CRITERIA – 7 – Institutional Values and Best Practices

7.1: Institutional Values and Social Responsibilities

7.1.1: Institution has initiated the Gender Audit and measures for the promotion of gender equity during the last five years.

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7.1.2: The Institution has facilities for alternate sources of energy and energy conservation measures  
1. Solar energy            
2. Biogas plant
3. Wheeling to the Grid  
4. Sensor-based energy conservation
5. Use of LED bulbs/ power efficient equipment
6. Wind mill or any other clean green energy 

Permission document for connecting to the grid from the Government/ Electricity authority

Geo-tagged photographs of the facilities.

Bills for the purchase of equipment’s for the facilities created under this metric

7.1.3: Describe the facilities in the Institution for the management of the following types of degradable and non-degradable waste (within 500 words)

1. Solid waste management
2. Liquid waste management
3. Biomedical waste management
4. e-Waste  management
5. Waste recycling system
6. Hazardous chemicals and radioactive waste management

Relavent Documents like MOU NSF-1

7.1.4: Water conservation facilities available in the Institution:

1. Rain water harvesting
2. Borewell /Open well recharge
3. Construction of tanks and bunds
4. Waste water recycling
5. Maintenance of water bodies and distribution system in the campus

Green audit reports on water conservation by recognised bodies

Geo-tagged photographs of the facilities

Bills for the purchase of equipment’s for the facilities created under this metric

7.1.5: Green campus initiatives include

Policy document on the green campus/plastic free campus

Geo-tagged photographs/videos of the facilities

Circulars and report of activities for the implementation of the initiatives document

7.1.6: Quality audits on environment and energy are regularly undertaken by the institution The institutional environment and energy initiatives are confirmed  through the following

1. Green audit / Environmental audit
2. Energy audit  
3. Clean and green campus recognitions/awards
4. Beyond the campus environmental promotion and sustainability activities

Report on environmental promotion and sustainability activities conducted beyond the campus with geo-tagged photographs with caption and date.

Policy document on environment and energy usage Certificate from the auditing agency

Green audit/environmental audit report from recognized bodies

Certificates of the awards received from recognized agency (if any).

7.1.7: The Institution has Differently-abled (Divyangjan) friendly, barrier free environment Write description covering the various components of barrier free environment in your institution in maximum of 500 words

1. Built environment with Ramps/lifts for easy access to classrooms
2. Divyangjan friendly washrooms
3. Signage including tactile path, lights, display boards and signposts
4. Assistive technology and facilities for Divyangjan accessible website, screen-reading software, mechanized equipment
5. Provision for enquiry and information: Human assistance, reader, scribe, soft copies of reading material, screen reading

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7.1.8: Describe the Institutional efforts/initiatives in providing an inclusive environment i.e., tolerance and harmony towards cultural, regional, linguistic, communal socioeconomic and such other diversities (within 500 words).

7.1.9: Sensitization of students and employees of the Institution to the constitutional obligations: values, rights, duties and responsibilities of citizens

7.1.10: The Institution has a prescribed code of conduct for students, teachers, administrators and other staff and conducts periodic programmes in this regard.

1. The institutional Code of Conduct principles are displayed on the website
2. There is a committee to monitor adherence to the institutional Code of Conduct principles
3. Institution organizes professional ethics programmes for students,  teachers, administrators and other staff
4. Annual awareness programmes on Code of Conduct are organized

Report on the student attributes facilitated by the Institution

Provide Links for any other relevant document to support the claim (if any)

Policy document on code of ethics.

Handbooks, manuals and brochures on human values and professional ethics

Document showing the Code of Conduct for students, teachers, governing body and administration as approved by the competent authority.

Constitution and proceedings of the monitoring committee.

Circulars and geo-tagged photographs with date and caption of the activities organized under this metric for teachers, students, administrators and other staff

7.2: Best Practices

7.2.1: Describe two best practices successfully implemented by the Institution as per NAAC format provided in the Manual

7.3: Institutional Distinctiveness

7.3.1: Portray the performance of the Institution in one area distinctive to its priority and thrust