Velammal Educational Trust
Abbas Sajid is an experienced professional in the education and business sectors, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Velammal Educational Trust since July 2023. Previously, Abbas held multiple leadership roles at upGrad from July 2021 to July 2023, including Associate Director for the upGrad Abroad initiative and Zonal Business Head for Franchise/Retail Business. Prior experience includes Regional Business Head at Aptech, where Abbas focused on franchise growth in South India, and Key Account Manager at Fliplearn Education Pvt. Ltd., specializing in customer relations and account management. Earlier roles feature Microsoft Account Manager at Teksalah and a Graduate Engineer at WABCO. Abbas holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Madras and additional degrees in Digital Communication, Industrial Relations Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
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Velammal Educational Trust
The year was 1986.The seed of social consciousness that his mother had sown in the mind of Sri. M.V Muthuramalingam, when he was of impressionable age, was now germinating and sprouting the out come - establishing Velammal Matriculation School at Chennai with strength of 183 students and 13 staff members. As the years passed, the strength of the school grew and so did its reputation. The need for more Institutions arose. Thus the name and works of Velammal Institutions spread far and wide. From a small school at Mugappair,Chennai it spread to Thiruvallur Dist, Madurai, Theni & Karur in Tamil Nadu. Now the trust holds 85,000 students and 8000 staff members under its umbrella, with such growth also grew the responsibilities. The onus was now on the shoulders of Velammal Educational Trust (VET) Chennai & Madurai joining hands with Veeramakali Memorial Welfare Trust and Ramana Educational Trust that was formed to meet the growing demands, to run the group professionally, with determination, dedication, and distinction. The trust has indeed lived up to the trust..