VIT University first Indian institute to get QS 4-star rating

VIT University has become India's first academic institution to be accredited QS 4-star rating due to its excellence in fields of teaching, innovation and employability.
The QS 4 Star rating cetificate was handed over by regional director of Quacqarelli Symonds(QS) Ashwin Fernandes to the founding Chancellor of VIT University G Viswanathan in presence of Union Minister of State for Fianance Santosh Gangwar, at a function held here.
"This is the rating and not the ranking," said Fernandes, adding the university has got 5-star rating for teaching, employability, facilities, internationalisation and innovation.
"VIT is the only university in India now with 4 Star overall rating of QS," he said.

Quaquarelli Symonds (QS), UK, founded in 1990 is the world's leading network for top careers and education. QS has been producing rankings since the launch of the QS World University Rankings in 2004.
The minister lauded the university saying its achievement of QS 4 rating was matter of "pride" for the country.

He said the nation was poised for changes in education sector with political change in the country.
"The political change in the country has envisaged changes in all fields. Just as the country has raised a strong voice against black money and all the people supported it, in a similar spirit we need to work for improving the education sector and enable the academic institutions to function in a better way," Gangwar said.

Viswanathan announced that VIT University, having its campuses in Vellor and Chennai, was going to open two more campuses in Bhopal and Amaravati from July 2017.
Highlighting the academic activities of the university he said VIT students published 2,390 research papers in 2014, "second highest" among the universities in the country, while this year 2,367 research papers have been published.
In a bid to prepare its students to be able to work anywhere in the world, VIT has also collaborated with 207 universities in different countries, he said.
Fernandes said VIT was assessed in a rigorous rating process over six months. The rating involved 52 indicators and the university got 5 Star category rating in areas of 'teaching, innovation, facilities, employability and inclusiveness.

Vice Chancellor of VIT Dr Anand A Samuel and other authorities of the university were present on the occasion.