Philanthropy makes a big difference to people’s lives. On these lines, Our Beloved chancellor Dr. G. Viswanathan has taken several community development initiatives for the betterment of the society, and STARS (Support the Advancement of Rural Students Scheme) is one such philanthropic activity started in the year 2017. It aims at enhancing the rural students’ quality of life. Since 2017 rural students of Andhra Pradesh have been admitted through STARS scheme. Each student’s story is an inspiring story of change.
Daily wage labourers and domestic helpers find it difficult to educate their children due to their unstable income and difficult living conditions. Their children who are academically brilliant, continue to live their lives in poverty like their families or settle down to basic jobs which satisfies neither their basic needs or their intellectual hunger. While many people in our society ignore these hard facts and go ahead with their lives, VIT Management stands tall as it takes these children in its fold through the STARS scheme.
Financially disadvantaged children don’t have to stop dreaming of becoming an Engineer. “The VIT STARS Scheme helps students from underprivileged backgrounds achieve their aspirations by providing a 100% fee waiver for academic and hostel facilities, along with a free laptop”.
“ A Child should never be deprived of quality education owing to poverty. This forceful thought in my mind became the seed that gave birth to the innovative STARS Scheme “
-Dr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VIT- AP
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri. N. Chandrababu Naidu had launched VIT – AP Stars Scheme while laying foundation stone to the VIT – AP campus in the capital city Amravati on 3rd November 2016. Through this scheme, from the academic year 2017-18 onwards one male and one female student, among those who studied from Government Junior Colleges located in rural areas in each district, will be selected and offered complete Free Education and Hostel Facilities to pursue their education at VIT -AP.
The scheme was implemented in the thirteen Districts of Andhra Pradesh namely Anantapur, Chittoor, East Godavari, Guntur, Kadapa, Nellore, Krishna, Prakasam, Kurnool, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and West Godavari. Hence every year 26 students from 13 districts will be benefitted under VIT-AP STARS scheme. In 2022, the scheme was extended to 26 districts of Andhra Pradesh, namely Alluri Sitharama Raju, Anakapalli, Anantapuramu, Annamayya, Bapatla, Chittoor, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema, East Godavari, Eluru, Guntur, Kakinada, Krishna, Kurnool, Nandyal, NTR, Palnadu, Parvathipuram Manyam, Prakasam, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore districts, Sri Sathya Sai, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, West Godavari, YSR.
The selected Students (STARS) are given admission to a B. Tech course in VIT- AP with 100 percent Scholarship covering free accommodation, food, healthcare and other academic facilities. VIT stands proud in giving high-quality education to the rural students of Andhra Pradesh and provide the doorway for a good career, better social status and most importantly, fine tune them to be responsible citizens.
➤Students who have taken Maths, Physics and Chemistry subjects alone are eligible under this scheme.
➤This opportunity will be limited to one student in a family.
➤The annual income of the family should be below Rs 1,50,000/-.
➤Only top five boy and girl students who have studied in junior colleges under rural panchayats are selected for the scheme (Junior colleges located under Corporation, Municipality, Town panchayat limits are not eligible).
➤The list of junior colleges eligible under the STARS scheme will be published in the University website www.vitap.ac.in.
➤Such identified district toppers will be called for an interview based on marks secured in their Intermediate board examination. Among them, one male and one female student will be admitted, after the results are published.
➤Final admissions to STARS scheme will be decided by the University.
Students’ admission and education fees are 100% exempted.
Hostel and Mess Fees also will be exempted.
Skill Training sessions on English Language Proficiency, Computer literacy, special classes on Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Personality development etc.
Provision of free laptops to STARS students to support their academic activities.
Facilitation of Internship and Campus recruitment.
Counselling sessions to the STARS.
STARS book bank.
Comprehensive Library Facility
Placement training sessions, Certified program sessions are given to the STARS.
Industry Exposure, Behaviour Etiquette, Knowledge share sessions by the Alumni.
STARS are encouraged to become the member of the Clubs & Chapters
STARS Alumni Meet to encourage and enhance the On Campus STARS
Award to the Best Outgoing STAR Boy and STAR Girl.
STARS Coordinator will be In-charge of their Holistic development.
The chart above showcases selected placement trends for STARS graduates over the last few years, highlighting top offers and partner companies.
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Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Gujarat
Haryana
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
Punjab
Odisha
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Netherlands
USA
UK
Oman
UAE
Sweden
Germany
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
VIT
STARS
| Year | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2018 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 2024 | 24 | 25 | 49 |
| 2025 | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| Total | 146 | 154 | 300 |
| Year | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2023 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2025 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Total | 56 | 60 | 116 |
| Passout Batch | Total STAR Students | Placement Registered | Students Placed | Placement % | Highest CTC (INR) | Company Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 100 | 475000 | HCL |
| 2022 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 95.83 | 990000 | Accenture |
| 2023 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 88.89 | 1300000 | Natwest Group |
| 2024 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 87.5 | 2470000 | CISCO |
| 2025 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 100 | 1100000 | Vcomply |
| 2026 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 51.72 | 1235000 | Common Bank of Australia |
| Total | 149 | 142 | 121 | 87 | 7570000 | 0 |
| Year | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 2024 | 24 | 25 | 49 |
| 2025 | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| Total | 88 | 94 | 182 |
Our STARS Gallery
2022-23
3rd Batch of Stars Program in VIT-AP for the academic year 2022-23
2021-22
2nd Batch of Stars Program in VIT-AP for the academic year 2021-22
Contact Us
Dr. D. Venkata Lakshmi
STARS Coordinator
Professor - School of Computer Science and Engineering
VIT-AP University, Beside AP Secretariat, Near Vijayawada, 522241, Andhra Pradesh
Email : coord.stars@vitap.ac.in
Dr. John Pradeep
Deputy Director-Admissions
VIT-AP University, Beside AP Secretariat, Near Vijayawada, 522241, Andhra Pradesh
Email : deputydir.admissions@vitap.ac.in
