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…
The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IAMNEO, a leading EduTech service provider to support the academic growth of industrial professionals. The partnership was signed at the VIT campus in Vellore in the presence of Dr. Sekar Viswanathan, Vice-President, VIT, Dr. Sandhya, Executive Read more…
Did you see the development of transportation infrastructure in India such as bridges and widening of roads and think “Why are they building these to meet just today’s needs when they are actually going to take five more years to complete? By the time they complete, they will not meet Read more…
We often focus on what we are teaching and how we are teaching, and if we are ‘covering the syllabus’. While that is not bad, the emphasis should be on Learning rather than Teaching. When our focus shifts from our teaching to ‘student-learning’, we will automatically do better teaching. Are Read more…
Aesop’s “The Fox and the Stork” is witty and strategic. I enjoyed reading it as a child and rereading it as an adult. But as a parent of a 3 year old, I find myself telling it with a modification to remove hostility and cunning.