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| Talking about the future plans, he added, “We plan to improve the vending machine by making it a cooked-egg machine by placing a dispenser and a heater inside, so that the public could eat boiled eggs by putting eggs inside it or by using the swipe cards<ref>{{cite web|title=India's first egg-vending machine developed by VITians|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/story-print/1181898|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> | Talking about the future plans, he added, “We plan to improve the vending machine by making it a cooked-egg machine by placing a dispenser and a heater inside, so that the public could eat boiled eggs by putting eggs inside it or by using the swipe cards<ref>{{cite web|title=India's first egg-vending machine developed by VITians|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/story-print/1181898|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> | ||
| == Gender Discrimination == | |||
| VIT University has much more restrictive “hostel rules” for female students, relative to their male counterparts. Opponents of gender inequity regard this as evidence of gender discrimination at VIT, while VIT officials claim that stricter female hostel rules are a necessary safety precaution.<ref name="article1">, “When It Comes to College Rules, It's All Down to Safety” The Hindu, 6 June 2013.</ref> <ref name="article2">,“Two VIT Students Sent Home for Dissent” The Hindu, 11 October 2013. </ref><ref name="article3">[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kept-away-from-commotion/article5222370.ece?homepage=true | |||
| ],“Kept Away from Commotion” The Hindu, 11 October 2013. </ref> | |||
| In October 2013, two female students were reprimanded (their parents were required to take them home) after they helped to organize an online opinion survey of female VIT students, focusing on issues of female safety and inequality <ref name="article2"/><ref name="article3"/><ref name="article4">[http://home.e4d.in/vit-female-student-survey-results | |||
| ],VIT Female Student Survey Results</ref>. Among other revelations, the survey indicated that roughly 84% of respondents were dissuaded "from speaking out publicly against VIT’s management decisions" by "fear of expulsion, suspension or other academic devastation".<ref name="article4"/> | |||
| ==Campus== | ==Campus== | ||
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VIT University, commonly called Vellore Institute of Technology or VIT is an Indian University. It has campuses both at Vellore and Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It has nine schools and is frequently ranked among the top technology research universities in India.
Academic organisation
VIT has consolidated its disciplines into nine "Schools of Study." Research centers are part of the schools, to encourage collaboration amongst the research and coursework areas and to provide opportunity for coursework students to participate in research projects. University organizes many industrial workshops like Automotive Engineering workshops which was organized by ParaMek Technologies in GraVitas Fest and similar other workshops. The University is among the first in India to implement the Fully Flexible Credit System.
Schools
Teaching at VIT is structured around nine schools listed below. A student is registered in one of these schools according to his/her field of study.
- School of Computer Science & Engineering (SCSE)
- School of Bio Sciences & Technology (SBST)
- School of Information Technology & Engineering (SITE)
- School of Electrical Engineering (SELECT)
- School of Social Sciences & Languages (SSL)
- School of Advanced Sciences (SAS)
- School of Electronics Engineering (SENSE)
- School of Mechanical & Building Sciences (SMBS)
- VIT Business School (VITBS)
Accreditation
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), United Kingdom and the Energy Institute, United Kingdom have audited the teaching-learning processes at VIT and accredited the programmes in 2004, with the highest validity of five years.
- Programmes at VIT have been accredited by the NAB National Assessment and Accreditation Council and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has accredited the university with a 'A'. However some of the programs offered by VIT are not accredited by such bodies.
- Programmes at VIT are accredited by the Institution of Engineers, India (IEI). The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) of the USA accredited the civil, mechanical, computer science, biomedical engineering, electronics & communication and electrical & electronics engineering programmes.
Recognition
- VIT University was the first educational institution in India to be awarded International Organization for Standardization 9002 certificate for three years by the Det Norske Veritas (DNV) of Netherlands for management of the cultural festival 'Riviera' in 2011.
- VIT is the first educational institution to be honoured with the TVN-KIDAO-NIQR award instituted by the National Institute of Quality and Reliability (NIQR),for maintaining exceptional quality.
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has accredited VIT as an A-grade Institution. VIT is also accredited by Cognizant, Ericsson and Wipro Technologies.
Placement
- Accenture, Wipro and Cognizant together issued 3,934 job offers to the final year students on Thursday(12th September, 2013). These students would finish their courses in 2014. This is the highest recruitment on a single day so far from the campus surpassing the earlier VIT record for 2013 passed out batch(3603).
- Of the 3,934 job offers, 1,688 came from Accenture, while Wipro offered 1,162 jobs and Cognizant 1,084. The average salary offered by them was Rs 3-3.6 lakh per annum. 2233 students were placed in all the 3 companies.
- This is in addition to the 463 Dream Offers (internship and placements) made by 43 companies that conducted campus recruitments in July and August, 2013
Student achievements
India's first egg-vending machine developed by VITians
Central Poultry Development organisation (CPDO), in collaboration with Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday inaugurated India’s first coin-operating egg vending machine in the city.
On the occasion of World Egg day, a national symposium was organised at CPDO office, where representatives from around 10 states participated. Joint Secretary of the Poultry Development Organisation, Sanjay Bhoosreddy inaugurated the machine.
As a part of the pilot project, the vending machine has been installed at the entry gate of the CPDO office, Industrial Area, Phase 1. By inserting the coins or by using the magnetic swipe card, a tray of eggs will be dispensed. The magnetic card will be issued at the CPDO office and the public will be able to use the card any number of times by getting it recharged.
A team of five students from VIT University have completed this project in six months.
Speaking on the occasion, director of the organization, Ravvi Kumar said he wishes to install 200 such machines in the city if the pilot project comes out to be successful among the residents.
Talking about the future plans, he added, “We plan to improve the vending machine by making it a cooked-egg machine by placing a dispenser and a heater inside, so that the public could eat boiled eggs by putting eggs inside it or by using the swipe cards
Campus
Vellore Campus
Vellore campus is just off the divided in two by the Chennai–Bangalore railway line. The academic portion of the campus and the women's hostels are to the south of the railway tracks while the northern portion houses the men's hostels and the outdoor stadium. The campus has ATM facilities and the southern side also houses four major auditoriums along with two major food service areas.
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University sporting facilities include an athletic track and field stadium, basketball courts, tennis courts, two swimming pools (one is Olympic sized), and a football ground. The campus is WiFi enabled. The campus has a good music scene and has a music room to encourage students to form bands and create music — everything from classical to heavy metal.
College festivals
There are two main college fests conducted in VIT- graVITas and Riviera. GraVITas is a techfest (technology oriented festival) conducted in August/September. Riviera is a sports and cultural festival. According to Organizers for Riviera 2011 it pulls more than 300 participants from over 20 colleges and universities. Further, GraVITas 2012 was a huge success. ParaMek Technologies from New Delhi conducted workshop on Automotive Engineering during the fest which was attended by more than 450 students
Residential complexes
The southern side of the campus houses six building complexes, that are designated women's hostels. The northern section of the campus houses fourteen building complexes that forms the men's hostel.
Location
It is located in Vellore city in India's southern state, Tamil Nadu, between Chennai and Bangalore. It is 130 km west of Chennai and 180 km east of Bengaluru . The nearest airport is Chennai, (two and half hours drive).Vellore-katpadi Junction is the nearest railway station, just 3 km from VIT campus and accessible by train and road from Chennai and Bengaluru. Also it is just 5 km from Andhra Pradesh border and approximately 25 km from Chittoor
Chennai campus
Chennai campus is present on the Vandalur-Kelambakkam road near Crisp IT Park opposite to Shasun Chemicals. The campus is known for its greenery and is also called as the Green Campus.It has an open air auditorium also called as amphi-theater along with which it has a well furnished library with variety of books available to students. The campus has ATM facilities along with major food spots as Gazebo, Nescafe Point....
University sporting facilities include an athletic track, basketball courts, tennis courts and a football ground. The campus is WiFi enabled. The campus also has a music room and a dance room to encourage students to form dance groups and create music, everything from classical to heavy metal.
Location
It is located midway between Vandalur Zoo and Kelambakkam in South Chennai in the State of Tamil Nadu. It is 30 km away from Chennai International Airport and 42 km away from Chennai Central Junction. It is easily accessible by Metro Train and Deluxe Buses from both Chennai Airport and Central Railway Junction. The nearest Metro Station is Vadalur Zoo, which is 9 km from the campus. The campus can be reached by MTC Bus Route No. 555,517,515 from Tambaram bound for Tiruporur. From Vandalur Zoo, van services are also available.
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Academic Block, Chennai
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MBA Block, Chennai
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Hostels,Chennai
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Gazebo,Chennai
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Men's hostel H block, Vellore
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Library,Vellore
Gender issues in India
As in most other universities and colleges of India, VIT University also has much more restrictive “hostel rules” for female students, relative to their male counterparts. Opponents of gender inequity regard this as evidence of gender discrimination at VIT, while VIT officials claim that stricter female hostel rules are a necessary safety precaution, as the crimes against young women in particular are very high in India. According to a global poll conducted by Thomson Reuters, India is the "fourth most dangerous country" in the world for women, and the worst country for women among the G20 countries.
In October 2013, two female students were reprimanded (their parents took them home) after they helped to organize an online opinion survey of female VIT students, focusing on issues of female safety and inequality. Only less than 10% the total girl students living in the VIT University female hostel took part in the survey even after knowing well that their identity will never be revealed.
References
- ^ "VIT University - Schools of study". Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- "VIT University - Degrees offered". Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- "About VIT – Accreditation". vit.ac.in. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- "VIT University - Accreditation". Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- "Placement accreditation". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- "Placement record". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- "India's first egg-vending machine developed by VITians". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- "Pronto Networks Deploys Fully Secure Wi-Fi At VIT Campus". Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "VIT University-Campus life". Retrieved 2009-09-20. Cite error: The named reference "riviera" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- http://vit.ac.in/informationfor/location.asp
- "India Today". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- "Guardian". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- "G20 status". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- , “When It Comes to College Rules, It's All Down to Safety” The Hindu, 6 June 2013.
- ^ ,“The Hindu", 11 October 2013.
- ^ ,“Kept Away from Commotion” The Hindu, 11 October 2013.
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