AWARDS & RANKINGS

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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AWARDS & RANKINGS

Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings

HITS emerged as one of the top Universities in India in Times Higher Education (THE) Impact rankings in Sustainable Development Goals SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), and ranked 18th globally among 800 Universities and 85 Countries and regions.

THE Impact RANKINGS OF HITS – 2021

• HITS achieved overall rank of 601-800 among all 1115 universities and 94 countries across the globe. • SDG6 – Rank 101-200 in Clean water and sanitation, and awarded 64.8 percent metric scores for Research on Water and overall worldwide 85.8%.

• SDG7 - Rank 301-400 and awarded 61.8% metric scores for University measures towards affordable and clean energy. • SDG12 - 201-300 Rank in Responsible Consumption and Production, and awarded 70.2% metric scores in Operational measures. • SDG17 -401-600 in Partnership for Goals with a metric score of 66.7% in Education for the SDGs parameter that indicates the vision of the institution towards sustainable development goals in line with United Nations SDG and its contribution as Higher

Education Institution. HITS have been consistent in SDG17 rankings.

QS e LEAD CERTIFICATION

HITS emerged as one of the premier institutions in India during the Pandemic to have adopted technology enabled services for online teaching and was recognised with QS e-LEAD (Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation) certification. It is awarded in recognition of Student Faculty Engagement, Learning Management System, Information Technology Support, Best Practices and Information Technology.

QS i GUAGE India University rankings HITS was rated Gold for all round institution performance for a period March 2019-2022.

QS ASIA 2021 HITS in QS World University Asia Rankings 2021:

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650 Institutions from 18 locations across Asia participated. 107 Institutions participated from India. HITS ranked

• 600+ band in Asia • 37th Rank among 107 Institutions in India • 1st Rank in India for Staff with Ph.D.

• 1st Rank in publications of papers per faculty

• Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science has been rated in EXCELLENT BAND under the Private Universities Category among 3551 Higher Education Institutions in India by ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements) Ranking 2021. • Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science emerged as one of the top Private

Engineering Institutes in Tamil Nadu and ranked 3rd position in the overall category. HITS achieved excellence in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering among all engineering institutions in Tamil Nadu in the Times Engineering Institute Ranking Survey 2021. • HITS ranked among top Engineering Institutions in India Ranked 17th in All India

Engineering Institute in Placement and ranked 18th in All India Engineering Institutes • Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science has been ranked in the WEEK-ANSA

Research Survey 2021 among India’s Best Universities. o Ranked 4th in Private Multidisciplinary Universities in South o Ranked 15th in Multidisciplinary Universities in South o Ranked 8th in Private Multidisciplinary Universities in India o Ranked 38th in Multidisciplinary Universities in India • HITS features in the top 10 Institutions in India and is ranked 5th position in Tamil Nadu and 2nd position in Chennai in the reputed Education World Magazine rankings survey 2021 conducted across the nation.

• Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science ranked at AIR 49 and the School of

Planning, Architecture & Design Excellence, (SPADE) ranked at AIR 17 in the India Today

Rankings 2021. • Times Engineering Institute Survey 2021, HITS achieved 18th rank among Engineering colleges in India and 17th rank among top institutes for Placement in National rankings.

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INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF RECORDS

• Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science gets recognized as Record Holder for the "HIGHEST NUMBER OF ONLINE LESSONS COMPLETED" with as many as 4359 participants completing over 2,20,745 Online lessons.

American Book of Records for the “Most Number of Therapeutic Diet Preparation”

Ms. Sulatha Haridas, Consultant Dietician, Dept. Food Technology sets record for the "Most Number of Therapeutic Diet Preparation" comprising 160 Diet foods prepared by steaming, boiling, poaching, toasting, and roasting in 2 hrs. and 40 mins.

JERUSALEMA TOP 10 DANCE CHALLENGE

• Jerusalema Dance Cover by Hindustan Dance Team was ranked 4th globally in the

Jerusalema Top 10 Dance Challenge.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

• Education World Higher Education Institutions Rankings Survey 2021 ranked HITS as top 10 Private Engineering Institutions in India and 5th in Tamil Nadu. • In the 7th Global Education and Skill Summit 2021, Leadership Award was presented to Dr.

Anand Jacob Verghese, Pro Chancellor, HITS and in the institution category HITS received award for the best use of Digital Technology. • 2020-21 Rotary Citation was awarded to the Rotaract Club of Hindustan University for helping Rotary Open Opportunities in lives of people all over the world, by Holger Knaack,

President, Rotary International.

• “5S Certification for successfully implementing 5S Workplace Management System on the

Campus.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS / RECOGNITION

• Dr. Elizabeth Verghese, Chairperson, Hindustan Group of Institutions was bestowed with

“Excellence in Promoting Education for Social Cause Award”; and Hindustan Institute of

Technology and Science was acknowledged with “Institute of the Year - South Award” at the ASSOCHAM’s 14th National Education Summit 2021 "NEP 2020 – Transforming

Educational Landscape of the Nation and Carving a Road Map for Implementation”.

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