DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
PREAMBLE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
University is committed to ensure decent work culture and economic
growth of employee. Structured employment practise in place through
service rule, framing policy, and implementation. Staff development
centre of the university conducts program on regular basis to ensure
enhanced competency among staff to train the students as per the
current market trend. Curriculum is designed as per the revolutionary
national education policy of the country. Structure of the curriculum
enables holistic development, provide flexibility to choose subject of
interest, encourages experimental learning to acquire skills. State of the
art facility is created to impart skills to students. Soft skill, employability
training is held for students to meet the job market demands. Demand
surged for skilled workers, emphasizing upskilling. Higher education
imparts advanced skills, mobility, and a global outlook. Universities
enhance skills and foster better employment. Nitte (DU) excels in quality
education, producing capable, ethical individuals for challenges.
Empower youth through top-notch education and skills. Pay scale to the
staff are as per the statutory regulating guidelines. Subsidised healthcare
facility is covered to the employee and their family.
Nitte (DU) has engaged itself in capacity building in the areas that provide
excellent employment opportunities. Nitte (DU) is contributing to society
in this sector by providing decent employment to over 672 faculty
members and support staff.
PROACTIVE STEPS TAKEN BY NU
STUDENTS
Language Lab:
English Language Laboratory ?Subhashini? offers an immersive
environment where students can develop their English language and
communication skills effectively. The primary objective of Subhashini is
to provide a structured and interactive setting for students to practice
listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Subhashini is equipped
with computers, headsets, microphones, and customized language
learning software and audio resources.
These tools enable students to engage in a
variety of language exercises, from
pronunciation drills to interactive dialogues.
It equips students with essential language
skills, preparing them for effective
communication in diverse settings.
Incubation Centre:
Atal incubation centre (AIC) Nitte Incubation Centre is promoted jointly
by Nitte Education Trust and NITI Aayog under the Atal Innovation
Mission (AIM) of Government of India. AIC Nitte aims to accelerate the
entrepreneurial vision of the nation by fostering a start-up ecosystem that
converts ideas into successful businesses led by capable and ambitious
business leaders. The Centre accomplishes this vision by providing start-
ups with valuable expertise and guidance, technological assistance,
access to investors, access to markets, networks, and industry
connections, along with a whole host of other services. Start-ups also
receive direction through the robust chain of mentors who give sector-
specific information and real-time practical guidance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0otM_JZ6Z3s
Fab- Lab:
Fabrication Laboratory at AIC Nitte is a state-of-the-art facility designed
to foster creativity, innovation, and hands-on learning. Fab-Lab is
equipped with cutting-edge tools and technology to inspire individuals,
students, and entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into new products and
prototypes by giving them access to a range of advanced digital
fabrication tools and machines. The aim of Fab-Lab is to facilitate and
provide the environment, skill set, advanced materials and technology to
make prototypes low-cost and more efficiently to entrepreneurs,
students, artists, small businesses and for research projects.
SOFT SKILLS AND
PLACEMENT TRAINING
- Soft skill training sessions are conducted in association with industry to
orient students towards acquiring decent job. Crack The Campus
(CTC) online aptitude training for the students was held on 8th April
2023. CTC is the aptitude training program initiated by placement cell
of the university to help junior students by senior placed students to
improve their quantitative aptitude and coding skills by conducting 15
tests through an online platform. Employee Readiness Programme is
regularly conducted by placement cell.
- Peer help is the unique initiative taken to improve communication
skills and interview through peer helpers.
- Zenken Day-Japan Cultural and Career Forum Event was jointly
organized by Zenken Corporation, Japan on 8th December 2023.
- Mind Maze event was organized on October 28, 2023, to foster
problem-solving, coding, and logical thinking skills of students.
- Life skills training program was organized in associate with rubicon
EMPLOYEE
Medicare Facility:
Staff welfare policy is in place for the employees of university. Various
services, benefits and facilities offered to the employees by the employer.
It includes anything that is done for the comfort and improvement of
employees and is provided over and above the salary/ wages. Employees
not covered under ESI are provided subsidized health care in the multi-
specialty Justice K.S. Hegde Hospital and in the urban and rural health
centres managed by the University. Subsidies amounting up to 50% is
offered on investigations, room rent, and charges. All employees are
offered a free medical examination at the time of recruitment and every
year thereafter. Comprehensive dental care is offered free of cost to all
employees. Free mammography for screening of breast cancer is offered
to women employees of the University
Faculty Development Program And Workshop
The Department of Pharmacology, KSHEMA organized a hands-on
workshop on 'Understanding the Mechanism of Bio-Molecular & Small
Molecular Interactions by In Silico Approach' on 2nd September 2023.
Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy organized a workshop on 'ABC of
Teaching & Learning' on 19th January 2023.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
- Staff development centre is regularly organising program to impart
skills and train employee of the university on spectrum of theme.
During the year 2023 following staff development program were
organized: Creating Blended Learning Resources, Mentoring Skills,
Stress Management, Essentials of Outcome Based Education in
Curriculum Design, Voice care for teaching professionals, Team
Building, Reference Management, Sharpening Communication Skills
& Presentation Skills, Video Recording & Editing for Online content
creation, Classroom Management Series- Beginning a New Academic
Year, personal finance management.
- Hands-on Workshop on Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics was
organized in association with Biokart India Pvt. Ltd. on 17th-21st July
2023
- The Nursing Education Unit (NEU) and Student Innovation Club (SIC)
of Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences in collaboration with IIC,
Nitte DU, organized an event on 28th February 2023 at the University
Auditorium, Paneer Campus to orient the staff and students to the
concepts of Social Entrepre-neurship, Entrepre-neurship Skill,
Attitude and Behaviour Develop-ment.
- The Dental Education Unit of A.B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental
Sciences in association with Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences
conducted an interdisciplinary skill development program for the
interns & postgraduate students from 30th March to 1st April 2023 at
the Central Skill Lab, Justice KS Hegde Charitable Hospital.
- Hands-on Training for Laboratory Support Personnel of NUCSER on
chemical Safety by Mr. Amith Lionel Ananda, Senior Manager Quality
Control, Cardolite Speciality Chemicals India LLP.
- Internet of Things (IoT) skill enhancement workshop was conducted
from August 3rd to August 16th, 2023.
- Industry-Academia Empowerment Program Series was inaugurated
on 1st December 2023 by Honorable Vice Chancellor, Dr M S
Moodithaya, Nitte (Deemed to be University). followed by Hands on
empowerment series was conducted for 200 faculty members from
all the 14 constituent institutes the University.
https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2LSk7BHsUA
A DAY AS A SCIENTIST
Nitte University Centre for Science Education & Research hosted the
inquisitive Class X students of Manipal School, Attavar, Mangaluru, for
"A Day as a Scientist" on 13th October 2023. The event was planned to
introduce the Class X students to the World of Biological Research, to
showcase the research facilities at the institute and to apprise them about
the current areas of biomedical research. Students were introduced to
the concepts of handling microorganisms, basics of bio and
nanotechnology, applications of biomedical science in environmental
health, food technology.