VIT Vellore: Courses, Fees, Admission , Placements, Ranking

VIT Vellore or Vellore Institute of Technology is a private research university that was established in 1984, in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. VIT has been recognized as the Institution of Eminence and the No. 1 Private University for innovation by the Indian government. Moreover, the university is recognized by the UGC and has been accredited with an A++ grade by the NAAC. according to NIR F rankings 2024, it has also been ranked #10 in the ‘University’ category.

VIT Vellore has 15 schools of study that offer various UG, PG, and PhD courses across Management, Science, and Engineering streams. Apart from the Vellore campus, VIT also has three major campuses located in Bhopal, Amravati, and Chennai. VIT Vellore takes admission entirely based on performance in the university-level entrance exams like VITEEE for BTech, VITMEE for MTech, and VITREE for PhD courses.

VIT Vellore also considers other national-level entrance exams such as NATA, GATE, etc for admissions to specific courses. There is also a personal interview round that concludes the selection process for any student. Shubhangi Swaroop and Papias Malimba are a couple of popular alumni of the university.

VIT Vellore offers excellent placement opportunities to its students. A total of 7,526 students have been placed at top companies across the country, with the highest package going up to INR 88 LPA in 2024. In 2023, the highest salary package for students went as high as INR 1 CPA with the average packages offered ranging between INR 9.6 LPA and INR 9.9 LPA.

VIT offers 66 undergraduate, 58 postgraduate, and 15 doctoral programs across engineering, management, and sciences. Popular programs include B.Tech, MBA, and M.Tech, with admissions based on VITEEE, VITMEE, or national exams like GATE.