National Science Day was celebrated grandly at VIT-AP to commemorate the discovery of Raman effect. Chief guest, Mandava Jagadish, Chief Technology Officer of Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. graced the event. Hundreds of students from colleges in and around Vijayawada and Guntur visited the campus enthusiastically to participate in various events aimed at promoting scientific zeal and temperament including the expert talks on Li-ion battery industry by Amara Raja Battery scientists.
The chief guest said that the Indian battery industry is in great need of a skilled workforce in core areas of mechanical, chemical, electrical & electronics and materials engineering. The increasing collaboration of industry and academia has slowly started yielding fruitful results.
Vice Chancellor of VIT-AP, Prof. SV Kota Reddy mentioned about the MoU with Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd. that promoted R&D collaborations and stressed on improving gross enrolment ratio and academia-industry partnership towards the vision of VIKSIT Bharat 2047.
Registrar, Prof. Jagadish Mudiganti said that science progress in recent times is translating more rapidly into real-life applications as compared to the past. Seven other MoUs have also been signed with industry and reputed banks with the proactive initiatives of Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship cell of VIT-AP.
Prof. Srinivas, Dean, School of Advanced Sciences and Associate Dean, Dr Venkata Rajanikanth and NSD 25 Convenor, Dr Ramakanth and team thanked all the participants for making NSD 2025 celebrations a grand success.