The department of Science & Technology under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India sanctioned a grant of Rs 60 Lakh for the strengthening of the Laboratories in VVIT. This amount is sanctioned under the Fund for Improvement of Science & Technology Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) Program – 2017 ( FIST programme) of the Department of Science and Technology.

Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology earned the distinction of becoming the youngest College in entire India to have received the grant of Rs 60 Lakh under the FIST – 2017 Programme as informed by the sources. The Chairman of the College Mr Vasireddy Vidya Sagar congratulated the Principal and the heads of the departments of ECE, CSE and Civil Engineering for attaining this distinction. “The funds will be utilized to build highly sophisticated labs for conducting research. These labs when installed will be used to conduct research that can develop cost effective innovative solutions which are a need of the society,” said the chairman. He said the students can enjoy the benefit of these labs in acquiring the highly needed skills.