VIT STARS Programme -This year 68 students from poor families took admission in VIT under stats programme which is known as Support for Advancement of Rural Studies. This year 68 students got admission through this scheme.
Through this scheme the VIT one of the premier institute in South India offers admission to underpreviledged students of the states. On Sunday students induction programme was conducted which was chaired by ISRO Chandrayaan-3 project director Dr P Veeramuthuvel. Every year, the progamme offers free education to meritorious government school students from underprivileged backgrounds in the state — one male and female student per district
The student from Alambadi Villupuram M Eashwari took admission in VIT under this programme. Her mother Kamakshi is really excited of her daughter getting admission in this institute.She had topper in higher secondary school examination and secured 539 out of 600. She will be studying Electrical and Electronics in her graduation programme.
Her background states that her mother earns Rs.3000 per month in farmland. Her father suffered a shoulder injury so he does not earn.
P Kannan is really excited of his son K Anbuselvan will study engineering from VIT. P Kannan is daily wage earner in construction site. Anbuselvan who is from Government school secured 562 out of 600 in the board exam
The chief guest of the event, ISRO Chandrayaan-3 project director Dr P Veeramuthuvel while addressing the students he shared his thought on importance of discipline and hardwork.
He said student should discover what you are passionate about and work towards it,” he said, reassuring the students not to worry about having come from a village or studied in Tamil medium. “Even I am from a village and studied in a Tamil medium school. Besides, several faculty members of the university and the chancellor himself are from villages,” he added
VIT founder and chancellor Dr G Viswanathan said, “This year, merely Rs 1.48 lakh crore has been allocated in the budget for education, which is far less when the country’s gross enrolment ratio for higher education is only 25%. The centre must overcome the loss of Rs 2 lakh crore in the public sector undertakings, and the state government must overcome its loss of Rs 20,000 crore in the electricity and transport departments so that more money can be spent on education.”