STARS Scheme Counselling at VIT Bhopal University

Today on 20th July 2022, VIT Bhopal University has organized counselling session for its STARS Scheme and admission letter, for academic session 22-23, was given to all the freshly admitted students in various Future Ready Programmes at VIT Bhopal under this prestigious scheme.

Bhopal, 20th July 2022: Support the Advancement of Rural Students (STARS) was launched in 2019 by the Founder and Chancellor Dr. G. Viswanathan with an insight of uplifting the rural Madhya Pradesh by providing access to quality education to the underprivileged, and since then VIT Bhopal University admits the district toppers (one Boy, one Girl) from each district of Madhya Pradesh who passed out from Govt. Schools of Madhya Pradesh. Under this scheme admitted students are given 100% free education along with the lodging and fooding facility.

While addressing the gathering Assistant Vice President VIT Bhopal Ms. Kadhambari S Viswanathan said that children in rural villages of Madhya Pradesh who grow up in difficult circumstances, VIT Bhopal has become more than a place of academic instruction for them. It is a home away from home where they feel safe and happy, surrounded by caring Professors/Proctors who not only give them the education and skills to face the future, but also become their emotional pillar. She said to the students that you are our Brand Ambassadors; you are welcomed to be a part of this global university. She emphasized that through STARS scheme VIT Bhopal is contributing in realization of the Atmnirbhar Madhya Pradesh. In coming years these graduates will change the picture of rural Madhya Pradesh and will participate in its economic reform. She said that under STAR Scheme a total of 82 Boys and 57 Girls from rural Madhya Pradesh have been benefitted so far. 

Students, Parents, Teachers have shared their thoughts on STAR Scheme and thanked VIT Management for this initiative. Father of Ku Nidhi Jaiswal admitted in BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) under this scheme Mr. Arvind Jaiswal became emotional while sharing his thoughts and said “It is a very generous support of VIT Bhopal Management to give an opportunity to study my daughter, we belongs to rural area and hail from financially weak family, she has somehow managed to do the schooling so far. 

Now she is able to dream and achieve bigger.” He also thanked honorable Chancellor Dr. G Viswanathan for starting this scheme here in Madhya Pradesh. Mrs. Durgawati Singh, a Chemistry teacher of Ku Punam Thakur admitted in B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence & Cybernetics), daughter of Mr. Pradeep Thakur, who is the topper of 10th and 12th class from govt. higher secondary school Alirajpur, motivated her to complete her studies and encouraged her for taking admission under the STARS scheme at VIT Bhopal. She thanked VIT for giving admission to her student. She requested VIT Bhopal to continue to support rural students, specially girls, in future too. Existing senior STARS students shared their experience and motivated the newcomers.

VIT Bhopal University is a premier technical institution of central India, that empowers its students with excellence through learning, continues the legacy of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). It offers Future Ready Courses with an insight of preparing a highly motivated and skilled generation of technocrats and provides student- centric learning environment, technology-enabled peer learning through interactive strategies of CALTech (Collaborative and Active Learning through Technology). 100 % doctoral faculties having divergent expertise viz. ACM Speaker, NASCOM certified Trainer, Ethical Hacker, distinguished Scientists and Researchers in their respective areas ensures overall development of the students.

In our first graduating B.Tech. batch i.e 2017-2021 along with 2021 passout UG, PG batch, students received 419 overall offers with the highest package of 18 LPA with more than 40 students got super dream offer (>10 LPA). Our second B.Tech batch i.e. 2018-2022 along with 2022 passout UG, PG batch, students received 1084 overall offers with the highest package of 45.03 LPA. More than 285 students received super dream (>10 LPA) offers and 173 students received dream (>5 LPA) offers. In B.Tech 50% students got super dream offers and 10 students got offer above 20 LPA among the placed students. The placement process of the 2023 passout batch is undergoing and they have received more than 50 offers so far.

Assistant Vice President Ms. Kadhambari S Viswanathan has distributed the admission letter to a total of 32 students ( 19 Male, 13 Female) who got admitted in various Future Ready Programmes of VIT Bhopal for academic year 2022-23.

Vice Chancellor, VIT Bhopal University Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali welcomed the gathering and Coordinator, STARS Scheme Dr. Abhay Vidyarthi proposed the vote of thanks.