Institutional Distinctiveness
As per the Nanjudappa Report, Government of Karnataka, institute is situated in rural and backward taluka. Ours is the first institute in this region to achieve ‘A’ grade in NAAC 1st Cycle assessment and also accredited by NBA. The institute is recognized under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS). Apart from said credentials and limitations, the institute is adopted following distinctiveness.
Holistic Approach by a Spiritual Organization:The institute is established by and under the guidance of the great visionary His Holiness Shri Shivalingeshwar Mahaswamiji and Shri Nijalingeshwar Mahaswamiji of Shree Math, Nidasoshi, which is walk able distance from the college campus. Students are voluntarily participating in the spiritual, cultural, societal and sensitizing programs such as “Mahadashoha”, “Jnana Dashoha”, a Speech and felicitation of famous spiritual leaders, artists, achievers, awardees in specific domains. As Mahaswamijees are visiting to the institute campus regularly and interacting students directly. Student are learning and inculcating universal human values and best practices in the campus itself and the ambience became zero-pollution and ragging free and 100 percent harmonious. The NEP, IKS and OBE are truly in action since from long time. Students are celebrating and enjoying in cultural programmes.
Societal compassion and welfare:In view to help economically weaker students, the continuous awareness on various government and private scholarships has been created through “Scholarship-Help-Desk” lead by Dean-Student-Welfare. Similarly, for engineering aspirants, every year “Admission-Help-Desk” is functioning to help in filling online CET forms and related documentation. The free CET coaching and career guidance/awareness programs are conducted to take admissions to professional courses. The active training and placement cell and departmental associations (AIMSS, EESSA, ECSA, STAC) are instituted and developed by the students. The nearby banks are tied with the institute for financial support to the needy students. The management has taken many humanity-oriented stands during COVID-19 pandemic situation and admission with zero commercial insights.
Learner Centric Approach based on Class room Dynamics:As institute is situated in rural area, majority of the admitted students and their parents are lacking in communication skills. In view of poor input quality of the students, institute has implemented following policies to fulfill the dreams of the poor and rural masses:
- Initial diagnosis of student learning skills through tests, counseling, critical observations by class teacher/course coordinator.
- Categorization and grouping of the students based on their learning abilities and friend circles.
- Using of learner centric pedagogies and innovative teaching methods and aids to realize the basic concepts, to resolve complex engineering problems
- Learner centric counseling-mentoring for academic excellence and employment.
- Mentoring after graduation and socially connecting versatile-worldwide alumni-network for initial employment and employment growth and sustenance, knowledge sharing and welfare of the students.
The institute has adopted 6 villages under the Prime Minister’s flagship program “Unnat-Bharat-Abhiyan-(UBA)”. As per the guidelines of the program institute has address the problems of the adopted villages through the village and household surveys conducted by the staff and student volunteers and reports are prepared based on the data collected, proceedings of meetings of Chairman and Development-officers and recommendations of the Gram Panchayaths. Every year institute subject expert groups-(SEGs) prepare technology development and customization project proposals and submit to the UBA-SEGs for financial assistance. One SEG project on “Advanced Solar Dryer for Agro-products” has been completed successfully. As most of the students are from agricultural and rural background and completed AICTE activities and social internships, they experienced the problems of the farmers and their villages. Every year many students’ groups have completed projects to resolve the problems of the farmers and to contribute for holistic development of their villages.
Dividing mess and self-cleanliness:The institute has empowered the wards/students and warden of the hostel to manage affordable, delicious and quality food. The total expenditure made towards food and its service in all heads is calculated monthly and it is divided among all students. The students are bringing their own plates for tiffin, lunch and dinner and cleaning themselves. The above said culture, the hostel inmates learn about “Quality and Affordability of the food”, “Self-cleanliness”, “Financial-Management”, “Health-Consciousness”, “Collective-Decisions”, “Waste-Management” and “Respect towards food”.
Socioeconomic up-liftment of rural youth through quality education:The very purpose of the institute is imparting technical education with holistic approach to the rural youth, which helps in uplifting the families of rural farmers. The students come from nearby villages in the catchment area of 30 km. The students have benefited from the quality education provided by the college and attained the top positions in academic, social, cultural, sports, etc. Further, the institute’s NSS and Red-Cross wings regularly organizing many activities, Further, the meritorious students are identified, and they are financially supported in the form of awards by alumnus and others.
Group Insurance for Staff and Students:Group Insurance facility is provided to all the students and faculty. These policies are issued under the name of the educational institution and the claim is paid out to the guardian or parent of affected student/staff. The institution has Student Safety Insurance/Janata Personal Accident-Group Policy-(Staff), all the students and staff in the institution are covered for the sum assured rupees 100000/- each. Features of Student Safety Insurance Policy/Janata Personal Accident-Group Policy is covered against loss of one or both limbs, one or both eyes, one limb and one eye, partial disablement, permanent disablement and in the event of death. Policy remains in force for a period of 12 months.
Financial Assistance to Merit Students:Purpose of this scheme is to provide financial assistance to meritorious needy and deserving students. “Financial Assistance Scheme” will be applicable to all the regular students of HSIT fulfilling prescribed criteria.
Process: Students at the time of admission will pay fees as prescribed by CET/COMEDK/Management. After announcement of university’s results, students who passed in First-Class and FCD will submit an application to the Principal for Sanction of Scholarship. After scrutiny of applications based on merit in the ascending order scholarships/Financial Assistance of Rupees from 5000/- to 20000/- are awarded every year.