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Vellore Institute of Technology founder gets lifetime achievement award from Society for Data Science

Founder of VIT awarded for contributions in politics, education, and societal development at data management conference.

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Pongal festivities held at VIT Vellore

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VIT holds women’s leadership conclave

VIT Chennai hosts Women-Up TN leadership conclave to empower women in leadership roles & address gender imbalances.

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‘Valiant 2023’ technical symposium begins at VIT-Bhimavaram

National-level technical symposium "Valiant 2023" kicks off in Bhimavaram, India with 1,109 students displaying projects.

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‘High rate of unemployment among educated youth remains cause of concern’

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Need to learn lessons from history to avoid natural disasters, says official

Learn lessons from history to protect natural resources & avoid disasters at Technoscape 23, 3-day international conference on sustainable technologies.

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Security arrangements reviewed at new airport in Vellore

Security team from Chennai airport reviews existing arrangements at Vellore airport ahead of operations. DGCA monitors security regularly. Mock drills conducted with Central forces and local police. Airport built at ₹65 crore, spread over 97 acres, with runway, taxiway, ATC, terminal building and oil depot. Widened airstrip to operate 20-seater…

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Samsung R&D Institute sets up lab at VIT, Vellore for AI, machine learning, data engineering projects

VIT and SRI-B join forces to set up 'Samsung SEED Lab' for students and faculty to work on AI, ML and data engineering projects. Students and faculty will collaborate with SRI-B engineers to develop cutting-edge tech and publish papers. Certificates will be awarded to students for their contribution.

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VIT students donate 443 units of blood at camp

VIT Vellore organises blood donation camp; 443 units donated. G. Viswanathan inaugurated camp in memory of Ms. Rajeswari Viswanathan. Medical teams from Govt. Medical College Hospital, CMC, Sri Narayani Hospital & Research Centre participated.

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‘AI tools train the mind to think’

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Students can protect nature by keeping their surrounding clean: TNFRS chief

peaking at the inaugural of the Student Council 2023-24, which was organised by VIT on its campus here, Mr. Kumar said that students should learn to live in their natural environment.

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Teachers advised to be compassionate while administering discipline to students

DIG M.S. Muthusamy urged teachers to be compassionate while disciplining students to motivate them to learn good habits, positive attitude and skillsets. He also said teachers should not fear backlash from parents and society. VIT Founder Chancellor G. Viswanathan urged govts to increase funds for education to 6% of GDP…

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Robot priests perform Ayudha Pooja at VIT, Vellore

VIT Vellore students and faculty used robots to perform Ayudha Pooja ceremonies. Two robots, a six-axled and a mobile one, rang bells, performed aarti and distributed prasad. The robots are used to teach mechanical engineering students and were seen assisting staff during the event. Video of the event went viral…

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VIT students win moot court competition

VIT Chennai students win 4th National ADR competition. Represented by Sankara Narayanan B, Gowtham Raj A and Jeshurun Christopher, they receive Rs. 20,000 and a trophy. 11 law schools participated. Founder chancellor G. Viswanathan congratulates them.

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Fourth convocation of VIT-Bhopal held

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‘Self belief, overall development of personality can help students achieve their dreams’

Students must have self-belief, gain practical knowledge, and develop skill-sets to achieve their dreams. graVITas is a platform to showcase talent. Chandrayaan-3 mission success due to engineers from tier-2 cities and small towns. Prizes given to winners of various contests at VIT's 14th edition of graVITas 23.

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Robotics, cloud application are the key areas in IT, says Tech Mahindra official

Talented software engineers have huge employment opportunities in robotics and cloud application, according to Anuj Bhalla. VIT founder-chancellor G. Viswanathan urged the Centre to increase fund allocation for higher education and research. Over 13,000 students will take part in 150 technical events at the 3-day graVITas programme with $20 lakh…

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VIT signs MoU on manufacturing programme

VIT and Schwing Stetter India have signed an MoU to offer a B. Tech Manufacturing Engineering programme in both offline and online modes. The agreement was signed by VIT's Founder-Chancellor and Schwing Stetter India's Chairman and Managing Director in the presence of VIT Vice-Presidents and Pro-Vice Chancellor.

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Chandrayaan-3 was a team effort, says Mission Director S. Mohana Kumar

ISRO Mission Director S. Mohana Kumar spoke at VIT on the need for a specialised engineering course to enable indigenous manufacturing of passenger aircraft. He highlighted the importance of team effort in Chandrayaan-3's success and answered student queries on the mission. He also discussed the challenge of automatic charging of…

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VIT-AP establishes Centre of Excellence in blockchain

VIT Univ. Chancellor G. Viwanathan inaugurated Centre of Excellence in Blockchain, in association with IDS. VC thanked Aravind Vorugandi for establishing first CoE in India. Centre equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure to foster R&D projects. VIT-AP Univ. always in forefront of research works. Global Business Head of IDS, Trustee of VIT-Bhopal,…

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Increasing the number of medical seats imperative to address controversy over NEET, says VIT Chancellor

VIT Chennai founder-chancellor G. Viswanathan calls for increased medical seats in India to address NEET controversy. Gov. Ganesan urges grads to be nation-builders, Balu Chaturvedula to be lifelong learners. New hostel, academic blocks named after Swami Vivekananda, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam inaugurated. India needs more govt spending on edu, research, healthcare…

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Centre aims to have at least one medical college in each district of the country: Union Minister V.K. Singh

Union Minister V.K. Singh said medical colleges should be set up in each district to provide practical sessions for students. Union govt. is confident of India's economic growth & has received investments from 162 countries. G. Viswanathan, founder-chancellor of VIT, urged Union govt. to increase funds for higher edu. &…

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VIT, Naruvi Hospitals, BHEL celebrate Independence Day

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Clear understanding of subjects while learning is the effective way of acquiring knowledge, says School Education Director

Students should learn concepts clearly to understand subjects better, said G. Arivoli, Director of School Education. VIT founder G. Viswanathan stressed for better training for teachers and increased allocation of funds for higher education. The State govt. has spent ₹400 cr. on teacher training and monitoring school administration to increase…

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VIT, Johns Hopkins University to collaborate on faculty, student exchange programmes

The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, are to collaborate on faculty and student exchange programmes, student training programmes and study programmes.

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