IQAC | FISAT | Federal Institute of Science And Technology

Deployment of Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan – Deployment Status as on December 2021

Goal 1: Get accredited by statutory bodies and become an autonomous institution by 2024

As per the plans for accreditation formulated by the top management and institute leaders, outcome based education was fully implemented from 2018 onwards.
The B Tech programs in Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering were successfully accredited by theNational Board of Accreditation in 2020.
The preparations for cycle 2 accreditation by NAAC which was delayed due to the pandemic is in progress.
NBA accreditation for the B Tech program in Civil engineering, Master of Computer Applications program and the Master of Business Administration program are planned for 2022 and preparations for the same are in progress.

S.No	Strategy	Action Plan	Responsibility	Timeline for implementation	Action Taken as on December 2021
1	NBA accreditation for 5 programs	Introduce Outcome Based Education	Principal	By 2017	OBE is followed from 2018 onwards
		Identify the 5 programs for NBA accreditation in 2019	Principal	2018	B Tech in CSE, EEE, ECE, EIE and ME chosen
		Prepare and apply for NBA accreditation	HoD	2019	5 programs successfully accredited in 2020
2	NAAC Reaccreditation	Prepare and apply for NAAC reaccreditation	IQAC Coordinator	2021	Preparation in progress
3	NBA accreditation for all programs	Prepare and apply for NBA accreditation for all programs	HoD	2023	B Tech CE, MCA, MBA programs identified for accreditation and preparations in progress
4	Autonomous status for the institution	Prepare and apply for autonomy status	Principal	2024	Will be evaluated after the NAAC cycle 2 accreditation

Goal 2: Become a centre of excellence in teaching and learning by 2025 and centre of excellence in research by 2030 and a technology hub by 2030

The management of FISAT visualizes the institution to become a centre of excellence in teaching, learning and research.
The institution has been promoting faculty members to attend professional development programmes such as Workshops, Seminars, Conferences, Training etc and has been extending financial support for the same.
To improve the visibility of the institution, students and faculty members are encouraged to conduct/participate in activities and competitions in the state and national level.
Fee concessions to deserving students help attract good quality students
The institution has installed ICT facilities in all classrooms. Wifi facility, e-resources, online learning management systemprovide advanced learning resources for the students.
Various programs for student enrichment like personality development, soft skill training, placement training, add on courses etc are conducted every year. This has helped the institution to consistently achieve good placement
A College research cell has been set up which coordinates applications for grants and funds from government and other agencies
The institution has set up a Fablab, mobile Fablab and an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cell for encouraging better industry institute partnership and participation in innovationbased activities.
Incubation centre has been setup.
Skill development courses are offered to students.
The number of faculty members doing PhD has increased over the years as well the number of publications by faculty members.
The institution has set up research centres and the number of faculty members registering as research guides has increased over the years.

S.No	Strategy	Action Plan	Responsibility	Timeline for implementation	Action taken as on December 2021
1	Professional development opportunities for faculty	Organize/ participate in FDPs, Seminars, Workshops etc	HoD	1 year	Faculty members and staff members are given amplesupport for attending programs for professional development
2	Improving student enrolment	Higher visibility for the institution, scholarship/fee concessions for deserving students	Principal	1 year	Brand name of institution made more visible by participation in state and national level programs and competitions. Fee concession for deserving students has also helped in improving student enrolment
3	Improving the teaching learning system	Strengthen ICT enabled teaching More learning resources for students	HoD	1 year	All classrooms are ICT enabled E-resources available for faculty and students Online Learning Management system available
4	Promoting student enrichment	Arrange programs for personality development, skill development, value addition, placement training	Principal	1 year	Add on courses offered to students Personality development programs and placement training have helped to attain a high level of placement
5	Promote excellence in research	Form a research cell	Principal	1 year	College research Cell is formed to promote publications by faculty and students. It also coordinates the research activities like application for grants/funds from Govt and other agencies
6	Improve innovation and industry institute interaction	Set up a mini fabrication laboratory, innovation and entrepreneurship development cell, incubation centre, skill development courses	Principal	2 years	Fab lab and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development cell set up and coordinates innovation activities Incubation centre set up Courses for skill development offered to students
7	Encourage publications in reputed journals by more faculty members	At least 10 percent increase per year in the number of faculty publications	HoD	1 year	The number of publications by faculty has steadily increased
8	Encourage more faculty members to do PhD	10% increase per year in the number of faculty registering for PhD	HoD	1 year	Number of faculty members doing PhD has steadily increased
9	Encourage more faculty to become research guides	5% increase in the number of faculty becoming research guides	Principal	3 years	Number of faculty members becoming research guides has increased

Goal 3: Provide infrastructural facilities for holistic development of the students

The institution believes in holistic development of the students to enable them to realise their potential and is committed to providing them with all the necessary infrastructure to satisfy their curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular needs.
Additional space for classrooms, labs are made available in the Decennial block
Physical facilities for co-curricular activities are promoted through the e -yanthra Robotics lab, Fablab, Mobile Fablab, Incubation Centre etc
The institution has set up a well fitted gymnasium and made available a well maintained playground for enhancing the physical fitness of students
Encourage extra curricular student activities through the formation of clubs and chapters like NSS unit, Womens cell, Maths club, Hobby Club
The institution has widened the approach road to the institution after acquiring land for the same.

S.No	Strategy	Action Plan	Responsibility	Timeline for implementation	Action Taken as on December 2021
1	Provide additional space for classrooms, labs etc	Construct additional building space (decennial block)	Principal	2 years	A new block called Decennial Block constructed
2	Provide facilities for co-curricular activities	Set up Robotics lab, fab lab etc	Principal	2 years	Robotics Lab, Fab lab, Mobile Fablab, Incubation Centre set up
3	Improve sports and physical fitness facilities	Set up a gymnasium, play ground	Principal	2 years	A gymnasium with modern equipment is set up. A well maintained play ground is made available to the students
4	Promote extra curricular activities	Form NSS unit	Principal	2 years	NSS unit, Womens Cell, Maths Club, Hobby Club etc formed and functioning in the institution
5	Ease the movement of vehicles on the approach road to the institution	Widen the approach road	Principal	5 years	Approach road to the institution widened after acquiring land

Goal 4: Establishing paperless e-Office governance for efficient and responsive administration

With the aim of refining the governance of the institution, all the academic and administrative activities shall be incorporated into the management information system already in existence in the institution
The student academic details, fees payment, faculty leave details, salary acquittance, course file etc are incorporated into the system and work is on for incorporating more functions into the MIS

S.No

Strategy

Action Plan

Responsibility

Timeline for implementation

Action taken as on December 2021

All academic and administrative activities in the management information system

Develop modules to bring facilities like application and sanction of staff leaves, fees payment, course files etc available online

Principal

5 years

Fees payment, Staff leave application and sanction, salary acquittance, course files, result analysis etc available online in the MIS.

Work on other modules progressing

Goal 5: Environmentally sustainable campus

The institution is committed to adopting environmentally sustainable measures in the campus.
Energy and green audits have been conducted
Solar plant has been set up
Water conservation measures like replenishing of ground water has been adopted

S.No	Strategy	Action Plan	Responsibility	Timeline for implementation	Action taken as on December 2021
1	Environment related audits	Energy audit, green audit	Principal	1 year	Energy audit and green audit done
2	Promote solar energy use	Set up solar power plant	Principal	2 years	Solar power plant set up
3	Water conservation measures	Water replenishment methods	Principal	2 years	Methods to replenish the ground water implemented