DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

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DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
Bharat Abhiyan” and “World Ozone Day”. Special lectures and short films on
environmental issues are regular events for students, faculties and
administrative staffs. Students from different schools regularly are engaged in
awareness campaign through cleaning drive and plantation inside and outside
the campus in the adopted villages. They also perform street plays on various
environmental and social issues to spread the awareness.
7.2 Innovations
7.2.1 Give details of innovations introduced during the last four years
which have created a positive impact on the functioning of the university
Innovations in Research
Renewable Energy
Few projects are in progress at SENR relating to the development of algae
based biofuels, wetland biomass based biofuels and light harvesting. The
school already has an ongoing Center for Wind Energy and Technology
(CWET), Chennai, funded project on local wind resource assessment and
evaluation. It is intended that in future the projects related to solar energy,
hydroelectric energy, thermal energy and bio-energy will be conceptualized
and executed in the school. SENR has also aimed to start a new M. Tech.
program in Renewable Energy to build capacities of human resource for
continuously expanding renewable energy sector of the country.
Solid waste management
The researchers at SENR are also employing innovative methods to solve the
problem of solid waste management. In this line, a route of valorization of e-
waste is developed and reported in a dissertation work. In this work,
mesoporous material was prepared using non-metallic portion (NMP) of e-
waste, obtained from Attero® Pvt Ltd. Similarly, research related to use of
egg-shells, plant leaves, and barks, is also being conducted. The university has
its own small scale solid waste management system where bio-degradable
wastes collected from the kitchens of canteen and hostels are being converted
to compost.
Innovation in Admission
The university conducts entrance exam for admission to its various academic
programmes at different examination centers throughout the country. This
strategy helps in attracting the bright students even from a distant location of
the country. The university has the online admission portal from where
students can download admit card, submit fees and also upload the scanned
copy of the documents for smooth processing of admission.
Admission/affiliation of foreign nationals
The University, as a Centre of Excellence in higher education and research,
encourages foreign nationals to seek admission in various academic
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