VAST PALS Chapter Wins Two Awards at PALS Meet 2025

PALS (PAN IIT Alumni Leadership Series) ecosystem serves as a vital bridge between premier academic institutes and engineering colleges, fostering innovation, industry readiness, and technical excellence. At the culmination of the academic cycle, the PALS Annual Meet 2025-26 was convened on 20 June 2026 at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai. This prestigious event brought together leading engineering institutions, key industry stakeholders, and eminent academicians to celebrate collaborative milestones and benchmark engineering excellence.

As part of our continuous commitment to enhancing engineering education and fostering industry-academia interaction, our institution actively participates in the PAN IIT Alumni Leadership Series (PALS) initiatives. 

It is with the highest level of privilege and pride that the News & Events Editorial Team shares a major milestone achieved by our college.  During the prestigious PALS Annual Meet 2025-26, Vidya was honored with Trophy for Excellence in Performance, recognizing our outstanding contributions and active participation in PALS initiatives. Adding to this spectacular achievement, Vidya  also received PALS Partnership Award for sustained engagement and deep collaboration with the PALS network. The awards and official certificates were proudly received on behalf of the institution by Dr. Neenu Thomas (Asst Prof - Seln Grade,EEE  Dept), who represented Vidya  at this elite gathering at IIT Madras.

In less than a year since the VAST Chapter’s inauguration on 04 October 2025, Vidya has rapidly transformed from a new participant into a premier award winner.This monumental milestone was made possible under the steering guidance of Dr. Sunitha C (Principal). Working on the frontline,  Dr Abitha M A (PALS Chapter Co-ordinator, Asso Prof, ECE Dept), PALS Executive Committee Members and students played a pivotal role in driving this success.