About VIT Vellore
Vellore Institute of Technology (also known as VIT Vellore) is a private deemed University, located in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Established as Vellore Engineering College in 1984, VIT Vellore is recognised as an Institution of Eminence and No. 1 private university for innovation as recognised by the Govt of India. Vellore Institute of Technology comprises three other campuses located in Bhopal, Chennai and Amaravati, and is run and managed by the VIT Group of Institutes. It is ranked 12, 13 and 21 under the category of ‘Engineering’, ‘University’ and ‘Overall’, respectively, by the NIRF 2021 rankings.
Globally, VIT Vellore was ranked among the top 801 – 1000 universities in The Times Higher Education World Ranking 2022. The university also started VIT Online Learning Institute (VITOL) in 2019 with the objective to offer online education to aspiring learners around the globe. It is a private deemed to be university established in the year 1984. It is also known as VIT Vellore. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission. The varsity has been accredited by NAAC with an ‘A++’ grade. The campus of VIT Vellore is spread over an area of 372 acres and it has a total of 1732 faculty members. As per NIRF Rankings 2021, the university has secured 12th rank in the engineering and research category. The varsity has also been ranked at 21st position in the NIRF Ranking 2021 overall category. Further, it has been ranked 13th in the university category in NIRF Ranking 2021. VIT Vellore was ranked 55th in the NIRF Ranking 2020 in the management category.
The university offers a total of 61 courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Vellore Institute of Technology accepts NATA and GATE scores for admission to B.Arch and M.Tech. courses respectively. UCEED and CEED scores respectively are taken into consideration for admission to B.Des and M.Des programmes. VIT Vellore has collaborations with overseas universities. The campus has modern and upgraded facilities & infrastructure for students and faculty members.
VIT Vellore Courses
Vellore Institute of Technology offers 66 undergraduate, 58 postgraduate, 15 integrated and two each of Research and MTech (Industrial) courses across streams, including Engineering, Science, Business Studies, Management, Computer Science, Architecture, Design, Mass Communication, Commerce, Hotel Management and Visual Communication. VIT Vellore admission 2021 is fundamentally entrance-based.
VIT Vellore admission process 2022 is conducted in both online and offline modes. Admission to most of the Technical and Management programmes such as BTech, BArch, BDes, MTech, MCA and MBA is entrance-based and is only confirmed after obtaining a valid score/rank in their respective entrance exams. Every year, VIT Vellore conducts VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE 2021) for BTech, VIT Masters Entrance Examination (VITMEE 2021) for MTech and VIT Research Entrance Examination to shortlist candidates. Admission to most of the Technical and Management programmes such as BTech, BArch, BDes, MTech, MCA and MBA is entrance-based and is only confirmed after obtaining a valid score/rank in their respective entrance exams. Every year, VIT Vellore conducts VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE 2021) for BTech, VIT Masters Entrance Examination (VITMEE 2021) for MTech and VIT Research Entrance Examination to shortlist candidates.
VIT Vellore Placements
Engineering and Architecture (B.E /B.Tech)
Median Package :10.50 Lakhs
Engineering and Architecture (M.E /M.Tech.)
Median Package :16 Lakhs
VIT Vellore Reviews
College Infrastructure
College has all the necessary infrastructure. Labs are well equipped and air conditioned. Library has vast range of books. Whole campus has WiFi. Campus is generally clean and food is hygienic. There are various facilities like gym, playground, sports equipment etc. Both AC and non-ac rooms with 1/2/3/4/6 bed available.
Academics
All teachers have PhD. They know the content very well. But sometimes they are not able to explain it to students properly. Teachers clarify doubts whenever asked. Curriculum is good and updated. To be job ready, students need some extra practice beyond curriculum syllabus
Placements
Placements are good. Every year more than 5500 students register for on-campus placements and more than 700 companies visit. Average CTC is around 7 LPA and around 20 percent of students get CTC of more than 10 LPA. Placement process is smooth and college is helpful during it.
Value-for-money
VIT has different fee categories and it is assigned to student based on his performance in VITEEE. Is worth the money if you get get category 1 (2 lac per year) or category 2 (3 lac per year). Hostel and mess fees is separate and is based on number of bed in room and type of mess.
Campus Life
Campus has lot of clubs to join ranging from developers groups to non technical like drama/painting/animation clubs. Campus has a night closing time (9 pm) and if we enter late then there is penalty. exception is given for attending night events for club.\n If boy and girl get too close physically (hug) then there is punishment.\n Proctor is assigned to every student for whole 4 years who looks into well being of student.\n There is a railway track passing from mid of campus.
