PREFACE I feel happy and privileged to present this Annual Report as the new academic year shows ray of hope against the vilest impact of COVID. While this COVID is not over yet, I wish and hope that this academic year may bring the smiling faces, more creative brains, and ambitious students to this lush green HITS campus. This Annual Report details the challenges we have piloted during the previous academic year and features the achievements and lists out every event conducted. This is the right juncture to congratulate the most committed and expert faculty members for executing the impeccable academic engagement and research activities. As a result, HITS continuously shines in the ranking and global recognitions. HITS secured the global ranking; rated gold in the QS i-gauge metrics and 301+ band in research-based ranking in QS world University Asia Rankings. Further, Times Higher Education (THE) impact rankings placed HITS as one of the top 1100 institutions in sustainable Development Goals. HITS ranked in the 150-200 band in NIRF ranking. HITS holds the world record for the “Highest number of Online Lessons Completed” for undertaking 2,20,745 online lessons. HITS has 26 industrial MoUs and 16 international universities MoUs. This indicates the HITS activities to the unprecedented level of pedagogical, financial, and academic assistance to the entire HITS community; and the augmentation of the international relationships. The student inbound during the pandemic also reaffirmed our position as one of the leading private universities for teaching and learning. The research activity has reached an all-time high target comparing the pre-pandemic years. HITS published 549 Indexed Publications, Articles, and Book Chapters. HITS obtained ₹ 83.87 lakhs towards research funding and Consultancy. The new infrastructure establishments such as Edison Center, a hub of School of Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences (SLAAS), the hostels with all amenities, and many more were completed, and many are underway. This year HITS extended the warm and kind hands to the Covid affected people by donating ₹50.00 lakhs to the Tamil Nadu CM Relief Fund and donating ₹50.00 lakhs worth of medical kits jointly with Trier University, Germany. With all the critical take ways, HITS is set to implement the National Educational Policy – 2020 (NEP 2020) in the upcoming academic years and is ready to lead from the front as a leading private deemed university in India.
DR. S. N. SRIDHARA VICE CHANCELLOR
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