VIT tops in research publications

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VIT University chancellor Dr G Viswanathan gives away degrees to meritorious students as former Madras University vice-chancellor Prof A Gnanam (third from right) looks on during the university’s 28th convocation on Saturday. VIT University vice-presidents Sankar Viswanathan, Sekar Viswanathan and G.V. Selvam are also seen.— DC
VIT University chancellor Dr G Viswanathan gives away degrees to meritorious students as former Madras University vice-chancellor Prof A Gnanam (third from right) looks on during the university’s 28th convocation on Saturday. VIT University vice-presidents Sankar Viswanathan, Sekar Viswanathan and G.V. Selvam are also seen. — DC

Vellore: 

Emphasising the need to merge all kinds of educational disciplines un­der one roof in the uni­versity system, former Madras University vice-chancellor Prof A. Gn­an­am said the time had co­me for state government to make all univer­si­ties comprehensive wi­th all disciplines, acade­mic or professional.

De­l­ivering his convocati­on address at VIT Un­iv­er­sity here on Sat­ur­day, Prof. Gnanam said the cu­rrent trend to est­ab­lish mono-faculty in­st­i­t­u­ti­ons should be reversed.

Refe­­rring to Tamil Nadu’s higher education system where every discipline had a separate university, he pointed out that institutes like VIT should diversify to have medical, agriculture, law, architecture, arts, sciences and other faculties along with technology. The former NAAC chairman said universities should have a student population of not less than 25,000 like VIT, and like those in western countries.

Ha­i­ling VIT University as the Mecca for all those who aspire to excel through formal learning, Prof Gnanam said that the Indian higher education system was on the way to become world class but needed to be fortified with top line amenities and state of the art facilities. “I see that all such requirements are fulfilled elegantly here (VIT),” he said.

VIT chancellor Dr G. Viswanthan noted that VIT had surpassed all deemed and private universities in research publications. “For the third consecutive year, VIT has published more research papers according to the Scopus rese­arch index,” Dr Visw­anathan said.

Fla­­ying the university affiliation system in India, Dr Viswanathan said that India had followed an outdated affiliation system since Ind­ependence. “The affil­iat­ing university spends all its time on resources, pr­eparing question papers, conducting exams, mass evaluation of answer sh­e­ets and declaration of re­sults. In some univer­si­ties, declaration of re­sults is delayed by a year or two,” he added.

As many as 5,237 und­er­g­r­aduate, postgraduate and 102 research scholars received their degrees and doct­orates on Saturday.

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