Presiding over the function, Dr. Sandhya Pentareddy, Executive Director of Vellore Institute of Technology, raised concerns regarding the impact of GST on the MSME sector. She also highlighted the tax’s implications for the education sector, specifically concerning the establishment of institutional infrastructure and the potential cascading effect on student tuition Read more
At the Tech Summit hosted by The Hindu, the session titled “AI, Academia and Resilience: Building Institution and Talent for an Uncertain Future” featured Dr.Sandhya Pentareddy, Executive Director of Vellore Institute of Technology, along with other distinguished dignitaries, who shared insights on preparing institutions and talent for an AI-driven future. Read more
Dr. R. Selvarajan, Director, NRCB (ICAR), inaugurated the 8th Uzhavar Sangamam 2026, a two-day agricultural exhibition and seminar organized by the School of Agricultural Sciences, VIT University, Vellore.The event was graced by VIT Executive Director Dr. Sandhya Pentareddy and other dignitaries.
The 5th Indian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM-2025) was jointly organized by VIT Business School and IEOM Society International (USA) during November 6-8, 2025. VIT Founder and Chancellor Dr. G Viswanathan presided over the function. Dr. Sandhya Pentareddy, Executive Director VIT, felicitated the scientists, professors and Read more
The Franco-Indian Campus, ILIADE-Consortium M.Sc. Biotechnology Twinning Degree Award Ceremony was held earlier during the day. We are honored to welcome distinguished guests, Mr. Etienne ROLLAND-PIEGUE, Consul General, @franceinpondy, and Padmabhushan Prof. T. Ramasami, Former Secretary General, DST, Govt of India. The ceremony was presided over by VIT Vice-President Read more
VIT has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Data Informatics and Innovation Division (DIID), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Govt. of India, to advance data science through a collaborative partnership. The agreement focuses on knowledge exchange and collaboration, organising workshops & hackathons, capacity building and Read more
Employees committed to their organizations are more likely to contribute better and remain
longer with their companies. This study examines how to build such organizational
commitment through job characteristics, leadership and empowerment.
Faculty Engagement is crucial to the quality of teaching in higher educational institutions in both the developed and developing nations.
This exploratory research seeks to identify the relationships between the leadership, empowerment and commitment within the integrated model of competing values framework (CVF) of organisational culture. A conceptual model which relates the constructs to commitment is developed. The study attempts to use a social constructionist approach and scenario planning, which falls under the broader realm of qualitative analysis. Hypothetical cases are used to develop two scenarios.