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IQAC

Objective

The primary aim of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.

GBFSTC

Introduction

The Global Business Foundation Skills Training Cell (GBFSTC) of the Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) has been formed to train the final year undergraduate students of the Institute to be better prepared for careers in general and the ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) sector in particular.

The Global Business Foundation Skills (GBFS) program helps the final year undergraduate students to become ‘industry ready’ before they walk out of the portals of the university. It trains the students in basic foundation skills, which will help them be better prepared for employment, especially in the Business Process Management (BPM) industry. The program has been developed by experts from NASSCOM member companies, such as Accenture, Convergys, Deloitte, Dell, Genpact, Infosys BPO, and IBM.

Key benefits of GBFS program, envisioned by NASSCOM

  • Student: Industry awareness, up-skilling to prepare for entry-level job opportunities in the Indian BPM industry
  • Teacher/Trainer: Higher training skills, job satisfaction, permanent asset to their institution
  • University/College: Graduating students who are employable, increased goodwill, higher interest from industry
  • Industry: Trained/certified resources at entry level jobs, lesser on-the-job training duration leading to savings in the training, lesser attrition
  • Country: Employable workforce with higher earning capability, attracting serious investors

The GBFSTC team of GRI has been constituted by the Vice Chancellor to further this agenda. The members of the team underwent an intensive nine-day training program organised by Infosys BPO at Mangalore, Karnataka in the month of August 2017

GIAN

About GIAN

Govt. of India approved a new program titled Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Education aimed at tapping the talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs, internationally to encourage their engagement with the institutes of Higher Education in India so as to augment the country’s existing academic resources, accelerate the pace of quality reform, and elevate India’s scientific and technological capacity to global excellence.

In order to garner the best international experience into our systems of education, enable intersection of students and faculty with the best academic and industry experts from all over the world and also share their experiences and expertise to motivate people to work on Indian problems, there is a need for a Scheme of International Summer and Winter Term. During the ‘Retreat’ of IITs with Minister of Human Resource Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani on June 29, 2014 at Goa, it was decided that “A system of Guest Lectures by internationally and nationally renowned experts would be evolved along with a comprehensive Faculty Developed Programme not only for new IITs, IIMs, IISERs but also other institutions in the country.

GIAN is envisaged to catalyse higher education institutions in the country and that it will initially include all IITs, IIMs, Central Universities, IISc. Bangalore, IISERs, NITs and IIITs subsequently cover good State Universities where the spinoff is vast. GIAN is an evolving scheme which will initially include participating of foreign faculty in Institutes as Distinguished / Adjunct / Visiting faculty / Professors of Practice, etc. to participate in delivering Short or Semester-long Courses. Other activities will be included in due course.

National Coordinating Institute

IIT, Kharagpur

www.gian.iitkgp.ac.in

NSS

About NSS

National Service Scheme (NSS) was launched on 24th September, 1969, by the then Union Education Minister, Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao in 37 Universities in India with 40,000 students on the Mahatma Gandhiji’s Birth Centenary year. Now spread over to 298 Universities having more than 3.2 million student volunteers. The aim of National Service Scheme is “Development of the Personality of students through Community Service”. The overall aim of NSS is to give an extension dimension to the higher education system and orient the student youth to community service while they are studying in educational institution. The NSS was started to establish a meaningful linkage between the campus and the community. NSS is a youth programme under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The scheme is funded by Government of India and Government of Tamil Nadu in the ratio 7:5.

NSS Symbol

The symbol of the NSS is based on the “RATH” wheel of the Sun Temple situated in Konark, Odissa. It represents the cycles of creation, preservation and release, and signify the movement in life across time and space.

NSS Moto

The motto of NSS is “NOT ME, BUT YOU”. It underlines that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of the society on the whole. Therefore, it should be the aim of the NSS to demonstrate this motto in its day-to-day programme.

About GRI NSS cell

The NSS Cell in Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University (GRI) has organized several programmes to tune the personality of the student volunteers and make them responsible for rural development since 1979-80. The unique feature of NSS in GRI is that all the students studying Diploma, Under Graduate, and Post Graduate (except one year programmes) are NSS volunteers. There are 19 NSS units in the GRI NSS Cell, coordinated by one Programme Coordinator and supported by 19 Programme Officers. Shramadhan, tree plantation in campus and in the adopted villages, and blood donation to the people admitted in the Kasturba Hospital, Gandhigram, and Government Hospital, Dindigul, are regular features. Other important Regular Programmes organized were AIDS Awareness, Awareness Rally on Consumer Rights, Awareness Rally on Save Oil & Gas for Better Living in association with Petroleum Conservation Research Association, Awareness on Health and Hygiene, Encouragement to NSS volunteers to participate in state level programmes and other programmes for a wholesome personality development of the volunteers. Apart from the above, the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society sponsored three units of Red Ribbon Clubs (RRC) which are also functioning in GRI for the promotion of health awareness among the volunteers. Though B.Ed. programme is not covered under NSS, a separate RRC unit is created for this programme. For the successful organization of the NSS Regular and Special Camping programmes necessary support is enlisted from village Youth Clubs, SHGs, Gram Panchayats, District Administration, Rotary Clubs, leading NGOs, Tamil Nadu State NSS Cell, NSS Regional Office, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports-Government of India, Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department-Government of Tamil Nadu, and Petroleum Conservation and Research Association (PCRA).

HEPSN

About HEPSN

The Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University is one of the ten institutions chosen at the national level by UGC under the ninth plan to implement the Scheme for Higher Education for Persons (Disabled) With SpecialNeeds (HEPSN) in order to provide special assistance to disabled students to facilitate better accessibility in higher education system. This scheme is in operation at Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University since April 2001. Under this HEPSN, Our University has organized more than 100 different flagship activities such as student/support group counseling, Soft skills training, technical skills training, entrepreneurship training, communication skills training, Emotional Intelligence enhancement workshop, etc.

The HEPSN cell is also facilitating the disabled students of our University to get various scholarships particularly from NHFDC –Trust Fund Scheme. Through HEPSN, many of our disabled students have got employment in various private sectors. Towards the isabled friendly campus mission, our institute superstructure has been modified architecturally barrier-free mode such as ramps and slopes, handrails to all buildings, special toilets, lowered washbasins, etc. to ensure disabled friendly campus.

On an average about 25 to 30 students both boys and girls, pursue their higher education at the Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University from Diploma to Doctoral programme. Currently during the academic year 2015-2016,there are about 21 special needs students (12 boys and 9 girls) enrolled with the HEPSN, GRI.

Reservation Cell

About Us

The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) had set up a special cell on 15.06.1989 to assist the students from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities and Other Backward Classes (OBC) in improving their academic performance and in optimizing their development in their personal and social life at the University as per the guidelines of UGC/MHRD/State Government for strict implementation of reservation policy in University. The cell also ensure the effective implementation of reservation policy in admission, recruitment, allotment of staff quarters, hostels, and various Scholarship/Fellowship/Awards/Tuition Fee Concession etc. of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes & Other Backward Classes.

VISION

To oversee the effective implementation of policies and programmes for the below poverty groups among rural areas and to act as a source of strength by providing assistance in order to achieve equality and social justice.

MISSION

  • To provide guidelines and counseling with respect to academic, financial assistance, social and other matters to the students from below poverty groups with a view to improve their academic performance.
  • To Provide knowledge support of various scholarship schemes available to the students from rural sector particularly to the below poverty groups.
  • To extend all necessary services to the students from below poverty groups and look after the welfare of these communities.
Liaison Officer

Dr.R.T.Balamurali
Centre for Rural Technology, GRI

EMail ID : rcell@ruraluniv.ac.in, liaisonofficergri@gmail.com
Contact : 9842863747, 9363069006

Address

The Liaison Officer,
Reservation Cell, Administrative Block,
Gandhigram Rural Institue (DTBU),
Gandhigram, Dindigul(Dt)-624302,
TAMIL NADU.

YRC Cell

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NAD Cell

Members

Members
Sl.No.

Name of the Member

Position

1

Dr.V.Sivakumar

Controller of Examinations		Nodal Officer & Convenor
2

Dr.P.Shanmugavadivu

Senior Professor, Department of Computer Science and Applications		Member
3

Dr.K.P.Elango

Senior Professor and HoD of Chemistry		Member
4

Dr.P.Kalavathi,

Professor in-charge of Computer Centre		Member
5

Dr.P.Muthukumar

Associate Professor, Dept. of Mathematics		Member
6

Dr.T.David Jeyaraj Franklin

Associate Professor, School of English and Foreign Languages		Member
7

Dr.K.Chandra Muthumani

Assistant Registrar, Examination Section		Member

Minority Cell

Members

Members
Sl.No.

Name of the Member

Position

1

Dr.MOGHAL SALEEM BAIG

Senior Professor, Department of Hindi, GRI		Co-ordinator

OBC Cell

Members

Members
Sl.No.

Name of the Member

Position

1

Dr.O.Muthiah

Senior Professor		Liaison Officer, OBC Cell

Anti Ragging

Anti Ragging Monitoring Cell

Anti Ragging Monitoring Cell

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Equal Opportunity Cell

Coordinator

Dr.R.Kumaran

Dr.R.Kumaran

Centre for Training and Placement

Profile

The Centre for Training and Placement at GRI facilitates career opportunities by bridging academia and the professional ecosystem. It organizes campus recruitment drives, career counseling, and employability training to prepare students for the job market. The Placement Bureau is committed to student career growth through skill-building and professional connections.

Centre for Entrepreneurship Development

Director

Dr.K.Manikandan

Dr.K.Manikandan

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

Regional Co-ordinator

Regional Coordinating Institute

The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) is the flagship programme of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, serves as the National Coordinating Institute for UBA, while the Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU), Gandhigram, acts as one of the Regional Coordinating Institutes. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Gandhigram Rural Institute and IIT Delhi on 6th March 2019 and 9th April 2023, formalizing this collaboration. As the Regional Coordinating Institute, GRI, Gandhigram, coordinates UBA programmes across 164 Higher Education Institutions in eleven districts in the southern region of Tamil Nadu (as on 31.3.2025). GRI receives funding from National Coordinating Institute, UBA, IIT, Delhi to coordinate these initiatives. Additionally, GRI, Gandhigram, is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as a Regional Centre for capacity building of Faculty as Master Trainers for Community-Based Participatory Research. It also serves as Coordinator for UBA - Subject Expert Group for Rural Livelihoods.

Dr.K.Ravichandran
Regional Coordinator,
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan,
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu

Internal Complaints Committee

Introduction to ICC (SH)

 In compliance with the Supreme Court Judgment and guidelines issued in 1997 to provide for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment and abuse, more particularly against sexual harassment at work places the University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued circulars since 1998 and insisting the enactment of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act-Sexual Harassment Act in April 2013) to all the universities, advising them to establish a permanent cell /committee and to frame guidelines to combat sexual harassment, violence against women and ragging at the universities and colleges.

      It has further advised the universities to be proactive by developing a conducive atmosphere on the campus, where the women are respected and they are treated with dignity.

      As per the guidelines of UGC and the Supreme Court, a Committee against Sexual Harassment/ (ICC) Internal Complaints Committee (SH) at GRI has been established to provide a healthy and congenial atmosphere to the staff and students of the University.

DDU-KK

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a scheme based on skills development as part of college/university education, leading to award of Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) Degree (Three Years) with multiple exists such as Diploma (one year), Diploma (Two Years) under the National Skill Qualification Frame work (NSQF). Dean Dayal Upadhyay Center for Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of Skilled Human Abilities and Livelihood (KAUSHAL) was established in GRI in September 2015. The B.Voc. Programme is focused on universities and colleges, providing undergraduate studies which would also incorporate specific job roles and their National Occupational Standards (NOS) along with broad general education. This would enable the graduates completing B.Voc.to make meaningful participation in accelerating India’s economy by gaining appropriate employment, becoming entrepreneurs and creating a pool of manpower with skills

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