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QS I GAUGE

Diversity and Accessibility (DA)

DA1

Out of state students

1.   1 point for every 1% of students from other State or Union Territory

DA2

International diversity

1.   15 points for
(i) Number of nationalities represented by the total number of students on campus, 10 scaled down to 05 points for
(i) Number of nationalities represented by the total number of faculty on campus, 5 scaled down to 0

DA3

National diversity for students/Diversity of students within the State

1.   Number of States or Union Territories represented by the total number of students on campus, 10 scaled down to 5 Or
Diversity of students within the State Number of districts represented by the total number of students on campus, 10 scaled down to 0

DA4

Expenditure on scholarships and bursaries

1.   Proportion of revenue spent on funds for non-refundable student scholarships, at least 1% or 0

DA5

Student Scholarships/Fee waiver

1.   Proportion of students whose tuition fees is fully/partially covered by the institution in the form of scholarships/fee waiver (Merit based Scholarship) 10% scaled down to 0% of total student population

DA6

Differently abled

1.   10 points each for-
i) Number of differently abled students on campus
ii) Institution’s policy accommodating needs of the differently abled students

DA7

Gender ratio

1.   10 points each for
(i) Student Gender ratio (Male: Female) as 2:3 scaled down to 1:1 Note: Full score for all Women students
(ii) Faculty Gender ratio (Male: Female); 80% female faculty scaled down to 50%

DA8

Financial equality

1.   5 points each for-
(i) Institution’s Scholarship policy accommodating students based on socio-economic status.
(ii) Number of students availing financial aid/fee waiver from the institution (Income-based criteria)

DA9

Regional and Linguistic diversity of faculty

1.   (i) Number of distinct native States or Union Territories represented by faculty members, 15 scaled down to 5
(ii) Number of distinct languages spoken by various faculty members as their mother tongue, 15 scaleddown to 5

International Accreditation Organization - IAO
Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology, and Research (Vignan) met the accreditation requirements of the International Accreditation Organization (IAO) and was granted full accreditation.
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