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New Delhi: Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union Minister of Education, Govt of India today said that as universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) move towards academic reforms, an ecosystem that is both flexible and innovative is being created. “As we move towards self-reliance, it is important that we rediscover the ancient knowledge and tradition of education system of India.
Addressing the inaugural of the 16th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2021, organised in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Education and Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mr Pokhriyal said that “India is poised to become the R&D capital of the world not because of the cost advantage but due to the rich and intelligent human capital that the country is bestowed with.
VIT-AP University‘s Merit Scholarships to UG Non-engineering Courses Feb 18, 2021, 18:56 IST
Dr. Sekar Viswanathan, Vice President, VIT announces GV Merit Scholarship and Tmt. Rajeswari Ammal merit scholarship aimed at supporting candidates enrolling in BBA, Law, B. Com, B.Sc. and BA Under Graduate programmes, in addition to the flagship USR activity STARS programme.Dr. S V Kota Reddy, Vice Chancellor, VIT-AP expounded that the GV Merit Scholarship is for any board topper across the country. Under this scholarship, the student will get 100% scholarship for all years of the under Graduate programme.
Dr. C.L.V Sivakumar stated the eligibility criteria to avail Tmt. RajeswariAmmal merit scholarship is that candidate must be a district topper from any state across the country. The student is eligible for a 50% scholarship on the Tuition Fee for all the years of the degree programme. If the district topper is a girl, she will get an additional 25% scholarship (making it a 75%
4,503 students received multiple offers, says institute
Harsh Vardhan Kushwaha, a student pursuing B.Tech (Computer Science Engineering with specialisation in Networking and Security) at the VIT-AP campus, has landed a plum job at Commvault company with a pay package of ₹20 lakh per annum.
VIT conducts ‘common’ placements for all its campuses at Vellore, Chennai, Bhopal and Amaravati. Despite the pandemic, 7,403 students secured good jobs offered by 382 companies. The recruitment process was conducted in virtual mode this year and 4,503 students received multiple offers.
Founder and Chancellor of VIT G. Viswanathan said the very first batch of VIT-AP students who would graduate in May 2021, scored big in the placements, which began in July this year and will continue till May 2021. As of December 21, 413 students of VIT-AP first batch of graduates bagged jobs offered by 73 companies. Many of them have been offered a monthly pay of ₹10 lakh at the beginning of their careers