Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, conducted its 38th annual convocation recently. Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Civil Aviation General Dr V K Singh was chief guest while Founder-Chancellor of VIT Dr G Viswanathan presided over the convocation.Dr V K Singh said, “There is no shortcut to success, though it is written in books. It all depends on how committed, hardworking and knowledgeable you are.”

 

Earlier, Dr G Viswanathan in his address urged Dr V K Singh to use his good offices to influence the Centre and State Governments to spend more on higher education and compete with advanced countries. “The Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER), which is 27 per cent in India needs to enhanced further and Government spending on research activities should be increased,” he said. “Lack of funding by the central and state governments and too many controls on educational institutions are posing hurdles,” he said.Wipro’s Global Head of Business Operations Sanjeev Jain, VIT Vice-Presidents Sankar Viswanathan, Dr G V Selvam and Assistant Vice-President Kadhambari S Viswanathan also took part in the convocation.