VIT students to receive scholarship worth Rs 44 lakh

The Universal Higher Education Trust (UHET) has offered financial assistance in the form of a scholarship Rs 44 lakh to around 642 students of VIT University.

UHET offers the scholarship to the students who are from an economically poor background.

The students who have received the scholarship are pursuing arts, science, diploma and professional courses at VIT. Around 78% of the students are first generation learners and 63% of them are girls.

The founder of UHET and chancellor of the University, G Viswanathan said that the scholarships are awarded to the students to encourage and motivate the students from economically backward families.

More than 800 students had received the scholarship from the trust. The trust was established in 2012 to help the students in providing financial assistance.