Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is driven by a collective
purpose: to improve life by applying knowledge and to develop a
better world through education, research, and innovation. VIT has
students from all the 29 states of India and more than 41
countries, because of its academic excellence. The curriculum is
designed to enable students to think innovatively through applied
learning practices. Fully Flexible Credit System (FFCS), Project
Based Learning (PBL), fully digitized academic portals and
Hackathons / Makeathons assist students in equipping themselves
for 2020 job skills and kindle their interest and curiosity,
thereby moulding them to be better problem solvers. VIT ensures
that the Teaching-Learning process of the 8th module in every
subject is handled by industry experts, wherein students
contextualize the concepts in the classroom environment. The
national and international clubs, chapters at VIT provide arenas
to the students to think out of the box and excel in co-curricular
and extra-curricular activities. VIT has strong tie-ups with
Industries and Universities of national and international repute.
These MoUs provide students greater opportunities to pursue higher
education in their fields of interest.
The infrastructural facilities along with a congenial atmosphere
for learning enable all our students to excel in curricular and
co-curricular activities. VIT has always been at the forefront and
achieved several accolades across the globe and our journey,
indeed, is long. VIT is aware that technological developments
remarkably contribute to societal transformation. This is
manifested during our annual techno-management fest “graVITas’.
‘graVITas’ 19 provides opportunities to ignite and innovate the
young minds to demonstrate their technical skills. The theme of
graVITas 2019 is “Technology Driven Transformation” which intends
to offer simple and novel solutions to the challenges faced by the
common people.
There are a plethora of events in graVITas'19 covering almost
every domain in emerging areas. To name a few, VIT-Model United
Nations (VIT-MUN), The Rover Challenge, Drone League, Business
idea competition, Social Transformers will emphasize the ethical
and technological skills of the students. Also, the technical
workshops and hands-on training sessions, VIT HACK [comprising of
Make-a-Thon, Hack-a-Thon, Idea-a-Thon, Design-a-Thon, Chem-a-Thon]
will technically entertain and enrich the students’ innovative
skills. In addition to the events, we are hosting an International
Conference on “Nano in Engineering, Science, and Technology
(iNEST) and the accepted papers in the conference will be
published in the form of proceedings/book chapters. We assure that
this year’s technical extravaganza is certain to grab the
attention of techno buffs and will provide a platform to showcase
their academic excellence. All the engineering and science
students of VIT and other institutes are expected to participate
in this event.
"Technology driven transformation"- A theme chosen to show how diverse the applications of technology can be in our lives. The possibilities are limitless. And to make sure that you get an personalised insight of this, we present to you a rich assortment of events to be a part of. These events will present you a platform to do what you want, be it to learn something new, or present your skills and hold the audience spellbound, or to have a day full of fun with you friends.
ALL EVENTSgraVITas is an experience, full of amusement and learning. But creating this fascinating experience is no easy task. So here it is, an assemblage of extraordinary students and remarkable teachers, hand-picked by the organizing team, under the guidance of our Chancellor, Dr. G. Viswanathan, who went all out to define this experience to the best of their capabilities and define Asia's one of the biggest technical extravaganza.
MEET THE TEAMVellore Institute of Technology has always strived towards ensuring the technical development of the society. graVITas, Asia's one of the largest technical fest, is one such initiative towards fulfilling this responsibility. And in this journey towards our goal, we have never been alone. Here are the many others, who share the same vision of a better future, and empowered us to make sure we present to the best that you deserve.
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