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FROM CHANCELLOR’S DESK

Dear Alumni Members,
As we are poised at the onset of our Silver Jubilee Year it seems appropriate to stop awhile, reflect on
the myriad milestones of the past and contemplate our goals and aspirations for the future. The
quintessential progress of VIT has been meteoric to say the least as we have achieved the first place
among the private universities of India and we now aspire for a place among the top universities of the
world. Here at VIT the focus is not merely on academics as we strive to create personalities who are
equipped with all the skills required for that professional scenario.
It is heartening to note that our Alumni have nurtured a close bonding with their Alma Mater and I wish
Mr.G.Viswanathan that all of you will make it convenient to visit VIT on this memorable occasion. This is the first of the
Chancellor
pageantry of celebrations which is in store for this Silver Jubilee year. This S-JAM (Silver Jubilee Alumni
Meet 2009 ) will provide a chance for you to bond with other VIT-ian‘s and is sure to be an enlivening
experience for everybody.
I wish you a very happy New Year 2009!

PRO-CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE
Dear Friends,

The best part of my life in and outside VIT is connecting with my old friends and the opportunities to
make new ones. It gives me utmost pleasure to remind you that we are about to complete 25 years of
learning, teaching and friendship at VIT. YOU made this journey special! VITAA binds us all alumni
together and helps us network, socialize with each other and renew our contacts. I hope you’ll continue
to be active in VITAA and encourage more of your friends to do the same.

We had several alumni chapter meetings in the last few months at various locations and it was great fun
to catch-up with old friends. It was also fulfilling to see some of you exchange business information and
help each other grow in your careers.
Mr. Sekar Viswanathan We’ll start our Silver Jubilee celebrations in 2009 with the event dearest to my heart - Silver Jubilee
Pro-Chancellor Alumni Meet (S-JAM). The event happens at the VIT campus and spreads over January 25th and 26th.
I invite you to this special occasion. Take this opportunity to network, walk down memory lane and have
lots of fun just like you are back in college. Please come and join us. It won’t be the same without you!

My best wishes to all of you!

PRO-CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE
Dear alumni!

It was Helen Keller who said that “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or
even touched; they must be felt with the heart”. I am sure that your memories of VIT will be poignant and
nostalgic. I take this opportunity to invite you to the very special Silver Jubilee Alumni Meet 2009,
S-JAM. I look forward to meeting you, our brand ambassadors, during this historic event.

It gives me immense pleasure to meet you all through the VITAA annual news letter “TRACKS”.
I consistently hear from company representatives that they value VIT graduates for their smart work and
creativity. I congratulate the VITAA office bearers and members for their support.
Mr. G.V. Selvam Wish you all a happy new year 2009!
Pro-Chancellor

VICE CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE

I express my heart-felt congratulations to VITAA for their strong support and valuable suggestions for
making VIT University a place of global standards.

I am proud of the VIT alumni for their excelling performance in the campus recruitments and placements.
Many of our alumni taking up entrepreneurship programmes is a great sign of growth and development
of our country.

Wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year. I cordially invite all the members of VITAA and their
family to the university to make our Silver Jubilee Alumni Meet 2009, S-JAM a grand success.
Dr. D.P.Kothari
Vice Chancellor
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 Dr. Anand A Samuel Dr. B.V.A. Rao Dr. J.P. Raina Dr. M.A. Vijayalakshmi Dr. S. Vathsal,
Pro-Vice-Chancellor & Director, Director, CNR Director, CBST Director, Energy
Dean, VIT Business School International Relations Centre

Dr. T. Lazar Mathew Prof. S.R. Pullabhotla Dr. M. Adithan Dr. M. Khalid Dr. S. Narayanan
Director, Sponsored Research Dean, Placement & Dean, Academic Staff Dean, School of Dean, School of Mechanical
& Dean, SBCBE Training & CIII College Computing Sciences & Building Sciences

Dr. Zachariah C Alex Dr. K.Sathiyanarayanan Dr. K. Chidambaram Dr. D. Subhakar, Dr. V.S.N Rao Tatavarti,
Dean i/c, School of Dean, School of Science Dean, Dean, Academics Dean, Academic Research
Electrical Sciences & Humanities Students’ Welfare

OTHER UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS

Dr. Jothimani Ponnusamy
Prof. and Head, CDMM
Assistant Director Estates Mr. A. Janakiraman
Admissions Officer Dr. E.James Jebaseelan
Samuel
Chief Warden Dr. K.Sathiyanarayanan
Finance Officer Dr. K.T. Rengamani
Professor - In Charge Library Dr. V. M. Chandrasekaran
Purchase Officer Mr. Ka. Bhasker
Mr. K. Manivannan
Public Relations Officer Mr. R. Nandakummar
Controller of Chief Medical Officer Dr. V. Neelakantan
Examinations Assistant Registrar (G) Mr. K. Manavalan
Assistant Registrar (A) Mrs.S.Viruthambal
Physical Education Director Mr. C. Santhaveeran
Coordinator - TIFAC Core Dr. K. Ganesan
Security Officer Mr. A.K. Parthasarathy
{General Manager,
Technology Business Incubator (TBI)} Mr. A. Balachandran
Systems Manager Mr. C.M. Mohan Kumar
Alumni Officer Mr. J. Krishnakumar
Project Officer, CSRD & RS Mr. S. Tamil Maran

Mr. V. Jithendrianath Mr. T.S. Thiagarajan,

Special Officer, New Projects Registrar
VITAA CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
As brand ambassadors of VIT we have the greatest responsibility of spreading the good word about
our Alma Mater and VITAA. Let us do this with utmost sincerity and fervor.
Hoping that this Silver Jubilee Alumni Meet 2009 will remain engraved in our hearts to cherish in
the years to come. Do stay connected with VITAA to share and care for each other.
P. Srikanth Chairman, 1990 ECE
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PROGRAMMES OFFERED AT VIT
VIT University offers a variety of courses in Engineering, Science and Management. Apart from Undergraduate and Postgraduate
courses, students can opt for dual degree and part-time programmes as well.

VIT presently offers 15 undergraduate and 30 postgraduate programmes in Engineering, Technology, Management, Commerce
and Basic Sciences. The student strength includes 446 doctoral students. With a view to making VIT a Centre of Excellence,
the management is upgrading the infrastructure, modernizing the laboratories and setting up new facilities for education,
training and research, and encouraging the faculty to update themselves.

VITEEE-2009
Undergraduate Programmes Postgraduate Programmes
(Pronounced ‘Witty’)
Application forms for VITEEE 2009 School of Mechanical & Building Sciences
are available in Post Offices from B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) M.Tech. (Automotive Engineering) - in
22.12.2008 [Regular and Evening] collaboration with ARAI, Pune
B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) M.Tech. (Computer Aided Design /
For details visit: www.vit.ac.in Computer Aided Manufacturing)
B.Tech. (Mechanical & Energy M.Tech. (Energy and Environmental
Date of issue of Application: 22.12.08 Engineering) - In collaboration with Aachen Engineering)
University (Germany), Eindhovan Tech. M.Tech. (Mechatronics)
Last date for issue / submission of University (Netherlands) and IIT Madras M.Tech (Structural Engineering)
application: 11.02.2009 School of Electrical Sciences
Date of VITEEE ’09 :
B.Tech. (Electrical and Electronics M.Tech (Automotive Electronics) - in
18th April 2009 (Saturday) Engineering) collaboration with TIFAC-CORE
B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication industry partners
Engineering) M.Tech. (Communication
B.Tech. (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering)
For Admission details, contact: Engineering) M.Tech. (Nanotechnology)
ADMISSIONS OFFICER M.Tech. (Power Electronics & Drives)
M.Tech. (Sensor SystemsTechnology)
VIT UNIVERSITY, M.Tech. (VLSI Design)
Vellore-632 014, Tamil Nadu, India. School of Computing Sciences
Phone: +91-416-220 2125, B.Tech. (Computer Science and M.Tech. (Computer Science and
220 2157, 220 2168 Engineering) Engineering)
B.Tech. (Information Technology) M.Tech. (Information Technology -
Fax: +91-416-224 5544, 224 0411 BCA (Bachelor of Computer Networking)
Email: admission@vit.ac.in Applications) MCA (Master of Computer
B.Sc. (Computer Science) Applications)
M.S. (Software Engineering)
- 5 Year Integrated programme
STAFF & STUDENT STRENGTH M.Sc. (Computer Science)
Staff School of Biotechnology, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Faculty : 711
Non-Teaching : 893 B.Tech. (Bioinformatics) M.Tech. (Biotechnology)
B.Tech. (Bio-Medical Engineering) M.Tech. (Bio-Medical Engineering)
Total : 1604 B.Tech. (Biotechnology) M.Sc. (Applied Microbiology)
B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) M.Sc. (Biomedical Genetics)
Student M.Sc. (Biotechnology)
M.Sc. Biotechnology (5 year
Male : 9913 Integrated programme)
Female : 3801
School of Science and Humanities
Total : 13714
M.Sc. (Chemistry - Organic /
Inorganic / Analytical)
M.Sc. (Electronics)
M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
VIT Business School

B.Com.(Computer Applications) MBA (Master of Business

Administration)
MBA (International Business)
MBA (5 year Integrated Programme)

S-JAM Special Programme

Dual Degree in B.Tech. IT
(Silver Jubilee Alumni Meet)
Integrated Programmes
Once a VIT-ian B.Tech with MBA
B.Tech (Civil Engg. with M.Tech Construction Tech & Mgt.)
Always a VIT-ian ! Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.S. (by Research) Degree Programmes are also offered.

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 VITAA ACTIVITIES

VITAA DAY - ANNUAL ALUMNI GET TOGETHER AT VIT ON JANUARY 26, 2008

The Annual Alumni get together held at

VIT on Jan 26th 2008 was a great success
with about 1200 alumni from different
parts of the country participating along
with their family members. It was a day
full of fun and frolic. Our Hon’ble Chancellor
Mr.G.Viswanathan and beloved Pro-
Chancellors Mr.Sekar Viswanathan and
Mr.G.V.Selvam addressed the gathering
through video conferencing facility from
Delhi. Chief Guest Dr.V.Shanmugasundaram, former Vice Chancellor, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and
Dr.D.P.Kothari, Vice-Chancellor, VIT, released the
VITAA Year Planner 2008 and all the alumni members
were given a year planner. The VITAA Distinguished
Alumni Award was presented to Mr.S.Sambasivan,
1988 batch Mech. alumni, now COO, DIIPL, Mumbai.

Mr. Erode Magesh (T.V.Compere and comedian)

entertained the audience with his jokes, mimicry and
conducted a few games. Surprise gifts were given to
the winners and their kids.

Students gave a colourful dance performance (solo and in

groups) and a live music performance which the audience
enjoyed and appreciated.

The alumni enjoyed the entire day with various cultural

activities and games. They also shared nostalgic memories
of their college days and it was a wonderful occasion for the
alumni to meet their teachers and friends.A grand buffet lunch
was hosted by VITAA. Buses were arranged to pick-up and
drop the Chennai, Bangalore and Vellore chapter alumni
members.

VITAA DAY – Every Year on January 26th at VIT. DON’T MISS IT !

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VITAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
VITAA Executive Committee Meeting was organized in the VIT
Board Room on March 06, 2008. Our Pro-Chancellor,
Mr. Sekar Viswanathan participated along with VITAA Office

bearers, VITAA Core Committee Members and

VITAA Executive Committee members. They
discussed the future plans and activities of VITAA
for the academic year 2008-09 through
teleconferencing facility with outstation (Bangalore,
Chennai, Mumbai, Coimbatore etc.) VITAA EC
members.

GUEST LECTURE ORGANISED BY VITAA

PROF. M. NETHAJI
Prof. M. Nethaji, IISC, Bangalore visited VIT on March 25, 2008 and delivered a guest lecture on “General Introduction
to X-Ray Crystallography”. Around 80 students from the School of Science & Humanities participated and benefited
from the programme. The programme was jointly organized by Ms.S.Sarveswari, Sr. Lecturer, School of Science
& Humanities and VITAA.

MR. S. SAMBASIVAN
Mr. S. Sambasivan, 1988 batch Mechanical alumni, currently
working as COO, DIIPL, Mumbai visited VIT on July 25, 2008
and delivered two guest lectures. Business School students
attended his lecture on “Corporate Governance” and benefited
from it. In another session on “Project Management for
Mechanical Engineers” about 120 students from SMBS
participated enthusiastically. During the sessions,
Mr. Sambasivan shared his wide experience and knowledge
and briefed the audience about the current trends and practices
in the industry.

TWO DAY FOUNDATION WORKSHOP

A two-day workshop on “Managing Software Development Process” was held between August 29 and 30, 2008 in VIT.
Mr. K.R.Jayakumar, CEO, AmitySoft Technologies, Chennai conducted the seminar. About 100 SCS students
attended and benefited. The programme was organized by Ms.P.Swarnalatha, 2006 M.Tech, CSE alumni, Senior
Lecturer, School of Computing Sciences, in association with VITAA.

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VITAA ONE MONTH COMPUTER LITERACY
CAMP
VITAA organized a one-month Computer literacy camp for the
students of Agaramcheri High School, Pallikonda, Vellore
district. The camp was inaugurated on
August 15, 2008 by our Chancellor Shri G.Viswanathan and

Pro-Chancellor Mr.Sekar Viswanathan in the presence

of VITAA Office bearers and the school staff members .

A temporary computer lab with about 20 systems was

set up and Mr. S. Bhaskaran, Mr. S. Prakash, (2008
batch MS Software alumni) and Ms. V.S.Vishrutha, (2008
batch B.Sc Computer Science alumni) taught basics in

Computer and MS office with an LCD projector.Both theory and

hands-on training were provided for about 17 staff and 328
students. The camp was a huge success. An exam was
conducted at the end of the programme.

The valedictory function was held on October 13, 2008 in the

Rajaji Hall. Chancellor distributed certificates to the students.
The Chairman of VITAA, Mr.P.Srikanth, (1990 batch ECE
alumni) Director, Vellore Online Systems, donated 20
Computers and a printer to the school. A full fledged Computer
lab has been set-up in the school with the necessary UPS
equipment provided by VIT. Lunch was also hosted by VITAA.

VITAA BOOK BANK SCHEME:

Books were collected from the 2008 batch alumni

members towards the VITAA Book Bank Scheme.
Around 200 books were donated. Chancellor
Mr.G.Viswanathan formally handed over the books to
the librarian on October 13, 2008. Pro-Chancellor
Mr.Sekar Viswanathan, Mr.P.Srikanth, Chairman, VITAA
and other VITAA Office bearers were present during the
function.

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 VITAA CORPUS FUND - AN INVITATION TO WATER THE ROOTS

VITAA members are requested to donate generously towards the VITAA Corpus fund and support the VITAA
Scholarship awards as well as other VITAA social activities. Please contact VITAA office for further details. Let
us give back to the cradle that nurtured us, whatever we can, whenever we can.

MR. D. VENKAATESH DONATED RS. 25,000/-

TOWARDS VITAA CORPUS FUND

Mr. D. Venkaatesh, an alumnus of the 1990 batch Civil

Engineering, Managing Director, Space Builders, Vellore and
Treasurer- VITAA, donated Rs. 25,000/- towards VITAA corpus
fund on January 24, 2008, a first-ever contribution by an
alumni to the VITAA corpus fund. He handed over the cheque
to Chancellor Mr.G.Viswanathan in the presence of Pro-
Chancellors, Mr.Sekar Viswanathan and Mr.G.V.Selvam and
other VITAA Office bearers.

VITAA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Every year the VIT Alumni Association provides a

scholarship to a final year student based on Merit-cum-
Financial need. This year Mr.A.Senthil Kumar, a student
of final year ECE was awarded the VITAA Scholarship
Award of Rs.10,000/- by the Pro-Chancellor
Mr.Sekar Viswanathan, from the VITAA Corpus fund.

VITAA HALF YEARLY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

The VITAA Half Yearly Executive Committee Meeting held on
November 09, 2008 at Hotel Bangalore International, Bangalore,
was attended by Pro-Chancellor Mr.Sekar Viswanathan and
18 VITAA Executive committee members.

The other EC members from Chennai, Coimbatore, Cochin, Madurai

and other places participated through the teleconferencing facility.
Discussions were held on the VITAA activities / events organized
between March and October 2008. Plans for the upcoming VITAA
events including S-JAM were also discussed in detail.

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 VITAA CHAPTER NEWS

VITAA-VIT CHAPTER INAUGURATION

The VITAA-VIT Chapter
was inaugurated on March
12, 2008 for the alumni
members working in VIT.
Pro-Chancellor
Mr.Sekar Viswanathan
participated along with
VITAA Office bearers.
Around 125 alumni
working in VIT attended the function. The chapter convenors are:
Mrs. S. Revathi, 1990 ECE, srevathi@vit.ac.in
Mr. J. Raju, 2004 M.Tech PE, jraju@vit.ac.in
Ms. P. Swarnalatha, 2006 M.Tech CSE, pswarnalatha@vit.ac.in
Ms. R. Subhashini, 2003 MBA, varshenisuba@yahoo.com
Mr. S. Sudesh, Ph.D Scholar,
2006 M.Tech BME, sudeshsivarasu@yahoo.co.in
The chapter members meet once in three months. During these
meetings, the birthdays of those members that fall during that
quarter is celebrated.

The first Quarterly Birthday Celebrations (QBC) was held on March 27, 2008

The Second QBC was held on June 05, 2008

The Third QBC & VITAA-VIT Chapter meeting was arranged on September 09, 2008

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VITAA VELLORE CHAPTER MEETING

The VITAA Vellore Chapter meeting was organized

on June 05, 2008 in VIT. Chancellor
Shri G.Viswanathan, Vice-Chancellor
Dr.D.P.Kothari, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Anand A Samuel addressed the gathering. The
VITAA Office bearers participated in the meeting.

Around 90 VITAA members had gathered for the

evening. The future activities and projects were
discussed. This was followed by a dinner hosted
by VITAA.

The VITAA Vellore chapter coordinators are

President : Mr. A. Murali, 1990 Mech, amurali10@yahoo.com
Vice President : Mr. Rupesh, 2003 MBA, sreerupesh@gmail.com
Secretary : Mrs. R. Sudha, 1990 ECE, tbicoordinator@vit.ac.in

VITAA VELLORE CHAPTER GET-TOGETHER

Around 40 alumni members participated in an informal get-together organized at Bombay Anand Bhavan, Vellore.
VITAA office bearers, Core committee members and Vellore Chapter coordinators were present. They discussed
the Vellore Chapter activities.

VITAA SINGAPORE CHAPTER MEETING

Around 30 VITAA Singapore members participated in the
Singapore Chapter meeting held on June 30, 2008. Chancellor
had discussions with the alumni members about the VITAA
activities in the region. Members had lunch along with
Chancellor at the Raj Restaurant, Singapore.

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VITAA SINGAPORE CHAPTER MEETING

The VITAA Singapore Chapter coordinators are

Mr. Easter Ravindranath, 1989 ECE, ravindranath@hotmail.com
Mr. T. Mahaveer Prabu, 1999 EEE, mahaveerprabu@gmail.com

VITAA COGNIZANT CHENNAI CHAPTER INAUGURATION

The VITAA Cognizant Chennai Chapter was inaugurated on August 22, 2008 at
the Thoraipakkam Cognizant campus for the VITAA members working in Cognizant.
The first of its kind, VITAA Corporate Chapter was inaugurated by Chancellor
Shri.G.Viswanathan. Pro-Chancellors Mr.Sekar Viswanathan and Mr.G.V.Selvam,
Prof.S.R.Pullabhotla, Dean, Placement & Training, VIT along with VITAA Office
bearers participated in the meeting.

The VITAA Cognizant

Chennai Chapter was
formed to maintain a link
between the University,
and VITAA Cognizant
members, to share
details of mutual growth,
achievement and
advancement in various
fields and have a closer and better networking among
the VITAA Cognizant members, to help the VIT students
in their project work and training and to organize guest
lectures, seminars, awareness and guidance programs
and to involve in various social activities and serve the
company and society in a better way.

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Around 120 VITAA members working in Cognizant
participated and a Hi-tea was served to all the members.

The Chapter Coordinators are

Mr. Aravind Srinivasaraghavan,1998 ECE

Mr. Shantha Kumar, 2004 MBA,
Mr. Avijit Hajra, 2006 Chemical, avijit_hajra@yahoo.com
Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, 2006 Mech,
akumarvit2000@yahoo.co.in
Ms. Niruppama Amarnath, 2007 MS Software,
niruppama@gmail.com

VITAA CHENNAI CHAPTER MEETING

The VITAA Chennai Chapter

meeting was held on
September 11, 2008 at
Hotel Fortune Select Palms,
Chennai. Chancellor
S h r i . G. V i s w a n a t h a n ,
Pro-Chancellors
Mr.Sekar Viswanathan and
Mr.G.V.Selvam, Dean -
SMBS, Dr.S.Narayanan,
along with office bearers of
VITAA participated in the
meeting.

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A presentation about the upcoming S-JAM (Silver Jubilee Alumni Meet) to be held in VIT between January 25 and
26, 2009 was made by Mr.V.G.Sridhar, Secretary-General, VITAA. Chancellor and Pro-Chancellors invited the
alumni with their family members from Chennai region to participate in large numbers in the S-JAM celebrations.
Senior alumni members from 1988, 89, 90 batches and other alumni (about 160 members) participated in the
event. The day ended with a grand dinner.

The VITAA Chennai Chapter coordinators are

President : Mrs. Kalpana, 1990 ECE, kalpana.arun@yahoo.co.in

Vice-President : Mr. Vijaykiran, 2006 Mech, vijaykiran.kvk@gmail.com
Secretary : Mr. Prasanna, 2006 MS Software, prasanna.sathyaraman@tcs.com

VITAA WASHINGTON DC CHAPTER INAUGURATION

The VITAA Washington DC Chapter was inaugurated

by Chancellor Shri.G.Viswanathan and Pro-Chancellor
Mr.Sekar Viswanathan on October 04, 2008 at Indique
Heights, Washington DC. Around 40 VITAA members
with their spouse and children participated.

Chancellor addressed the gathering and invited the

VITAA Washington alumni with their family members to

VIT for the S-JAM. Pro-Chancellor highlighted the

S-JAM event details to the audience and requested
the members to have regular chapter meetings /
activities and form a strong VITAA network in the
region. Lunch was organized for all the members after
the meeting.

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 The VITAA Wahington DC chapter coordinators are
Mrs. Indrani Radhakrishnan, 1990 ECE, iradhkrishnan@hotmail.com
Mr. T.V. Karthik Rangarajan, 2004 ECE, kartscorpion@yahoo.co.in

VITAA UAE CHAPTER MEETING

The alumni members of UAE Chapter met on

October 10, 2008 at the Seashell Inn Hotel,
Bur Dubai, Dubai. Vice-Chancellor Dr. D.P. Kothari
participated and Mr. K.V. Sai Krishna, Senior Project
Manager, Dutco Balfour Beatty L.L.C, Dubai was
the Chief Guest of the occasion, Vice-Chancellor
congratulated the chapter coordinators for the good
work carried out under VITAA activities in UAE
region and also distributed degree certificates to
VITAA members, 2008 batch, who could not
participate in the convocation.

Mr.Kishore Kumar, Chapter president made a

presentation on S-JAM and invited the members to participate in it. Mr.Venkataramana, Chapter Vice-President
and around 100 alumni and their spouse and children participated. This was followed by a dinner.

The VITAA UAE Chapter coordinators are

President : Mr. M. Kishore Kumar, 2000 B.E Civil, kishm2001@yahoo.com
Vice-President : Mr. K. Venkataramana, 2000 BE Civil, ramanakv78@gmail.com

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VITAA CHITTOOR CHAPTER MEETING
The members of the VITAA Chittoor
Chapter met on October 13, 2008 at
Bans the Hotel, Chittoor. Chancellor
Shri.G.Viswanathan, Pro-Chancellor
Mr.Sekar Viswanathan and office
bearers of VITAA participated in the
meeting. The members were briefed
about the upcoming S-JAM to be held
in VIT between Januray 25 and 26, 2009
and a presentation was made by
Mr.V.G.Sridhar, Secretary-General,
VITAA.

The members shared their ideas and

suggestions to mobilize maximum
participation of VITAA members for
S-JAM and offered their suggestions to
celebrate the day in a grand manner. The members agreed to meet regularly and develop the VITAA activities in
the Chittoor region. Around 60 alumni members participated in the meeting that ended with a dinner.

The VITAA Chittoor Chapter coordinators are

President : Mr. Balaji Reddy, 1991 Mech, babjiss@yahoo.co.in
Vice-President : Mr. R. Vasanth Naidu, 2007 EEE, vasanthramineni@yahoo.co.in
Secretary : Mr.G .Bhaskar Kumar, 2005 M.Sc, gncbaskar@gmail.com
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VITAA BANGALORE CHAPTER MEETING

The VITAA Bangalore Chapter

meeting was held on November
09, 2008 in Hotel Bangalore
International. Chancellor
Shri. G.Viswanathan,Pro-Chancellor
Mr.Sekar Viswanathan and VITAA
Office Bearers participated.
Prof. M.S. Narasimhan, IIM,
Bangalore was the Chief Guest of
the occasion. The members were
briefed about the S-JAM events
and Mr.V.G.Sridhar, Secretary-
General, VITAA did a presentation
on S-JAM. Our Chancellor and
Pro-Chancellor addressed the
gathering.

About 125 alumni members participated and a grand lunch was hosted for them. The Office Bearers and the
members promised whole hearted participation in S-JAM.

The VITTA Bangalore Chapter coordinators are

President : Mr. Shankar Gokulae, 1998 Mech, shankarg77@gmail.com
Vice-President : Mr. D.V. Sandeep, 2006 Mech, sandeep.dv@gmail.com
Secretary : Mr. K.A. Sivakumar, 1998 Mech, sivakumar_ka@infosys.com

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VITAA HYDERABAD CHAPTER MEETING

The VITAA Hyderabad Chapter meeting was held on November 30, 2008 in Hotel Katriya De Royal, Hyderabad.
Chancellor Shri.G.Viswanathan, Pro-Chancellors Mr.Sekar Viswanathan & Mr.G.V.Selvam and VITAA Office Bearers
participated. Mr. Sanjeev Mehrotra, Head Talent acquisition group, Satyam Computers Ltd., Hyderabad was the
Chief Guest for the occasion. The members were briefed about the S-JAM events. Chancellor & Pro-Chancellors
addressed the gathering. About 140 alumni members participated and a grand buffet lunch was served.

The VITAA Hyderabad Chapter coordinators are

President : Mr. B. Mahendra, 1991 Civil, mahendrab@drreddys.com
Vice-President : Mr. Gowtham Reddy, 2005 EEE, gowtham@eightts.com
Secretary : Mr. Varun Srinivas, 2005 Mech, nurav2005@gmail.com
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 VITAA CAREER CELL UPDATES

VITAA Career cell was formed to act as a medium to share career related information and to create a forum for
the Career and Personality growth of the alumni.

PAT Centre honours our Alumni

Our Pro- Chancellor Mr.G.V.Selvam honoured the following alumni for their contribution to the Placement and
Training Activities in 2007 & 2008 during the inaugural function of Campus Recruitment for 2008/2009 batches
on June 02, 2008. Members of VIT Management and top officials from TCS were present during this function.

1996 Batch - Sathish Rajamani

2004 batch - Pratheep
2005 Batch - Prasanna, K.LSubramanian, Selvakumar, Guruprasad
2007 Batch - Vallikanu, Anandkumar, Vijayaraghavan, Sakthidasan, Jothiraghavan, Sujoy
Abraham, Rajesh Kumar, K.LSivaraman, Sriram, Saurabh & Niranjan
2008 Batch - Venkat Raghu, Thirumalai, Anand Kumar, RajeshKumar, Harihara Subramanian,
Harshdeep Singh, Govindaraj, Dinesh, Karthik, Sakthivel

Members of VITAA Career Cell wish to thank the VIT Management, Dean (PAT) Prof. S.R. Pullabhotla, and the
Placement officer Mr. Samuel Rajkumar for their continuous support and encouragement.

IMPACTIANS - Five Glorious Years in moulding students for Placements

A group of VITIANS placed across various organisations, have joined together to form this team. The prime
motto of IMPACTIANS is to build confidence, motivate and act as a LAUNCH PAD for the VIT students who are
getting ready for their Placement. This initiative is appreciated and most sought after by the students. The
sessions include Conducting Mock Written Test/Interview/Group Discussions, analyzing the skill gap and bridging
them, building confidence and motivating them for a successful career launch, sharing company expectations,
interview experiences from the experts and providing necessary feedback. VITAA wishes to appreciate the
following Alumni for their active participation in these sessions.

2004 Batch - Pratheep MS, Shyam Sundar, Diwakar B, Subramanya Swamy & Deesh Deep Singh
2005 Batch - Subramanian K L, Selvakumar, Jagannath D, Ashok Raja, Niranjan, Saptharishi N,
Sathish Kumar A & Shankar P
2006 Batch - Prasanna S, Guruprasad, Rajesh, Karthic V & Ashish Soni,
2007 Batch - Sivaraman K L, Vijayaraghavan K, Joythiraghav, Rajesh Kumar, Niranjan V N & Vallikanu
2008 Batch - Tirumalai R, Anandkumar B, Hariharan S, Rajesh Kumar & Govindaraj
2009 Batch - Subramanian Giri, Arul

Session on “Planning ahead for Campus Interview”

For the 5th successive year, VITAA Career Cell organised a series of sessions for the Pre-Final Year students of
the School of Mechanical and Building sciences titled “Planning ahead for Campus Interview” from March 01,
2008.The sessions included SWOT analysis, Motivational Talks, Tips for Personal Interview, Resume writing,
group discussions and Mock Interviews. Alumni, Sathish Rajamani, Shankar Gokule, S.Harish, Amarnath,
Debabrata Ghosh, Ashutosh and Vijay Kiran participated in these sessions and shared their experiences with
the students.
Special thanks to Dr.S.Narayanan, Dean -SMBS, Mr Raghuraman and Mr K Gokul Kumar for providing us this
opportunity.

IBM TECHNOLOGY DAY @VIT UNIVERSITY

Thanks to Mr K.L.Subramanian an alumnus from 2005 B.Tech CSE who was instrumental in conducting IBM
technology Day @ VIT University on August 09, 2008. It was the first-of-its kind and a unique program launched
in engineering institutes to include insightful and inquisitive technical sessions to be held across India. It was a
huge success in the Campus which drew media attention. The event compromised of Lectures/Workshops
conducted by IBM Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on leading and emerging technologies. The event opened up
windows of opportunities for IBM and the student/academic community to enhance Technical and Research
collaborations. About 200 Students from the School of Computing Sciences participated in this event and were
benefited. IBM T-Shirts and DVDs on various topics were presented to the students and faculty.
which was co-ordinated excellently by Prof Vishwakarma and Mrs J.S.Swathi from SCS.

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Participation in Career wokshops and Job Fairs
VITAA Career cell regularly shares information with the alumni on various Career related workshops and Job
fairs.
- Bangalore alumni participated in the Smart Techie’s “Startup City Convention” at Bangalore on May 24,
2008. The participants could listen to talks from experts of Microsoft India, Yahoo, Amazon,
Sun Microsystems and Helion Ventures on cutting edge technologies and could watch live demonstrations
of the products.
- Our alumni participated in the “Web Technology Development Conference” on October 04, 2008 at
Bangalore.
- On the occasion of International Women’s day on March 10, 2008, our women alumni from Bangalore
participated in the “Women2.0 Summit” conducted by Silicon India along with leading IT organisations.
This session consisted of talks by working professionals, group discussions and skill building exercises.
- Alumni from Bangalore participated in the Job fairs conducted by Silicon India at NIMHANS convention
centre on March 01, June 28, and October 04, 2008.
- Chennai alumni participated in the Smart Techie- Job Fair at Image Auditorium on April 12, 2008.
Stundent Project Evaluation
For the Fifth consecutive year, VITAA Career cell coordinated with the School of Computing sciences in inviting
professionals from leading organisations to evaluate the projects done by final year students. Our alumni,
Mrs Muthazhagi, Mr N.S.Saravanan, Mr.Sathish Rajamani, Mr Shankar Gokule, Mr Suresh and Mr Kishore took
part in this initiative, shared their experiences and provided useful tips to the students.

VITALUMNICAREERS YAHOO GROUP

We request all VIT Alumni to become members of this yahoo group and get updated on the latest happenings at
VIT / VITAA. Get benefited from the career and job-related information that is shared in this group. To subscribe
just send a mail to vitalumnicareers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com along with your complete details.

VITAA DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

Distinguished Alumni Award is given to the most successful alumni of
our University, every year. Alumni who have made significant
contributions / achievements in the field of Entrepreneurship, Project
execution, Community development, Academics, Corporate life are
eligible for the award. The VIT Distinguished Alumni Award is
presented on the Annual day of the VIT Alumni Association.

Mr. S. Sambasivan, 1988 Mechanical alumni (COO, Deutsche Bank

India Limited, Mumbai) was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award
for the year 2008 on the VITAA Day.

CONGRATULATIONS! - VIT ALUM FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS

Mr.R.Balajee Rajaram, an alumni, Mr. V.G.Sridhar, 1993 Mech alumni,

1990 ECE is an incubatee of S.G. Lecturer, School of Mechanical
VIT-Technology Business Incubator. & Building Sciences, VIT University
He was sanctioned a grant by TePP has won the Air India Bolt (Broad
program of DSIR through the TePP Outlook Learner Teacher) Award
Outreach center of VIT-TBI. This will help and Ms. Anuradha, 2008 M.Phil.,
him develop his brainchild, the Versatile alumni won the runner-up award for
Internet Communication Equipment, the year 2008-09 among the 200 plus
coded “ VICE”.
nominations from Vellore District, Tamilnadu, India.
Dr. S. Margret Anouncia, Associate Professor, School of
Computing sciences, VIT received her Ph.D degree in the
23rd Annual Convocation held at Anna Auditorium, VIT University
on August 31, 2008 for her research work on “Unified
Framework for Radiographic Image Analysis & Interpretation
with Emphasis on Defect Classification”. She is the first
recipient of Ph.D Degree in the Engineering stream from VIT
University.
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 Dr. P. Venkata Krishna, Assistant
Professor, School of Computing
Sciences, VIT received his Ph.D during
the 23rd Annual convocation held at VIT
University on August 31, 2008 for his
research work on “A Study of Quality
of Service Metrics for Wireless
Systems”.
Dr. Lajish V.L. 1998 MCA alumni, TCS
Innovation Lab, Tata Consultancy
Services, Mumbai received his Ph.D.
degree from University of Calicut, Kerala
in 2007 for his research on “Adaptive
Neuro-fuzzy Inference Based Pattern
Recognition Studies on Handwritten
Character Images”.
Mr. Aniruddha Chatterjee, an
alumnus of M.Sc. Biotech 2008
batch has got his admission to
Ph.D. programme on health
science at the Australian National
University, Canberra with full
Scholarship. There is only one
scholarship of this sort per year
for international students and in
the scholarship ratings, he has
secured the first rank across the
world.

PLACEMENT & TRAINING

Lt Col B.Vijay Venkatesh,
1995 Mechanical Engineer-
ing alumni won the Best GE
Trophy for 2007-08 Chief En-
gineer Jalandhar Zone.
CENTRE UPDATE
PAT Centre organised a training
session for the 2009 batch in the
last week of May, 2008. All the
students were given training in
aptitude tests and soft skills.

Training programmes by the VIT alumni, Ravi Ramanathan and Blue Lotus were organized.

Campus Recruitment for 2009 June graduating batch started on 2nd June, 2008 with Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)
having the honour of getting the 1st SLOT for the campus recruitments(2008 – 09). TCS recruited 1075 students,
which is a World Record for the highest number of placements done from a single campus by any campus recruiter.

Other major software recruiters included Cognizant, Wipro, Infosys, Capgemini, Iflex, Virtusa, AIG Systems, Zensar,
APC, Evalue Systems,Multitech, Igate, etc.,.

Many core companies like Ashok Leyland, ITC, Tata Consulting Engineers,Tata Bluescope Steel, Cummins, Tata
Power, Delphi, Mahindra & Mahindra, Standard Chartered, Foster Wheeler and Triad conducted campus recruitment
at VIT and recruited a good number of students.

Cisco Systems, Nokia – Siemens Networks, Commvault Systems, and Lister Technologies visited VIT under
‘Dream offer’ and recruited VIT Students with higher compensation. Cisco systems recruited 4 students with more
than 8 lakhs per annum (CTC).

Indian Oil conducted campus recruitment for B.Tech.(Chemical and Mechanical) students for the first time in VIT
and recruited 6 students, 3 from each branch with a compensation(CTC) of 6.7 lakhs per annum.

As on 13th October 2008, 63 companies have conducted campus recruitment at VIT and recruited 1688 students.
This year too PAT Centre organized campus recruitment for VIT Consortium. More than 1500 students from 13
colleges have benefited through this consortium, which is a noble initiative of our beloved Chancellor to help the
bright students from neighbouring colleges. As on 13th October 2008, 12 companies like Cognizant, Bally
technologies, Digite, Tesco, Global Analytics, Robert Bosch etc., have conducted campus recruitment for VIT
Consortium students and recruited 104 students.
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PAT Centre signed an MoU with Accenture for conducting ‘Communication excellence Course’ for B.Tech.(Mechanical)
students which is a regular “credited course”.

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, M.Tech.(CSE) of 2008 batch compiled the aptitude and technical questions which were asked
during the campus recruitment for the benefit of VIT Students. The books were released by our Chancellor on 19th
August, 2008 in his chamber.

Dean (PAT) and Placement Officer made visits to Dubai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Bangalore for inviting Biotech
and Dream companies.

VIT UNIVERSITY NEWS

VIT UNIVERSITY 23rd ANNUAL CONVOCATION

The Annual Convocation of VIT was held on August 31, 2008 at VIT University campus. Mr.N.Ram, Editor-in-chief,
The Hindu Group of Publications delivered the convocation address and distributed degrees to the 48 students who
won gold medals. A total of 3231 candidates including 6 Ph.Ds received their degrees at the convocation.

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RIVIERA 2008
Riviera ’08 – the Annual sports and cultural show of VIT
University was held between January 30 and February 2, 2008.
Over 2,800 students from 108 colleges and universities across
the country showcased their artistic talents. The 4-day national-
level sports and cultural festival got off to an exciting start with
the Chancellor Mr. G. Viswanathan releasing balloons. RockNite
by Junkyard Groove and Bandish Project followed by a Laser
Show were the highlights on January 30, 2008. The decibel
level went up in the VIT University sports stadium on Friday
night, when singer-cum-music director Shanker Mahadevan
came on stage and entertained the audience with his music.

The fire works show was an added attraction. Later, the students and parents were treated with a brief yet remarkable
mimicry performance by actor Dhamu with his famous ‘Jurassic Park’ scene.
Film Director and producer Mr. Prakash Raj distributed prizes to the winners of various contests at the valedictory
function held on February 2, 2008

CHANCELLOR’S BIOGRAPHY RELEASE

The Tamil Literary Association released a biography of
Chancellor Shri. G.Viswanathan on October 15, 2008.
Thiru. Thol. Thirumavalavan, President, Viduthalai
Chiruthaigal Katchi released the Tamil version of the book
while Ms.Jayanthi Natarajan, MP and former Union
Minister released the English version.

CHANCELLOR’S ‘LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD’

Chancellor Shri. G. Viswanathan has been awarded the “LIFE TIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” by Federation of Tamil Sangams of North
America (FeTNA ) for his dedicated service to the cause of Tamil
and the Tamil Community. The award was presented on July 4,
2008 during the 21st FeTNA Convention held at Orlando, Florida,
USA.

He was also presented a similar award titled “GYAN GANGA

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” by Gyan Ganga group of
Institutions, Japalpur, M.P. India

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 Inauguration of Dr. Ida Scudder Block

Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh, former Governor of Tamil Nadu and

former Union Minister visited VIT on February 27, 2008 and
dedicated the Oracle People Soft ERP Package and also
inaugurated the new ladies hostel named after Dr. Ida Scudder.
The ERP being implemented at VIT runs on IBM servers and was
customized by TCS. It aims for a paperless administration.

Dr. Suranjan Bhattacharji, Director, CMC, Vellore, Mr. Seshagiri

Anegondi, GM-Sales, Oracle, Mumbai, Mr. V. Narendra, Delivery
Centre Head, TCS, Bangalore and Mr. Sidhartha Bahadur, Country
Sales Manager, IBM, Bangalore spoke at the function.

UNIVERSITY DAY CELEBRATIONS

The University Day of VIT was held on

April 9, 2008.Dr. S. Venkateswaran, Former
Vice Chancellor, BITS, Pilani was the Chief
Guest. Mr.Ranjan N. Acharya, Senior
Vice-President, C o r p o r a t e H R D , W i p r o
Limited, Bangalore addressed the gathering.

VIT - TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATOR

Business Incubation Support to Start- ups : VITTBI is a

joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India and VIT. It provides business incubation
support to technology based startups. VITTBI offers a
complete range of business incubation service that includes
office space, shared office resources, assistance in local
liasioning and networking, in identifying land, getting statutory
clearances, recruitment and training and a host of other
services.

In addition to this, VITTBI also provides Seed Funding up to Rs. 25.00 lakhs for deserving ideas/ technology
ventures that require upscaling and related work. It also facilitates innovation grants from Technopreneur
Promotion Programme (TePP) of DSIR and The Lemelson-
Recognition and Mentoring Programme (L-RAMP).

Our Product Innovation Labs are equipped with Rapid

Prototyping facility which can produce prototype from CAD
models, CNC Machining Centres, a Co-ordinate Measuring
Machine and state-of-the-art equipment for the development
and testing of biotechnology based products.

Website: www.vittbi.com

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 VIT MoUs WITH FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES
WITH RIT, NEWYORK, USA
In tune with VIT’s policy of setting global standards
in education, VIT University has entered into
academic cooperation with one of America’s
leading technical institutions, the Rochester
Institute of Technology (RIT) located in NewYork.
This agreement between VIT and RIT was signed
on September 29, 2008 at Rochester during the
visit of Chancellor, Mr.G.Viswanathan and
Pro-Chancellor, Mr. Sekar Viswanathan to USA.
Chancellor Mr. G.Viswanathan signed the MoU on
behalf of VIT while the President Dr. William W.
Destler, inked the agreement for RIT.

WITH CINVESTAV UNIVERSITY, MEXICO

Cinvestav, a prestigious government university located in Mexico

City of Mexico has signed an MoU with VIT University. The MoU
will help VIT students and faculty to do research projects at
Cinvestav and facilitate Cinvestav faculty to visit VIT. The MoU was
signed at Cinvestav on June 02, 2008 by Mr.Sekar Viswanathan,
Pro-Chancellor of VIT and Dr.Arnulfo Albores Medina, Chief
Academic Officer of Cinvestav.

WITH KYRGYZ UNIVERSITY, KYRGYZSTAN

The Kyrgyz State University of Construction,
Transportation and Architecture has signed
an MoU with VIT University for training its
students in IT and related areas.
M r. G. Vi s w a n a t h a n , C h a n c e l l o r a n d
Dr. D.P. Kothari, Vice Chancellor signed the
MoU on behalf of VIT while the Directors
Prof. A. Abdykalkou and Prof. Bishenbek T
U r u e v, s i g n e d f o r t h e K y r g y z St a t e
University, in the presence of Mr. Mahendra
K u m a r, Managing D i r e c t o r, HMT
International, Bangalore. Mr.Sekar Viswanathan, Pro-Chancellor, VIT, Dr. B.V.A. Rao, Director,
International Relations and other Officials of VIT were present during the event.

WITH WASHBURN
UNIVERSITY, USA

Washburn, a prestigious university

located in USA has signed an MoU
with VIT University. The MoU was
signed on February 26, 2008 at VIT
by Mr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor.
This MoU was signed for the benefit
of students of Management studies.

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WITH CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, USA

Chancellor, Shri. G. Viswanathan signed an MoU with Central Michigan University

of USA on July 07, 2008. The MoU is specially meant for MBA twinning program,
faculty exchange to enhance academic collaboration, graduate student exchange
and for the development of other programs of common interest.

Mr. Avbakar Nutsalov-

General Director, RACUS

Mr. Avbakar Nutsalov- General

Director and Ms. Nina Khimutina,
Manager, Int’l Students Dept,
RACUS visiting VIT.

MoU WITH SRI NARAYANI HOSPITAL &

RESEARCH CENTRE, VELLORE
Chancellor, Shri. G. Viswanathan signed an MoU with Sri Narayani
Hospital & Research Centre situated at Sripuram, Vellore District
on September 01, 2008 at the University. Mr. N. Balaji, Director
represented the hospital. Pro-Chancellors Mr. Sekar Viswanathan
and Mr. G. V. Selvam along with Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice
Chancellor and Dean, School of Biotechnology, Chemical and
Biomedical Engineering were present during the occasion. The
MoU is especially meant for collaborative research efforts between
VIT University and Narayani Hospital in the fields of Biomedical
Engineering and Medical Technology which will enable both institutions to conduct joint research projects between
these institutions.

DIGNITARIES VISIT AT VIT

GOVERNOR OF TAMIL NADU

“There are more avenues to be
explored and hurdles to be
overcome to make India number
one in biotechnology” Governor
Surjit Singh Barnala said. He
was speaking at the inauguration
of a three-day International
Conference on BioTechnology
(INCOB-2008) at VIT University
on February 06, 2008.

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 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE MINISTER FOR SPORTS AND YOUTH
NORTH ZONE WELFARE

Mr. T.P.M. Mohideen Khan, Hon’ble Minister for

Sports and Youth Welfare, delivered the valedictory
address at the International Conference and
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), North Zone,
Exhibition on Sports Technology held between March
K. Radhakrishnan, has called upon the youth to
26 - 27, 2008 at VIT which was organized by the VIT
participate in more sports-related activities as
University and the Tamil Nadu Physical Education
physical exercise and good health are necessary to
and Sports University (TNPESU), Chennai.
make substantial contribution to society and the
nation. Participating in the valedictory function of the
Annual Sports Day at the VIT University on March
20, 2008, Mr. Radhakrishnan said that universities ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF BARC
and colleges should play a major role in developing
a pool of sports talent. The country cannot have an
Olympic winner unless it nurtures such a pool of
sportspersons.

DR. C MOHAN: CHIEF SCIENTIST IBM

The Associate Director of Baba Atomic Research

Centre (BARC), Mumbai, S. Kailas, inaugurated the
National Conference on Advanced Materials &
Characterisation (AMC-2008) under the auspices of the
Dr. C. Mohan who has been working as the IBM India
School of Mechanical and Building Sciences (SMBS)
Chief Scientist, based in Bangalore, with responsibilities
of the VIT University on July 23, 2008. He called upon
that relate to serving as the executive technical leader
students to take up active research in material sciences,
was the chief guest for the 1st National Level
which is a growing field in India and other parts of the
Conference on Education and Research (confer 08)
world.
held between March 27-29, 2008.

MR. K.R. DESIKAN

Mr. K.R. Desikan, R&D Chief and Consultant for Biopharmaceutical

companies, inaugurated a National Symposium on Bioinformatics
on October 17, 2008. Pro-Chancellor Mr. Sekar Viswanathan,
Vice Chancellor Dr. D.P. Kothari and Dean, Students’ welfare,
Dr. K. Chidambaram were present.

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 COLUMNIST MR. S. GURUMURTHY

Noted columnist Mr. S. Gurumurthy participated in a panel

discussion on Union Budget 2008 at VIT University on March
08, 2008. Mr. D.Pandian, State Secretary of CPI,
Mr. C. Gnanasekaran, General Secretary of TNCC,
Mr.V. Ramesh, State General Secretary of the BJP and
Mr.A. Arumuga Nainar, State Committee member of the CPM
took part in the discussion. VIT Chancellor Mr.G.Viswanathan
presided over the discussion.

SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Mr. T. Ramasami, Secretary,

Department of Science and
Technology (DST) spoke at the
National Roundtable meeting on
“Vision 2020: Disaster
Management as a component of
higher engineering education” at
the VIT University on January 09,
2008. P.S. Goel, President of the
Indian National Academy of
Engineering and Secretary,
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Chancellor Mr.G.Viswanathan, Pro-Chancellor Mr.G.V.Selvam and Dr.R.K. Bhandari,
Director CDMM were present.

VITAA MEMBERS TALK

M.Aslam Sheriff, 1990 ECE,

VITAA Core Committee Member

Intelligent effort with perseverance and patience are indispensable for success - VIT vows its
success to this strategy. The journey of VIT through these 25 years has been remarkable - filled
with growth, success, dedication, commitment etc and along with it grew VITAA through which
the alumni stay connected with VIT.

From now on we have the added responsibility of carrying VIT and VITAA to greater heights and to reach many
more milestones, serving many generations to come.

VIT - Past, Present and Future

Janakiraman Subramanian,
1988 ECE
We were taken to our new campus which it appeared like a haunted house. All the students were assembled in a hall.
We were told that our Chancellor, then Chairman Mr.G.Viswanathan will address the students. After waiting for 20
minutes, the Chairman addressed the gathering in which he spoke “It is my dream to make this
institute, a self-reliant University one day” and some students went into immediate laughter and
some were murmuring. No one ever had the premonition that VEC will grow out to be an outstanding
University then. After spending two years in that campus, we moved to a new campus where we spent
another two years. We had lingering doubts what would be in store after we graduate.

In the hindsight, I would think, we had performed much better than what we had feared-thanks to an
excellent experience and training received at VEC. We learnt in tough ways to survive even in the

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midst of difficulty and VEC provided that early foundation. We bonded well with fellow classmates, Principal, Chairman
and teachers, forming a cohesive team willing to take on the tough challenges ahead. We really had our fun time, in the
midst of gloom, we found new hope and encouragement. Our batch produced many University rank holders, a few of
them got admission to top Universities in US, while some pursued their masters’ in India. Majority of us, moved from
place to place and have grown eventually from strength to strength.

We owe this success of VIT to its founder Chancellor Shri. G.Viswanathan who had the vision, grit, determination and
tenacity of purpose to make VIT to be the best in the country. The rest of the VIT Management, Faculty, Staff and
students over the years have really contributed to its growth in a big way. VIT has seen many hurdles in its growth which
it has only made it stronger and resilient.

An opportunity to walk down the memory lane of VIT and seeing its transformation from unfinished flooring in our classrooms
in 1988 to world class marble flooring, dry land transforming to a lush green campus and a host of other infrastructure
standing tall would remind us how much we progressed and perhaps, some solace that we may have played some
part, however insignificant to its growth. We are truly proud to be VITians and we look forward to an opportunity to meet
our batchmates, and our juniors during Silver Jubilee Event to understand how each of us have grown and how we can
continue to grow as strong VIT alumni network.

S. Sambasivan,
1988 Mech

What “VIT” misses ?? VIT is hi tech today ,, but still misses the charm of nature trails and
farm house at abdullapuram.
VIT has the most modern sports facilities,, but still misses the charms of “village wells
which doubled as swimming pools“ at abdullapuram.
VIT has airconditioned class rooms ,, but still misses the fresh air from paddy and sugarcane
fields at abdullapuram.
VIT has multi cuisine restaurants ,, but still misses the “mama mess “ which used to serve
wide variety as long it is rice and idly.
VIT has multiple auditoriums, function halls,, but misses the charm of converting one
hall(drawing hall) for multiple functions at abdullapuram.
Footprints left behind by a small group of students in 1988 has transformed into giant strides with every
passing year.
The metamorphosis from VEC to VIT is to be seen to “Believe” ....
Best wishes for VEC (now VIT) to turn into a Goliath .

Forgetfullness....
we tend to forget small achievements in life .. and look for bigger things
we tend to forget friends ..who have helped while in need
we tend to forget parents ..when they are in need
we tend to forget our ambitions ...in pursuit of careers
we tend to forget small blips of joy ..in pursuit of perfection
we tend to forget telling kids what to do .. and tell them what not to do
we tend to forget the golden words "thanks" and "sorry"... and defend, defend
BUT
VIT does not forget its students .. it keeps a track of their achievements, moves in life and
it was completely unexpected and a real surprise , when Sekar sent word on my nomination for a
"distinguished alumni"
It was a mixed sense of guilt for forgetting the almamater and sense of mixed identity on"why me for the
award?" ...
but deep inside it was a sense of gratitude as it was an opportunity to reconnect with the almamater .
It is students who always relate to an institution , but this is an university par excellence ,,
Inspite of its stature ,growth and size,, it still retains a personal touch and creates the sense of belonging .
This element of personal touch lacks even amongst the so called "biggies" in education
This probably is one of the reasons which ranks VIT as numero Uno amongst its class and I wish it all luck
I have pledged to reconnect to this instituiton .. be it by way of projects, guest lectures and increase the list
endlessly.

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VIT - What it means to one of its students.
Sunil Nair,
2004 MBA
One of the most important decisions
that one has to make in life is to
choose the right college for his/her
post graduation. So like any other
youth, I was no different. With my
father in Mcgraw hill publications, getting access to a
lot of professors and lecturers wasn’t too tough. And it
is this push that made me decide to go and have a look
at VIT, before I decide to join or not join it. Even though
I had known few people who were already studying in
VIT and I got very good reviews, I wasn’t too keen on it
as I had perceived it to be like any other college built on
the highways of Chennai city.
My MBA course got over in 2004 and I started with
Reuters in Bangalore. 3 years in our Bangalore
office and then got an internal move to Singapore.
I have been settled here for a while now.
Its been 4.5 years since I left VIT, but its in these
years that I have fully understood the value of
being at VIT. Lessons learnt during my MBA
classes makes more sense now that it ever did.
From basic domain knowledge in my field of study
to extra curricular activities, to various other skills
like people/event management etc, all have stood
me in good stead in my professional and personal
life.
And now when I read articles on the internet about
VIT being one of the top 10 colleges in the country,
I feel like I have been personally honored with a
Bharat Ratna. There is no more joyous feeling in
the world other than seeing my college name figure
in the best colleges in the country on a repeated
basis.
And if we have to pin point 1 reason behind all
that VIT has achieved, we need to look beyond 1
man, the great Mr. GV. There could be 101 million
reasons on how he did what very few in the world
have achieved, but personally I believe the most
interesting aspect of him being his “Vision”. He had
a vision when I met him first in 2004 and he had a
vision when I met him few months back in our
Singapore Alumni meet. Its his focus that makes
him do what few can imagine of doing.
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T. Mahaveerprabu,
1999 EEE, Coordinator,
VITAA Singapore Chapter
Hi, on this Silver jubilee occasion let
us salute the creators of VIT who
inspired us with some great purpose
and empowered with a quality education.
My stay at VIT has taught me many marvelous things,
but most importantly it taught us to learn to be an
inquisitive student for life. It has given enormous energy
for us to set the orbits of our life path at a distinct level,
the courage to travel down an unexplored path &
manage all the odds that could block our growth.
I greatly value meeting our fellow alumni, collaborating
with them for great purposes.
Elizabeth Rufus,
1991 ECE
Well, I would interpret this Alumni
meet as “Home coming”. I am happy
I am at Home. But, for most of you
who have been miles away, it is a
great time to see friends from college
days, walk the campus and see the changes, learn
about the life of the university as it is today and hear
about the accomplishments of former students.
I encourage each of you to think of ways that you can
provide your own talents and support to your alma
mater as we continue to build a university worthy of
being an honored place among the best.
I am confident that VIT will grow from strength to
strength and be an enduring institution that we can all
be proud to be associated with.
Mr. A. Murali, 1990 Mech,
President, VITAA -Vellore chapter
“ Its really great to feel that I am VIT
alumni. I wish VITU all success
in all its future endeaveours “
L. Yasmin,
2006 M.Sc. Chemistry
I wish u a very happy New Year &
successful S-JAM
 Gopinath Venkataramanan,
Aniruddha Chatterjee,
1988 ECE
2008 M.Sc. Biotech

First off, I would like to take this

“VIT is the place which gave me
opportunity to thank VIT (VEC then)
the right exposure and made
for providing us with the perfect
me competent to be successful
platform to launch our career from.
in the global platform. I will
I am proud to recollect that I belong to the first batch of
always be obliged to the VIT
graduates from this prestigious institution, the days of
fraternity for giving me the chance to learn and
humble beginning.
grow, not only as a complete student but also as
Three important skills I practice in my everyday life,
a better human being. I hope with Gods grace and
which I would like to share with you all, are:
Chancellor and Pro-Chancellors’ blessings, I will
1. Listen more than you speak
be able to bring more laurels to my mother
2. It is not necessary that your team agrees with
institution, VIT University”.
everything you say, if there are no alternate
views and approaches, then you don’t need a
Sudha Rajagopalan , 1990 ECE, team, you can just do it yourselves.
Secretary, VITAA Vellore Chapter 3. If you believe you can, you can.

Good luck!
Every morning as I walk into our
campus and through the covered
Kalpana Arun, 1990 ECE,
pathways I look at the lush green
President, VITAA Chennai Chapter
lawns, the well-spruced up gardens
and the blooming wild flowers amidst
the aesthetically built concrete structures I profusely
thank God for bringing me back to my alma mater. I
am awestruck like you every time I think of the giant
strides she has made over the past 25 years.

Trust this Silver Jubilee Association Meeting will be a

perfect homecoming for all of us to reminisce and
cherish memories. Let us also stand up to actively
participate in VITAA chapter activities and find
opportunities to share the expertise gained over the
years with the VITians. This will really go a long way
in our pursuit of making VITAA the top-ranked Alumni
Association in the country, when rated.
Wishing you and your family the best of everything!”
Ever wondered what an alma mater is..?
More than buildings, machines and trees..
Anything other than an elevator of lives..?
A Cemetery of our past providing us some peace..
When I visited mine that day
I couldn’t relate to her in any way
When I felt her, I could hear her call
With my palms placed on her evergreen wall

The world around me crawled in the presence

P. Swarnalatha, I flew back with her to my adolescence..
2006 M.Tech CSE, My emotions, energy, youth and effervescence..
Convenor, VITAA VIT Chapter She gave me them back; all my life’s lessons..

‘Back again with you mom ‘ - I told her

I am very thankful to our beloved
chancellor and pro-chancellor for
giving me an opportunity to serve in
VITAA and i feel that VITAA provides
an environment to enhance our
knowledge and relationship. Let us put our hands
together to make S-JAM, a grand success
-“Soulfully we Join to Accelerate and Motivate”
‘To leave my soul, my son under your care’
I felt her warmth in the tips of my ear
Oh..Alma Mater does really mean a nourishing
mother.
Joyous moments when my son joined VIT and
overwhelmed to say that he is the first alumni
son to join..
I am a proud Alumnus & a Mother too ….

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 Revathi S,
Harsha Rao,
1990 ECE, Convenor,
2005 B.Tech Computer Science
VITAA VIT Chapter
“It was with some thoughts of trepidation and Dear Friends,
eagerness that I felt on setting foot in the college on Together let us join to make VIT
my first day at the campus - just like any other strong in all aspects and fulfill our
greenhorn waiting to experience the next stage in Chancellor’s vision of making VIT
my academic pursuit and over the next four years one among the top hundreds globally. Wishing you
of ups and downs, more importantly than just pure all VIT-ian’s a very happy and successful Silver
academic excellence, VIT helped me to become a Jubilee Year - 2009
more whole-rounded personality capable of facing M. Kishore Kumar, 2000 Civil,
the world & infused in me an endurance to weather President, VITAA UAE Chapter
the biggest of storms. " As the President of UAE CHAPTER,
Those 4 years were indeed the best times of my life I would like to thank our
in the company of cherished friends and a familial CHANCELLOR for this wonderfull
atmosphere that VIT made possible. It is with a deep opportunity of Tracks message and for
sense of pride that I say that it has been a privilege giving a strong support towards our
CHAPTER. With this Chapter a huge network has
and an honour to have been educated at such an
been created and is lucubrating day-by-day. This
august institution. enhances us towards the path of success for the
Hoping VIT scales greater heights in the years to chapter activities and keep rocking!"
come

P.Pranithraj, 2006 B.Sc Biotech Prem Kumar,

2008 M.Sc. Biotech
Big elloooo to (2006 Bsc BT friends)..
In this New Year, “may ur right hand Hi
always be stretched out in friendship, It’s my great pleasure to be Alumni
but never in want”, Have a delightful of VIT. Lets join together to make
new year! VIT still more powerful

Palaniraja, 2007 M.Sc. Chemistry Ram Kumar,

2007 M.Sc. Chemistry
Happy to hear about the activities
that VITAA was taking for the growth Happy New Year 2009 and a
of VIT successful S-JAM

Reekha, 2006 BCA Mohan Kumar K, 2007 M.Sc.

A very happy and prosperous New A very prosperous New Year 2009
Year 2009 and Silver Jubilee Alumni Meet.

Sathishkumar, 2008 M.Sc Biotech S. Shanthi,

2006 M.Sc. Chemistry, 2008 M.Phil
Hai VIT-ian’s
A warm, happy, and successful A very happy and prosperous New
New year & S-JAM Year 2009 & S-JAM

G. Madhumitha, 2006 M.Sc Sakthikumaran,

Chemistry, 2008 M.Phil 2007 M.Sc. Chemistry

On our special day, Hai VITAA,

Here’s wishing lots of joy & All the best for all the steps that
happiness… you are taking to make VIT a grand
Happy 25th year anniversary master.

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 S. Mohana Roopan, G. Dharanibai, 1990 ECE
2006 M.Sc. Chemistry
I still love to reminisce the good days
Dear friends I had when I was studying in VEC.
As Alumni of VIT we have many In our batch we were about two
responsibilities of holding hands with hundred and there were no
our Alma Mater and VITAA to fulfill our enormous lecture halls, and
chancellor’s vision of bringing VIT globally. Happy new auditoriums that we see today. It is
year & S-JAM amazing to see the progress that had happened in
the campus and the strides that VIT University has
Arokiaraj Vincent. A made in these years with dedication.
2005 M.Sc., Microbiology Other thing that amazes me is the caliber of education.
I completed my UG in Chemistry and was unable to Knowledge is synonymous with university and VIT is
do my PG immediately due to lack of institutes at the fore front of research and development,
generating new knowledge. I owe a lot to my
providing PG courses and as an appraisal for my
alma mater for giving me the education and values.
career in CMC I got admitted to M.Sc in VIT. It was 11
years after my UG.
Devaprasad Amos. D,
It is almost a decade gap and my class mates in M.Sc 2006 M.Tech. Power Electronics
and the latest environment and discipline of VIT has
I completed UG study during 1976 in Madras
changed me a lot to think about, at a global level.
Institute of Technology, Chromepet, Chennai. Our
Now I am heading Karnataka’s First Ocular Stem Cell
beloved Chancellor often encourages persons like
lab.
me by saying (who doubt that my age will be against
J.Kirankumar, me)-there is no age limit for study, This was the
2000 Mech great driving force which made me persevere PG
study. In 2006, literally, after 3 decades, I could think
Friends, it’s great to keep in touch of completing PG study.
with you all through the TRACKS. I must also state that, all my class mates treated
Wishing you all success in your me as one among them, (peer) and
career and life. I felt at home and comfortable on
VITAA and TRACKS, keep up the good work! all occasions. The faculty members
whenever I approached them to get
my doubts cleared, related to the
Praveen Paranjothi, 2002 ECE
Co-ordinator, VITAA Germany subjects of study, even during the
Chapter time, which was very much out of
going oriented schedule. Lab
VIT is an institution with an excellent Assistants too helped me in software / simulation
reputation in India and other parts of experiments.
the world. The purpose of education is
opening up individual minds. VIT
Completion of M.Tech at VIT enabled me to
succeeds enormously in this endeavor. become a member of VITAA -2006 batch.
It exposes you to the multi-cultural, multi-lingual culture
united only by its plurality, India, in one campus. The
amount of possibilities the institution enables in the field R.Subashini
of technology and international opportunities it opens up 2003 MBA, Convenor,
are the important factors that differentiate itself from the VITAA VIT Chapter
numerous educational institutions in India. Having
graduated in 2002, and witnessing the transformation of
Had been the first batch of VIT
this institution from a college to a successful University is
a joy. I am sure every one of you out there is feeling the Deemed University. I attribute for
same. I wish all the students, current and past, lot of what I am today to our laudable
success in their endeavors and take this opportunity to university which is renowned for
thank the teachers for doing a great job. its 2 I's - "Intellectual & Informative” learning en-
vironment with excellent Infrastructure. My days
The Silver Jubilee Celebrations not only highlights the fact
at VIT during the formative years of my life had a
how far the institution has come from its humble beginnings,
but also the self-confidence and the bright future the profound impact on my subsequent personal life
institution sees ahead of it, of which every one of us play and professional career.
an unique role. With a great kudos to the VIT management
and its faculty for this success, I wish one and all a great VITH U ALWAYS…
Alumni day.

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 Sathish Rajamani, B. Chittibabu,
1996 Mech 1990 Civil,
VITAA Career Cell Coordinator VITAA Chapter Development &
Dear Friends Activity Cell Member
Its indeed a great pleasure to Invite
you all for the S-JAM Celebrations. I enjoy participating in all VITAA
I am sure many of you will share my Chapter activities and try my best
view that, VIT has played a key role in shaping and el-
not to miss out on any such events. This S-JAM is
evating us to the positions we are in today. Proud to be
a VIT-ian’s . VIT is indeed a Place to Learn and a Chance to historic and going to be extra special. Let us all
Grow get-together at VIT for this grand occasion and
resolve to serve VIT in our own capacity. “Coming
See you all on Jan 25th and 26th 2009.
together is beginning; staying together is progress,
Cheers ! working together is success”
K.L.Subramanian,
2005 CSE
We are very much happy that our university is
setting tremonduos record year after year in the place-
ments!! On behalf of the IMPACTIANs team I THANK
all the PAT voluteers for their hard work and dedication
done. We also take this opportunity to THANK our be-
loved Chancellor Sir, Pro Chancellors, Dean Sir, Samuel
sir, our VITAA Coordinators for their esteemed support

S.Vino, 2005 M.Tech Biotech

and S.Sajitha Lulu

and cooperation in getting all these success

milestone!These would have never happened without
them...
We are all proud to be VITians & being part of this
successfull journey!!

Prakash. V,
2007 M.Tech Mechatronics
Lakshmi Aparna Channa,
I would like to remind you about two 2007 M.Sc Biotech
things.
and Kumar Kantheti
The first one is about a famous quote
“The foundation stones for a balanced
success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love
and loyalty.” and the second one is we VIT-ian’s have
our foundations laid with these stones. Wish you
success.

Baskaran,
2006 M.Sc. Chemistry

I wish u all a very happy new

year and S-JAM M.Dinakaran, 2004 B.Tech IT, 2007 M.Tech
IT Networking and T.Sangeetha
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 A. Arthi, 2007 M.Sc Bio-Tech Harish. U, 2002 B.E CSE
and T. Jeevanandam and Subha Harini. V

D.Chitra, 1998 B.Tech.Chemical Lajish V.L , 1998 MCA

and P. Prabaharan and Deepti

N.C. Senthil Kumar, 2000 M.E. CSE Rajesh J, 2001 B.Tech Chemical
and Siva Shankari and Padmaja S

Santhosh, 1999 B.Tech CSE and I. Sumaiya Thaseen, 2006 M.Tech CSE,
Sowbhagya Lakshmi and Syed Imdad Huseny

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 R. Sarath Babu, 2000 B.E Civil, Sutirtha Hazra, 2005 M.Tech Energy
and Mahalakshmi Systems and Rimpa Hazra

Harikrishnan Naveen Kirubakaran, 2000 B.Tech Chem.

and Umamaheswari, 2004 B.Tech I.T and Ashwini

S. Amal Shalini S, 2004 IT A. Gomathi, 2006 M.Sc. Chemistry

and Rajesh P Ravichandran, 2004 ECE and T.R. Mathan Kumar

K. Govardhan, 2005 M.Tech. Sensor Systems Arun, 2000 Chemical

and R.Sudha and Durga Priya

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 New Arrivals

E. Nakkeeran, 1998 Chemical Dhruva Manvi

and N.Gowri S/o. Kishore Kumar, 2000 Civil

Dilip Kumar, 2003 Civil

and A. Kalaivani
Mona Sri, D/o, S. Senthilkumar K.Kavin, S/o T.C.Kanish, 2004
2003 M.Tech.Mechatronics M.Tech Mechatronics

M.G. Chitra, 2008 M.Sc. CS

and S.Sugumaran

Shan Banerjee M. ParkaviMuthu,

S/o. Raj Banerjee, D/o. Pounambal,
1997 MBA 2006 M.Tech CSE

R. Rekha, 2002 EEE

and Sumesh Madakath
Samarth
S/o. Prakash 2005 M.Tech Mechatronics
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Naveen Kirubakaran 2000 B.Tech Chem.
and Ashwini are blessed with a male baby
T. Karthick Balaji
S/o Vijaya Priya P, 1998 EEE, 2005 M.Tech
Power Systems
Anjana
D/o K.Vallikannu, 2007 B.Tech Biotechnology
VITAA OFFICE BEARERS
Chairman : Mr. P. Srikanth (1990 ECE)
Secretary - General : Mr. V. G. Sridhar (1993 Mech) - Newyork
Treasurer : Mr. D. Venkaatesh (1990 Civil) & Atlanta : Bharathidasan Singaram 1991 ECE
VITAA CORE COMMITTEE MEMBERS :
Mr. G. Balaji (1988 Mech)
Mr. M. Aslam Sheriff (1990 ECE) VITAA OFFICE CONTACT
Mr. S. Ajay (1996 MBA)
VITAA CAREER CELL COORDINATOR
Mr. Sathish Rajamani (1996 Mech)
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VITAA EC MEMBERS
Mr. Chittibabu (1990 Civil)
Mr. Madhivanan (1990 ECE)
Mr. J. Prabakar (1990 Civil)
Mrs. Kalpana (1990 ECE)
Mrs. Sujatha (1990 ECE)
Mrs. Sudha (1990 ECE)
Mrs. Gulzar Sahib (1990 ECE)
Mrs. Karpagam (1990 ECE)
Mrs. S. Revathi (1990 ECE)
Mr. Sathish Rajamani (1996 Mech)
Mr. T.K.Thendral (1998 Mech)
Mr. Shankar Gokulae (1998 Mech)
Mr. E. Nakkeeran (1998 Chem)
Ms. R. Subashini (2003 MBA)
Mr. Vijay Sarathi (2003 MBA)
Mr. Rupesh (2003 MBA)
Mr. Amarnath (2003 MBA)
Mr. Krishna (2003 MBA)
Mr. Ganesh (2003 MBA)
Mr. Varunkumar (2003 MBA)
Mr. S. Sudesh (2004 BE E&I)
Mr. J. Raju (2004 M.Tech PE)
Mr. Sreenivasan (2004 Mech)
Mr. Amarnath (2004 Mech)
Mr. Umashankar (2005 Mech)
Ms. P. Swarnalatha (2006 M.Tech CSE)
Mr. Vijaykiran (2006 Mech)
Mr. D.V. Sandeep (2006 Mech)
Mr. Prasanna (2006 M.S. Software Engg)
Mr. K.Saththivel (2007 B.Tech Telecom)
OTHER VITAA CHAPTERS & CO-ORDINATORS
Delhi : Bhaskar Mangal,
2007 B.Tech Bioinfo.
Mumbai : Dr.Lajish.V.L, 1998 MCA
Mr. Saurabh Bhalotia, 2007 MS
Software
Kolkata : Mr. Sadhu Prasad Kar,
2007 M.Tech CSE
USA
- California : Mr. Srinivas Andra 1988 ECE
Germany : Praveen Paranjothi
2002 ECE
J. Krishnakumar
Alumni Officer
email: alumni@vit.ac.in /
vitaainfoline@vit.ac.in
Landline No. 0416-2202248
Mobile No. 09443311361
 Transport arrangements are organized from Hyderabad, to avail this facility
VITAA members please contact:

Mr. B. Mahendra - 1991 Civil Mr. Gowtham Reddy - 2005 EEE Mr. Varun Srinivas, 2005 Mech
email: mahendrab@drreddys.com email: gowtham@eightts.com email: nurav2005@gmail.com
Mobile no.: 09701440676 Mobile no.: 09908898484 Mobile no.: 09885579049

Bus trips are organised from Chennai, Bangalore & Chittoor

VITAA chapters from Chennai, Bangalore, Chittoor & Vellore will be operating buses for the convenience of alumni
members to attend the S-JAM on 25th & 26th Jan. 2009 in VIT. To avail this facility VITAA members are requested
to contact the respective chapter co-ordinators:

For Chennai Chapter For Bangalore Chapter

™ Mrs. Kalpana – 1990 ECE ™ Mr. Shankar Gokulae - 1998 Mech.

email: kalpana.arun@yahoo.co.in email: shankarg77@gmail.com
Mobile no.:09840093572 Mobile no. 09845197327

™ Mr. Sathish Rajamani -1996 Mech) ™ Mr. D.V. Sandeep - 2006 Mech.
email: sathish.rajamani@oracle.com email: sandeep.dv@gmail.com
Mobile no.: 09444907197

™ Mr. Vijaykiran - 2006 Mech ™ Mr. Sivakumar K A – 1998 Mech.

email: vijaykiran.kvk@gmail.com email:asivakumar@hotmail.com
Mobile no.: 09632158585
Mobile no. :09884616060

For Chittoor Chapter For Vellore Chapter

™ Mr. Balaji Reddy - 1991 Mech ™ Mr. A. Murali -1990 Mech

email: babjiss@yahoo.co.in email: amurali.10@yahoo.com
Mobile no. :09246993342 Mobile no.: 9362973942

™ Mr.G. Bhaskar Kumar - 2005 M.Sc ™ Mr. Rupesh -2003 MBA

email: gncbaskar@gmail.com email: sreerupesh@gmail.com
Mobile no. :09885530471 Mobile no.:9894379828

™ R. Vasantha Naidu - 2007 EEE ™ Mrs. R. Sudha -1990 ECE

email: vasanthramineni@yahoo.co.in email: tbicoordinator@vit.ac.in
Mobile no.: 09440575444 Mobile no.:9843118122

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 You are invited
On behalf of the office bearers, chapter co-ordinators of VITAA,
and the management, faculty, staff and students of VIT,
we have great pleasure in inviting you to attend the

14th Annual Alumni get-together

S-JAM (Silver Jubilee Alumni Meet)
On 25th & 26th January, 2009 (Sunday & Monday)
at VIT University
P. Srikanth V.G. Sridhar D. Venkaatesh
Chairman,VITAA Secretary-General, VITAA Treasurer,VITAA

Event Schedule
25th Jan. 2009 (Sunday) 26th Jan. 2009 (Republic Day)

10.00 am - Registration 07.30 am - Registration

12.30 noon - Lunch 08.00 am - Breakfast
03.00 pm - Golden Temple visit 08.30 am - Flag Hoisting
05.30 pm - Entertainment by 09.30 am - Special address by the
VIT Students Chancellor, Pro- Chancellors
06.30 pm - Stage show by and VIT / VITAA officials
S.V.Sekhar’s troupe 10.30 am - Chat with famous Cine celebrities
- Culturals & Entertainment by :
08.30 pm - Gala Buffet Dinner
- VITAA members
- VIT Students
For updated detailed S-JAM
01.00 noon - Grand Buffet lunch
event schedule 02.30 pm - Guest lecture sessions by
please visit : VITAA members
www.vitaa.org 03.30 pm - Golden Temple visit
04.30 pm - Executive committee members meeting

Book - Post
From :
To,
Secretary - General
VIT - Alumni Association
VIT University
Vellore - 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
e-mail : alumni@vit.ac.in
Phone : 0416 - 220 2248, 220 2177

VITAA DAY – Every Year on January 26th at VIT. DON’T MISS IT !

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