DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-I
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
Inculcating a sound value system among students, Promoting use of
technology
The student community represents a true cultural diversity and is given
appropriate opportunities to imbibe values that are commensurate with social,
cultural, economic and environmental realities at the local, national and global
level. This is facilitated by involving them in various academic, co-curricular
and extra curricular activities, viz. participation in the events/days of national
and international importance (Ozone Day, Earth Day, Hiroshima Day,
Constitution Day, Human Rights Day, etc.), academic debates and activities at
the University and school levels, sports and cultural activities including
competitive events organized by AIU and other Universities. Students also
actively participate in seminars, conferences, congresses, which give them
opportunity to imbibe required values and develop work culture.
Students have been provided Wi-Fi facility on the campus including the
hostels. This is helping them to learn beyond the classroom boundaries,
indulge in peer/group consultations, seek guidance and help from the
respective faculties and resource persons. Even some classes have been
conducted by experts through Skype and WiziQ facilities. With the
introduction of new modular student life-cycle management software, students
will be able to make use of technology in a more effective manner in terms of
accessing learning material, classroom notes, submitting assignments,
appearing in assessment exercises, giving feedback, as well as peer based
consultation and discussions.
Quest for Excellence
The three elements that create the quest for excellence are peer orientation,
performance driven and in competition with self. The overall academic
architecture, learning strategy, continuous assessment system, pedagogy of
learning, self study and assessment, analysis of the strength and weaknesses,
and assessment of the performance of the respective entities of the University
are the instruments that help in developing a quest for excellence. These are
the systemic measures that have been introduced formally and informally.
6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment
6.2.1 Does the university have a perspective plan for development? If
yes, what aspects are considered in the development of policies and
strategies?
Vision and mission, Teaching and learning, Research and development,
Community engagement, Human resource planning and development,
Industry interaction, Internationalisation, etc.
Yes. The University has a perspective plan in place in the form of the detailed
project report (DPR) prepared by the IIM Bangalore in 2006. This report
includes all the details including the strategy on the points mentioned above. A
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