National Education Policy

Towards inculcating values amongst our Learners, a unique mandatory course on Mind Management & Human Values (MMHV) is being taught to all the Undergraduate students, spread over semesters 1 and 2. Delivery and assessment of MMHV courses are implemented in a mission mode and brings unparalleled benefits to students wherein, curiosity is not suppressed, inquisitiveness is encouraged, excitement and dynamism are created, learning is expedited, intellectual debates, deliberations, and creativity & innovation become the routine. Through the well-planned course content of this course, mutual respect, mindfulness and resourcefulness are inculcated to ensure that everyone remains within accepted social norms of mannerism, civility and sensitivity towards every other living being, the community, the society, the nation as also the environment. After semester 2, students are continuously assessed for practicing/demonstrating the learning from MMHV, using the following rubrics:

Rubrics for assessment of MMHV

Additionally, several programmes for social good are also planned to be reached to our students through "Radio Active? - the community radio of JAIN.

In addition, JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University) is known for its vibrant campus, with the active participation of its students and staff in various social awareness activities, which brings about holistic development. These activities are organized under the auspices of the in-house NCC, NSS and other clubs. These events on average see active participation of 41% of the student community. In the last 5-years, about 300 programs have been organized in collaboration such as NGOs, Hospitals, Blood Banks, Govt., agencies and more. The various programs, as highlighted below provide a holistic development of students be it – the importance of blood donation, safe living in the neighborhood, empathy to fellow humans, make students aware of the current social challenges the society and nation at large are facing or be it the importance of body-mind wellness.

The University has already become a member of the Academic Bank of Credit. Skill based courses are integrated into each programme matrix, with appropriate credit units distributed, to provide ample opportunities for life-long and life-wide learning.

As a step forward towards implementing NEP 2020, UGC issued Regulations/ Guidelines for implementing Academic Bank of Credit and Multiple Entry and Exit System on July 28, 2021 and July 29, 2021 respectively. Both together, when implemented offer unprecedented flexibility and interdisciplinarity to learners as much as it the innovative programmes and pathways. The framework requires Universities to offer 4th year Undergraduate Degrees (level 8), that can be pursued by eligible students leading to Graduation in Honors/ Research and later one year Masters’ Degree. Below is the framework adopted in recasting UG Degrees offering the optional 4th Year. Since students may exit at the end of every year with appropriate credential (certification), each year is somewhat conclusive and incorporate all features and tenets of CBCS, Blended Learning and NEP 2020.

Note: Efforts are made that each level has almost all types of courses so that each certification offers a complete experience during the period of learning.

While each semester is of minimum 15 weeks’ duration (excluding examinations), there will be a summer term of about 10 weeks between two academic years.

One credit unit requires 15 contact hours which need to be articulated in terms of lectures (L) having 100% weightage, Tutorials (T) having 100% weightage and Practical/ Projects (P) having 50% weightage.

Fourth Year of UG (Level-8): Research Intensive

* At the end of each academic year, there are about 10 weeks of summer period. During this period, the departments offer credit courses (10-12 credit units or 4 courses) to enable students to earn extra credits units to earn additional micro-credentials, certificates, minor specialization, super specialization, second specialization, diploma etc. or to enable them complete the programme earlier than normal duration (maximum by six months faster for programmes of more than 2-year or more duration). The requirement for various credentials/ Certifications will be as follows:

This period may also be utilized for an internship through which students may earn up to 6 credit units.

The summer term will also be utilized to offer students an opportunity to clear the backlogs of courses of the previous year (Odd semester courses in initial 5 weeks and even semester courses in last 5 weeks of the 10-week period). The departments are encouraged to plan during the summer, exchange programmes, cultural immersion programmes, voluntary work/ social work, assignments with Government officials, police service, bureaucrats, politicians, creative work. Credit Units for these activities will be assigned as approved by the board of studies.

For courses to be taken as micro-credentials by our own students or by the students of other institutions, departments are encouraged to design innovative/ unique courses that appeal to larger audience. Development of a course should include TLEP, all the assignments, activities, teaching notes and videos (a MOOC) on the topic. The quality will be judged by the number of takers/ subscribers to the course when offered. There is potentially huge demand for such courses. These courses may also be recommended, as a bridge, when students of other institutions of JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) and others come in under multiple entry and exit system as per UGC Guidelines dated July 29, 2021.

P G Diploma and Masters’ Degree (Level 8 and 9):

1) 2nd Year of Masters devoted to Research / 1-Year Masters

2) Option for 4-Year Bachelor’s Degree (Research) graduates to enrol for Ph.D.

The University has implemented provisions of the NEP pertaining to duration of the programme, multiple exit-entry, standalone courses etc.The changes made in the structure of programmes offered by the Department of Commerce is presented below as a case study:

Objectives of ABC:

• To promote student centricity with learner-friendly approaches in higher education across the country and promote more inter-disciplinary approach in higher education.
• To enable students to select the best courses/combination of courses to suit their aptitude and knowledge thirst.
• To permit students to choose a pace for their studies along with the associated logistics and cost.
• To allow students to tailor their degrees or make specific modifications/specialisations rather than undergoing the rigid, regularly prescribed degree/courses of a single university/autonomous college.
• To enable multiple entry-multiple exit for students as envisaged under NEP-2020 to complete their degrees as per their time preferences, providing mobility across various disciplines and HEIs for Degree/ Diploma /PG Diploma/ Certificate programs/Course work for the Ph.D programme.
• To support procedurally the teaching-learning activities to happen in a distributed and blended manner through integration across campuses/universities/autonomous colleges with increased mobility.
• To facilitate lifelong learning amongst all i.e, formal and informal students both from fulltime and part time modes.
• To satisfy the students' quest for knowledge, freedom to choose and change their academic directions, connect different domains and help them acquire right foundations and building blocks of their dreams.

Admissions Open For :

Guidelines for Multiple Entry and Exit in Academic Programmes offered in Higher Education Institutions : View Document

4) Courses Offered under ABC:

• Financial Accounting *
• Management Accounting *
• Organizational Management and Compliances *
• Corporate and Business Law *
• Performance Management *
• Taxation *
• Financial Management *
• Financial Reporting *
• Business Taxation *
• Audit and assurance(CE-I) *
• Strategic Business Leadership (CE - II) *
• Strategic Business Reporting *
• Advanced Audit & Assurance *
• Advanced Performance Management *
• Advanced Financial Management *

* Accredited by ACCA

JAIN encourages research culture within the institution by providing freedom, state-of-the-art facilities, seed funding and a well-defined and supportive Research Policy. The institution has been investing in upgrading facilities (for research) over the past 13 years, involving the establishment of the following seven dedicated research centers in a phased manner:

• Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), conducts research focusing on Health, Water and Energy. The Center has to its credit several high impact publications, significant grants from various national/international funding agencies.
• Fire and Combustion Research Center (FCRC), has a state-of-the-art fire testing facility, the only one in Asia, which has been jointly set up with the Underwriters’ Laboratories and JAIN, providing research and consultancy to various private and government agencies.
• Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPGS), is an exclusive postgraduate & research center of JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), involved in multiple domains, including cancer biology, industrial enzymes and bioplastic.
• International Institute of Aerospace Engineering and Management (IIAEM) focuses on interdisciplinary research in Aviation safety, Propulsion, Digital twin and more.
• The Centre for Research in Social Sciences and Education (CERSSE) is involved in public policy and democracy research.
• Center for Ancient History and Culture (CAHC) is conducting research into the history of Science & Technology in ancient India as well as in editing & translation of manuscripts on Science & Technology
• Chenraj Roychand Center for Entrepreneurship (CRCE) is the entrepreneurial wing of JAIN that has nurtured more than 40 start-ups.

In addition, the impetus has been provided through the allocation of seed money for supporting as many as 270 Projects during the five-year period. JAIN incentivizes its faculty members to start their research journey by acquiring a doctoral degree, to which JAIN subsidizes to an extent of 50% of the tuition fee.

The Board of Management (BoM) which is the apex statutory body within JAIN, drives policies and implementation of research activities, by regularly discussing the facilities / infrastructure, human resources, budget and incentives to seed and nurture research with the University.

The University has created infrastructure leading to the establishment of five dedicated research centres in emerging areas of national importance. JAIN encourages research culture within the institution by providing freedom, support for facilities and seed funding. The institution has been investing in upgrading facilities (for research) and providing impetus through seed money for supporting as many as 270 projects during the five year period, Research policy is widely communicated at the annual research retreats and through the website. In recognition of its impactful research, 142 research projects had been sponsored in many nationally important areas by the government agencies as well as non-government sources such as industry to the tune of Rs 19.23 crores. JAIN has two incubation centres, namely, Chenraj Roychand Centre of Entrepreneurship (CRCE) and the Technology Business Incubator (TBI) funded by the Department of Science & Technology. Through these, JAIN has incubated 99 start-ups in various technology domains.

3499 publications had resulted from research (2016-21). The highest impact factor of publication had been 60.62, setting a new benchmark. Research has also been focused on bringing focus on vitally important applications like water quality, new energy sources or environmental remediation. 851 workshops/seminars were held during the last five years. 184 Patents are published.

Extension activities, which bring about holistic developments, are organized under the auspices of various student clubs as well as NCC and NSS. These events on average see active participation of about 58 % of the student community.

JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University) has a vibrant consulting wing, with more than 270 consultancy projects spanning various domains like public policy, renewable energy/ fire and combustion, transportation, material testing and strategy for over 26 clients. Further, the synergy and linkage between research and applications are enhanced through collaborative MoUs that JAIN had developed with other research institutions and industries.

JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University) has an unerring focus on knowledge creation. The incubation center of the University conducts regular awareness programmes for faculty members on IPR related themes. The IPR Cell of the University supports the efforts of the faculty members to draft and file Patent applications. Further access is given to a patent attorney and all expenses pertaining to filing, examination and responding to queries are borne by the University. These efforts have resulted in the publication of 184 patents. It is notable that 3 Patents have been commercialized. The University licensed the production rights pertaining to ejection induced gasification stove to erstwhile FEPL Pune, now acquired by Thermax Limited. In fact, a royalty of rupees 13.95 Lakhs has been generated through this license agreement. The University also has a very unique model of encouraging faculty members to spin off the idea into a corporate entity. In fact, one company by the name of Greenchem Nano Pvt Ltd has been incubated by faculty members through the DST-supported Technology Supported Incubator of the University.

Ideation and inventive activities: Further, JAIN conducts regular activities to inculcate creativity and research culture within the University students and staff. Examples are the Idea contest and INVENTCH organized for students and staff. Participants pitch to a curated jury, consisting of entrepreneurs, investors and mentors. These ideation contests help in progressing ideas into inventions or developing prototypes, depending upon the maturity of the idea. Further, mentoring and counseling are provided by the experts to participants to sharpen the design ideas. Challenges in contests like Hackathons and Makeathons which are being organized have been enhancing innovative talents. Students and Staff are also encouraged to present papers at national and international conferences, publish their work in renowned Journals and apply for patents, with the incentives and support provided.

JAIN's incubators and start-ups: Besides the DST-funded TBI, JAIN has established one more incubation center namely, Chenraj Roychand Centre of Entrepreneurship (CRCE) and the Technology Business Incubator (TBI) funded by the Department of Science & Technology. Through these, JAIN has incubated 99 start-ups in various technology domains. Many of these start-ups have taken advantage of the expertise developed in diverse fields including Technology and Management at the University.

Evidence of incubator use: A regular feature of the incubators is to organize awareness programmes, IPR related programmes, training, mentoring, and other related activities to support the strengthening of entrepreneurship skills. In fact, a Seed Capital grant of Rs. 200 Lakhs has been provided to the TBI by NSTEDB-DST (National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board) which has been deployed in incubated companies. Over 50 events/activities evidence usage of Incubation centers including National Hackathons, women Entrepreneurship conclave and international delegations on innovations and venture capital, as detailed in additional documentation. In addition, the TBI has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Yunus Social Business Center, promoted by the pioneer of Micro Finance in the whole world and Nobel laureate, Prof. Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh, for promotion and incubation of Social Business ventures.

While the establishment of the National Research Foundation (NRF) and related guidelines are awaited, JAIN 2.0 has undertaken initiatives to promote high quality research and innovation. IPR and Innovation Cells have been established and the unique Trans-disciplinary Project Centric Learning as planned will take the learners at both the UG and PG levels, beyond project-based learning. The outcomes of PCL will be in terms of Patents, Start-ups and superior quality publications. It will further link research to innovation and entrepreneurship taking education at the intersection of research and practice to greater heights.

• Taking initiatives to enhance output of quality research, output in terms of Patents published, granted and commercialized funded research, quality research papers, book chapters, case studies and such others. New guidelines for Ph.D. programme have been framed and circulated.
• Created systems and processes for an improved ecosystem for research
• Included research parameters in faculty performance appraisal
• Promoting student research at various programme levels.
• Research at undergraduate programmes
  1. At the 3-year UG programme: through Project-based Learning (PBL)& Project-centric-Learning (PCL).
  2. At the Honours and Bachelor (Research) programmes: through Project-Centric Learning (PCL)/Dissertation.
• It is envisaged that as per the NEP 2020, more emphasis is given to interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary researches. PhD scholars are encouraged to take up thrust areas for research so that quality research can be carried on leading to apply for Patents. Promoting an echo-friendly research environment, catalysing quality research across disciplines, and encouraging applied research for solving societal problems are the areas of focus at Jain 2.0.
• Establishment of inter-disciplinary Faculty groups to work on identified areas of Research, leading to the initial formation of a Virtual Inter-disciplinary Research Centre is on the anvil especially related to professional education.
• With an aspiration to become a Tier-1 university, JAIN 2.0 has firm plans to excel in research contributions. Towards this goal, the university has already started research-related international webinars and training to both, the faculty and the students.

Adoption of CBCS was taken up as early as in 2016. By 2017 it was extended to all programmes of the University including Engineering. The University awaits changes in the guidelines, if any, from the UGC

CBCS Handbook 2016

CBCS Handbook 2017 (Engineering)

A Student Council is constituted at the beginning of each year at each of the campuses of JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) and they function under the overall guidance of the Dean (Student Welfare). They are provided autonomy and empowerment to fulfill their responsibilities and perform their functions. They have played a significant role in developing and nurturing in students important graduate attributes such as creative thinking, problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills, leadership, interpersonal competencies and emotional intelligence.

Student Council activities commence with events aimed at the soft landing for a fresh batch of students who are inducted by their seniors in a congenial atmosphere, such as Anveshana (Commerce department), Abhudya (Engineering & Technology), Parichay (Management). This is followed by domain-specific competitive events, such as Melange (Media), Infinity (Engineering), Sankalpa (CS & IT), Tarusamskrruthi (Commerce, CS & IT), Samanvaya (Quiz competition), Ecothon (Humanities & Social Sciences), and Precipice (International level competition of the Management Department (UG), focused on Entrepreneurship). Precipice is held at an international destination each year. Precipice 2020 was held in Spain. Precipice has entered the ‘Limca Book of Records as a "National Record"? for the largest student group traveling abroad; Cranium (International level competition of the Management Department (PG) is also held at a foreign location each year. The 2019 version was held in Turkey. Various clubs under the Engineering & Technology Student Council, such as Aero, Auto, Yaanthrik, Evalence, Infosphere, Spark, Atharva, Atom and Ignan, conduct workshops seminars, creative and fun activities. Samasthi (Commerce), Enactus (Commerce), Ukti (Science) and Krida (Science – for sports), Vox Populi (Journalism), Callosum (Psychology), Avant-Garde (English) are all student organizations, which organize and conduct various activities at respective campuses. Amhiti is a blood donation camp organized by the Engineering Students Council. Vaapana involved preparing a seed ball towards achieving greener earth, Chakra was for music therapy. Vitascope is a Film Festival. A large number of cultural events and competitions are conducted by the Student Councils such as Samyoga, Pulse, Kritya, Lasya, Sambhav and Abhinaya. These attract participants from many Universities. In addition, inter- University sports events are conducted such as the T-20 Cricket Premier League and a Football League. Student Councils take up leadership roles in conducting these various cultural fests, exhibitions, seminars, workshops, conferences, guest lectures and in maintaining discipline. They also contribute significantly to the cultural and societal outreach of the university.

Besides, with the aim of promoting participative management, University has inducted students into various bodies and Committees. such as the IQAC, Academic and Administration Committees in schools, Anti-ragging Committee, Equal - Opportunity Cell, Women’s Cell, Gender Sensitization Cell, Internal Complaints Committee, Editorial Boards of University newsletters, magazines, Placement Committee and in the Research Committees. Research and development cells such as ‘Anveshana’, ‘Vidhyanidhi’ and ‘Shodha’ have been established at various schools, wherein students collaborate with faculty in collating primary data analytics and finally in presentation/publication of papers in quality journals. Overall, Students Council plays a pivotal role in enhancing student welfare and ensuring institutional development.

The University has a dedicated counselling centre to serve students' counselling needs in addition to dedicated Placement Cell.

• Vishwas Counselling Centre
• Placement Cell

The University has been actively collaborating with Foreign Educational Institutions

View International Collaborations

Accredited / Integrated / Recognised Global Programmes

The University has planned to offer courses and programmes to International students in subjects such as Indology, Indian Languages, AYUSH systems of medicine, Yoga, arts, music, history, culture and modern India, social sciences and other relevant areas.

A Centre for Education Transformation through Technology (CETT) has been established by JAIN 2.0 for Staff Training and Capacity building. This Centre is envisaged to undertake need-based training and holistic development programmes for leadership to both, faculty and other staff of the University.

Digital Technology for Integration and Ideation

The Centre for Educational Transformation through Technology (CETT) at JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) is established to lead the way in exploring and adopting new technology tools, techniques, and practices. It is intended to provide thought leadership and direction, to establish and promote best practices and enable research and development by providing appropriate recommendations, support, and training. In addition, CETT is also expected to add value by contributing to optimization by centralizing resources with high-demand, unique knowledge or skills and their utilization across areas, improving outcome attainment and bringing more efficiency across various initiatives within the organization. CETT will strive to achieve Anytime, Anywhere, Personalized, Adaptive, Augmented, Advanced, Analytics’ Based, Smarter information processing and Smarter Decision Making. The Center will integrate advanced technology in the teaching learning process to ensure higher degree of engagement and effectiveness.

Vision of CETT

• Strengthening the implementation of the National Education Policy with the application of New Age technology driven education methodology and academic research.
• Supporting the University to develop innovative new age online courses and MOOC plans.
• Promoting the application of Open Educational Resources and relevant technological solutions for Skill Development.
• Encouraging the application of standardized innovative and interactive digital learning models and develop new models for learning using emerging technologies.

Objectives

• Creatively implementing relevant tools and practices that support the teaching, learning and management of education. Students and faculty to be able to conduct research, collect process analyze and draw conclusions from digital data as effectively as from a physical experiment.
• Creating innovative solutions which support the teachers to perform effectively, efficiently with great quality and zeal in line with the demands of the 21st century.
• Learn and train the application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and virtual reality in higher education process.
• Fostering 21st century student centric education promoting student involvement, engagement, and progress.
• Working towards a well-conceived and well-executed digital assessment strategy.

Activities already undertaken under CETT

• Launched multi-series Faculty Development Program across all University faculty. Series 1 and Series 2 have been completed with participation from 130-150 faculty each.
• MooC guidelines and SoP documentation have been completed.
• The team is in process of creating video sessions from various engagements undertaken by all departments.
• Competency mapping of faculty in order to facilitate development and allocation of performance targets.
• Initiated the launch of virtual lab for Engineering students for a 10 hour session to test the efficacy.

The key drivers of this center will be Innovation, Technology, Automation Process, Analytics and Quality and the key differentiators will be in the areas of content development, optimization of resources, design and delivery of learning resources and assessment patterns.

Focus areas of CETT operations

The Centre has already laid out its areas of priority:

• Integration of Advanced Technology in Education at JAIN 2.0
• Application of technology in teaching-learning processes
• SOPs for various activities with specific standards and Compliance guidelines
• TLEP-CBCS-Rubrics
• FDPs and Faculty Preparedness across all Disciplines
• Digital laboratories and Simulations, and Digital infrastructure
• Digital Content Development –MOOCs with assurance of Quality

Faculty development programmes (FDPs)

It is planned to organise appropriate FDPs incorporating the prescriptions of NEP-2020, UN SDGs 2030, and UNESCO HE transformation and Subject-related capacity building of teachers.

Faculty Development for Capacity Building

Intensive in-house Faculty capacity building programmes are planned through the JAIN 4E iterative model

4E Iterative Model of In-house Faculty Development

Faculty members have already been trained for adopting the CBCS system and the LOCF, as per the recommendations of the UGC.Teaching-Learning and Evaluation Plans (TLEPs) as per LOCF & CBCS have been implemented, including evaluation of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in programme matrix.

Faculty capacity building has also been undertaken in the following areas:

• Faculty and Staff training in areas of course design, teaching-learning, evaluation methods and examination reforms
• Training of faculty members on Project-Centric-Learning (PCL), Developing Teaching-Learning and Evaluation Plans (TLEPs), Relative Grading System (RGS), Writing Rubrics for assessment (RA), are being regularly held.
• A unique 5-Day Programme on "How far Can we Go!"? was conducted to promote innovation in teaching-learning
• Staff training in academic administration and coordination
• Creating a leadership pipeline.

Many other FDPs have been planned on an annual basis in the following areas:

• Strengthening Higher Education Reforms in India
• National Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)
• Ethics and Integrity in Higher Learning for Academic Professionals
• Project-Centric-Learning
• Higher Education Leadership
• Research Supervision
• Corporate training and Consultancy
• Developing E-content and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
• Strengthening the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
• Blended Learning Basics
• Managing Disruption and Driving Change
• Environmental Awareness
• Handling Classroom Diversity and Tolerance
• Mentoring
• Academic publications
• Basics of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
• Career Counselling
• Fundamentals of Critical Thinking
• Foundations of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Evaluation Reforms (especially related to OBE)
• Learner-centred Curriculum Design/Writing TLEPs
• Institutional Grading and Accreditation
• Institutional Ranking
• Funded Research
• Community Extension and Outreach
• Academic Performance Management
• Student Support /Services
• Designing Bridge Courses & Orientation Programmes for Students
• Internationalization of Higher Education and Inter-cultural Competency

The University has awarded several Ph.Ds in emerging areas such as :

• Development of Hybrid Model For Optimizing Virtual Machine Selection using Cloud Services
• A development of a scaled agile framework with security enabled architecture
• Development of a model for automated detection of abnormalities in ECG
• Block chain driven intelligent communication system for IoT
• Cloud-Based Online Health Analytics for Rural NICUs and PICUs in India: A Case Study in Belgaum Children's Hospital
• Quality of service framework for supporting adaptability and distributiveness in IOT environments
• Development of Techniques for The Automatic Extraction of Grade Detection of Brain Tumors Using Magnetic Resonance Images

Masters Programmes in Innovative Areas:

• M.Tech - Aerospace (Structures, Avionics, Propulsion)
• M.Tech - Food Technology
• M.Tech - Cyber Security
• M.Tech - Data Sciences
• M.Tech - Artificial Intelligence
• M.Sc - CS & IT, Animation, Product/Interaction/Transportation Design
• MCA - Cloud Technology, Information Security
• M.Com - Financial Analysis
• MBA - Entrepreneurship, Aviation, Sports, Luxury Management
• M.A - Journalism & Mass Communication
• M.Des - UX Design, Strategic Innovation & Design

The University has made concrete plans to generate e-content which can be uploaded on SWAYAM portal.