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The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has distributed scholarships to the tune of ₹102 crore for authorities schoolhouse students nether its flagship programme titled Support the Advancement of Rural Students (STARS) strategy since its inception mode backmost successful 2008, said G. Viswanathan, laminitis and Chancellor, VIT, connected Sunday.
In his statesmanlike code astatine the STARS Day solemnisation event, which was organised by VIT successful its field here, Mr. Viswanathan said that the strategy aimed to enactment high-achieving students from agrarian authorities schools who unafraid fantabulous marks successful higher secondary examinations but deficiency the fiscal means to prosecute further education. “So far, 1,147 students person benefited nether the scheme. The VIT has borne the full outgo of their education, accommodation, and food, amounting to ₹102 crore,” helium said.
Nordic countries specified arsenic Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland person achieved singular advancement done beardown acquisition systems and robust societal payment models. A antiauthoritarian state similar India could larn invaluable lessons from their improvement strategies that could assistance the wide maturation of the country, helium said.
On the occasion, K.R. Nagarajan, laminitis and Chairman, Ramraj Group, J. Kavitha, a erstwhile STARS student and presently serving arsenic Special Deputy Collector of Theni, Sankar Viswanathan and Sekar Viswanathan, vice-presidents, VIT, were present.
