have been restructured, which include:
Information Technology Tourism & Hospitality Management
Journalism & Mass Communication Family Business and Entrepreneurship
Project & Infrastructure Management
The new fields of specialization have been introduced considering the emerging needs.
The specialization of Family Business and Entrepreneurship caters to a special section of
the society consisting of industrial houses, a rising need of this region. There are a total of
Value-Added Courses
Value-added courses tend to enhance the creativity and nurture innovativeness among
students. These courses are uniquely designed to support and enhance their specialized
field in professional career. These courses are aimed at Integral Human Development and
Vocational/ Soft Skill Enhancement.Value-added courses are offered to all the students of
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs across the University. The structure has been
prepared keeping in view the personal, social and professional development of students.
All Undergraduate students are offered courses on Liberal Arts. They choose from the six
options/ electives offered according to their desire and inclination during the first
semester. Additionally, there are nine value-added courses offered to them through the
second to sixth semester. They gain expertise through these value added courses and
further enhance these as their hobbies. This is a great boon which enables them to face
the formidable challenges of the future. These courses also help students in inculcating
interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary approach in their professional life. This has
become a very important and essential component now-a-days in research and
development.
Table 1.8: Structure of Value-Added Courses Offered at UG and PG Levels
Level Semester Name of the Course Credits
Assigned
UG 1 Liberal Arts (Electives) 2
1. Painting2. Photography3. Pottery and Ceramic Art
4. Arts and Crafts5. Media and Graphic Studies 6. Sculpting
2 1. English Language and Literature 2
2. Communication Skills –I (for BBA only) 2
3 1. Value and Ethics 2
2. Academic Writing (for BSc Nursing only) 2
4 1. Critical Thinking and Logic 2
2. Communication Skills –II (for BBA only ) 2
3. Sociology (for BSc Nursing only) 2
5 Professional Communication 2
6 Society, Governance and International Studies 2
PG 1 1. Advance Critical Thinking and Logic 2
2. Critical Thinking and Logic (for MBA only) 3
3. Managerial Communication (for MBA only) 3
4. Languages (French/German)*(for MCA, MSc,MPT) 2
*as an option to Advance Critical Thinking and Logic
2 Academic Writing and Communication Skills 2
Add-On Courses
Students of CHARUSAT are also offered courses run by various professional
organizations like Cisco Network Academy, Oracle Certified Java Professional Academy
(OCJP) and Microsoft IT Academy. These courses are skill enhancement courses of
vocational nature supplementing classroom learning aimed at bridging the gap between
classroom learning and specific contemporary demands of the industry. At present, these
courses are in Computer Engineering and Information Technology and CHARUSAT
looks ahead for designing and implementing such courses in other faculties too. These are
enrichment courses offered to the students in addition to the courses of their curriculum.
The professional organizations have identified CHARUSAT campus as a potential center
among the few across the country. The courses offered by them are in modular format.
Cisco Network Academy (CCNA) offers four courses, namely
1. CCNA 1 (Networking Basics Competencies),
2. CCNA 2 (Routers and Routing Basics),
3. CCNA 3 (Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing), and
4. CCNA 4 (WAN).
Each of these modules has a curriculum of 280 hours. These courses were offered to the
students during vacations prior to 2009, but now are offered during college timings on the
first, second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Cisco curriculum develops practical
computer networking knowledge and skills in a hands-on environment among the
students. About 400 students have benefitted from these courses since the inception of the
Department of Computer Engineering in 2006.
Oracle Academy provides education and certification programs to selected college
campuses and institutions under the Workforce Development Programs. This program
offers curricula, courseware, and online learning for students focused on a profitable
career path, life-long learning, and Oracle certification to the college. About 225 students
have been benefited from the OCJP programs, which include JAVA 6 and JAVA 7.
The Microsoft IT Academy program has been active on CHARUSAT campus since 2009
through the offerings of Microsoft .Net Framework Fundamental- which is from
Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC) and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Certification examination. In 2014, Microsoft Edvantage program granted platinum
membership to CHARUSAT; the facility of which was extended to students of all
semesters of B. Tech, M. Tech and MCA/M. Sc(IT) programs. Students were also offered
Microsoft Certified Technology Associate (MTA) examination. Online and offline
learning material is provided to all students for Certification and faculty members also
guide them for preparation and registration of these certification examinations. These
courses cover teaching of 30-40 hours in the form of lectures and 30-40 hours of
Laboratory training. The necessary laboratory facilities are extended to the students by
CHARUSAT. The various courses of Microsoft IT Academy offered to the students
include:
1. Database 2. Windows Application Development
3. HTML5/CSS3 4. Testing
5. Security 6. Microsoft Cloud – Azure
7. C# .Net 8. ASP .Net
CMPICA introduced the Mobile Application Development Academy (MADA) for its
students during 2013. The courses were conducted by OCJP Academy. The courses
offered to the students included Android, iOS and Window Phone, with the respective
tool being Eclipse, Xcode 3.2 with Objective C and Window 8. About 24 students were
trained under MADA.
The students have benefitted tremendously and have taken on the path of life-long
learning and profitable career.
Table 1.9: Details of Add-on Courses at CHARUSAT
Sr. Name of the Academy No. of Duration during which the Revenue
No. students course was offered Generated
benefitted (INR)
1 Oracle Academy (MCA) 225 Since 2013 till date 5,04,500/-
2 OCJP (MADA) (MCA) 24 2013 72,000/-
3 Oracle Academy (Computer 105 Since 2008 till date 2,62,500/-
Engineering)
4 Microsoft IT Academy 386 Since 2009 till date 3,39,000/-
(Information Technology)
5 Cisco Network Academy 405 Since 2006 till date 14,28,000/-
(Computer Engineering)
Total students benefitted 1145 Total Revenue generated 26,06,000/-
Figure 1.2: Involvement of Stakeholders in the Revision of Existing Courses and Programs
Some major revisions in curricula during the last 3 years are enlisted below.
1. Introduction of new programs like M. Tech with specializations in Information
Technology (2012-13), Structural Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing
Technology (2013-14) and Embedded Systems & VLSI Design (2014-15)
under Faculty of Technology and Engineering.
Regulatory Affairs)
17 Dual Degree BBA + MBA 2014 - 15 Indukaka Faculty of
Ipcowala Institute Management
of Management Studies
about course(s) and teacher(s) and teaching methods adopted by the teachers.
A copy of the students’ feedback is also provided to the concerned teachers, when the
HoD or Principal also advices on the remedial actions to be initiated by the teacher and
improve in areas of concern.
A brief discussion on students’ feedback is also a part of the Self-Appraisal interaction, a
regular feature at the end of every academic year.
Informal feedback is taken from each student during the counseling/mentoring sessions
by faculty members and communicated to the authority in due course of time.
Open House Session with Provost and Principal
Open house sessions with Provost and Principals are organized at the university at regular
intervals to obtain feedback from the students about course, teaching and other relevant
issues pertaining to student life on campus. Any student of the university can register
his/her name online to take part in the open house. Feedback received from the students
are written and documented for further needful actions. Moreover, the University has
adopted an open door policy, wherein all executives and faculty are freely available to
meet the students.
Introduction
CHARUSAT determines excellent standards for teaching and learning and evaluation.
The university follows merit and entrance based admission while strictly adhering to the
rules and regulations for admission lay down by Government of Gujarat. The university
is committed to enrich and enhance teaching-learning experience of the students. The
university believes in student-centric learning approach, which is evident through
organizing systemic commencement programs for the fresher students; by following
academic calendar; and through providing plenty learning opportunities and facilities like
projects, internships, and industrial visit, lectures by eminent professors, scholars and
industry persons. Learning is also supported by bridge and remedial courses along add-
on courses. The university is concerned about the holistic development of the students
and hence offers various subjects of humanities and social sciences as value-added
courses. The university provides mentoring and counseling for academic, career building,
personal and social issues. Moreover, university takes conscious efforts to identify and
provide learning environments to advanced learners and slow learners.
The university is a home to senior and scholar along with young and enthusiastic faculty
members. The faculty members at CHARUSAT continuously update and enrich their
teaching and knowledge through various training programs and by attending academic
programs at national and international level. The faculty members use innovative
teaching approaches and methods to make learning more effective. The teachers are
evaluated by students for their teaching through feedback system, which is communicated
to them during self-appraisal interview; they are appreciated and given goals for further
development.
The university makes available sufficient modern teaching-learning equipment and
environment like, 24 hours Wi-Fi internet and broadband connectivity, modern computer
Labs, projectors, LCDs, interactive boards, audio-visual aids, and teaching-learning
software.
The university is benefited by the scholarly guidance and mentoring of eminent
academicians and scientists like Dr. S P Kosta (Former Scientist, SAC- ISRO,
Bangalore); Prof. S G Shah (Former Dean, Faculty of Technology and Engineering,
Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of Baroda, Gujarat); and Dr. A M Shaikh (Former
Principal, Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya (BVM)Engineering College, Gujarat).
The university has transparent and methodical evaluation process, which makes
examination, assessment and publication of result smooth and consistent. The university
is keen to interact with national, international faculties; industry; and global organizations
to make the learning and research of global standards and requirements.
Inclusiveneess in Adm
mission
Studeent Enrollm
ment Duringg 2014-20155
20 18 82
699
53 38 2
254
1100
Substantial number off seats remaained vacant in the statte of Gujaraat, whereas,, there weree
no vacant sseats at CHA
ARUSAT.
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The table below indicates that in spite of competition, admissions at CHARUSAT are sought
after among the student fraternity
Table 2.4: Management/ NRI Quota Admission Scenario (25 % Seats)
Year No. of Applicants No. of Seats Demand Ratio
2009-2010 4567 165 27.68
2010-2011 3622 165 21.95
2011-2012 1858 165 11.26
2012-2013 1330 180 7.39
2013-2014 1742 180 9.68
2014-2015 1640 180 9.11
10 Course Briefing Sessions Course Coordinators Introducing new students to the courses they
would undertake in the semester. This
introduction includes:
Number of Credits for respective course, Course
Objectives, Course Outline, Pedagogy, Internal
and External Evaluation, Learning Outcomes of
the course & Reference Materials to be used.
11 Community Outreach --- Mentor - Mentee Interactions, Interactions
activities among students
Community services under different heads of
Community Clubs of the university / institutes
12 Other Aspects --- Registration on E-Governance, Anti-Ragging
Committees, Student Committee Presentation
and Selection,
Prevention of Sexual Harassment,
Placement Opportunity
The inaugural session of the Commencement Celebration is addressed by the Provost and
if the situation demands, it is streamed live simultaneously to multiple venues on the
campus.
A dedicated session is scheduled for obtaining formal and informal feedback from the
students at the end of the commencement celebration on the following criteria to measure
the effectiveness of the program:
Contents of the program
Interaction with other class mates / batch mates
Improvement observed in Skills
Exposure about usage of E-resources and Online Database
Needs and expectations of the participants
(a) Arranging extra sessions on holidays (like 1st and 3rd Saturdays)
(b) Reducing the vacation for 1st year students and designing separate academic
calendar.
At PDPIAS S, Shree Prramukhswaami Maharaj aj Endowedd Chair wass launched as early ass
September 2010, patroonized by thhe corpus fuund receivedd from Shri P. D. Patel family.
Additionallly, other reg
gular eventss include thee following:
Arranging seminars/eexpert sesssions for UG/PG levels maatching thee
curriculum.
Annual sem minar calledd Science Manthan
M for the studentts of all the universitiess
of Gujarat state. Undeer this progrram, Expertt lectures arre followed by the oral,
posters andd 3D modelss presentatioon by the sttudents.
Management Seminar Series (MA ANAS).
Placement Assistancee Program (PAP), Sectoral inpuuts, Corporaate Culturee
workshops,, Mock interviews.
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Blended Learning
At CHARUSAT emphasis is laid on extensive use of ICT in teaching-learning process.
Some of the features of blended learning being implemented include:
E-Resource Library: The University has a state of art library and e-library. E –
Resources available to the students include:
Personal and psychosocial counseling is also provided to all the students of CHARUSAT.
Variable number of students (ranging 15 to 25) are assigned to each faculty member for
this. Some salient features of the counseling system include:
Maintenance of confidentiality of each counseling session.
Keeping academic track-record of students.
Counseling sessions are incorporated in the time-table. Additionally, students are
free to contact the counselor on need basis too.
Counselor can represent any major difficulties to the Head of the Institute for
guidance and remedial action.
Teachers have also been oriented and imparted special training for the counseling
process with the help of experts.
The systematic approach towards counseling has resulted in the following outcomes:
Slow learners have achieved higher/ better grades.
Fast/ advanced learners have been motivated to higher career goals/ paths in tune
with their skills and aptitude.
Responsible behavior of the students.
Acquiring higher emotional skills like self-awareness, self-regulation and positive
attitude.
Identification of the social problems faced by the students and amelioration of the
same.
Project Based Learning & Live Project: Students are assigned live projects works
that are aimed at testing the application of theoretical concepts to industry
situations.
Open Online Course: Course Faculties motivate the students to go through
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for supplementary learning.
Others: Other methods adopted include Group learning, discussion, role-play,
interactive learning, task-based learning, ICT enabled learning and blended
learning methods. A few course faculties have explored and implemented web-
based (on-line) evaluation using Flubaroo and web-based (on-line) submission
and evaluation of laboratory work and assignments using Edmodo, "social
learning platform" website. Most of the course faculties encourage students’
participation in teaching-learning process by floating case studies, seminars and
group tasks/ projects.
Blogs and website: Faculty members have created blogs and websites where
academic aspects like syllabus, assignments are put up, enabling the students to
access these from home also.
Use of Social Media Networking: Class-wise groups or communities have been
created for the quick sharing of information and important messages for enhanced
communication. These messages include information about examinations,
assignment submissions, attendance follow-up, recruitment drives, etc.
Students’ Projects
CHARUSAT offers a variety of programs at UG and PG levels. 75 % (8 out of 12)
programs at UG level have a component of project or dissertation from internship. The
projects are in the core technical field or could be in allied field like entrepreneurship
business plan (Faculty of Pharmacy). Among the 42 PG programs the project or
dissertation is a feature spanning variable over 1 or 2 semesters. CHARUSAT also
provides funding for the students projects. Till date the University has utilized a sum of
about INR 65 Lakhs towards UG and PG projects.
Table 2.12: Students’ Projects Completed at CHARUSAT
Sr. No. Department/Institute Number of Projects
UG PG Total
1 MTIN 14 -- 14
2 ARIP 86 -- 86
3 CMPICA -- 458 458
4 IIIM -- 250 250
5 PDPIAS -- 224 224
6 RPCP 39 180 219
IT 286 30 316
CE 266 80 346
EC 205 167 372
7 CSPIT
EE 111 53 164
ME 133 81 214
CL 90 18 108
Total 1230 1541 2771
The students’ projects are collaborative efforts which are interdepartmental in nature.
Collaborations are made with academic institutes as well as industries. A short list is
provided below.
Table 2.13: Representative List of Collaborating Organizations
Sr. No. Name of Collaborator Sr. No. Name of Collaborator
1 Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, Anand 11 Atlanta Electricals Pvt. Ltd., Anand
2 Siemens Ltd., Vadodara 12 Kotak Mahindra, Ahmedabad
3 Mafatlal Industries Ltd., Nadiad 13 Reliance Industries Ltd., Vadodara
4 Amanta Healthcare Ltd. 14 Arihant Pumps Private Ltd., Palanpur
5 Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd., Mundra 15 ABB India Ltd.
6 Bank of Baroda, Rajkot &Nadiad 16 Arya Biotech
7 Gujarat Mineral Development 17 Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and
Corporation , Surat Chemicals Ltd.
8 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., 18 Sonata Ceramics Pvt. Ltd.,
Khambhat Himmatnagar
9 J. M. Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., 19 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Pvt.
Vadodara Ltd., Anand
10 Department of Chemistry, The M S 20 Department of Biosciences, SPU,
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Visiting Professors
CHARUSAT Endowment Chair has been established to facilitate inviting renowned
academicians from India as well as abroad to the campus. This provides an opportunity
for the young faculty engaged in research to interact with the invited guest and learn from
their experiences. The University also has a few adjunct professors of international repute
and the University has conferred them as research guides of doctoral programs. Students
too get the benefit of their guidance and it also helps to strengthen the collaboration
between CHARUSAT and the other University/ Institute.
Table 2.18: List of Adjunct/ Visiting Professors at CHARUSAT
Sr. Name of the Visiting Visiting Professor’s Duration Broad Area of his
No. Professor Affiliation contact at CHARUSAT
1 Mr. Husnain Structural Engg, L& T, 05/01/2015 to Structural Engineering
Murmurvala Vadodara 11/04/2015
2 Mr. Brijesh Mistry Structural Engg, Jacobs, 05/01/2015 to
Vadodara 18/04/2015
3 Dr. Venkat Ramani Managing Director, 01/01/2015 to Plasma Physics
Aditya High Vacuum Pvt. 15/03/2015
Ltd. and Former Scientist, 01/07/2014 to Vacuum Technology
Institute for Plasma 30/09/2014
Research (IPR), Gujarat
4 Prof. V N Potbhare Former Professor, M.S 01/01/2015 to Nuclear and Particle
University of Baroda, 30/04/2015 Physics
Vadodara 01/07/2014 to Electromagnetic
30/11/2014 Theory-II
5 Prof. D. G. Panchal Dean, Faculty of 25/08/2014 to Structural Engineering
Technology, Dharmsinh 08/11/2014
Desai University
6 Dr A.K Verma Professor, BVM Engg 25/08/2014 to Advanced Foundation
College, V V Nagar 08/11/2014 Engineering
7 Dr A. V Shroff Professor (Retd), MS 25/08/2014 to Advanced Foundation
University 08/11/2014 Engineering
8 Prof. Yashwant Former Professor and 16/12/2013 to A course on Quantum
Waghmare Dean, Student’s affairs, 08/02/2014 mechanics
IIT, Kanpur 20/05/2013 to Advance course on
01/06/2013 classical mechanics
members have been encouraged for pursuing higher studies –20 for M. Tech and
80 for PhD.
University provides Travel Grant once in three years to present a paper in
international conferences abroad. Duty leaves are sanctioned for the same. Till
date, CHARUSAT has provide travel grants to 10 (ten) faculty members to the
tune of INR 7,12,264/-.
University provides financial support (registration fee, accommodation and travel
charges) to teachers for attending national/International seminars, workshops, etc.
Duty leaves are sanctioned for the same.334 teachers have been sent till date for
various events.
Study leave is provided to faculty members according to rules, to work in other
Universities in India and abroad to widen the horizons in teaching and research.
Over the past five years one faculty has been granted study leave, while five
faculty members have been sent for PhD and one faculty has been sent for M.
Tech with pay by CHARUSAT.
In-service Training Mandatory for all teachers of the University
Each faculty member undergoes Domain Knowledge Training (DKT) for at least two
weeks, Industry Exposure Training (IET) for a duration of 10 to 12 days and Soft Skill
Training (SST) for 5 to 6 days as per CHARUSAT norms. The following programs on
domain knowledge training have been organized in last five years.
Table 2.19: Programs on Domain Knowledge Training
Year Program Number of
participants
2015 Workshop on How to use Interactive Key Pad in a Classroom / 130
Laboratory
2014 Short Term Training Program on Statistical Package for Social Sciences 25
(SPSS) Workshop
2014 Workshop on Applications of Reference Manager Software: Using as 25
example
2014 FDP on Mobile Application Development 32
2014 FDP on WordPress 30
2014 Workshop on Publishing Research Papers in High Impact Factor 27
Journals
2014 Faculty Development Program on Strategic Financial Management 27
Decisions
2014 One day workshop on Visual MOD Flow 56
2014 One Day National Seminar on "Soil Dynamics and Machine 36
Foundations"
2013 Advances in Concrete Technology 26
2013 Faculty Development Program on Case Writing in Management with 20
Special Reference to Case-lets
2011 Advances in Earthquake Engineering 50
2010 Workshop on Object Oriented Analysis and Design using UML with 85
Essentials of Rational Software Architect
2010 Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Techniques 65
Industry Exposure Training (IET): 97 teachers have been deputed for industrial
training till date in industries like ZydusCadila (Ahmedabad), L&T (Vadodara),
Torrent Research Center (Gandhinagar), NIMHANS (Bangalore), Tatvasoft
(Ahmedabad), Indus Infotech Ltd. (Ahmedabad); Tubon Energy System
(Kolhapur), Amul Dairy (Anand), Atlanta Electricals Pvt. Ltd (Vidyanagar) to
name a few.
Soft Skill Training (SST): 134 faculty members have been trained at the Human
Resources Training Centre of the University on aspects like Communication skill
enhancement, Leadership training, etc
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and put to good use in the overall development and academic performance of the institute
in particular and the University as a whole.
Table 2.20: Participation of Faculty as Participants and Resource Persons
Constituent Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty having Faculty Faculty Total for
Institute Invited as participat presented teaching industrial having each
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ARIP 15 100 60 10 90 00 275
CMPICA 3 75 60 45 35 00 218
IIIM 11 100 83 89 100 06 389
MTIN 10 93 30 70 100 00 303
PDPIAS 40 87 80 53 40 00 300
RPCP 10 66 31 48 32 00 187
CSPIT 81 384 392 56 109 05 1027
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Some of the Experts invited as Resource Persons in the above programs are given below.
Table 2.22: Indicative List of Experts during Academic Development Programs
Sr. Name of Expert Affiliation of Expert
No.
1 Dr. B.K. Rastogi Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar
2 Dr. Shashank Bishnoi Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
3 Dr. Prakash Nathgopalan Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
4 Dr. C. H. Solanki SVNIT, Surat
5 Dr. Dileep Mavalankar Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar
6 Dr. Rajendrasinh Jadeja H. M. Patel Institute of English Training & Research, SardarPatel
University, V.V. nagar
7 Dr. K. L. Majumdar Space Tech Consultant, Ahmedabad
8 Prof. C. S. Sanghvi L. D. Engineering College, Ahmedabad
9 Dr. A. K. Singh Nirma University, Ahmedabad
10 Mr. Chandramauli Pathak Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Ahmedabad
semester. During this meeting, they are briefed about the evaluation as well as
conduct of examinations.
Faculties are briefed through the institutional meetings. Newly appointed
Faculties are briefed during orientation program.
Board members are also kept updated about the evaluation process through
regular meetings of Board of Studies (BoS) and Faculty Board (FB).
To make aware industry about the evaluation processes which are in place, the
institute invites external/ subject experts. Subject experts and External examiner
inputs are taken for subject curriculum up gradation, syllabus designing and to
improve the evaluation process.
The schedule of all examinations are indicated in the Academic Calendar,
announced at the beginning of each semester and strictly adhered to.
The students are shown the answer books for the internal examinations in the
classroom.
The Examination Reforms Committee has been constituted with the mandate of
reviewing and revising the methodology of internal and external evaluation, minimizing
exam stress and anxiety among students, initiating research of examination results and
analysis of the same, training teachers in assessment and educational technology and
initiating reforms in syllabi, question paper format, grading, etc.
The following reformative measures have been implemented:
1) Internal Improvement test is conducted by all the faculties during the semester
and before University Semester Examination, for Backlog (failure in particular
course) Students.
2) The internal assessment marks are generated by the E-governance System
(Information Management System) Institutes and Departments are using portal for
daily attendance and sessional marks to be generated by the respective faculty in
all the tests. The results are analyzed and reviewed by the HoD and Principal so as
to plan and execute corrective actions, if any.
3) Rechecking (re-totaling) and reassessment mechanism is in place since the
inception of the University across all faculties. Reassessment Mechanism is
periodically reviewed. All Students can apply for two courses for Reassessment
and Rechecking.
4) Format of the answer book is changed, students concern hide their Student Id.
number by putting sticker in the answer book enabling blind assessment.
5) Open book exams are introduced on an experimental basis in institutes like I2IM,
RPCP, etc. Another model that has been implemented at one institute (RPCP).
Under this model the students are provided standard study material and allotted
some time for reading the same. The questions to be answered after this reading
session evaluate the comprehension and analytical abilities of the students.
6) Objective type questions (MCQ) have been incorporated along with descriptive
questions in the University Examination paper.
7) Question Papers are reviewed by the concerned BoS and the report is discussed in
the Faculty Board meeting.
8) Know Your Answer book Concept: Introduced for review of the evaluated answer
book by the student for University level semester end examinations from April/
May 2015.
9) Online examination system introduced experimentally in some programs like B.
Tech, MCA, etc
10) Preparation of Examination Manual has been responsible for the efficient conduct
of the examinations.
Know Your Answer Book: This practice has been implemented from the
University examinations being conducted in April – May 2015. It involves a
personal study of the answer book by the student within the rules and procedures
laid for the purpose. A student can apply under this practice in case of
dissatisfaction in the evaluation of University level Theory Examination of any
course.
The process of examination control office is linked with e-governance system. The step
by step process is defined from enrollment of students to declaration of result for smooth
operations of exam section.
Know your answer book is a provision to view the checked answer book of
university examination by the students in case of any kind of grievance.
In the case of use of unfair means by the student, a committee is in place to decide
on them. This UFM (Unfair Means) Committee considers the cases by following
the guidelines chalked out for the purpose. During the meeting of this committee,
the student along with parents are allowed to put forth their viewpoint.
Table 2.24: Constitution of the UFM Committee
Sr. No. Profile of the Member Designation in the Council
1 Provost Chairman
2 Two Deans of Faculties other than concerned Members
3 Dean of the Concerned Faculty Member
4 Principal of the Concerned Institute Member
5 Advisor (s) Member (s)
have understanding and appreciation for art, novel thoughts and humanities
C. Leaders in Communities
initiate and implement constructive change in their local as well as nation-wide
communities
initiate and implement professional knowledge for inclusive growth of the
society
mentor future generations of learners or allow others’ potential to flourish
engage in meaningful public discourse, with an insightful awareness of
community needs
D. Attuned to Cultural Diversity
value different cultures, races and ethnicity
secular and open-minded
Conscious and concern about dignity and rights of others
have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
E. Active Global Citizens
accept social and civic responsibilities
have global awareness, knowledge and understanding
understand and act upon global needs, policies and competencies
investigate the world beyond their immediate environment
be advocates for improving the sustainable development across the globe
have a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics
F. Individually Excellent and Committed
have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills
have an awareness of personal strengths and challenges
recognize perspectives of others and of their own
be fluent and fair in language and communication skills
be creative, imaginative and reflective in all endeavors
have a strong sense of intellectual integrity
have the ethics of scholarship and research
published twice a year. Students get opportunities to enhance their creativities, team
work and leadership skills through this activity.
Institute Specific TECH-FEST: Constituent institutes also organize technical festivals
handled completely by the students. Such events help in acquainting the students on
the latest advances in their fields as well as hone their organizational and leadership
skills. Students are also encouraged to participate in such events organized by other
Institutes, within and outside the state. MTIN also has a Nursing Students’
Association.
Table 2.25: Tech-Fests Organized by Institutes
Sr. No. Name of Tech-Fest Name of the Organizing Institute
1 COGNIZANCE CSPIT
2 CONVEGNO I2IM
3 IGNITE CMPICA
4 AVALANCHE RPCP
Courses are tailor made according to the needs of different faculties with respect to
information technology, knowledge and information management and communication
efficacy.
Program specific Graduate Attributes are articulated by each faculty/ institute with
the help of members of Board of Studies and Faculty Board through design of
curricula.
University not only focuses on conceptual knowhow but also makes it essential that
every student gets opportunity for personality development. For the same the students
are encouraged to give classroom presentations and participate in group discussions
as well as interact with eminent personalities who visit the campus for guest lectures.
University organizes a grand event SPOURAL. It is a sports and cultural festival to
celebrate the talent of the students. Guided by faculty, students are greatly involved in
all organizational matters of the event.
Faculty of Computer Science and Application has also started a Social Initiative –
SAMARPAN. The four main objectives of SAMARPAN are:
o Save Environment oImpart Knowledge,
o Improve Global Health oA Path to Self-Awareness.
Various activities are conducted under the SAMARPAN, in which students and
faculty members participate enthusiastically. SAMARPAN seeks to address the
various challenges surrounding university area by effectively using young intelligent
minds for social enrichment. It provides young people with tools and resources for
effective socially driven action. Moreover, it educates and informs the youth to
address social challenges. SAMARPAN also aims to embrace energy conservation to
impart basic computer knowledge to the people; and to create a healthier society by
popularizing preventive measures to address issues related to health and hygiene.
Extending the same faith university organizes a seminar series called MANAS in
which experts of the various fields deliver talks on variety of topics.
All institutes provide Placement Assistance to all students with respect to preparing
them to face job interviews. Various activities conducted under them are Resume
Evaluation Methods: Learning outcomes are closely linked with the evaluation methods
at CHARUSAT. Evaluation methods are based on the learning outcomes of
knowledge/understanding, comprehension, application, analysis/ evaluation,
remembering and creation. Thus the assessment process is also linked with such
components of learning outcomes.
Introduction
CHARUSAT identifies the significance of activities under research, consultancy and
extension - the important wings of the university. For this purpose the University
promotes, encourages and facilitates various types and levels of activities for the young
faculty members and students. CHARUSAT being a young university is dedicated to
grow in the field of research, consultancy and extension. The University provides
research funding, seed money and facilities for research. The university has also initiated
‘Best Research Paper Award’. The university encourages all faculty members to submit
research proposals to external funding agencies, which has resulted in the faculty being
awarded 28 projects, worth INR 6.12 crores. 10 projects worth INR 2 crores have been
completed at CHARUSAT. A number of events (state, national as well as international)
have been organized at the campus with financial assistance from a variety of funding
bodies. The research centres at CHARUSAT, K. C. Patel Research and Development
Centre (KRADLE) and CHARUSAT Space Technology and Research Centre (CSTRC)
in collaboration with SAC ISRO undertake R & D work in the emerging
multidisciplinary areas of science and technology as well as steer the scientific and
industrial development at the campus. Faculty members are always encouraged and
appreciated for their research publications. Moreover, CHARUSAT has filed 17 patents
till date by virtue of the innovative research conducted by faculty members. The
University is also involved in regular extension and collaborative activities.
Lakhs for the conduct of various events on the campus, in addition to the financial
assistance derived from external funding agencies and sponsorship from industries.
5. Emphasis on Inter- Institute and Interdisciplinary Research: Faculty members and
research scholars are encouraged to undertake interdisciplinary research. The
infrastructural facilities at the campus like sophisticated instruments and
laboratory/testing facilities are available to all the research scholars across the campus.
The Research Council also has members from other Institutes/ research organizations,
which include:
1. Prof. D Chenna Reddy, Associate Dean, Infrastructure, Institute for Plasma
Research (IPR), Gandhinagar.
2. Dr. P. K. Ghosh, Director, Central Salt Marine & Chemical Research Institute,
(CSMCRI), Bhavnagar.
3. Dr. Sanjay Chaudhary, Professor, Institute of Information and Communication
Technology (IICT), Ahmedabad University (AU), Ahmedabad.
In addition to this, university has constituted Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) in
each institute for each research scholar enrolled for the PhD program. This committee
monitors the progress and quality of research undertaken by the scholar at the institute.
2. Some eminent Professors / Scientists outside the University have been invited as
Ph. D. Supervisors at the University. A cross sectional list is provided.
Table 3.2: Indicative List of Doctoral Supervisors from Other Organizations
Sr. Name of the research Affiliation of the research Area of research Faculty of
No. Guide Guide CHARUSAT
1 Dr. Alok Verma IIT, Bombay Electronics & Faculty of
Communication Technology &
2 Dr Khond Mohan Pandurang, College of Mechanical Engineering.
Engineering, Pune Engineering
3 Dr. Bhushan Trivedi Professor & Director, GLS Data Mining Faculty of
Institute of Computer Computer
Technologies, Ahmedabad Science and
4 Dr. Prashant M Dolia Department of Computer Artificial Intelligence Application
Science and Applications,
Bhavnagar University.
5 Dr. Varsha J Patel, B J Medical College, Clinical Pharmacy Faculty of
Ahmedabad Pharmacy
6 Dr. M. T. Chabaria, L. M. College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical
Ahmedabad. Chemistry
7 Dr. Shailesh B. Gandhi Indian Institute of Finance & Faculty of
Management, Ahmedabad Accounting Management
Studies
8 Prof. B. N. Hiremath DAIICT, Gandhinagar Economics and
Finance
9 Dr. Amit Bhattacharya CSMCRI, Bhavnagar Chemical Sciences Faculty of
10 Prof. Rama Sankar Department of Cell Biology Applied
Varma Biotechnology,IIT, Chennai Sciences
11 Dr. Mohan Ganeshan Sri Devaraj Urs Academy Neurology Faculty of
of Higher Edu. & Res., Medical
Kollar, Karnataka. Sciences
12 Dr. Subhash Maniklal Pravara Institute of Medical Orthopadics
Khatri Sciences, Loni Bk, Ahmed
Nagar, Maharashtra
2. Dhara biotech Pvt. Ltd. and Recasil Industries Pvt. Ltd.: The collaborative work is
in the field of a) Contaminated water filtration and b) Enzyme based sewage
treatment.
3. Margen Impex Limited- VV Nagar
4. Monarch Catalysts, Mumbai.
5. Industrial Metal Powder (India) Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
Inter – Disciplinary Research Activities at CHARUSAT
Inter-disciplinary research activities have always been encouraged at CHARUSAT. The
following is the representative list of inter-disciplinary research projects conducted at
CHARUSAT.
Table 3.4: Representative List of Inter-Disciplinary Research Projects
Sr. Project Title Broad Research Area
No.
1 Screening of Advanced Glycation End Product Inhibitor and Phytochemistry, diabetes,
Investigating Their Role in Diabetes Complications cell biology
2 Molecular Mechanism Involved in Cardiogenic Differentiation of Stem cells and microfluidics
Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells n Microfluids
3 Molecular Genetic Analysis of Cancer Associated Genes in Women Molecular Genetics
Susceptible to Gynecological Disorder
4 Investigation on Role of Adenosine Receptors in Nephropathy Molecular Pharmacology
5 Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies on Some 'Vajikarana' Drug discovery from natural
Drugs of Ayurveda products
6 Macrophage Targeted Pulmonary Drug Delivery to Treat Novel drug delivery system
Tuberculosis
7 Incidence and Prevalence of Risk Factors for Development of New Clinical Pharmacy
onset Diabetes after Kidney Transplantation (NODAT)
8 Speech Recognition System with Wireless Hardware Realization Electrical and Computer
Engineering
9 An Interactive Knowledge Based Predictive/Query System for
Data Mining
Farmer (In English & Gujarati)
10 Automatic Evaluation of Raaga (Melody) and Taal (Rhythm) in
Software tools
Hindustani Classical Music
11 Experimental and Analytical Investigations on Drilling of Polymer
Mechanical Engineering
Matrix Composites
12 Design and Development of Miniaturized Satellite Communication
Antenna design
Antenna using Metamaterial
13 Experimental Investigation for Tribological Parameters in Polymer Tribology and polymer
Matrix Composites studies
14 Electromagnetic Modeling of Human Eye for Wireless Environment Electrical and Computer
15 Car Control System using Speech Recognition Algorithm Engineering
INR 84 Lakhs. The pie chart following the table shows the extent of financial assistance
received from various funding agencies.
Table 3.5: Events Organized with Financial Assistance from External Funding Agencies
Sr. Title of Event Duration of Funding Funding
No. Event Agency Received (INR)
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
1. Ramanbhai
9 Patel College of Pharmacy 27-28/02/2014 DBT 100000/-
International Conference (RAPCOPINC2014)
2. International
3 Conference of Diabetes and its 18-20/01/2013 DBT 150000/-
Complications
8 (ICDC) DST 75000/-
CSIR 75000/-
ICMR 50000/-
3. 113th International conference on Molecular 09-11/01/2011 DBT 100000/-
Medicine
7 (MolMed-11) DST 100000/-
CSIR 100000/-
ICMR 40000/-
NATIONAL LEVEL
4. Recent
2 Trends & Technologies in Cloud 08-09/05/2015 GUJCOST 40000/-
Computing for E-learning
5. Current
3 Trends & Development in Android 22-23/05/2015 GUJCOST 30000/-
Mobile Application Platform
6. Workshop
1 on "Software and Hardware 29-30/01/2015 GUJCOST 15000/-
realization
7 for Image and Video processing &
Its applications"
7. Workshop
1 on "Advances in Signal Processing 19-20/06/2015 GUJCOST 40000/-
and8 Communication Technology"
8. Workshop
1 on "Advances in VLSI System 21-22/08/2015 GUJCOST 30000/-
Design
9 and Technology"
9. Research
1 Trends in Algorithm and Graph 23-24/01/2015 GUJCOST 15000/-
Theory
4
10. NS-3
2 Network Simulator, Simulation of 14-15/03/2015 GUJCOST 30000/-
Wired
9 and Wireless Networks
11. QoS
3 in Wired and Wireless Networks 12-13/03/2015 GUJCOST 15000/-
Workshop
0
12. Research
3 Methodology in Science and 23-24/01/2015 GUJCOST 15000/-
Engineering
1 Workshop
13. Computer
3 Networking Workshop 30-06 to 05- MHRD, 62810/-
2 07-2014 IIT, Bombay
14. Computer
3 Programming Workshop 16-21/06/2014 MHRD, 84885/-
3 IIT, Bombay
15. Research
1 Issues and Challenges in next 06-08/11/2014 GUJCOST 15000/-
Generation
3 Network (NGN) with NS-2:
Insights and Innovations
16. Workshop
1 on “Control Systems” 02-12/12/2014 MHRD, 150562/-
6 IIT
Kharagpur
17. National
2 Seminar on "Soil Dynamics and 02/08/2014 IGSBaroda 10000/-
Machine
6 Foundations" Chapter
18. Science
4 Academies’: 57th Refresher course on 18/03 to IAS 251538/-
Experimental
1 Physics 02/04/2014
19. Advances
2 in Concrete Technology 10/11/2013 AICTE 85000/-
5
20. Advance
3 Computing & Big Data Workshop 21-23/11/2013 GUJCOST 35000/-
84
21. National Workshop on Recent Advances in 21-23/02/2013 AICTE 100000/-
Drug Delivery
22. Research
1 Scope and Possibilities in 22-24/08/2013 GUJCOST 60000/-
Computational
1 Intelligence & Data Mining
23. Recent
1 trends & issues in practical data 18-19/10/2013 AICTE 75000/-
mining
2
24. Drug
6 Discovery from Natural Products 08-09/01/2013 ICMR 40000/-
25. Entrepreneurship
7 Development Program 21/01 to NSTEDB 130000/-
15/02/2013 through
EDI
26. Workshop
5 on Intellectual Property Rights and 23-24/03/2012 GUJCOST 50000/-
Patent system
27. Workshop
2 on “"Nanostructured Materials – 05-06/05/2011 GUJCOST 40000/-
Properties
1 and Future Research Areas in
Mechanical Engineering”
28. Advances
2 in Earthquake Engineering 02-03/12/2011 GUJCOST 40000/-
3
29. Workshop
1 on “Simulation of Electronics 23-24/10/2010 GUJCOST 35000/-
circuit
5 design using SEQUEL (SECS-2010)
STATE LEVEL
30. Neonatal
1 Resuscitation program 29/04/2015 IAP 22609/-
02
31. Seminar on Cost Effective Treatment 20/01/2015 GUJCOST 15000/-
Techniques
8 For Domestic Waste
32. Seminar on Sustainable Development 21/11/2014 GUJCOST 15000/-
33. Science
4 Meet - 2014 16/11/2014 GUJCOST 40000/-
2 GSC 25000/-
34. ESDM
3 Workshop 09/04/2013 CSI 24000/-
36
35. Gujarat Science Congress 24/02/2013 GUJCOST 200000/-
9 GSA 45000/-
36. ‘Research
4 2 Rupees’- GSBTM initiated 18/03/2013 GSBTM 12000/-
Technology
0 Management & Research
Program
37. 7th1Gujstate Conphycs ’13 (Gujarat State level 18-19/10/2013 GUJCOST 50000/-
Physiotherapy Conference)
38. Workshop
2 on “Virtual Instrumentation in 08-09/03/2013 GUJCOST 35000/-
Engineering
0 Applications”
39. Waste
2 Management through Environmentally 27-28/12/2012 GPCB 25000/-
Sustainable
4 Technologies
40. Refresher
4 course for Registered Pharmacist 21-22/01/2011 GSPC 24000/-
41. Applications
2 of Remote Sensing and 23-24/12/2010 GUJCOST 40000/-
Geospatial
2 Techniques
Total 28,22,374/-
21. Workshop
2 on “"Nanostructured Materials – Properties and Future 5- 6/05/2011 12500/-
Research
3 Areas in Mechanical Engineering”
22. Workshop
2 on “Simulation of Electronics circuit design using 23-24/10/2010 7698/-
SEQUEL
0 (SECS-2010)
STATE LEVEL
23. Recent innovation in Solar Energy (RISE-2015) 26/02/2015 50000/-
24. Short
1 Term Training Program on Statistical Package for Social 19-26/05/2014 60000/-
Sciences (SPSS)
25. Workshop
) on Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider 30/04/2014 81000/-
26. Workshop
3 on Kinesiotaping for Sports Injuries 31/3/2014 to 75000/-
1/4/2014
27. Seminar
3 on 2nd Green Revolution By Vermi Technology 22/11/2014 23000/-
28. 2
Science
3 Manthan-2014 02/02/2014 245000/-
29. 4
Workshop
4 on Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider 18/04/2013 82500/-
30. Geographical Information System Basics and Applications 08/11/2013 12297/-
31. Workshop
3 on Vermiculture for Organic and Sustainable 22/11/2013 40000/-
Agriculture
1
32. Continuing
5 Physiotherapy Education (CPTE) on “Physical 07/12/2012 90000/-
Therapy Services for Children and Youth with Cerebral:
Contemporary Perspectives and Evidence Informed Practice”
33. Workshop
2 on “Computer Aided Drafting & Modeling” 16/03/2012 13000/-
22
34. Training Program on Struds : Structural Analysis, Design and 1315/02/2012, 66180/-
Detailing
6 Software 16-18/02/2012
35. Training
2 Program on Struds : Structural Analysis, Design and 22-24/03/2012 38605/-
Detailing
7 Software
36. Waste
2 Management through Environmentally Sustainable 27-28/12/2012 65522/-
Technologies
8
37. Workshop
7 on Maitland’s Concept of Vertebral Joint & Peripheral 22-24/12/2011 95000/-
Mobilization & Manipulation with Clinical Reasoning
38. Workshop
8 on Stroke-Rehabilitation: A Task Oriented Approach 12-13/06/2010 59500/-
39. Applications
2 of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Techniques 23-24/12/ 13680/-
4 2010
Total 84,49,719/-
CHARUSAT has also established the CHARUSAT Endowment Chair, under which a
number of renowned experts from abroad have visited the constituent institutes. The
details are presented under Criterion 2.4 (Teaching Learning Process – University Policy
on Inviting Experts).
Impact of such efforts on the research activities of the university include the training
availed by Dr. Jagdish Patel on proteomics research for one year and establishing
proteomics research laboratory at CHARUSAT. This was facilitated by the active efforts
of Professor S. Holmer-Vanniasinkam, Director of Research & Education NPIMR,
University College of London, UK.
6. Prof. Avadhesha Professor of Biophysics Molecular Cell surface carbohydrate receptors and
Surolia Biophysics Unit Indian Institute of protein folding
Science Bengaluru, India
7. Prof. Jens Hoiriis Kobenhavns Universitet, Denmark Regulation of Beta Cell Mass: Lessons
Nielsen from Pregnancy
8. Prof. Mulchand The State University of New York, Maternal obesity: Fetal programming and
Patel Buffalo, USA adult-onset obesity
9. Prof. Victor University of Warwick, United The Role of Changes in the Responses of
Zammit Kingdom Hepatic Triglyceride Metabolism to
Insulin in the Etiology of Dyslipidemia
10. Prof. Robert A. Indiana University School of Are the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases
Harris Medicine, USA viable targets for the treatment of
diabetes and cancer?
11. Prof. Sung Soo Kyung Hee University School of New implications of old proteins,
Kim Medicine, Korea cyclophilins, in pathological conditions
12. Dr. Gopakumar Dean, Institute of Intellectual Intellectual Property Rights
Nair Property Studies (IIPS), Hyderabad.
13. Prof. Jose Cuezva Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, The Bioenergetic Signature of Cancer
Spain
14. Prof. Satrajit Sinha The State University of New York, The Role of The Transcription Factor p63
USA in 3D: Development, Differentiation and
Disease
15. Prof. Haya Hebrew University, Israel Cell-Directed Enzyme Replacement
Loberboum-Galski Therapy for Mitochondrial Disorders -
New Hopes for Un-curable Diseases
16. Prof. Chandan K. The Ohio State University, Ohio Natural Vitamin E α-Tocotrienol:
Sen Neuroprotection and Against Stroke
17. Prof. Ajeet Mathur Indian Institute of Management, The strategic management of intellectual
Ahmedabad, India capital and organizational knowledge
18. Dr. Mandip Professor, A & M University, Nanotechnology & Drug Development:
Sachdeva Florida How Far Have We Come .
19. Dr. Alan Mark Professor, University of Queensland Computational Approaches for the
Validation of Proteins
20. Dr. Saranjit Singh Professor, NIPER, Mohali Stress Testing: Regulatory Perspectives,
Benefits and New Vistas
Patents at CHARUSAT
Sensitization on IPR: Lectures, Workshops and Awareness/ Awareness Sessions on IPR
at CHARUSAT
The university also understands the worth of spreading awareness and sensitization on
IPR through lectures and workshops. The University has conducted two programs for this
purpose. The details are as:
Table 3.14: IPR Sensitization Events
Sr. Name of the Conference/ Seminar/ Name of Organizer Dates of the Event
No. Symposium
1 Two Days Hands on Training: Patent PDPIAS & RPCP 28-29/09/2013
Drafting Program
2 Seminar on Patent Awareness Mark Patent Org & 14/03/2015
PDPIAS
The university is still young for the award of patents. However, 17 patents have been
filed and are under various stages of reviews at the office of Patent. Two of these
patents, which have been filed under PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) have undergone
international examination/search report and subsequently published on the WIPO’s
(international PCT authorities) website. Following is the list of patents filed.
Table 3.15: Patents Filed by CHARUSAT
Sr. Title Authors (Institute) Indian Date of Reference
No. Provisional/ filing No.
complete/ (DD/MM/
PCT YY)
1. Novel
1 method for detection Gayatri Dave, Mehta Rucha PCT* 29/01/13 WO2013164
of contamination in plant Harishkumar, Patel Niralee 835
tissue culture Gautambhai, (PDPIAS)
2. Method For Extraction of Rucha Desai, Aniruddha PCT* 12/09/14 WO2015/04
Biomolecules By Bhati, C N Ramchand, Hilor 0633 A1
Magnetic Particles Pathak, R V Upadhyay,
(PDPIAS)
3. Novel system of phytase Gayatri Dave, Hasmukh Indian, 23/04/13 1496/MUM/
supplementation in Amrutlal Modi, (PDPIAS) Complete 2013
aquaculture
4. Method For Extraction of Rucha Desai, Aniruddha Indian, 17/09/13 3011/MUM/
Biomolecules By Bhati, C N Ramchand, Hilor Complete 2013
Magnetic Particles Pathak, R V Upadhyay,
(PDPIAS)
5. Novel method for detection Gayatri Dave, Mehta Rucha Indian, 30/04/12 1354/MUM/
of contamination in plant Harishkumar, Patel Niralee Complete 2012
tissue culture Gautambhai, (PDPIAS)
6. Eco-friendly novel fabric Gayatri Dave, Nikita Indian, 12/03/12 644/MUM/2
from microbial origin an Dipikkumar Chhaya, Complete 012
innovation material for (PDPIAS)
fabric industries
7. Novel approach for carbon Gayatri Dave, (PDPIAS) Indian, 26/12/12 3625/MUM/
dioxide sequestration Provisional 2012
8. Novel acrylic derivatives Dijit Kumar Patel, Indian, 09/01/14 49/MUM/20
of 4-chloro-3,5-dimethyl Mehdihasanshekh, Kaushal Complete 14
phenol and its homo and co Patel, R M Patel, (PDPIAS)
polymers
9. Novel Oral composition of Balaram Gajra, Ravi Patel, Indian, 11/07/12 3233/MUM
a mast cell stabilizing (RPCP) Complete /2012A
agent, Cromolyn Sodium
10. Intranasal Micro-Emulsion Amit Jagdish Patel, Mansi Indian, 04/01/13 32/MUM/20
Of An Anti-Malarial Drug, Paradkar, R. H. Parikh, Complete 13
Artemether (RPCP)
11. Pharmaceutical Shah Payal , Kotak Darshin, Indian, 28/11/14 3766/MUM/
Formulation of Non- (RPCP) Complete 2013
steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs for ophthalmic drug
delivery
12. Transnasal Microemulsion R. H. Parikh, Ankit Shah, Indian, 16/01/12 146/MUM/2
of An Antispastic Agent (RPCP) Complete 012 A
13. Solubilizing compositions Gayatri Patel, Akash Patel, Indian, 30/11/ 13 3765/MUM/
of atorvastatin calcium Manali Malaviya, Brijesh Complete 2013
Navadiya, (RPCP)
14. Thermogelling Chintan Dalwadi, Gayatri Indian, 03/01/14 29/MUM/20
Composition and Method Patel, R. H. Parikh, (RPCP) Complete 14
of Production of the same
15. Frame-Bust Problem & Viswas Raval, Amit Ganatra, Indian, 07/09/09 2057/MUM/
Bust-Protective Algorithm Y. P. Kosta (CSPIT) Complete 2009
16. A System and Device for Hardik Modi (CSPIT) Indian, 29/08/14 2382/MUM/
Skin Mole Cancer Complete 2014 A
Detection
17. Acetylcholinesterase Kinnari Parekh, Nidhi Parikh, Indian, 03/07/14 2164/MUM/
inhibitor coated Anuradha Joshi Provisional 2014
nanoparticle conjugates
*Have been published after having international examination/search report on the WIPO’s (international
PCT authorities) website.
spermatogenic potential
22 Development and characterization of GUJCOST 01.80
nano sized drug carrier
microemulsion formulation
23 Development of Dynamic Reactive GUJCOST 03.80
Power Compensation Device for
Voltage Control in Electrical Power
System
24 Object shape extraction and GUJCOST 03.30
Boundary Mapping from Natural
Images
25 Preparation of District Human GSIDS 03.00
Development Report (DHDR)
26 Development of solution-based ZnO GUJCOST 04.50
nanostructures as light harvesters for
low-cost solar photovoltaics
Total 067.85
C Minor Research Projects Funded by CHARUSAT
27 2013-14 Clinical Assessment of Ayurveda CHARUSAT 02.73
Formulation Ashwagandhadi Lehya
as Aphrodisiac and in Treatment of
Oligospermia
28 2014-15 Development of solar Photovoltaic CHARUSAT 00.80
Powered Air-Conditioner
TOTAL (A + B + C) 612.09
Computer Labs
There are more than 2,500 desktops, laptops and tablets on the whole campus in various
institutes. These are supplemented with Wi-Fi facility with high band width round the
clock.
Engineering Workshop
CHARUSAT also has an Engineering Workshop spanning an area of more than 1100 sq.
m. This workshop facility is utilized by B. Tech and M. Tech students of the university
for performing practical’s in various subjects such as Workshop Practices (1 st Year),
Manufacturing Processes-I (2nd Year), Manufacturing Processes-II (3rd Year) and
Production Technology (3rd Year), Advanced Manufacturing Technology (1st Year M.
Tech) and Casting and Welding Processes (1st Year M. Tech). The major sections of
workshop are Machine Shop-I, Machine Shop-II, Welding Shop, Plumbing Shop,
Carpentry Shop, Fitting Shop, Sheet Metal Shop and Smithy Shop.
The Workshop also provides following services in addition to performing the academic
duties:
o Providing fabrication facilities to UG/ PG students of the University for preparing
their projects.
The University has received MODROBS grants from AICTE for the up-gradation of its
existing facilities. The grants received from MODROBS amounts to a total of INR
34,50,000/- till date. CHARUSAT also continuously approaches philanthropists for
research and development laboratory/ facility set up.
Table 3.22: MODROBS Grants Received from AICTE
Year Modernization of Laboratory Grant (INR in Lakhs)
2009-10 Reverse Engineering Lab 06.0
2010-11 Production & Automation Lab 09.5
2011-12 Machine Vision Lab 09.0
2012-13 Surface texture measuring system 10.0
Total 34.5
and has been sanctioned six projects. The aim of these is to design and develop fully
automatic magnetic fluid synthesis plant.
Publications in Journals
Comparison of Publications in
with TR/ SJR Impact 150 Journals with Impact factor and ISSN
70
Factor 63 Number
128
60
100
48 100
50
40
40 71 76
32 32 50 63
30 51 48
40
32 32
20 17 17 19
0
10 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
IMPACT FACTOR JOURNAL
0
ISSN NUMBER JOURNAL
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
100 6 128 76
9 100
51 71
50 10
19 40 48 63
17 32 32
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Faculty at CHARUSAT is also involved in publishing books. Till date 20 books authored
by the faculty of CHARUSAT have been published by national and international
publishers like Taylor and Francis, Pearson International, Springer, Lambert Academic
Publishing, Prestige Books International Publishing, etc. Another book has been co-
edited. Faculty members have also contributed and written 22 chapters in edited volumes
or books. Additionally, 1 reference book has also been published. A textbook titled A
Comprehensive Textbook of Nursing Management has also been published by the
Faculty of CHARUSAT.
Quality Analysis of Research Publications at CHARUSAT
Total publications in journals with Thomson Reuters (TR) and SJR Scimago Journal &
Country Rank (SJR) impact factors are 232, out of which 172 articles have been
published with journals with TR impact factor; and 155 papers have been published in
journals having SJR impact factor. There are 21 research articles published in journals
with TR impact factor greater than 3.0 including journals such as Nano Energy (impact
factor 10.21), Journal of Controlled Release (impact factor 7.633); International Journal
of Electrical Engineering & Technology (impact factor 6.831); International Review on
Modeling and Simulations (impact factor 5.94); Bioresource Technology (impact factor
5.0), Physical Review D (impact factor 4.86), Nano Research (impact factor 4.37), etc.
The total citations for publications from the University is 7136, with the highest number
of citations being 928. The h-index of the publications is in the range of 1 – 23, with the
total of h-indices being 352. The i-10 index of the publications from CHARUSAT is 251,
in the range of 1 – 52.
Table 3.26: Analysis of Publications
Thomson Reuters Impact Factor SJR Impact Factor
Range Number of Cumulative Range Number of Cumulative
Publications Frequency Publications Frequency
0–1 43 43 0–1 130 130
1–2 71 114 1-2 20 150
2–3 37 151 2-3 4 154
3–4 13 164 3-4 1 155
4–5 3 167 Total 155
5–6 2 169
6–7 1 170
7–8 1 171
8–9 0 171
9 – 10 0 171
10 - 11 1 172
Total 172
200
167 169 170 171 171 171 172
180 164
151
160
Total 140 114
Publications with 120
TR Impact 100
Factor 80
60 43
40
20
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
TR Impact Factor
160
154 155
Total 150 150
Publications 140
with SJR
Impact Factor 130 130
120
110
1 2 3 4
SJR Impact Factor Range
Faculty Recognition
Faculty Serving on Editorial Board of Journals
Faculty at CHARUSAT contributes to professional development in different manner. 18
faculty members are on the Editorial board of about 29 journals in various capacities like
Associate Editor, Member of the Editorial board or as Advisor Board member. Some of
the journals where these services are rendered include The Scitech Journal, International
Journal on Soft Computing (IJSC), The International Journal of Emerging Technology
and Advanced Engineering, Journal of Information Technology Education: Research,
American Journal of Remote Sensing, International Journal of Wireless Communications
and Mobile Computing, European Journal of Academic Essays, International Journal of
Pharmaceuticals Analysis, Journal of Textile Science and Engineering (JTSE) and World
Journal of Orthopedics.
Faculty Serving as Reviewer
Faculty members are also involved in the review of research articles pertaining to their
field of specialization for various journals. During the period of 2009 to 2014, 161
articles in 84 journals have been reviewed by 30 faculty members. Some of the journals
in which faculty have served as reviewers are given in table below.
48%
44%
Faculty as Session Chair, Organizing Committee Members and Judge in Various Events
Faculty members of the constituent institutes of CHARUSAT also have their
contributions as Chairpersons of session in conferences (6 national and 4 international),
members of the organizing committee of various events (state level event:1, national
level event: 5 and international event: 2) and as judges (3 faculty members) in
competitive events organized by organizations other than CHARUSAT institutes.
Awards
The faculty at CHARUSAT has received awards and fellowships; the details include:
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
1. Bhavin Translational Nanomedic Targeted Delivery of Mannosylated-PLGA 1st
Patel* ine (TNANO 2014) Nanoparticles of Anti-retroviral Drug to Brain
2. Ms.
1 International Conference
A Study of Role Efficacy in relation to 1st
Reshma
6 Emotional Intelligence and Role Stress of
Sable**
5 lower level management employees of NACIL
NATIONAL LEVEL
3. Dr2Hetal Physio Summit 2014 Kinaesthesia, balance & agility exercise versus 3rd
Jain**
9 strength training among people having knee
7 osteoarthritis-A comparative study. 3rd prize in
senior faculty category
conduct such professional development programs at the campus. About 400 faculty
members have attended various Orientation/ Refresher programs/ Faculty development
Programs/ Short term Training Programs totaling more than 500 such events; both within
and outside CHARUSAT. Institutes other than CHARUSAT where faculty have attended
such events include IITs (Bombay, Roorkee, Delhi, Gandhinagar and Kanpur), NITs
(Hamirpur, Rourkela, Calicut, Trichi), CEPT University, GLS University, SVNIT
(Surat), VJIT (Mumbai), ISF College of Pharmacy (Moga) B. V. Patel PERD Center, etc
Faculty Participation in Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops/ Symposia as Delegates
About 450 faculty members have been deputed to attend more than 800 state (349, 41 %),
national (376, 44 %) and international (within and outside India, 123, 15 %) conferences,
seminars, workshops, etc.
NATIONAL , 376,
44%
349 376
400
123 146
200 85
15
0
DELEGATES PRESENTATION
Fellowships of Academies
CHARUSAT has some renowned academicians on its rolls. Some of these academicians
have been honored by various fellowships during their lifetime for their contributions in
the fields of education, science and technology.
Provost of CHARUSAT, Dr. B. G. Patel is a Fellow of the Gujarat Science Academy. He
is also the Fellow of the Institution of Chemists (India) and has been awarded Sardar
Patel Award for his contribution to education by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Foundation.
Advisor to CHARUSAT, Dr. R. M. Patel and Principal of PDPIAS, Dr. R. V. Upadhyay
are also the Fellows of Gujarat Science Academy.
PhDs Awarded
The University has initiated the PhD programs under its faculties only after 2010, and
hence the number of PhDs awardees is very low. Till date 10 scholars have been awarded
the Doctoral degrees. Additionally, many PhD candidates have realized their research
objectives and in various stages of publishing their findings and thesis writing.
The University participates in Shodhganga by depositing the Ph.D theses with
INFLIBNET for electronic dissemination through open access.
3.5 Consultancy
CHARUSAT Policy on Consultancy
CHARUSAT considers consultancy as an activity to enhance academic excellence and to
serve industry. CHARUSAT has identified consultancy to enrich and enhance academics
as it generates case studies and real-time application examples, helps in resource
generation, brings the University closer to the industry as well as society and enhances
industrial interaction. There are three categories of consultancy at CHARUSAT: (i)
Individual Consultancy; (ii) Departmental Consultancy; (iii) Institutional consultancy.
CHARUSAT has a well-defined and structured policy for Consultancy for all three
categories. The policy document defines rules and regulations on agreements, proposal,
and approval, handling of assignment funds, sharing of income, provision for intellectual
property right and financial input and distribution.
UIIC at CHARUSAT
CHARUSAT believes that the economic development of a country primarily depends on
the synchronized efforts of both Industry and the University. In-order to facilitate such
synchronized efforts, CHARUSAT has instituted a dedicated Cell called University
Industry Interaction Cell (UIIC). CHARUSAT-UIIC strives to systematize and catalyze
the various mutually benefitting activities for Industry and the University. The cell
facilitates exchange of ideas amongst students, faculty, and the industry. By interfacing
with the Industry for Guest Lectures, Leadership Talks, Competitions, Scholarships and
Business conclaves, UIIC serves as the channel between Institutes and the corporate
world. The UIIC is intended to be the single point contact of the University to the
industry. It facilitates the process of close industry-Institute interaction and actively
promotes fresh avenues for the same. Some of the functions of UIIC are offering services
of testing/material characterization and certification; offering tailor-made specialized
training programs on awareness/motivation/scrutiny for small/medium scale industries
and also for the University faculty, both at their site and also at the University
Departments, University-Industry interactions, arranging experts from the industries in
designing the academic programs of the University departments like (a) curriculum
development (b) teaching programs and (c) Research programs; arranging Industrial
Tours for Faculties/Student; assisting in signing of MoU by the University faculty based
on products and processes; and providing consultancy services of diverse nature with
respect to institutional capacities as well as individual capacities. Total 255 number of
Industries have been Visited. A MoU is signed with Federation of Gujarat Industries
(FGI) which comprises of 172 industries. Total 7 consultancy projects have been
facilitated through UIIC.
The following table gives a list of industries/ corporate houses to which the faculties at
CHARUSAT have provided consultancy services.
Table 3.36: List of Industries where CHARUSAT has Provided Consultancy
Sr. No. Industry Sr. No. Industry
1 Nimisha International 5 Twin Engineering
2 ABB India Ltd 6 Energy System Engineering
3 MARGEN Impex Ltd, V.U. Nagar 7 Deepak Nitrite Limited, Dahej
4 Industrial Metal Powders Pvt. Ltd 8 Alps Chemical Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
programs being conducted by the students with the involvement of faculty. The
constituent institutes have also established Community Clubs like:
Table 3.37: Community Clubs at CHARUSAT
Sr. No. Community Club Main Objectives
1. Prayaas Helping Hands , Spreading Smiles, Celebrating Joys, A Ray of Hope and
Enlightening Lives through Career Guidance and Life Management Skills
2. Samarpan Save Environment, Impart Knowledge
Improve Global Health and A Path to Self-Awareness
3. Nirmaan Organizing Blood donation camps
Distributing educational books to needy children
4. Kadam Village cleanup and Other social works
Faculty of Medical Sciences organizes camps like Vatsala Matrusambhal (to provide
health education to pregnant rural women) programs in association with CHRF
regularly to provide door step services to needy persons.
Students are also posted for clinical training and treatment of stroke patients at
identified centers in remote areas.
Career guidance seminars are organized for 12th standard students at different
schools to select appropriate career option after 12th Science.
Involvement of the faculty and student and for raising various charity activities and
relief funds during natural calamities.
CHARUSAT Rural Education Development Program: The activities conducted under
this include the following.
Campus visit by schools: Total 6028 students of different schools from rural
area have visited CHARUSAT Campus till date.
Teachers’ Training Program titled Effective Classroom Communication was
conducted at B A Patel High School, Changa on November 30, 2013,
Saturday during which 20 teachers were trained for teaching the four
identified subjects (Mathematics, Science, English and Computer).
A Teaching- Learning Model exhibition was organized on April 12, 2014.
Total 25 schools participated in the exhibition and exhibited around 40
models. In total 300 students and teachers from rural areas visited the
exhibition.
Teaching Aptitude Training was conducted from June 3 to 5, 2014. Total 35
Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary teachers of SantramVidyalaya,
Nadiad were trained at CHARUSAT Campus. The training included topics
like sustaining teaching aptitude, Child psychology, student- centric classroom
teaching, soft skills, use of ICT in teaching- learning process, etc.
Students’ Academic Projects related to extension services are listed below.
1) Study of demographic characteristic of children related to nutritional status,
maternal nutritional profile and diet education of the feeding mother.
2) Study of Malnutrition in Pregnancy and it effect on Maternal and Fetal Health
3) Study of Malnutrition in Adolescent Girls
4) Study of the junk food eating habits, nutritive value and its impact on lifestyle
and general health in urban population.
5) Study of knowledge and life style practice of patients of Hypertension and/or
Diabetes.
3.7 Collaboration
Linkages with Other Academic Institutions
1. ISRO – CSRTC: Collaborative research has been undertaken in the form of B.Tech
projects and M. Tech dissertations including discussion meetings. CSRTC is involved in
the joint development of technology demonstration experimental payloads to be flown on
the forthcoming ISRO spacecraft. CSRTC team is a multidisciplinary team consisting of
faculty members from Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering and Computer & IT Engineering departments of CSPIT along with students.
Till date, this collaborative effort has resulted in the completion of dissertations and
projects of 17 M Tech and 18 B Tech students.
2. Indian Planetary Society: MoU has been signed by CHARUSAT with the Indian
Planetary Society to establish Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAA) at
CHARUSAT campus. As a first step towards this, an International Conference on
MoUs
CHARUSAT has signed MoUs with the following Institutes/ Industries for academic and
research collaboration in addition to the stated purposes.
Table 3.39: MoUs by CHARUSAT
Sr. No. Name of Institute/ Industry Stated Purpose
A MoUs with Academic Institutes/ Universities
1 AIMST University, Bedong, Malaysia Collaborative teaching, research and Internship
programs
2 Indian Planetary Society Establishment of Institute of Astronomy &
Astrophysics
3 N. V. Patel College of Pure & Applied Recombinant protein Expression & Purification
Sciences
4 SAC-ISRO, Ahmedabad Software and hardware development for IMS bus
platform
5 Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Collaborative Research & Training of Research
Technology (IIEST) Scientist & Scholars
B MoUs with Industries
1 GIDC, Vitthal Udyognagar Sharing of knowledge, student and faculty training
2 GIDC, Ahmedabad
3 Gujarat Electronics and Software Industries Student and faculty development, students’
Association (GESIA) placement, exchange of technical know-how
4 Federation of Gujarat Industries, Collaborative organization of Technical activities
Vadodara and sharing of knowledge
5 Industrial Metal Powers, Pune Magnetic fluids
6 BioInvitro Diagnostics Diagnostic Enzymes
7 Emirates Transformers and Switchgear Collaborative projects
Ltd, Dubai
8 Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Preparation of District Human Development
Society Report
9 Dhara Biotech Enzyme Manufacture for use of soil stabilization &
sewage management
10 Procate Tech LLP Commercialization of magnetic fluids
11 Dhara Applied Technologies Know-how for regeneration of carbon
12 Recasil Industries Silicate based materials for soil stabilization
13 Margen Impex Ltd. Design of Safety Board, Magnetic fluid seal for
rotating shaft
14 Plasma & Vacuum Technologies Magnetic fluid seal for rotating shaft
15 eiTRA – eInfochips Academic collaboration and training
16 Twin Engineering Collaborative organization of Technical activities
and sharing of knowledge
17 Velocity Pharmacy, LLC, New York Pharmaceutical Product Development
18 Elitecore Technologies Ltd. Next generation network
19 Epsilon Electronics India Training of students and faculty
20 Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd., Bangalore Collaborative Research
C MoUs with Hospitals
1 Mahagujarat Hospital Clinical exposure & student training
2 Muljibhai Urological Hospital
4 Shalby Hospitals, Ahmedabad.
5 DDMM Heart Institute, Nadiad
6 SMIT Orthopedic Hospital Anand
7 LG Hospital, Ahmedabad
8 V.S. Hospital, Ahmedabad
9 Cambay General Hospital, Khambhat
10 Shri Santram Netra Chikitshalay
11 Nagarpalika Hospital, Anand
12 Banker’s Heart Institute, Vadodara
13 Shree Santram Physiotherapy Centre,
14 Medical Care Centre Trust, Vadodara
15 Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad Clinical exposure, student training and research
16 K. G. Patel Children Hospital collaboration
The University Industry interaction at CHARUSAT as stated above and elsewhere in the
present report has contributed to the establishment of following specialized laboratories.
Data Mining Specialized Laboratory
Peripheral Laboratory
Networking Laboratory
Structure Laboratory
Surface Engineering Laboratory
E-Foundry Laboratory
State-of-art clean room laboratory has been developed in consultation with B.
Methalia & Company, Ahmedabad.
Technical support has been received in designing and creation of Aseptic
Laboratory.
Plans are also being worked out to set up a Gait laboratory to enhance student
training for gait analysis. It would also boost research activities for post graduates
students.
Introduction
CHARUSAT is established over a sprawling campus of lush green lawns and trees,
conducive to learning in natural surroundings. The academic institutes are spread over an
area of 105 acres. The seven constituent institutes of CHARUSAT are housed in nine
buildings provided with all modern amenities. The modern amenities include well-
equipped laboratories with safety features, 24X7 Wi-Fi enabled campus with high
bandwidth, open spaces in natural settings allow enhancing the horizons of innovative
thinking and well-established library at the central level and at institutes/ departments
with sufficient resources to cater to the needs of one and all.
The Library Resource Utilization Center (LRUC) is the key academic facility provided
for the students, research scholars and faculty members. The library includes a wide
range of reference books and text books as well as e-books and a variety of national and
international journals accessible in online mode and print mode.
CHARUSAT has a strong IT infrastructure managed by an efficient in-house team of
engineers of the WIN Cell. The campus has already forayed into cloud computing with
server virtualization and is now on the path to desktop virtualization.
The campus has modern sports facilities. Playgrounds for outdoor sports like cricket,
basketball, football, and others are available. Indoor games facilities have also been
created. The Full-fledged Gymnasium facility is also available for students. Three
auditoria of varying capacity and two open air theatres are available for various students’
activities.
serves as recharging tank and recreation element. Whole campus rain-water runoff is
diverted to the pond preventing inundation of the campus in times of heavy rains.
The buildings are designed based on ancient Indian Architecture concept. They have
huge courtyards incorporated into planning. This facilitates good ventilation and natural
light. An aerial view of the Technology zone offers seven buildings in a similar shape.
There are sufficient open spaces surrounding buildings encouraging leisure sitting and
informal/ formal interactions and gatherings. Huge open spaces with lawns facilitate
organizing of Functions / Ceremonies / Cultural activities. Ample Parking Space,
Waterworks, Electrical installations etc. are the other elements at Campus. The whole
campus is maintained under surveillance.
Table 4.1: Built-up Area of Buildings at CHARUSAT
Sr. No. Name of the Building Built-up Area (sq. m)
1 Central Administrative Building 4858.00
2 CSPIT (CE and IT) 5969.26
3 CSPIT (CL and ME) 12889.76
4 CSPIT (EE and EC) 8253.66
5 Workshop 1325.00
6 RPCP 8717.12
7 IIIM 6262.00
8 PDPIAS 6153.98
9 CMPICA 6153.98
10 ARIP 5245.83
11 MTIN 4222.73
12 CHARUSAT Hospital 29000.00
Total 99051.32
Additionally, CHARUSAT campus houses a well-equipped animal house approved by
CPCSEA having an area of 64 sq. m. There is also an herbal garden, having around 180
species of plants of medicinal value. Some of the rare species of medicinal plants include
Rudraksh, Chandan, Coffee, Sindur and cinnamon. The area covered by the 1200 plants
is 2000 sq. m.
Additionally, each institute has at least one meeting/ board room, adequate numbers of
seminar halls/ rooms to enable interactive sessions; all provided with multimedia and
audiovisual equipment.
The campus has round the clock supply of electricity along with a backup of 6 generators
to supply 416 KVA of power back-up. A water tank with a storage capacity of 1,75,000
liters of water ensures uninterrupted supply of water for the smooth functioning of the
University.
Construction in Progress
CHARUSAT Hospital having ward blocks of 5000 sq. m and a diagnostic block of
24,000 sq. m. is functional with a 150 bed capacity at present. The patient admitting
capacity would be further enhanced in two phases with progressively increasing number
of beds from 150 to 300 and then up to 450 beds in near future.
CHARUSAT Girls’ Hostel 4 is also under planning on the campus with a provision for
100 rooms with a housing capacity of 300 students.
Girls’ are provided at each floor of all the buildings. On ground floor of every building,
rest rooms are available for physically challenged persons. The University has provided a
ramp at the entrance of each Building for the physically challenged students.
1000 Boys.
Table 4.3: Details of Girls’ and Boys’ Hostels
Sr. Area No. of Housing
Name
No. (sq m) Rooms Capacity
Girls’ Hostels
1. Kalsons Kashiba Girls’ Hostel 3000 75 150
2. J.C.Patel Girls’ Hostel 3450 75 225
3. CHARUSAT Girls’ Hostel - 3 4344 95 295
4. CHARUSAT Girls’ Hostel – 4 3000 40 80
(Outsourced to village Demol for 2014-15)
Total 10,794 285 750
Under Planning on Campus
1. CHARUSAT Girls’ Hostel - 4 6890 100 300
Boys’ Hostels
1 Ohm Hostel 6365 74 225
2 Nisarg Hostel 3000 60 180
3 ShreeDeep Residency 3735 60 240
4 Ashirwad Hostel 3250 49 155
5 Dicken Dorn Hostel 2325 42 130
6 Neelkanth Hostel 445 13 39
7 Darshan Hostel 1200 30 118
8 Indukaka Ipcowala Hostel 930 30 90
Total 21250 358 1177
CHARUSAT facilitates transport to students and staff from their residence to the
University and back. A fleet of buses, which ply on pre-decided routes provide
connectivity to Ahmedabad, Nadiad, Anand and Vadodara every day. This service is
outsourced. In addition CHARUSAT has its own fleet of vehicles like LUVs (3), SUVs
(2) and a few buses (3- 40 seater and 1- 60 seater). The LUVs and SUVs are used for
providing transport to the Executives, while the buses are used for CHARUSAT Hospital
patients and students of institutes of Physiotherapy and Nursing.
Wholesome, nutritious food is made available to the residents of the hostels in the mess.
Subsidized lunch facilities are availed by the faculty and administrative staff at this mess.
The Executives of CHARUSAT avail lunch facilities at the same mess. Additionally,
there are a number of cafeterias to serve the tingling taste buds of young students,
through normal lunch coupled with quick feed items. There is an Amul Parlour also on
the campus to serve healthy milk products and ice-creams.
The Recreational facilities provided at these hostels include: Gymnasium, Courts for
Badminton and Volleyball, Indoor sport like table tennis and carom, separate facilities for
viewing TV and reading newspapers and magazines and facilitation for celebration of
various days/festivals by the hostel residents.
Other facilities provided include Safe drinking RO purified water, store for provisional
items and food, hot (through Gas Geysers and Solar water heaters) and cold water, dining
hall, mess, food plazas, pantry, Internet and Wi-Fi facility with computers, facilities for
medical emergencies, housekeeping service and security. Resident rector and warden
look after the girl students staying in the hostels.
Layout of Library
The library layout facilitates easy and convenient movement. The individual reading
carrels are well-arranged in an area spanning 455 sq. m. There is a separate lounge area
for browsing through magazines and relaxed reading. The lounge area spread over 321
sq. m has seating arrangement conducive to comfortable seating. A separate IT zone is
allocated for accessing e-resources. This area, housing 39 computers, is spread over 265
sq. m.
The library has clear and prominent display of floor plan, sign boards and fire alarms.
The library staff is very service oriented and always ready to help its users. The
differently abled students are very warmly treated and the activities at the library are
facilitated. Intranet and web-OPAC are extensively used for information retrieval and
accessing the library collection. The library policy also encourages actual physical access
to the collection.
The library does not have a dedicated website; however, the link for the library and
library resources is provided through intranet to the University website.
Table: 4.7: Lending Facility at Central Library
Category Number of Books Number of Days
UG 3 21
PG 5 21
PhD 5 21
Staff 30 Full semester
Library Budget
Over the past six years, CHARUSAT has spent 72 % of the resources allocated (INR
217.7 Lakhs) for the development and enhancement of learning resources at the campus.
Library Managemen
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Library Cleerk and ann office assiistant alongg with attenndants. Thee library coommittee iss
responsiblee for policy framing, im mplementatiion monitorring and devvelopmentaal aspects off
the library. Its constituution is as foollows.
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Criterion 4: Infrastructure
I e and Learninng Resourcees 1233
NAAC Accreditation SSR- CHARUSAT
4.3 IT Infrastructure
IT Policy and Its Implementation at CHARUSAT
At CHARUSAT, the robust IT policy includes not only the software but also takes care
of IT infrastructure and the users (Staff and Students). CHARUSAT turned to Wi-Fi
campus in the year 2006 and currently this Wi-Fi facility has 55 high end Wi-Fi access
points which provides the Wi-Fi facilities all over the campus. It is controlled centrally at
Datacentre. Each and every computer on the campus is connected to central LAN and the
dedicated users are given rights as per the categories as detailed below:
Student-Students are given individual email ID. For internet surfing they are given
dedicated large bandwidth. All accounts are under vigilance with the help of Cyberoam.
Students can access all the academic information and unhealthy websites are blocked
through firewall policy. All mobile devices of students also need to be registered for
availing the Wi-Fi facility on the campus.
Staff- All faculty and staff members at CHARUSAT are allotted individual email and
internet access ID. Various email groups have also been created to easily convey
necessary information across departments, institutes and the whole campus. They can
avail the campus IT portal 24X7. Their personal laptops are also enabled to utilize
campus Wi-Fi services. Senior faculty and staff members have been provided with
unrestricted access to social networking.
IT Service Management: A dedicated Cell has been created to look after the IT Services,
maintenance and its Management - known as Wireless Information and Networking Cell
(WIN Cell).
CHARUSAT cloud ready environment is configured to match with the latest IT scenario
and about 45 virtual servers are presently deliver the IT service to internal as well as
external users. These servers consist of various laboratory level servers, Web servers,
Antivirus servers, FTP servers, e-governance server, WSUS server, account server,
Hospital portal, etc.
CHARUSAT campus has about 2,500 Computers located across the constituent
institutions. All computers are centrally connected and 200 Mbps leased line is also
available in the University (from July 2015; before that it was 100 Mbps). Various
departmental servers are centrally installed at WIN Cell which has the state of the art
network technology commissioned called CHARUSAT Cloud ready environment.
policy is reviewed at regular intervals. Data has been replicated at various physical places
across the campus as well as off the campus in the form of external Hard-disk and
Cartridges.
Software Asset Management: At CHARUSAT, a number of licensed software from
Microsoft, VMware, Oracle, Adobe, Autocad, Matlab, Soul, etc. have been procured. The
Edvantage program of Microsoft has been subscribed which allows the entire Microsoft
product’s utilization for academic purposes. Also software updates, licensing, renewal
and user accounts are securely managed centrally. The occupancy of laboratories of
higher-end software like MATLAB, Cadcam, ProE, etc are planned in such a way so as
to provide the best availability as well as utilization for the benefit of the students.
Various developmental platforms have been provided in specific laboratories to help the
students update their software skills and match the ongoing trends of IT world.
MOODLE lab at CMPICA and software project lab in Computer Engineering buildings
are some of them. Record is maintained of the utilization of various OS and applications
so that the efficient utilization can be achieved. The central source of most popularly and
frequently used software and applications is managed and made available to staff as well
as students.
Open Source Resources: Students use various Open Source platforms like Redhat,
CentOS, Ubuntu, and Moodle in laboratory having 125 Desktops. Dual OS/ Virtual OS
(Microsoft and Linux) are installed in more than 50% of the computers to provide open
sources platform to students. Students are encouraged to try their hands-on open source
software utilization and a cost effective approach is nurtured considering the costly
solution provided by proprietary software.
Green Computing: The Datacenter of CHARUSAT manages more than 45 virtual servers
under the Cloud Ready environment. This latest technology has reduced the physical
space required for these servers as earlier these servers were spread at various physical
locations. This has largely reduced the power consumption of providing cool
environment. In other labs planning is underway to provide the cooling with the help of
solar panels installed on the building terraces and in near future more utilization of such
solar power consumption will be encouraged. With the introduction of Cloud Ready
environment and Virtualization, Physical space and Power consumption has been
efficiently reduced which shows our commitment to Green Computing.
More than 6000 Video lectures of experts from IITs are made available to
CHARUSAT staff and students via NPTEL server.
CHARUSAT has been selected as a nodal center for MHRD’s online staff training
program conducted by IIT-Mumbai.
As a part of up-gradation of knowledge of all staff and students, there is
participation in online webinars arranged by corporates and institutes.
New Technologies Adopted by CHARUSAT in ICT During the Past Four Years
Campus CLOUD Ready environment is implemented with VMware as
virtualization solution. VMware has thoroughly examined this implementation and
appreciating the same they have published the case study on VMware website.
Central government’s HRD initiative QEEE (Quality Enhancement in Engineering
Education) program has been successfully implemented in engineering college.
Under this program students are provided with live video lectures of IIT faculties
and hence being so far they are able to follow and adopt IIT level of education.
Introduction
CHARUSAT is committed to provide healthy, safe and progressive environment to the
students. Students are mentored for their personal, social, professional and academic
development and success. The University publishes students’ handbook every year for
the freshers to be familiar and oriented towards the university, higher education and
comfortable life at the campus. Counseling, financial support, learning and research
facilities, health care facilities, and encouragement for innovation and creativity are the
salient features in the area of student support and progression. Students are encouraged
and guided for academic and extracurricular activities across the year. Many students
have won national and international prizes and recognitions for their academic and
extracurricular participation and activities. Students of CHARUSAT are also actively
volunteering in community outreach activities.
with slight modifications to suit the needs of the constituent institutes. Faculty members
are trained for counseling.
• A mentor is assigned15 to 25 students as mentees.
• The mentees are attached to the same mentor for the entire course of their study.
• The mentors meet the mentees regularly and record the outcome of the meetings.
• The mentors update the mentee's parents about the progress of the mentees.
Aspects of Mentor's Review: The mentors regularly review the mentee’s attendance,
academic matters and provide other areas of care and guidance as sought by the mentee
and as deemed fit by the mentor.
• The mentor takes care of the attendance of the mentee in the class. Also, mentors
are responsible for monitoring and advising for necessary follow-up actions with
regard to students, who are ‘out of rolls’ and those absent from classes.
• The mentors also attend to the academic matters of mentees dealing with previous
academic performance, internal assessment marks, semester results and career
coaching, if relevant.
• The mentors also look into behavioral and discipline matters, physical health,
spiritual growth, achievements, talents, scientific achievements and extra, co-
curricular achievements with regard to their mentees.
Hence, it can be said that the mentor is the local guardian of the mentee on the campus.
Academic Mentoring
Apart from classroom faculty members/mentors are available for academic mentoring, to
the students 24X7 through E-mail, Mobile phone, Social networking sites and Blogs.
Students are exposed to in-depth subject knowledge and other multilevel tasks through
students’ association activities, seminars and workshops organized by the departments.
In the review meeting, immediately after the Internal Assessment tests and the semester
results, the faculty appreciates the students who have performed well. This is placed on
record. The faculty also interacts with the students who have not done well or failed in
the internals and advises them to improve their performance. The faculty extends all
possible assistance to improve the academic performance of the students. Parents/
guardians are informed of the performance of their ward by email, post and personally
during parents meetings.
Students update themselves on recent trends and developments in the subjects by
participating in the training programs and presenting papers in the National / International
level seminars/ conferences and inter-collegiate competitions. They are guided by the
faculty in all such endeavors.
Care and Counseling
The mentor during the periodic review meeting shall counsel the students. The well
behaved students shall be appreciated and others shall be properly cared for and
counseled. In cases where expert care and counseling is required, the mentor shall consult
the senior members of the institute and identify the counselor/expert to whom the mentee
should be referred. The details of the mentee shall be communicated to the counselor/
expert by the mentor. The mentee will also be informed about the counselor/expert by the
mentor. The Counselor/ expert shall directly talk to the mentee for further follow up
Personality Development
The mentor shall encourage the mentee to develop and channelize his/her skills and talents
through an appropriate forum or activity of the University (arts, sports, extension
activities, workshops, conferences, association activities, etc.). These are aimed at the
overall development of the personality of the student so as to make him/her 'Arise and
Shine’.
Personal Enhancement and Development Skills
University has Entrepreneur Development and Incubation Cell (EDIC) which
motivates the students for entrepreneurship through seminar and workshops.
University also has a dedicated Career Development and Placement Cell (CDPC)
which looks after the training and placement of the students. Under this cell various
training programs are organized such as career counseling, education overseas, Soft
skill development or other programs which help students in shaping their future.
Student presentations are conducted in each course to enhance their presentation
skills, handling queries, conflict management, realization of self-worth and
confidence building.
Apart from these, career counseling and career-path-identification events are
organized by inviting guest faculties from other organizations. Community outreach
services are provided by CHARUSAT through students to inculcate social skills.
In curriculum, a significant weightage is given to field/ team based learning, hands-
on practice and research projects. These activities are carried out under close
mentoring of faculty members and helps in inculcating self-confidence and a spirit
of team-work among the students.
In order to help the SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker sections, the University
supports in the process of government scholarships. CHARUSAT meritorious
scholarship is also available to help economically weaker students.
d. Students Participating in Various Competitions/Conferences in India and Abroad
The University reimburses the participation fees for the students participating in
various competitions and conferences in India. It encourages and provides
mentoring also.
e. Health Center, Health Insurance etc
CHARUSAT organizes health check-ups for all students annually. CHARUSAT
has a well-functioning CHARUSAT hospital where adequate medical facilities are
provided to the students.
f. Skill Development (spoken English, computer literacy, etc)
A range of courses are offered to the students including Communication Skills,
Compulsory Non- Credit Courses (CNCC), Aural and Oral Communication,
Managerial Effectiveness, Introduction to Computer and Technology, Bridge
Courses, Audit Courses, Computer applications, Spoken English, Professional
Communication, Academic writing and Other courses of humanities and social
sciences.
g. Performance Enhancement for Slow Learners
The university identifies the requirements of the students and as per these
requirements the institute offers following programs to slow learners:
Offering add on courses/bridge courses on basic communication skills –
Presentation skills, Writing skills, Managerial communication for the benefit
of the students pertaining to vernacular medium of instructions.
Offering remedial classes/add on courses/bridge courses for out of the
ordinary streams of graduation (i.e. offering remedial classes of Fundamentals
of Accounting for Engineering and non-commerce students).
University has provision for Academic – Recuperation sessions in the regular
academic sessions to cater the needs and requirements of poor students.
h. Exposure of Students to Other Institutions of Higher Learning/ Corporate/ Business
Houses, etc.
University gives exposure to the students through various forums:
Inviting experts from corporate houses and industries to interact with the
students on various aspects.
Industry Academia Meets, Alumni Meets, Sectoral Inputs, and Placement
Assistance Program.
University also encourages students to participate in various activities
organized by various institutes of national repute like Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), IITs, IISc and others.
Special educational visits to various industry and organizations are also
arranged.
Industrial visits and tours are a regular feature in each academic year.
genuine inputs of students career plans; workshop on ‘Personal Interview and one-to-one
personal interview’ and similar are organized.
In order to develop entrepreneurship skills among students, institute has a compulsory
course on - Entrepreneurship and MSMEs, Entrepreneurship for Pharma Professionals
and other courses are offered at various institutes with different level which enables the
students to understand the meaning of entrepreneurship.
The University has been offering Soft Skill and communication skill enhancement
courses as mandatory courses and arranges workshop, seminar, and lectures to enhance
employability of its youth work force. Members from the industry and organizations are
inducted in the Board of Studies of each institute and their inputs are incorporated into
the curriculum design. Feedback of the alumni and employers are also taken into
consideration while designing the syllabus. Employability is given a major thrust in
designing and developing the curriculum. The curriculum development emphasizes
application/practical orientation, in addition to soft skill development and communication
skills. Balanced curriculum revision of UG/PG courses is interlinked with employability
cum entrepreneurship skills and social orientation component.
The students at CHARUSAT opt for higher education up to an extent of about 30 %, with
the remaining eligible students being placed in various sectors of renowned industries.
Till date about 200 recruiting companies have visited the campus resulting in good
placement for the students.
Table 5.1: Indicative List of Companies with Placement of Students at CHARUSAT
Sr. Name of Recruiting Company Total No. of Sr. Name of Recruiting Total No. of
No. Students Placed No. Company Students Placed
in past 4 Years in past 4 Years
1. TATA Consultancy Services 280 17. L & T 48
2. iGATE 93 18. Sibridge 30
3. Tata Soft Technologies 72 19. Webline India 28
4. Infosys 55 20. Dots & Coms 27
5. Acmatix, Ahmedabad 24 21. e Clinical works Ltd 20
6. eInfochips-eITRA 24 22. Shreeji Infosoft 18
7. GSFC 24 23. Cygnet InfoTech 17
8. Tech Mahindra 21 24. Value Chain Solutions 17
9. Reliance India Ltd. 16 25. Indusa Infosystem 14
10. Intellise IT 15 26. Cube Construction 12
11. VR Software Systems Pvt.Ltd. 10 27. Gateway Technologies 12
12. India Infoline Finance Ltd 14 28. Omega 12
13. Skynet Global, Nadiad 12 29. iView Labs Pvt. Ltd. 11
14. Infinity Infoway Pvt. Ltd. 10 30. Pace InfoTech, Baroda 10
15. DB Corp Limited, Ahmedabad 11 31. e-infochip 14
16. Anand Agriculture University 10
CHARUSAT also believes in providing safe workplace to all its employees and a safe
place to study to all students. In compliance with the mandate of the Supreme Court,
CHARUSAT has formed the Cell for Prevention of Sexual Harassment (CPSH) to
address the issues of employees, especially female safety against sexual harassment.
The following programs have been organized towards creating gender sensitive
environment at the campus.
A Convention on Women Empowerment was organized for all the students of
CHARUSAT on 28th February 2015. During the convention, the speakers included
Ms. Falguni Patel, Dy S. P, Nadiad, Dr. Manjulaben Patel, Senior Educationist and
Mrs. Madhuben Patel, Advisor, CHARUSAT. They addressed the gathering on
various topics like the role of women in modern development of the society, caution
to be taken while on social media and related topics. Various competitions like
Elocution Competition (Topic: Domestic Violence), Poster Making Competition
(Topics: Crimes against Women OR Empowering Women through Education) and
others. During the valedictory function, Prizes were distributed to the winners and
participants.
A Convention on Impact of Gender Bias at Workplace was organized by CPSH on
7th March 2015. It also served as a platform for the celebration of Women’s Day
(8th March 2015). During the convention, Dr. Sulabha Natrajan, Professor & Head,
Waymade College of Education spoke on “Women empowerment”. Ms. Asha
Verma, Assistant Professor, GNLU discussed the laws regarding women
empowerment and gender bias at work place. Two competitions were organized
after the lunch to bring out the creativity among the female staff members and
prizes were awarded. The senior most lady on the campus, Ms. Vimalben Patel,
Hon. Director, MTIN, was felicitated on the occasion.
Table 5.4: Constitution of Cell for Prevention of Sexual Harassment at CHARUSAT
Sr. No. Member’s Profile Designation
1 A Woman faculty member of the cadre Associate professor and above to be Chairman
nominated by the Provost
2 To be nominated by the Provost; at least one should be a female Faculty Two Academic
Representative from any Institute staff Members
3 To be nominated by the Provost; of which at least one shall be from Two Non-
‘Officers’ category and the other from ‘other staff’ category representing teaching staff
various levels; at least one should be female. Members
4 A woman outside CHARUSAT with known contribution to woman’s Member
issues, to be co-opted, on approval by the Provost
5 Shall be from the concerned constituent institute of CHARUSAT, as an Representative
invitee in the cell. Member
To enhance familiarity and to acclimatize the fresher to the academic and social
environment of the campus, the university organizes Commencement Celebration in the
first week of each new academic calendar.
Table 5.5: Anti-Ragging Committee at CHARUSAT
Sr. No. Member’s Profile Position Numbers
1 Provost Chairman 1
2 Faculty Representatives from each Institute Members 12
3 Students’ Representatives Members 8
4 Representative of Non-Teaching Staff Member 1
5 Representatives from Parents Member 3
5.2 Studen
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Student Sttrength
Table 5.7: Number of Students Admiitted during laast Four Acadeemic Years
Categories Year 2014-15
2 Year 20133-14 Y 2012-13
Year Year 2011-12
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male Male Female
SC 53 20 38 14 37 114 39 15
ST 38 18 35 19 32 110 36 09
OBC/ SEBC 2544 82 163 50 150 447 1599 69
General 11000 699 809 410 787 367 7533 378
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NAAC Accreditation SSR - CHARUSAT
Organized by : SVNIT-Surat
3 Football DAIICT-Gandhinagar organized all Gujarat Inter Champion
Engineering Invitation Tournament -2011
4 Judo Khel Mahakumbh-11 Gold Medal
5 TT First
CONPHYCS -11
6 Chess Second
2010-2011
1 Football Guj. Uni. South Zone Inter College Sports Competition- Silver Medal
2 TT 2010-11 Silver Medal
3 Judo Khel Mahakumbh-10 Gold Medal
S: Singles, D: Doubles, B: Boys, G: Girls
F3 racer car –Ojaswat ranked 3rd at National Level: Team 'OJASWAT', a group of 25
young engineers from Chandubhai S Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology, have
developed the formula racing car for participation in SUPRA SAE India 2014
competition held at Madras Motor Club at Chennai 17 – 22 July 17 2014. Team
OJASWAT cleared the first phase and stood 16th from across the country and first in
Gujarat. In the second round 87 teams were able to submit their cost reports, and 12
teams were allowed to run during the final 22 km endurance race. Team Ojaswat stood
first in the 'Go Green' and 'Endurance' categories and was ranked 3rdamongst various
engineering colleges in India winning a cash prize of INR 1,10,000/-.
Laurels at Heart Run:Students of ARIP have won cash prizes in the Heart Run (2.7 km)
organized by DDMM heart Institute, Nadiad where around 700 participants participated
for this category. The students, Vidhya Kiran (7thSem), Daksha (5thSem) andNehali
Amin (7thSem) secured 2nd, 3rd, and 5th ranks respectively.
Achievements at Youth Festival organized by Federation of Private University of
Gujarat and UkaTarsadia University: Federation of Private University of Gujarat and
Uka Tarsadia University organized 1stYouth Festival- 2013 during 1st February 2013 to
3rd February 2013. There were total 10 universities and more than 10 colleges from
Gujarat participating in 27 events in 5 different Categories- Music, Dance, Literature,
Theatre and Fine Arts. CHARUSAT participated in all events and secured First position
in 5 events, Second position in 5 events and third position in 4 events. CHARUSAT
participated with 57 students (40 boys + 17 girls) along with one faculty. CHARUSAT
got the title of all over Champion of the festival.
Honors at VCCI 2013: 14 different entries from CHARUSAT for innovative projects
from different departments of Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Applied Science.
Out of that 4 Projects from CHARUSAT nominated and selected for final demonstration
and exhibition at VCCI-2013 during 14-18th Feb. 2013 Innovation Demo. Out of 72
entries under i-Innovate category of Vibrant VCCI 2013, CHARUSAT was among the
top 15 teams selected on the basis of their innovation work. CHARUSAT won the First
prize for the “Best Innovation” under i-Create. The project cost involving not more than
INR 1300/-.was on “Surface Computing and Gesture Recognition”. The winning team
consisted of AmanVerma, Komal Bansal, Jevin Balar and Ami Dabhi.
Performance at Chemistry Aptitude Test 2012: Mr. Azaza Kureshi, Student of
Semester II, Department of Advanced Organic Chemistry, PDPIAS, CHARUSAT
Changa won the 1st prize at Gujarat state level (Grade-II) online examination Chemistry
Aptitude Test 2012-13 which was held on 27 - 28 January 2013, organized by Pharma
Care Society, aimed at creating awareness about the development of newer technologies
useful for processing industries in India.
JaydeepsinhjiBaria Award: Mr. Ashish Pandit, 2nd year B.Tech (EE),CSPIT won
Jaydeepsinhji Baria Award worth INR 50,000 from the Government of Gujarat for
second consecutive time for Excellence in Sports.
State Level Conference of Students’ Nursing Association: 23 students from MTIN,
CHARUSAT participated in State Level Conference of Student Nurses’ Association
(SNA) organized by C M Patel College of Nursing, Gandhinagar on 27 - 28 April 2013.
Around 98 Nursing Institutes took part in this competition from all over Gujarat. Students
of MTIN got 8 prizes in different categories. Ms. Dharti Patel, Ms. Bhakti Patel and Ms.
Dhruvika Patel secured First Prize in 100 m. Race, Disc Throw and Poster presentation
respectively. Ms. Ritu Patel got Second Prize in Rangoli and Ms. Avni Patel and group
also got Second Prize in Health Education. Similarly, Mr. Ripal Patel and Brijesh Patel
got Third Prize in 100 m. Race and in Javelin and Disc Throw respectively.
Development of Mobile Windmill System: Vishal Ferwani, Aditya Dwivedi, Abhi
Mehta and Abhishek Purohit, students of CHARUSAT have originated a concept which
involves using a ‘Mobile Windmill System’ on automobiles like cars, trains , ships and
related auto motives. They presented this idea during the Concept fest event of
Cognizance in September 2012.
A Scout from CHARUSAT bags President Award: CHARUSAT student- Divyesh
Patel- pursuing IT Engineering from CSPIT, has received the prestigious President
Award from the President of India. The Bharat Scouts & Guides has a total membership
of more than 51 lakls. Rashtrapati Puraskar (President Award) is the highest degree of
achievement for a Scout for his/her admirable services towards the nation.
Recognition at Rio+20: Ms. Mansi C Patel, final year B.Tech (IT), CHARUSAT
participated in Rio+20 and is one of the '21 National Winners. She has received gold
medal. Rio+20, a national level program, is a joint endeavor of the whole UN System. It
covers seven priority areas; these include decent jobs, energy, substantial cities, food
security and sustainable agriculture, water, oceans and disaster readiness.
Drives for Promotion of Heritage Consciousness
The University has organized visits to Gandhi Ashram, Sabarmati, Ahmedabad where
students learned the varied aspects of the Indian Freedom Struggle and promote and
educate people in the great philosophies, values and teachings of Gandhiji through the
elaborate exhibition. This also created an awareness about the spirit and meaning of
important aspects of the Indian culture.
Students Extra Curricular Publications
The University motivates students to publish their written material and research work in
university magazine, journal, scientific magazines, blogs and other media. The students
write on literary, science, general topics in the University students’ magazine – The Quill.
All the activities of the magazine are student driven.
At PDPIAS, the initiatives to allow students to participate and put their ideas about
current scientific activities include ‘What’s New: Wall display’ and ‘Journal Club:
Scientific Forum for Research Scholar of the PDPIAS’.
At Faculty of Computer Science and Applications, the e-Newsletter “VRUTANT”, is
managed by the students.
At Faculty of Medical Sciences, a student during her first year of B.Sc Nursing published
her article in a state level health magazine- “Paricharika Darpan”.
Moreover, students at various institutes of the university are involved in designing and
publishing of Souvenirs and Proceedings for the different academic and cultural events
being conducted throughout the year.
Introduction
The governance, leadership and management at CHARUSAT have its vision and mission
as its foundation. The University has imbibed and implements values of honesty, integrity
and transparency which are practiced in its functioning. Functioning of the university is
dedicated to social development and knowledge creation. The University has important
bodies like Academic Council, Research Council, Board of Management and Governing
Body. Specific areas like Finance and Human Resources are looked into by Finance and
HR committees.
Moreover, the University encourages and grooms leadership at various levels through (i)
providing autonomy in functioning to the employees and (ii) providing training about
developing leadership competencies.
The University fosters global competencies among students and inculcates sound value
system among them. This contributes to national development, promotes use of
technology, and encourages quest for excellence through various academic and
administrative environments. CHARUSAT has set a vision for development and also has
a plan to adopt definite strategies for achieving the vision.
CHARUSAT has a well-defined Quality Policy. Governance, leadership and
management of the university are dedicated for the implementation. Moreover, as a
vehicle to drive the implementation of Quality Policy, CHARUSAT has established an
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) with a dedicated office and office staff.
Leadership at CHARUSAT
The policy and system developments, implementation and continuous review is done
through consistent meetings of important bodies like Academic Council, Research
Council, Advisory Boards, Board of Management and Governing Body. Specific areas
like Finance and Human Resources are looked into by Finance and HR committees.
The interaction with the stakeholders is done through
(a) Representation in various bodies: Stakeholders like employers, industry, Academia,
Scientists etc. are representative members in bodies like BoS, Faculty Board, Academic
Council, BoM, GB, etc.
(b) Interaction: Stakeholders like Alumni, Parents, Academia, Students, industry are also
interacted with during several events like parents meetings, Alumni meet, Student-
counsellor sessions, seminars etc.
Regular meetings of various bodies as mentioned ahead and rigorous review ensures
reinforcement of culture of excellence. The University ensures that all positions in its
various statutory bodies are filled.
The University does promote culture of participative management. It’s reflected as under:
Table 6.1: Participative Management at CHARUSAT
Processes/ bodies Participation
i) Governing Body Provost (Vice-Chancellor), Deans, Experts
ii) Board of Management Provost, Deans, Principals, HoDs, Experts
iii) Academic Council Provost, Deans, HoDs, Teachers from various faculties, Experts
iv) Faculty Board Deans, HoDs, Teachers across the faculty, Experts
v) Board of studies HoDs, Teachers across the department, Experts
vi) Recruitment Provost, Deans, Principal, HoDs, Teachers, Experts
vii) Purchases Principal, HoDs, Teachers and Laboratory Technicians
viii) Seminars/ Tech-fest., Extra& Co- Teachers and Students
curricular activities
ix) Policy formulation Teachers across the University and participants of process from
(i) to (viii)
The University grooms leadership at various levels through (i) providing autonomy in
functioning to the employees (ii) providing training about developing leadership
competencies. The autonomy is given in (i) academic (ii) managerial and (iii) financial
processes like curriculum development, curriculum transaction, assessment, laboratory
development, recruitments, research pursuits, knowledge acquisition, budget formulation
and utilization, Academic planning, policy formulation etc. Training is given also
imparted in grooming leadership competencies including emotional intelligence, vision
clarity, communication etc.
centers in remote areas. Holistic Exposure Learning Programs (HELP) in last two
years in which the students visited a total of 76 nearby villages of Charotar
Region to create awareness among rural area people on various social issues like
education, health, skills, farming, superstitions, governance etc.
vii. CHARUSAT has provided a functioning platform for philanthropic contributions
from residential Indians and Non-Residential Indians (NRIs) for national
development.
viii. CRED Program has been contributing to teachers training through its activities
like Teachers’ Training programs on Effective Classroom Communication,
Teaching – Learning Model Exhibition and Teaching Aptitude Training.
Fostering global competencies among students
The decision making bodies, right from Board of Studies, to Faculty Board, to Academic
Council to Board of Management elaborately discuss competencies to be developed in
students. Thereafter, these are being fostered through co-curricular and extra-curricular
activities.
1. CHARUSAT offers several add-on courses on IT and management to students to be
taken simultaneously with their regular chosen programs. These include CCNA 1,
CCNA 2, CCNA 3, CCNA 4, JAVA 6, JAVA 7, Database, HTML5/CSS3, C#.Net,
Windows Application Development, Security, Testing and Microsoft Cloud –
Azure, etc.
2. Students are mentored to participate in professional competitive programs like
TechFests, Paper presentations, Competitive examinations, etc.
3. Extra-curricular activities are offered by CHARUSAT to students with a view to
develop healthy competitive spirit, communication skills, event management
abilities as well as leadership and decision making skills. These activities include
Spoural, Vrund, IGNITE, AVALNCHE, CONVEGNO, COGNIZANCE, etc.
4. Research projects and industrial training are inter-twined with teaching in the
programs offered by CHARUSAT so as to provide an opportunity to students for
early development of research aptitude and industrial training. Applied Sciences is
an emphasized component in teaching programs at CHARUSAT.
5. Participation of students in management of the University: Students’ representatives
are involved in the statutory bodies of the University; thereby providing an
opportunity to them to learn participative administration.
Inculcating sound value system among students
University has adopted values of honesty, integrity and transparency in its functioning.
Students, right from admission, are oriented to these values. Moreover, Department of
Humanities and Social Sciences offer courses on values and ethics for all students of the
University. Students are also instructed and advised to follow ethical practices in
activities which they participate in. Thus, inculcation of sound values in students is done
through imparting knowledge and practicing the values.
The traditional value of starting the day with a prayer is followed at CHARUSAT by the
playing of a variety of prayers every morning on the public address system across the
campus. This helps youth in organizing themselves.
CHARUSAT Employees Credit and Consumer Co-operative Society Ltd. has also
been established for benefit of all employees.
Through its commitment to societal development, sincere and honest efforts and
transparent functioning, CHARUSAT has been able to win the faith of philanthropists
wishing to contribute to societal development. The following table gives the
philanthropic contributions received by CHARUSAT for R & D activities.
Table 6.3: Philanthropic Contributions for Development of CHARUSAT
Sr. Institute Donation for Donation for Gold Medal Total Donation
No. Development & Endowment Fund (INR Received
(INR in Lakhs) in Lakhs) (INR in Lakhs)
1 CSPIT 1737.53 66.11 1803.64
2 MTIN 324.11 ----- 324.11
3 ARIP 497.23 ----- 497.23
4 IIIM 276.45 12.33 288.78
5 RPCP 449.73 30.00 479.73
6 PDPIAS 315.00 10.40 325.40
7 CMPICA 344.00 30.00 374.00
8 Hostels 210.07 ---- 210.07
9 CHARUSAT 378.98 ---- 378.98
Hospital
10 Total 4533.13 148.84 4681.97
Periodic Review
The periodical review of administrative and academic departments, subject areas,
research Centre etc. is done as under.
Table 6.4: Frequency of Review Meeting of Various Bodies
Frequency Bodies
Monthly review Meeting of Provost with all the Deans / Principals
Two monthly review Board of Management/ HR Committee/ Finance Committee
Six monthly review Academic Council/ Research Council/ Advisory Boards
Introduction
Water harvesting
There is a two acre pond developed at campus. It collects rainwater run-off from the
whole campus.
Plantation
The University is surrounded by a lush green environment. The landscape and
garden are beautifully maintained to refresh the mind of the students and teachers.
The entire campus is smoking free to ensure an eco-friendly and pollution free
environment.
The greeneries of the Campus are well maintained by Gardeners under the
supervision of IDMS. Regular checks are conducted to maintain the environment
eco- friendly.
Natural Fertilizers are used for development and maintenance of landscaping.
Sprinklers are used for watering from pipelines from main water tank.
The use of treated water through STP for landscaping is under progress. Use of
waste water of Girls’ Hostels for landscaping through use of enzymes is under
process.
The following table explains the increase in the extent of green cover over the past few
years.
Table 7.1: Cost Incurred for Increasing Green Cover at CHARUSAT
Sr. Description Year
No. 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
1. Trees (Nos.) 3,782 12,839 11,386 1602
2. Plants (Nos.) 27,702 18,437 26,980 19,789
3. New Plantation Expenses (in 31,88,216.00 89,94,948.00 89,60,469.00 + 11,91,990.00
INR) 12,72,245.00 (For
Herbal Garden)
4. Maintenance Expenses (in INR) 7,20,000.00 7,20,000.00 7,20,000.00 7,20,000.00
5. Total Plantation Expenses (in 39,08,216.00. 97,14,948.00 1,09,52,714.00 19,11,990.00
INR)
E. E-waste management
The University has emphasis on paperless office to save carbon emission in printers. The
non-working computer spare parts and other non-working equipment are collected and
kept at one place and then sold to the concerned recycling agents as and when it
generates. The cartridge of laser printers is refilled outside the University campus.
Energy Conservation Cell has been established at CHARUSAT with the objectives of
creating awareness on importance of energy conservation, disseminating information on
effective promotion and adoption of energy conservation measures through organization
of workshops, seminars, competitions, etc and contribute to saving the environment and
energy resources.
7.2 Innovations
CHARUSAT has always encouraged innovations in teaching and developmental
activities; and has boldly allowed the practice of innovative ideas. This is with a view to
generate new and fresh ideas in higher education and to test their practice. The following
are some of the innovations created and implemented by CHARUSAT.
1. Research projects at UG and PG levels.
Research projects are part of curriculum at UG and PG levels. Students are guided
and encouraged to take up innovative projects. This has resulted in practical
learning and development of the students.
2. Offering variety of enrichment and elective courses.
The curricula for various courses are designed in a way that they offer many
electives and enrichment courses. This allows students to select subject options as
per their choice and aptitude.
3. Summer research fellowship program.
Summer research fellowship in applied science courses allows students to get
enriched practical knowledge, exposure and training.
4. Emphasis on applied research and industry projects by faculty.
The university emphasizes and encourages faculty members to conduct applied
research and undertaken industry relevant projects.
5. Regular in-house research presentations by PhD scholars.
PhD scholars at CHARUSAT give presentations at regular intervals to display
their work. During these presentations, experts (from within and outside
CHARUSAT) advise the scholars on further development and improvement if
deemed fit.
6. Rigorous course work during PhD program.
All PhD scholars at CHARUSAT have to complete dedicated credit-base course
work before initiating the research project. Faculty members of CHARUSAT
deliver sessions to guide the scholars through the course work.
7. Establishment of Human Resource Development Centre
Human Resource Development Centre has been established. It plans and conducts
various programs for the professional and integral training of faculty and students.
8. Dr. K. C. Patel R & D Centre (KRADLE)
Dr. K. C. Patel R & D Centre has been established for focussed research in
physics and its application in varied fields.
9. CHARUSAT Space Technology Research Centre (CSTRC)
The Context
Higher Education in India can act as the cradle to economic progress to the country by
shaking hands with industry through mutual knowledge-expertise sharing. The economic
development and progress of a country primarily depends on the synchronized efforts of
industry and academics. They both complement each other and can fine-tune the
country’s progress and development. It is very important for a university to establish a
continuous link with industry to exchange knowledge and experiences. Such healthy
condition allows faculty members and students to find maximum practical exposure. Vis-
a-vis industries can be benefited by the subject expertise from the faculty members.
Industrial interface provides a desired professional touch to the learning at the university.
Moreover, placement activities can be enhanced.
The Practice
Industry academic interaction at CHARUSAT includes the following unique features:
Curriculum Development Feedback and Input: The University continuously seek
feedback and input from the industry for curriculum development. This way the
curricula at the university are dynamic and in tune with the social and real-world
needs.
Faculty Training: Each faculty essentially gets industrial training in accordance
with their specialized or domain subjects at various industries. This exposure allows
faculty members to sharpen their knowledge and practical experience.
Faculty as a single point contact with industry: Each faculty is assigned a few
industries to develop and maintain healthy, congenial and cooperative relations and
work towards the strengthening of the same.
Students’ Visit/Interactions: Industrial visits and interactions for the students are
organized regularly. This provides exposure and motivation to the students in their
field.
Students’ Training, Projects & Internship: Students take up their projects at
industries during their academic tenure. This hands-on experience helps them to
learn practical skills. Moreover, students are sent for their internship and summer
training at the industries to be familiar with the professional environment and learn
the fundamentals and functioning of the industries.
Expert Talk/Lectures: The University invites subject experts from the industries to
deliver talks in their field of expertise and interact with the students. They also get
guidance on how to prepare themselves for the professional life.
Consultancy: Faculty members at CHARUSAT provide consultancy to industries
through their subject proficiency.
R&D: The quality of research at the University is scaling new heights of
recognition. Collaborative publications are also envisaged.
MoUs: Areas of common interest can be identified between the industry and the
University paving the way for collaboration benefitting the signatories.
Placements: Industries are invited for the placements of the students at the
university. Also, feedback and inputs are received at the end to the events.
Industry-Academia Meet: Industry-Academia Meets at all the constituent institutes
of the university are organized every year to provide wider exposure of the
industrial world to the students and faculty members. This allows university to
know the recent trends in knowledge and practical skills, and the needs of the
industry.
UIIC: CHARUSAT has a University Industry Interaction Cell, which is dedicated
to establish link between the university-academia and industry. The cell takes up
many activities like, MoUs, Placements, R&D and collaboration activities, and
knowledge sharing.
Evidence of Success
The Context
The training to design a problem and its methodology to apply one’s theoretical
knowledge with experimental skills to such a mission oriented problem is an important
aspect of Science and Technology education that needs to be duly emphasized especially
in the context of Indian Higher Education. CHARUSAT aims at contributing to this
aspect by Learning Through Practice. Higher Education needs to facilitate and encourage
students to be innovative and creative. It is important for a learner to develop critical
thinking and experiment with ideas applied through knowledge and cognitive skills.
Preparing projects is the way to practice creative and critical thinking. It allows students
to apply experimentation, team-work, leadership skills and independent thinking and
decision-making. It provides an opportunity to students to think out of the box and
implement experiments and projects.
The Practice
The curricula of the university are designed to incorporate preparation of projects and
practical sessions at UG and PG level. Programs under Faculty of Medical Sciences
include clinical training in addition to practical sessions. Students are encouraged and
guided by the faculty members to design, prepare and execute innovative projects.
Students not only develop technical skills but also learn about project planning and
acquire execution skills. Blended learning methods are practiced to sustain the curiosity
of the students. Students are encouraged to develop higher-order thinking skills while
learning through projects leading to initiation of technology development. This requires
team work which CHARUSAT strongly emphasizes to cultivate. They also practice
group and interpersonal skills while preparing the projects. This allows the students to
work successfully in a group and with members of their class and interact with people
outof the classroom environment. When students propose an independent project other
than curriculum requirement, university appreciates it and provides financial support.
This unique method allows to students to develop and progress in their technical and
Evidence of Success
Innovative projects have also resulted in the filing of patents. Till date 7 patents have
been filed out of the innovative projects of students at Masters’ level and 4 patents have
resulted from research projects of doctoral scholars.
Industry Visits: The students of each semester are given industrial exposure through at
least one industry visit per semester.
Many of the students’ projects have won accolades at national and international levels,
prizes, and recognition and cash awards. Some such projects include F3 Racing car-
OJASWAT, Air conditioning for automobiles without affecting the fuel efficiency, Eco
friendly bricks for construction, Mobile windmill on automobiles to generate power,
Solar car, Installation of photo voltaic power plant with remote monitoring system, CEM
Cell store management system and invitation for participation in national Ferro fluid
Network Program by DST.