RISE Krishna Sai Gandhi Group of Institutions
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Strategic development plan

Institution Strategy

Short term goals

  • 01

    Assuring and enduring quality through Accreditations like NAAC and NBA.

  • 02

    Maintaining Quality through Certifications like ISO.

  • 03

    Academic Excellence through getting maximum pass percentage.

  • 04

    Motivating and encouraging student's participation in Co-curricular and Extra-curricular activities.

  • 05

    Encouraging faculty to attend Faculty Development programmes, Workshops, Conferences, Seminars/Webinars.

  • 06

    Getting the approval of government sponsored research projects.

  • 07

    Motivating the faculty to register for Ph.D and concentrate on research.

  • 08

    Encouraging students and faculty to do certification courses for further development.

  • 09

    Conducting Entrepreneurship Awareness camps and programmes to convert the students to future entrepreneurs.

  • 010

    To conduct Add-on programmes for students to meet the requirements of the industry.

  • 011

    Providing 100% placements to the students.

  • 012

    Honing the life skills of the students.

Long term goals

  • 01

    To offer feasible programs of relevance for upliftment of rural students and populace.

  • 02

    To achieve the status of center of excellence in Technical Education and Research.

  • 03

    To get the approval of permanent affiliation from JNTU-K.

  • 04

    To achieve the Autonomous status for the institution.

  • 05

    To convert the institution into a deemed to be university in future.

  • 06

    To undertake social welfare activities which increase the living standards of the people near our Institution surroundings.

Institutional strategic targets

The institution's strategic plan is organized around eight targets. Each is elaborated below with objectives and action plans for the 2018–2023 planning horizon.

The targets for 2018–2023

Strategic development plan once approved by the Governing Body is advocated to the members of the institution for implementation. As strategy is implemented, progress is measured from time to time through the IQAC.

Good Governance

  • 01

    To facilitate a well administered institution and lead to its recognition to build up confidence in the stakeholders.

  • 02

    To develop a coherent strategy and a sustainable growth development path.

Recommendation Action plans
To make RISE activities a more productive mix of education, research, consultancy and services
  • Be in top rank in academics and research.
To make the organization more professional and more focused on quality
  • Effective IQAC with internal & external members to audit processes.
  • Establish Systems, checks and balances — take immediate remedial measures.
To form selective strategic alliances with academic, research and industrial organizations
  • Extend and build relationships with research and industrial organizations through MOUs.
To strengthen the existing systems and procedures for conflict resolution and redressal of grievances
  • Enhance the requisite processes and mechanisms for handling grievances covering all sections — students, staff and women.

Curricular Aspects and Teaching-Learning

  • 01

    To formulate and implement quality teaching methodologies to ensure student-centric teaching-learning processes.

  • 02

    To emerge as a recognized centre of excellence in the fields of engineering and management by research.

Recommendation Action plans
To create Benchmark with Premier Institutes
  • Constituting academic teams and visit premier institutions.
  • Customize & implementing best practices.
Effective Curriculum planning and implementation
  • Following university curriculum as per all graduate attributes and expectations of stake holders.
  • Developing lesson plan as per academic calendar.
  • Developing e-learning content.
  • Bench mark with industry requirements.
  • Usage of LMS to support students.
Upgrading faculty & staff competence
  • Conducting training need analysis.
  • Conducting/depute faculty and staff for competence development.
  • Supporting paper publications & presentations.
  • Providing opportunities for networking.
  • Training all faculty to use LMS effectively.
Knowledge Delivery & Outcome based education
  • Defining outcomes of each teaching learning initiative.
  • Continuous assessment and evaluation to measure outcomes.
  • Establishing Research Culture.
  • Access to online learning.
  • Mentoring on academic, career & higher educational opportunities.
Evaluation & Assessment
  • Proper feedback system.
  • Continuous progress assessment.
  • Question bank development & term end examinations.

Infrastructure Development and Learning Resources

  • 01

    To develop state-of-the-art facilities.

  • 02

    To ensure effective utilization and maintenance of Infrastructure.

  • 03

    To benchmark institutional infrastructure and performance periodically.

Recommendation Action plans
Green Campus
  • Plantation, rain water harvesting and green cover.
  • Energy harvesting & management.
  • Hygiene, solid waste management (zero plastic usage).
Academic infrastructure
  • Classrooms, seminar halls.
  • Smart class rooms.
  • Multimedia and support equipment in classrooms.
  • E-Learning facilities.
  • State of the art laboratory & equipment.
  • Online learning tools.
  • Evaluation & assessment tools.
Library
  • Library infrastructure up-gradation.
  • Increase access to e-Resources.
  • Resources automation & access (24x7).
  • Digitization of library resources.
  • Establishing cloud based e-library & online access.
Sports, Hostel & Canteen
  • Effective utilization of sports (indoor/outdoor) facilities.
  • Add more recreational facilities in hostels.
  • Upgrade food court.

Research, Innovations and Extension Services

  • 01

    To achieve goals related to raising the quantum of research output and improving its quality.

  • 02

    To plan and develop focused Centers of Excellence in the Institute — on areas with potentially large societal impact.

  • 03

    To make significant contributions to the technology needs of the nation.

  • 04

    To encourage students and Faculty to publish research papers in top journals and present at conferences where the world's leading researchers are present.

Recommendation Action plans
R&D Infrastructure & Teams
  • Increasing both human and physical resources required for research.
  • Establishing R&D laboratories in all departments.
  • Dedicated R&D facilitation & documentation centre.
  • Competent technical staff for R&D.
Establishing Centers of Excellence
  • Enhancing and upgrading the existing centers of excellence.
  • To create more such active centers on areas with potentially large societal impact.
MOUs with premier institutes / R&D labs
  • Collaborations with IITs.
  • Multi & inter-disciplinary research and product development.
Establishment of Incubation Centre / Product Development
  • Encourage more idea-to-product pre-incubation activities.
  • Establishing and developing the incubation centers.
  • Focus on start-ups and product development.

Faculty and Staff Empowerment Strategies

  • 01

    To become the most favoured destination for potential faculty members.

  • 02

    To recognize and recruit Faculty with different types of experience, be it in academics, industry or research.

  • 03

    To follow effective performance appraisal system.

Recommendation Action plans
Talent Hiring & Retention policy
  • Merit based hiring policy formulation & implementation.
  • Career advancement schemes.
  • Scientific induction/orientation of new talent.
  • Critical talent identification & retention measures.
Rewards & Recognitions
  • Rewards & recognitions & incentives.
  • Welfare policy formulation & implementation.
  • Family gatherings.
Conducive work environment
  • Best work facilities and infrastructure.
  • Role & responsibilities clarity and empowerment.
Career growth & Development
  • Sponsorship/deputation for higher education & exchange programmes.
  • Sponsorship to participate in national/international conferences.
  • Encourage research and publications in reputed journals.
  • Active participation in product development.

Financial Management and Resource Mobilization

  • 01

    To develop and implement an effective financial system to directly support the fundamental functions of education, research and service to enhance the effectiveness of using the financial resources.

Recommendation Action plans
Financial Management and Resource Mobilization
  • Developed diversified revenue streams and maximize opportunities to leverage resources across the College through internal revenues.
  • Encourage initiatives to mobilize resources by participation/contribution of society in their development through extension activities.
  • Encourage the institution to provide research/consultancy not only to industries but to the government and other bodies and society.
  • Manage deficit through the parent society, through loans.
Budgeting
  • Department-wise budget planning of all heads of accounts.
  • Forecast & estimation of revenue.
  • Forecast & estimation of expenditure.
  • Emergency plans.
  • Budget formulation & approval through Finance committee.
Financial Governance
  • Planned expenditure management.
  • Procurement and financial policies implementation.
  • Audit (internal/external) checks & balances.

Alumni Engagement and Interactions

  • 01

    To build mutually beneficial relations with its alumni so that a range of modes of engagement can be explored.

  • 02

    Creating more opportunities / activities for alumni to spend time on campus and engage with students and faculty.

  • 03

    To support alumni activities of RISE in multiple dimensions: nurturing industry relations, facilitating interactions between aspiring students, faculty entrepreneurs and alumni entrepreneurs, etc.

  • 04

    To increase and promote alumni contributions.

Recommendation Action plans
Alumni Association
  • Strengthen Alumni Association and engagement.
  • Enhance alumni association office on campus, engage students in active participation.
  • Database updation and interactive alumni website.
  • Increase activities through alumni association.
Relationships & Leveraging
  • Regular interactions/invitations.
  • Recognize successful alumni.
  • Leverage for guest lecturers/internships/placement.
  • Academic advisors/Board of Governors.
Endowments
  • Increase and promote contributions/endowment partnering.
  • Sponsorships / scholarships through alumni association.

Effective Role of Internal Quality Assurance System

  • 01

    To achieve Excellence in Technical Education, Research and Consulting through an Outcome Based Curriculum focusing on Continuous Improvement and Innovation by Benchmarking against the Global Best Practices.

Recommendation Action plans
Establishing Quality system
  • Setting up benchmarks & system flow.
  • Quality Policy steering committee.
  • Publishing Quality system design & culture.
  • Educating & training of all employees.
  • Maintain quality standards in all aspects.
Accreditations and Certifications
  • Internalize the process based on accreditation/certification agency.
  • Audit and certifications.
  • Initiate the process for NBA and NAAC accreditation.
Audit Internal Controls
  • Establish audit process & audit teams.
  • Train internal auditor teams.
  • Audit and remedial measures.
Continual improvement, Rewards and Recognitions
  • Effective function of Quality Assurance cell.
  • Identifying achievements & best practices.
  • Quality circle competitions & rewards.

Strategy implementation and monitoring

Implementation roles at the institutional level are assigned as follows.

Target Roles
Good governance Governing Council, Management
Curricular aspects & Teaching-Learning Principal, HODs, Faculty and Staff
Infrastructure development and learning resources Governing Council, Chairman, Principal, Management and team
Research, Innovation and extension services Research cell, HODs and Faculty
Faculty and Staff empowerment strategies Governing Council, Chairman and Principal
Financial management and resource mobilization Governing Council, Finance Committee, Principal
Alumni engagements and interactions Alumni cell, Executive Body, Faculty
Placement and Training TPO, Coordinators and HODs
Departmental activities HODs and Faculty
Quality assurance IQAC