Enabler C: Academic Innovation and Excellence
Strategic Roadmap · Institutional Development Plan (IDP)
🎯 Vision Statement
A future-ready academic ecosystem that ensures flexible, technology-integrated learning, enhanced skill development, strong industry alignment, and measurable student success in national and global opportunities.
Strategic Goals Timeline
⏱️ 0–2 years
📘 Short-Term Goals
- Curriculum redesign
- Industry-linked courses and internships.
- Emerging tech + skill papers in programmes.
- Faculty induction and FDPs
- Updated materials, question banks
- Innovation labs, hackathons
- Global seminars and virtual exchange.
- Earn-While-Learn pilots and live projects.
- Basic flexibility and credit options.
📅 2–5 years
🧩 Mid-Term Goals
- 50% programmes modularised .
- Dual degrees and strong global partnerships.
- AI/AR/VR labs and hybrid learning environments.
- Faculty global recognition and mobility.
- Gamified and AI-rich learning content.
- Innovation hubs and funded research projects.
- CCLSD .
- Structured EWYL (Earn-While-You-Learn) ecosystem.
- Maker spaces and interdisciplinary mobility.
🗓️ 5–15 years
🌍 Long-Term Goals
- Global academic leadership.
- Advanced AI/Metaverse learning systems.
- Centres of Excellence and Research Parks.
- Faculty as global thought leaders.
- 100% modularisation across programmes.
- National EWYL benchmark for best practices.
- 1000+ startups, VC fund and accelerator ecosystem.
- Satellite campuses abroad.
- Fully interdisciplinary, life-centric education model.
📊 Key Indicator
A future-ready academic ecosystem that ensures flexible, technology-integrated learning, enhanced skill development, strong industry alignment, and measurable student success in national and global opportunities.
Outcome: Institutional readiness, transparency, inclusivity, and participatory governance.
Leadership Driving this Enabler
| Name & Designation | Position |
|---|---|
| Dr. Shradha Kanwar, Chief Academic Officer | Chairperson |
| Dr. S Kiran, Deputy Dean, Academics | Convenor |
| Dr. Sridhara Murthi K R, Advisor, Chancellor’s Advisory Board | Member |
| Dr. Srividya Shivakumar, Director, School of Allied Healthcare and Sciences | Member |
| Dr. Sagar Gulati, Director, School of CS and IT | Member |
| Dr. Simmy Kurian, Deputy Director, CMS B-School, Off-Campus, Kochi | Member |
| Dr. Neelima M, Deputy Director (In-Charge), School of Commerce | Member |
| Dr. Beemkumar N, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, FET | Member |