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The institution provides an affordable world class quality education to
aspirants from every single section of social fabric and creates an equal society
on the campus. It aims to train competent ethical professionals who carry a
commitment that they owe a responsibility to the nation and its development.
On the social front, the University has established a
Centre for
Sustainable Rural Development & Research Studies (CSRRD & RS)
with
a view to fulfill its corporate social responsibility. Under this umbrella,
initiatives have been introduced towards knowledge development activities,
economic development activities, network activities and research. Women and
unemployed youth are provided with training in vocational courses.
VIT has introduced
Support the Advancement of Rural Students
(STARS)
scheme and
GV School Development Programme
, which aims at
providing opportunities to the underprivileged rural students to pursue quality
higher education.
The students of the University actively participate in development of
the nation through
NSS and YRC
programmes which helps in molding them
as good citizens.
The institution fulfils its commitment to the national development in
more ways than one.
Fostering global competencies among students
Seven of the undergraduate engineering programmes are accredited by ABET
Inc. (111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4012, USA).
The institution has taken every step that is needed to make its students
globally competent. The academics equip them to be good professionals. The
syllabus is benchmarked with the top Universities of the World. Faculty
members are also invited from reputed foreign Universities to train students.
The University offers necessary platform for the students to get
themselves equipped with the modern technological advancements,
improvisation of their technical, soft and interpersonal skills.
With many Memoranda of Understanding with institutions around the
world, students are encouraged to carry out their final semester project abroad
thus giving them global exposure.
Faculty exchange and Student exchange programs with reputed
Universities help the students to compete globally.
Innovators conclaves, Hackathons are being conducted by inviting
professionals around the globe including the personnel from Massachusetts
General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, among others.
Admission to various American institutions to pursue higher education,
winning internships to Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities (not to