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Section 8Alignment with National and Global Frameworks8.1. SummaryThe SRMIST Institutional Development Plan 2026%u20132035 represents a comprehensive, evidencebased, and strategically coherent roadmap for transforming one of India%u2019s premier private universities into a globally recognized institution of excellence. Built on the UGC%u2019s eightcomponent framework, the UGC IDP thematic elaboration, and the Faculty of Management Studies%u2019 rigorous SWOC analysis, this document provides SRMIST%u2019s leadership with both the strategic clarity and the operational detail needed for action.The way forward is neither simple nor short. Ten years of disciplined execution, adaptive governance, and unwavering commitment to quality, equity, and sustainability will be required. But SRMIST already possesses the most important prerequisite namely: a remarkable foundation %u2014 in infrastructure, intellectual capital, institutional reputation, and student engagement %u2014 that most institutions spend decades trying to build.The eight components are interdependent. Governance without finance is ambition without resources. Research without digital infrastructure is insight without scale. Academic excellence without networking is quality without impact. Only by addressing all eight components simultaneously %u2014 while prioritizing them appropriately across the three phases %u2014 can SRMIST make the decisive leap from a nationally recognized institution to a globally celebrated one.This IDP is submitted with the conviction that SRMIST has the talent, the infrastructure, the strategic clarity, and %u2014 most importantly %u2014 the institutional will to achieve its 2035 vision. The recommendations contained herein are designed to be executable, measurable, and transformative. Their realization will depend on the commitment of every stakeholder: the management, the faculty, the students, the alumni, and the partners who believe in SRMIST%u2019s potential.8.2. Next StepsThe specific immediate actions, owners, and target timelines required to operationalize this plan are consolidated in Annexure B %u2014 For Internal Circulation Only %u2014 at the end of this document.SRM Institute of Science and TechnologySRMIST | INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2026%u20132035