Teaching & Learning

Dr. Sandhya in the News

Indian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) – 2025

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…

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 weeks ago

Dr. Sandhya in the News

The Franco-Indian Campus, ILIADE-Consortium M.Sc. Biotechnology Twinning Degree Award Ceremony

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…

By Dr. Sandhya, 4 weeks ago

Dr. Sandhya in the News

graVITas’25

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 months ago

Dr. Sandhya in the News

MoU between VIT and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Data Informatics and Innovation Division (DIID)

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…

By Dr. Sandhya, 2 months2 months ago

Dr. Sandhya in the News

VIT signs MoU with IAMNEO on Advanced Degree Programme

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…

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 months3 months ago

Build for the future

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…

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 years3 years ago

Teaching & Learning

Learning is more important than Teaching

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…

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 years3 years ago

Parenting

‘The Fox and the Stork’ Retold

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.

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 years3 years ago

Teaching & Learning

Continuous Learning

Learning is a joy. It gives you a skill that you seek or an enhancement you wish. True improvement lies in identifying our shortcomings and addressing them. We teach our youngsters/students that a person who asks a question may seem like a fool for a minute but one who doesn’t, Read more…

By Dr. Sandhya, 3 years3 years ago