SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – Manav Rachna Vidyanatariksha

SDG 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth. The goal seeks to achieve full and productive employment for all, including women and young people, while also addressing issues related to underemployment and labor market conditions. The goal highlights the need for an economic environment that reduces inequality and ensures that the benefits of growth are shared by all members of society.

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), unwavering in its dedication to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, acknowledges the profound importance of SDG 8, which focuses on achieving respectable employment and fostering economic growth.

Policy and Procedures for Faculty and Staff Welfare:

MRIIRS has instituted an employment policy that promotes a gender-neutral atmosphere within the organization, fostering a harmonious and supportive work environment for all faculty and staff members throughout its campus. Faculty and Staff Well-being encompasses various aspects, including employee orientation and induction, recruitment, comprehensive training, skill development, performance appraisals, fair compensation and benefits, employee motivation, effective labor relations, safety compliance, and health regulations. The university is dedicated to taking all reasonable steps to enhance employee welfare, with a specific focus on addressing the needs of female staff. To this end, the university has established a dedicated committee responsible for formulating and overseeing welfare initiatives for its employees

Transparent and Unbiased Appraisal System: All categories of employees are subjected to performance appraisal through suitable assessment mechanisms. These assessments are conducted consistently, impartially, and encompass all pertinent aspects of an employee’s job and responsibilities. The appraisal data for faculty and staff members serves as a foundation for decision-making, influencing actions related to appraisal, promotion, recognitions through Karmasu Kaushalam Awards and tenure, both for the reporting officer and the appointing authority.

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Policy for Gender Equity:

As an educational Institution, MRIIRS plays an important role in the development and progress of the Faculty and Staff members irrespective of the gender. In delivering on the promise of excellence, the Gender Equity Policy guides the institutionalization of policies and practices that promote gender equity and equality and which ensure that no member faces discrimination or harassment on the basis of their gender. The overarching purpose of the Gender Equity Policy is to operationalize gender mainstreaming, thereby ensuring that all genders have equitable access to the resources and tools of development to better their lives. It ensures that all genders study and work in an environment that protects the fundamental rights and freedoms of all. For dealing with complaints the University has a special Internal Complaints Committee, Along with this the University has a Women and Gender Sensitization Committee and a Committee for Prevention of Sexual Harassment to empower and bring justice to the victim.

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Inclusiveness:

University believes in the creation of a barrier-free, inclusive environment that is right based, values diversity, is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment and ensures equality of opportunity, dignity and respect for all irrespective, of his or her disabilities / disadvantage / special needs and challenges. The University is committed to extend all the necessary facilities to make the campus barrier free and accessible for Specially abled students. All the details shall be made available in the form Guide/Handbook for Specially abled Students.

Manav Rachna holds the responsibility to demonstrate inclusivity among students, employees and staff by providing an opportunity to display and share their own culture by enhancing representation of all communities. The university is committed to treat everyone fairly and allowing the same opportunities to all regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, culture or background.

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MRIIRS Diversity and Inclusiveness Committee: The aim of constituting this Committee is to implement policies and organize programmes related to equity, diversity, inclusion and human rights on campus. The committee is committed to organize awareness drives, campaigns, seminars, panel discussions, workshops etc for this purpose.

Report on few sample programmes organized related to equity, diversity, inclusion and human rights on MRIIRS campus: Click to view

Placement Opportunities for Students

The prime objective for most of the students to enroll in higher education is to get a job after completing the programme. It is a dream of every student to either get placed in top MNCs or start his/her own venture to achieve his/her set goals and objectives. Keeping in view all these stated facts and with the aim to place the maximum number of students, MRIIRS has levelled up by equipping and upgrading its training and placement unit by proper balancing the curricula of different programmes giving emphasis on multi-disciplinary environment and Skill-based Education.

Corporate Resource Centre (CRC) is one of the facilitating centres of MRIIRS, which engages with the industry and constantly strives for expanding the industry-academia interface. Fulfilling the dreams of the students to get placed in the companies of his/her choice has been a constant endeavour of CRC.

The CRC invites relevant companies to the campus and help them conduct the recruitment drive. It also registers and informs students about the placement drives being conducted in or outside the campus. The CRC also publishes/notifies the advertisements about walk-ins or recruitment and informs students about internship opportunities.

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Further, under the umbrella of these policies, the conduct of awareness programmes is a regular practice of MRIIRS.

Prominent Publications

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