Introduction:

(GRIET is one of 25 private engineering colleges in the country selected to participate in this programme under sub component 1.1) Sub Component – 1.1: Strengthening Institutions to Improve Learning Outcomes and Employability of Graduates

General Objective: To achieve calibrated improvement in quality of technical education at UG and PG levels by building on existing strengths and exploiting the emerging opportunities.

Specific Measures being implemented:

Students and Faculty

• Motivating and mentoring academically weak students
• Providing financial assistance to enable PG students to complete studies on time
• Enhancing the employability skills of students
• Maximizing the number of campus placements
• Increasing the number of teachers of high caliber
• Helping teachers to improve their qualifications
• Increasing the technical knowledge base and improving the pedagogical skills of teachers

Teaching-Learning Process

• Enhancing hands-on experience of students
• Maximizing usage of audio-visual equipment in classroom teaching
• Increasing availability of on-line learning resources
• Improving the performance of students in University exams
• Improving the efficacy of Students’ Feedback System
• Enhancing the Entrepreneurship skills of students

Research and Development

• Training teachers in research methodologies
• Maximizing the enrolment of PhD students
• Significantly increasing sponsored research
• Encouraging teachers to publish their research work in peer – reviewed journals
• Pursuing collaborative research with premier institutions in India and abroad
• Increasing networking with other institutions and industries

Institute level Actions

• Creating additional infrastructural facilities
• Enhancing library facilities
• Implementing schemes of incentives to teachers and students
• Enhancing interaction with alumni of the Institute
• Increasing interaction of the Institute with the general public

Best Practices Implemented at GRIET

• Emphasis on practicals: Extra time through time table, experiments beyond syllabus
• Manufacture and delivery of lab experiments for interested colleges
• Need based certification courses for students to secure jobs
• Student driven curricular and extra curricular activites
• Mentoring in all years
• Career guidance and counseling to students by senior professors
• Close interaction with industries for consultancy and research
• Conduct of short term training courses for industry personnel
• Research oriented projects for students to promote research culture
• Parent and staff interaction regularly

Institutional TEQIP Unit

Head of the Institution	Dr. Jandhyala N Murthy
TEQIP Coordinator	Sri V. Vijaya Rama Raju
Project Nodal Officers for: Academic Activities	Sri M. Kiran (ECE)
Procurement	Sri K. N. Balaji Kumar (ECE)
Financial aspects	Sri Dr.N.Sunil Kumar (BT)
Monitoring & Evaluationn	Dr. C. Lavanya (Civil Engg.)