Vellore trust sanctions aid to 971 students
CHENNAI, DECEMBER 17, 2018 00:00 IST
VIT chancellor wants the district to be a model in education
As many as 971 students received financial assistance of Rs. 53 lakh for pursuing their higher education, in Vellore on Saturday. The financial assistance has been extended to them by Universal Higher Education Trust.
The trust has been extending financial assistance to poor young men and women since 2012 for pursuing higher education.
Speaking at the function held at the Vellore Institute of Technology, G. Viswanathan, Chancellor of VIT, said the trust was working towards making Vellore district a model in offering higher education in the country.
Mr. Viswanathan said the trust had been helping thousands of poor students to help them pursue their college education.
Two-thirds of those who received the aid were women and that it was everyone’s responsibility to ensure that women complete their education.
Placements look up
Pointing to the remarkable improvement in higher education in the State, Mr. Viswanathan said through the Placement Cell of VIT, 108 students had secured jobs in Bank of America.
Mr. Viswanathan stressed on the need for initiatives by the government to ensure that every single youth received quality higher education.
S.V. Balasubramaniam, Chairman of Bannari Amman Group of Companies, said the country should pay more attention to technical education.
Only 10% of people in India received higher education and this number should increase, he said.
CHENNAI, DECEMBER 17, 2018 00:00 IST
VIT chancellor wants the district to be a model in education
As many as 971 students received financial assistance of Rs. 53 lakh for pursuing their higher education, in Vellore on Saturday. The financial assistance has been extended to them by Universal Higher Education Trust.
The trust has been extending financial assistance to poor young men and women since 2012 for pursuing higher education.
Speaking at the function held at the Vellore Institute of Technology, G. Viswanathan, Chancellor of VIT, said the trust was working towards making Vellore district a model in offering higher education in the country.
Mr. Viswanathan said the trust had been helping thousands of poor students to help them pursue their college education.
Two-thirds of those who received the aid were women and that it was everyone’s responsibility to ensure that women complete their education.
Placements look up
Pointing to the remarkable improvement in higher education in the State, Mr. Viswanathan said through the Placement Cell of VIT, 108 students had secured jobs in Bank of America.
Mr. Viswanathan stressed on the need for initiatives by the government to ensure that every single youth received quality higher education.
S.V. Balasubramaniam, Chairman of Bannari Amman Group of Companies, said the country should pay more attention to technical education.
Only 10% of people in India received higher education and this number should increase, he said.
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