STAYING CONNECTED: Vayalar Ravi, Minister of
Overseas Indian Affairs,
launching the website www.velloregv.com in Chennai on
Saturday. (From left)
G.V. Selvam, Pro-Chancellor, VIT; G. Viswanathan,
Chancellor, VIT; and Arcot
N. Veeraswami, Electricity Minister, are in the picture.
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government must take the initiative to create more
universities within the State, as recommended by the National Knowledge
Commission, Vellore Institute of Technology ChancellorG.
Viswanathan has said.
The current thinking is that older educational institutions with adequate infrastructure and teaching staff should be converted to universities, he said, speaking at a meeting organised by the VIT Alumni Association (VITAA) to felicitate him on being conferred an honorary doctorate by West Virginia University, U.S. Sustainability is necessary in higher education. Even as there is growth, quality must be ensured.
Competition between government and private universities will go a long way in providing better facilities for students. This is already happening in the West, he said. Indian prowess in the information technology sector was a joint achievement of both state and private institutions.
Onus on quality
He stressed on the need to focus on the quality of education in government schools to improve the quality of students who come in for higher education. He also called on the government to launch a programme to produce trained teachers for various institutions, saying that the lack of teachers was becoming a serious issue in private and government colleges.
Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi appreciated Mr. Viswanathan, a “friend and colleague,” for his discipline, honesty and hard work. He was impressed with the system that was in place at the VIT. The demand for seats and hostel accommodation in the college was high, as it was one of India’s top 10 engineering colleges. Earlier, Mr. Ravi launched the website www.velloregv.com.
Electricity Minister Arcot Veeraswami said it was not easy to get an honorary doctorate from an institution such as West Virginia University, a state-run institution. Over the years, VIT had gained recognition as a top class institution, only second in the list of preferences of a student eager to take up engineering, just behind Anna University.
Law Minister Durai Murugan recalled his early association with Mr. Viswanathan both as a student and a politician and said the honour was richly deserved. He added that VIT had now marked its place as an institution of quality in Vellore on a par with CMC Vellore.
Qualities lauded
Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu N. Ram said VIT was one of the finest professional institutions in the country.Mr. Viswanathan’s integrity, vision and hard work had ensured that his institution attained the position it now enjoyed.
Working with a curriculum relevant to students, being uncompromising on quality of faculty, following best practices in teaching, a competitive, straightforward admission policy, building up infrastructure and strong industry-university linkages and complete integrity in dealing with finances were some of the factors that had made VIT an excellent institution.
V. Shanmugasundaram, first Vice-Chancellor, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, praised the qualities of Mr. Viswanathan and said that he was endowed with perseverance. P. Srikanth, chairman, V.G. Sridhar, secretary general, and Sathish Rajamani, Career Cell Co-ordinator, VITAA, felicitated the VIT Chancellor.
The current thinking is that older educational institutions with adequate infrastructure and teaching staff should be converted to universities, he said, speaking at a meeting organised by the VIT Alumni Association (VITAA) to felicitate him on being conferred an honorary doctorate by West Virginia University, U.S. Sustainability is necessary in higher education. Even as there is growth, quality must be ensured.
Competition between government and private universities will go a long way in providing better facilities for students. This is already happening in the West, he said. Indian prowess in the information technology sector was a joint achievement of both state and private institutions.
Onus on quality
He stressed on the need to focus on the quality of education in government schools to improve the quality of students who come in for higher education. He also called on the government to launch a programme to produce trained teachers for various institutions, saying that the lack of teachers was becoming a serious issue in private and government colleges.
Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi appreciated Mr. Viswanathan, a “friend and colleague,” for his discipline, honesty and hard work. He was impressed with the system that was in place at the VIT. The demand for seats and hostel accommodation in the college was high, as it was one of India’s top 10 engineering colleges. Earlier, Mr. Ravi launched the website www.velloregv.com.
Electricity Minister Arcot Veeraswami said it was not easy to get an honorary doctorate from an institution such as West Virginia University, a state-run institution. Over the years, VIT had gained recognition as a top class institution, only second in the list of preferences of a student eager to take up engineering, just behind Anna University.
Law Minister Durai Murugan recalled his early association with Mr. Viswanathan both as a student and a politician and said the honour was richly deserved. He added that VIT had now marked its place as an institution of quality in Vellore on a par with CMC Vellore.
Qualities lauded
Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu N. Ram said VIT was one of the finest professional institutions in the country.Mr. Viswanathan’s integrity, vision and hard work had ensured that his institution attained the position it now enjoyed.
Working with a curriculum relevant to students, being uncompromising on quality of faculty, following best practices in teaching, a competitive, straightforward admission policy, building up infrastructure and strong industry-university linkages and complete integrity in dealing with finances were some of the factors that had made VIT an excellent institution.
V. Shanmugasundaram, first Vice-Chancellor, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, praised the qualities of Mr. Viswanathan and said that he was endowed with perseverance. P. Srikanth, chairman, V.G. Sridhar, secretary general, and Sathish Rajamani, Career Cell Co-ordinator, VITAA, felicitated the VIT Chancellor.
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