S. Vishnu Sharma
SRM AP was again the centre of attraction recently when Andhra Pradesh Minister of Education praised the educational institution for its focus on research.
Dr. Adimulapu Suresh, Minister of Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh was on the premises of SRM AP recently when he expressed his joy in seeing the university achieving great heights within two years in the realms of research and education.
SRM AP makes great strides in research
He presented the offer letters to the placed students.
The Minister was enraptured to see that SRM AP provides such quality education that not only students from engineering, but also the students from other general degree courses were able to bag desired packages from reputed companies like Deloitte.
Andhra Pradesh Education Minister said the greatest predicament of the country is not unemployment but unemployability as most educational institutions fail to deliver a proper and complete education that can satisfy the demands of the present world and make the students job-ready.
He was delighted to know that SRM AP, since its inception, always strived to make curriculums industry-oriented.
He said SRM AP put emphasis on the placement training to make students interview-ready, encouraged the students for research since their undergraduate studies.
SRM AP helped the students grow and know the world with the Semester Abroad Programme, said Minister Adimulapu Suresh.
Among the maiden batch of SRM Amaravati, 40 percent of students have bagged job offers with packages of 10 lakhs per annum or higher, with the highest offered salary of 29.5 lakhs per annum.
The Minister of Education was greatly satisfied with the vision and progress of SRM AP and wished for further marvels to be created.
The Minister later met with the Deans and HODs and the reputed Ramalingaswami Fellow, DST-Inspire Fellow and faculty members at SRM AP who are rigorously working on several projects.
Minister Adimulapu Suresh was pleased to see the focus on research at SRM AP.
He said Government of Andhra Pradesh is against of commercialization of education, but they are not against private educational institutes.
It is very encouraging to see how SRM AP following the footsteps of the government has embedded complete and inclusive education that supports equity, equality, and affordability.
Industry-Academia interaction is an area that has to receive more prominence, said Andhra Pradesh Education Minister.
It is good to see that SRM AP is moulding students in a proper way to make them industry-ready.
The advancement of the education sector is the dream of our Chief Minister and many pedagogical and educational reforms are being done in order to the standardization of the education sector.
The management of SRM University in AP has opted for a student-centric education that follows the mandates of National Education Policy-2020, he said.
Minister also discussed the future plans and goals of SRM AP with Professor V.S. Rao, Vice-Chancellor of SRM Amaravati.
Professor V.S. Rao expressed gratitude to the Minister for finding some time to visit SRM AP.
He narrated how SRM Amaravati has embarked upon the vessel of excellence and innovation within a meagre span of just two years.
The three-year-old university has already published almost 300 papers in reputed journals, has 27 projects with an outlay of 14 crores and 17 patents.
Sub post office inaguration
A new sub post office of India Post was inaugurated on the premises of SRM AP amidst much fanfare.
Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh inaugurated the sub post office.
Also present at the inauguration on SRM AP premises were M. Venkateswarlu, Chief Postmaster General, Andhra Pradesh Circle and T.M. Sreelatha, Postmaster General, Vijayawada Region and Professor V.S. Rao, Vice-Chancellor of SRM AP.
Sreelatha spoke on the services offered at modern day post offices.
Minister Adimulapu Suresh expressed his joy upon seeing such an ultra-modern post office being established on the SRM AP campus with all the amenities that can fulfill today’s needs.
Paperless services, Dakpay, Savings and PPF accounts, PM Schemes, Doorstep services, ATM Withdrawal are some of the new age and necessary services that the post office is offerings apart from delivering parcels and letters.
Minister Suresh was excited to be a part of this inauguration programme which belongs to a hundred-and fifty-year-old government organization that has transformed itself according to the changing scenario of the world.
Professor V.S. Rao, vice-chancellor of SRM AP also expressed his joy on this auspicious occasion.
He was much surprised to see how post offices have evolved with changing times.
He has been presented with a Life Certificate. Another Life Certification was done on the spot for Minister Suresh himself which shows the remarkable progress of the Post-Office services.
Later, Education Minister of Andhra Pradesh presented account details along with passbooks to the new account openers.
The ceremony ended with a vote of thanks by Mr. Ranganathan, Director, Vijayawada Post Office Circle.