The document provides an overview of VIT University in India and the role of its Academic Staff College (ASC). Key points: 1. VIT University is ranked highly both nationally and globally for engineering and technology. The ASC was established in 2004 to train faculty and improve teaching quality. 2. The ASC conducts over 150 programs annually, identifying training needs based on curriculum, research, industry collaboration. Experts train younger faculty in priority areas. 3. The ASC follows an outcome-based model where faculty provide feedback that leads to measurable outcomes improving accreditation, rankings, and visibility in VIT's pathway to a QS Top 200 ranking.

1. Transformational Management Roles of a
Teaching Learning Centre in an Academic
Institution
-The Rubrics of Eminence
Dr. Padmanabhan Krishnan
Professor Higher Academic Grade
Director In Charge
Academic Staff College
VIT University, Vellore 632014.
India.
Director.asc@vit.ac.in

2. About The VIT University in India
 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India is
 Ranked among the top 601-700 Universities of the world and one among the top 3 Institutions
in India (Shanghai ARWU Ranking 2022)
 The 9th best University, the 10th best research institution, and the 12th best engineering
institution in India (NIRF Ranking, Govt. of India 2022)
 The engineering and Technology subject areas of VIT are the 346th best in the World and the 9th
best in India as per QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022
 NAAC Accreditation with A++ grade of 3.66/4 in the 4th cycle.
 Ranked within the top 200 Universities in Asia (QS - Asia University Rankings 2022)

3. The Chancellor of VIT University
- Leading a Transformation in Education
Dr. Govindasamy Viswanathan, is the founder and chancellor of
Vellore Institute of Technology in India, was born on 8 December
1938 in a remote village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
He served as a Member of Parliament and as a Member of the
Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is an MA and a BL and
completed an Advanced Management Program at the Harvard
Business School in 2003. He was conferred the Honorary
Doctorate by the West Virginia University , USA, in 2009 for his
meritorious contributions in the field of Education . His vision has
made VIT one of the fastest growing Universities in India in
Ranking. VIT is now an Institution of Eminence , IOE, because of
the Vision of our Chancellor , the Vice Presidents and rest of the
core Group.

4. In 2019

6. Educational Models and Transformative Initiatives
Cambridge University’s `go to them strategy’ is seen as a very productive method as against
other’s `come to me strategy’ (https://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk ) . Some of the educational
Models for Societal and Economical Development are
• Institutional Models: Private held by an individual, family, group or Public University.
• Organizational Model: Held by an individual, family, a group , a trust or a public firm with
investments in industries, educational institutions, media and leisure.
• Corporate Model: All of the the above with a corporate management based approach and
outcome based educational and economic benefits. ( VIT University)
• Enterprise Model: A collaborative and joint effort between the educational
institutions and the students, investors, stakeholders, like the Industries, start -ups,
innovators and research laboratories through partnerships for mutual growth (IIC)
( https://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk) . ( VIT University )

7. George Orwell’s Animal Farm and the Need for
an Academic Staff College

8. The Academic Staff College at VIT University
 It was started in 2004, three years after the Vellore Engineering College became a Deemed
University under the UGC 1956 act 3.
 The roles and responsibilities are to train the trainer, empower the trainer, disseminate knowledge
to the students through the trainer or the faculty and assist in inclusive growth .
 To improve the teaching and learning outcomes and the ranking and accreditation outcomes of
the Institution.
 To work on feedback from the faculty, staff, experts , organizations and auditors for continual
improvement
 About 150 developmental programmes are conducted each year by the ASC in multiple disciplines.
The ASC has given birth to the Distance Learning and the VIT On-line Learning Centres down the
years since inception.

9. The ASC Methodologies and Event Management
 Identification of the subject areas by the ASC, Schools and Departments in the University/Centres
as fields requiring training.
 New areas are identified for training based on;
• Curriculum design and development needs
• Fundamental research requirements
• Areas for Industrial collaboration and Progress, Industry 4.0, Society 5.0 and UN sustainability goals,
National Priorities
 Senior faculty at VIT and external experts ( Academic and Industrial ) mentor the younger faculty
in forefront areas.
 New faculty are recruited based on domain specific needs.
 A minimum of a total of 5 days of Training is required per faculty per annum.

10. Core Management Group
Academic Staff College
School/
Centre
Department
1
School/
Centre
Department
2
Discipline
Domains
Fields
1
Discipline
Domains
Fields
2
Expert 1 Expert 2
Outcome Based Education (OBE) and learning by Faculty, Staff
Students’ OBE

11. Academic Staff College, Online, Offline, Hybrid Modes
 Faculty
 Staff Development
Programmes
 Seminars
 Skill
Development
Workshops
 New Joinee
Orientation
Programmes
Science, Technology, Engineering, Management (STEM), Indian Knowledge
Systems, Audit, Yoga, Sports, Arts, Financial Planning, Personal Development

12. Core Group
Academic Staff College (ASC)
New Faculty Orientation Programme (FOP)
Campus
Estates
STEM
Academics
Examination,
Evaluation
Academic
Research
Library
Facilities,
Finance
Proctoring,
Counselling,
Students Welfare
Career
Development
Academics
IPR,
Innovation,
Sponsored Research
IQAC, RAAC,
IOE HR

13. Academic Staff College, Students Welfare, Human Resource and Relations
Financial
Planning
Yoga,
Meditation,
Sports
Music and
Arts
Counselling,
Proctoring
Personal
Development ,
POSH
( Prevention of
Sexual
Harassment in
Workplace )

14. The Academic Staff College (ASC) Model for Inclusive Growth
Feedback, Certification of Trainers
Outcomes, expert as
a)DC Member
b) Examiner
c) Visiting & Adjunct
d) Curriculum
Development
e)Reviewer, Co-
author
f)Consulting
g)Project
h)Acting Committee
Member
Uploading Outcomes
in IQAC
Portals
QS,THE,NIRF
Rankings
RAAC, Assessment,
Audit, Accreditation

15. The ASC Model and its Impact
 It is said that what happens to you is not experience but what
you do with what happens to you is experience. The faculty
and staff are expected to feedback the outcomes from the
FDPs, Seminars and Skill development Programmes that
contribute to measurable outcomes . The outcomes lead to
more of learning, accreditation and ranking. This is a continual
auditable process that leads to more learning and visibility in
VIT’s pathway to QS 200.

16. Summary and Conclusions
 A brief introduction to VIT University and its Academic Staff College were
given.
 The Methodologies followed by the ASC and its event management were
highlighted.
 The HR roles and programmes that train the trainer were illustrated.
 The ASC strategic model followed for inclusive growth, accreditation and
ranking was described.
 The implications of the outcomes and feedback on VIT’s pathway to QS
200 ranking were discussed.

17. References :
1. George Orwell, Animal Farm , Finger Printing Publishing, India, 2017.
2. Mission 10X Training Module, by WIPRO, India, 2010,
3. The New National Education Policy, https://www.education.gov.in
4. Leadership for academicians programme, LeAP, IITKGP/MHRD/IfM,
University of Cambridge, Training Module, November 2019- January,
2020.
5. Cambridge Business Model Innovation Research Group (CBiG),
https://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk
6. www.sustainabledevelopment.un.org
7. National Digital Library of India, https://www.ndl.iitkgp.ac.in
8. An Institution of Eminence, www.Vit.ac.in

18. Vison
Value
and
Visibility
- Three
V’s for
Inclusive
growth

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