10. Sustainability / Green Initiatives

Faculty orientation deck · draft / consultation marks

75score (Autonomous)

5/4metrics (Autonomous)

Outcomecategory

Criterion 10

Criterion 10 | Sustainability / Green Initiatives

Understanding the metrics · Preparing the institution

Meaning • Documents • Responsibilities • Measurement
5 baseline metrics + 0 supplementary topics

Orientation to the proposed ten-attribute reform framework. Consultation/draft marks are not final official scoring rules.

Faculty orientation edition • 23 October 2026

Metric 10.1 | Community Activities

25 marks

Explain organised community participation and its social or environmental benefit. Connect events with identified local needs and follow-up.

Documents to prepare and maintain

NSS/NCC/club activity reports.
certified participant lists and photographs.
partner/community feedback.

Who is responsible?

NSS/NCC and extension coordinators.
Green Committee.
community partners.

Number of camps conducted by NSS/NCC and other organized bodies for community activities

(percentage. of students participated): NSS and NCC

Community Activities | measurement, weightage and interpretation

How the metric is understood or measured

Separate event totals, unique student participation and outcomes; cross-reference overlap with community engagement in Criterion 6.

Draft weightage / source maximum

25 marks

Not a verified final allocation or score-conversion rule.

Strategic planning & Discussion

What community needs can our camps address?

How can we increase meaningful student participation?

Oorientation exercise: use one real institutional example and show the primary record, the supporting evidence and the relevant approval or review.

Metric 10.2 | Waste and Water Management

20 marks

Explain conservation, segregation, treatment, recycling and safe disposal using functioning systems and measurable records.

Documents to prepare and maintain

Water/waste facility records.
purchase/maintenance evidence.
quantity logs, disposal records and audit findings.

Who is responsible?

Estate/Maintenance Office and Green Committee.
laboratory managers.
authorised disposal partners.

Waste and Water Management | measurement, weightage and interpretation

How the metric is understood or measured

Keep water and waste units explicit; separate generated, treated, recycled and disposed quantities.

Draft weightage / source maximum

20 marks

No reliable autonomous metric-specific allocation available

Not a verified final allocation or score-conversion rule.

Strategic planning & Discussion

Orientation exercise: use one real institutional example and show the primary record, the supporting evidence and the relevant approval or review.

Do not treat the number of documents, photographs or activities as an automatic assessment score.

Metric 10.3 | Progressing towards Net Zero

20 marks

Explain a documented reduction pathway for energy use and emissions, supported by conservation and renewable-energy measures.

Documents to prepare and maintain

Utility and renewable-generation records.
equipment/grid documents.
baseline and reduction plan.

Who is responsible?

Energy/Green Audit Committee.
Estate and Finance offices.
qualified technical advisers.

Progressing towards Net Zero | measurement, weightage and interpretation

How the metric is understood or measured

Installed solar capacity is not proof of net zero. State reporting boundary, baseline, period and emissions method for any claim.

Draft weightage / source maximum

20 marks

No reliable autonomous metric-specific allocation available

Not a verified final allocation or score-conversion rule.

Strategic planning & Discussion

The college records baseline electricity use, renewable generation and conservation actions within a stated reporting boundary.

A rooftop solar installation alone does not prove a net-zero campus.

Metric 10.4 | Green Audits and Initiatives

10 marks

Explain periodic environmental, energy or related audits and how findings lead to action and improvement.

Who is responsible?

Green Audit Committee and management.
Estate Office.
relevant external auditors.

The institution effectively implements measures to conserve resources and manage waste though:

Rainwater Harvesting Structures like Bore well recharge, Open well Recharge, Check dams, percolation and the like.

Waste water recycling plant and management

Maintenance of natural water bodies inside or outside campus
Segregation of Solid waste at source

Bio-waste management plants

E-waste management

Bio-Medical Waste management

Paper waste Recycling plants

Green Audits and Initiatives | measurement, weightage and interpretation

How the metric is understood or measured

Show scope, findings, corrective action and follow-up; an audit certificate alone is weaker than the full improvement record.

Draft weightage / source maximum

10 marks

Documents to prepare and maintain

Audit reports and auditor credentials.
environmental/energy policy.
corrective-action reports and initiative records.

Strategic planning & Discussion

Are existing facilities functional and regularly maintained?

How can departments reduce water use and waste generation?

Orientation exercise: use one real institutional example and show the primary record, the supporting evidence and the relevant approval or review.

Metric 10.5 | Collaborations with Industry / NGOs

Not established in the Draft

Explain partnerships delivering sustainability work, expertise or community benefit. Distinguish collaboration from commercial procurement.

Documents to prepare and maintain

Valid agreement.
joint activity/resource records.
partner confirmation and outcome report.

Who is responsible?

Green/Extension Committee.
collaboration coordinator.
NGO/industry partners.

Collaborations with Industry / NGOs | measurement, weightage and interpretation

How the metric is understood or measured

Link each partnership to work actually completed; avoid counting the same agreement as multiple new collaborations.

Draft weightage / source maximum

Not established in the Draft

No reliable autonomous metric-specific allocation available

Not a verified final allocation or score-conversion rule.

Strategic planning & Discussion

Orientation exercise: use one real institutional example and show the primary record, the supporting evidence and the relevant approval or review.

Weightage reference

Community Activities25 marks.
Waste and Water Management: 20 marks.
Progressing towards Net Zero: 20 marks.
Green Audits and Initiatives: 10 marks.
Collaborations with Industry / NGOsPending confirmation.

Faculty preparation checklist

Prepare the evidence

Use approved, dated and signed academic/administrative records.
Prepare a concise explanation supported by the relevant primary records.
State the period, cohort, unit and counting method for numerical claims.
Use source-specified periods only where confirmed; verify the final applicable window.

Coordinate responsibility

Lead coordinator consolidates the criterion; departments supply subject records.
HoDs verify academic claims; relevant offices verify finance, HR, exams and admissions.
Academic Council/Board of Studies approvals support curriculum decisions.
Protect personal data and use anonymised summaries for sensitive records.

Orientation discussion and immediate institutional actions

Questions for faculty and departments

Which existing activity demonstrates this criterion most convincingly?.
Which claim currently lacks an approved document or primary record?.
Where are counts inconsistent between departments and central offices?.
Which improvement needs an academic or administrative decision?.

Actions after the orientation

Nominate criterion and metric-level faculty/office leads.
Prepare a document inventory and identify genuine gaps.
Correct the academic/administrative practice—not just the report wording.
Ask IQAC to confirm the applicable framework, periods and scoring source before submission.